Do Mormons believe the Bible? Mormons believe in zillions of Gods. Bible says: Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any." Isaiah 44:8
Mormons believe they can become a God like Heavenly Father. Bible says: . . . I am God, and there is none like me, Isa.46:9
Mormons believe that men will have wives in heaven.. Jesus speaking: Matt. 22:30 For in the resurrection they neither marry, nor are given in marriage, but are as the angels of God in heaven.
Mormons believe that Heavenly Father has a body of flesh and bones.. Bible says God is a SPIRIT and that a SPIRIT hath not flesh and bones. John 4:24 Luke 24:39
Mormons believe we all existed before coming to earth as the spirit children of Mr. And Mrs. God. Bible says: "Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual." (1 Corinthians 15:46) and formeth the spirit of man within him." -- (Zechariah 12:1)
2007-12-27 14:49:25 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Job 38:2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
3 Gird up now thy loins like a man; for I will demand of thee, and answer thou me.
4 Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth? declare, if thou hast understanding.
5 Who hath laid the measures thereof, if thou knowest? or who hath stretched the line upon it?
6 Whereupon are the foundations thereof fastened? or who laid the corner stone thereof;
7 When the morning stars sang together, and all the [zillion] sons of God shouted for joy?
John 10:34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?
35 If he called them gods, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken;
Matthew 16:19 And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.
Jeremiah 1:5 Before I formed thee in the belly I knew thee; and before thou camest forth out of the womb I sanctified thee, and I ordained thee a prophet unto the nations.
2007-12-27 15:58:04 · answer #1 · answered by Isolde 7 · 7⤊ 1⤋
We don't believe IN "zillions of gods". There MIGHT BE other gods, but we don't know. And we don't believe IN them.
No, there is none like our God, our Heavenly Father. Not for us.
Jesus said that about marriage in the resurrection to the Saducees, who didn't believe in the resurrection. Think of it this way:
Why did the Saducees ask that question in the first place? They didn't believe in the resurrection. I mean, for them to even ASK means that SOMEONE believed that there WAS marriage in the resurrection. Not the Saducees, but someone, like maybe the Pharisees, for one.
Heavenly Father IS a spirit, but not limited to being a spirit. John 4:24 is not what He IS, but how we are to worship Him.
Besides, you believe that Jesus Christ is God, right? And Jesus has a body, He told His disciples, A spirit does not have flesh and bone as you see me have.
The Bible ALSO says that when we die, our bodies return to theh dust and our spirits to the God Who Fathered them.
It's all in the interpretation. Just because we don't interpret the Bible the same way you do does not mean we don't believe it.
2007-12-28 13:19:34 · answer #2 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
We do not believe there are zillions of Gods.
We do not believe we will be a God like Heavenly Father
There is a difference between marriage and sealing. Not everyone who is married in the LDS church is sealed.
The Bible also says that flesh and bone cannot go to Heaven, yet the bible says Jesus, with a body of flesh and bone, went to Heaven...hmmm
Mr. and Mrs. God? What are you talking about? Christians also we believe we're all children of God. The bible itself says that God knew us before we were in the womb of our mothers. If God knew us...then where were we before we were conceived?
When you learn what we actually believe, I might be willing to answer your question instead of correcting you.
2007-12-27 14:57:10 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 9⤊ 2⤋
The earliest surviving Christian writings on the preexistence were from Origen. Origen believed that the soul was assigned a body as a penalty for its sin of looking downward toward the corrupt earth. He also taught that Jesus Christ was actually born of the Father before the world began or before any other creatures existed.
Clement wrote:
"It [the knowledge of the Gospel] leads us to the endless and perfect end, teaching us beforehand the future life that we shall lead, according to God, and with gods; after we are freed from all punishment and penalty which we undergo, in consequence of our sins, for salutary discipline. After which redemption the reward and the honors are assigned to those who have become perfect; when they have got done with perfection, and ceased from all service, though it be holy service, and among saints. They become pure in heart, and near to the Lord, there awaits their restoration to everlasting contemplation; and they are called by the appellation of gods, being destined to sit on thrones with the other gods that have been first put in their places by the Savior."
Of Course, these two original CHRISTIANS preceded your precious yet errant Bible....
2007-12-27 15:37:59 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
i was in seminary class my junior year of high school. we were talking about the 3 kingdoms of heaven I drew a card that said a person who read the bible. we had to put the card down in one of the kingdoms with each deed that said on the card. I put the card in the top kingdom my teacher said a person who reads the bible would go to the lowest kingdom because they didn't read the book of Mormon.
2007-12-30 15:00:30 · answer #5 · answered by Tinkerbelle2007 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We believe the Bible to be the word of God to ancient Israel - we merely have a different understanding of these verses than you -- but then, the catholics, the protestants, the methodists, & baptists, etc all have different interpretations of verses of the bible.
Your understanding of the doctrine of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints isn't as correct as you think it to be.
2007-12-27 15:13:55 · answer #6 · answered by strplng warrior mom 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
Yes. I am Mormon and I spent the year 2007 teaching the New Testament to my Primary class of 8 year olds.
2007-12-27 14:53:36 · answer #7 · answered by rndyh77 6 · 9⤊ 1⤋
Mormons believe in the Book of Mormon, in addition to the Old and New Testament.
I mean, your question is sort of like "Do Christians REALLY believe the Tanakh?"
2007-12-27 14:55:37 · answer #8 · answered by Rick in the Santa hat 7 · 6⤊ 2⤋
I just have to agree with what Peter said.
Yes, we do believe in the Bible.
2007-12-28 05:20:32 · answer #9 · answered by LaraSue 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Their doctrinal statement is"We believe the Bible to be the Word of God.In as far as it is translated correctly".
2007-12-27 15:08:40 · answer #10 · answered by paula r 7 · 5⤊ 2⤋