The Mormon Illusion: What the Bible Says about the Latter-Day Saints

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Kregel Publications, 1985 - 224 pages
This classic work on Mormonism, now with over 135,000 copies in print, has been revised and expanded by the author. Major Mormon practices and beliefs are explained with thoroughly documented references to original Mormon sources. Chapters include: Joseph Smith--Prophet of God? The One True Church Priesthood and Genealogies Mormon Salvation.

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Table des matières

Preface
9
My Introduction to Mormonism and to Christ
13
Joseph Smith and the First Vision
25
Joseph SmithProphet of God?
35
The Book of MormonJoseph Smiths or Gods?
41
Joseph Smith Tested As a Translator
53
History Archaeology Anthropology and the Book of Mormon
59
The Fatal Flaw
67
Priesthood and Genealogies
95
Some Distinctive but Dubious Doctrines
105
The One True Church
119
The Final Authority
129
Mormon Salvation
143
Biblical Salvation
155
The Mormon Heaven
171
Paid Hirelings?
205

The Truth About AdamGod
77
Contradictions Concerning the Person of God
89

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Page 114 - I knew a man in Christ above fourteen years ago, (whether in the body, I cannot tell ; or whether out of the body, I cannot tell : God knoweth ;) such an one caught up to the third heaven.
Page 35 - And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him. 20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speaK a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die.
Page 133 - For such are false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into the apostles of Christ, and no marvel ; for Satan himself is transformed into an angel of light ; therefore it is no great thing, if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness ; whose end shall be according to their works.
Page 54 - And the vision of all is become unto you as the words of a book that is sealed, which men deliver to one that is learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I cannot; for it is sealed: 12. And the book is delivered to him that is not learned, saying, Read this, I pray thee: and he saith, I am not learned.
Page 124 - I know thy works, and thy labour, and thy patience, and how thou canst not bear them which are evil : and thou hast tried them which say they are apostles, and are not, and hast found them liars : and hast borne, and hast patience, and for my name's sake hast laboured, and hast not fainted.
Page 103 - Two men went up into the temple to pray, the one a pharisee and the other a publican ; the pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican ; I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess.
Page 19 - These things have I written unto you that believe on the name of the Son of God ; that ye may know that ye have eternal life, and that ye may believe on the name of the Son of God.

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