Comments on: 3. The Plan of Salvation

By: Gale

Gale — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 06:32:21 +0000

Yes, Mormons believe all of this, but that God the Father and Jesus Christ are separate beings. We do not believe that God the Father is a spirit who took on a body to come to earth as Jesus Christ.

By: Gale

Gale — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:46:56 +0000

We agree with this scripture, but differentiate salvation (being saved into a kingdom of heaven) and exaltation to God’s intimate presence, which takes repentance and keeping Christ’s commandments.

By: Gale

Gale — Thu, 12 Apr 2012 05:45:35 +0000

We don’t reject any of the Bible, but love it, revere it, and study it. It is what is missing from the Bible that is the greatest challenge in understanding it. Much, for example, that testified of Christ, is missing from the Old Testament.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:40:32 +0000

Also, is the Bible the Word of God? If it is, by rejecting parts of it, you reject all of it, and therefore reject God.

By: Dave

Dave — Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:34:04 +0000

What about Ephesians 2:8 which says, “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of God”? This specifically states that God, in his grace,or undeserved love, saves us through faith, not by our works.

By: M. Scott

M. Scott — Fri, 02 Mar 2012 21:46:33 +0000

Do Mormons believe that Jesus shed his blood for them? for the forgiveness of sins?
Do Mormons believe that Jesus was God come to earth?

By: Gale

Gale — Wed, 20 Apr 2011 16:41:53 +0000

Mormons do believe Romans 3:10, 23, which state essentially that all of us are sinners. The only sinless person who ever lived on this earth. That is why we have God’s plan of salvation, which centers on the atonement of Christ. The atonement was wrought for the very reason that we are all sinners. We cannot be saved without it. We cannot be saved without God’s grace.

Note the following from the Book of Mormon, with the prophet Alma speaking: “And since man had fallen he could not merit anything of himself; but the sufferings and death of Christ atone for their sins, through faith and repentance…” — Alma 22:14

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 19 Apr 2011 17:20:45 +0000

Then you deny scriptures such as Romans 3:10, 23. If you REALLY believe all of the Bible, these scriptures MUST be included.

By: Gale

Gale — Sat, 19 Feb 2011 20:38:52 +0000

Mormons do not believe in “original sin.” That Adam fell has been paid for by the atonement of Christ. It is impossible for little children who can’t tell right from wrong or understand how to repent to sin. Children who die before age 8 (the age of accountability) are saved in innocence and inherit the highest kingdom of heaven. The Book of Mormon prophets stated that infant baptism is an abomination in the eyes of God.

By: Jay

Jay — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 14:15:06 +0000

“Those who die without law or knowledge cannot sin”

This is where things become problematic. My Bible says that sin extends not just to those who know about sin, but even to those who are just simply born. All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God. There is none righteous, no not one. Even our children, as innocent as they may seem, are born into a world of sin, and are in need of a savior.