3. Major teachings of Mormonism

[@sagarsreddy6037]

Sept 5th is celebrated as Teachers day in INDIA 🇮🇳.. I have learnt so much from your videos and drawn inspiration from the way you express your thoughts too. Sir I wish you a Happy Teachers Day . I hope you see this note.

[@donschultze3269]

Tremendously interesting study Bruce. I watched all three today. Certainly offered with sincerity and compassion for the Mormon follower as well.

[@amank188]

Hey Bruce! You are an awesome teacher and I am learning alot. I have a request. Could you playlist you lecture videos according to the courses? it would be easier to follow two courses at the same time and also know what's coming in the future.

[@chrissyuy]

I was raised Mormon, but even as a twelve year old, I started seeing contradictions with the church dogma as it compares to the teachings of Jesus Christ. I’d even been deemed “holy enough” to go to the temple and be “baptized for the dead”. My grandmother was heavily involved in genealogical research. I eventually left when I was almost an adult and let the church know to remove me from their records. Mormonism doctrine has so many elements of Gnosticism in it which is why it aligns with Freemasonry. The more I learn about distinctions between New Age/Gnosticism/Occult versus Christianity, the clearer these lines of demarcation become. The Mormon teaching of who Jesus is as the resulting offspring of Elohim/Mary uniting is nothing short of the Genesis 6 account of “Elohim” (a plural term pertaining to ALL celestial, divine, spiritual beings, angels [aka Sons of God] included) taking the daughters of men (human women) and producing offspring of Giants (Hebrew: Nephelim). This would make Jesus a Nephelim according to their tradition, and God Almighty a common lesser deity…precisely what Gnosticism teaches about the demiurge, the pleroma and relegates Jesus Christ to nothing more than one of the aeons.

[@chrissyuy]

I should clarify that although I left Mormonism due to disagreements with their doctrines, I have no animosity toward them. I find most (not all) Mormons care deeply about humanity and morality, and seek to live righteous lives irrespective of their unconventional beliefs.

[@matty31272]

Hi Bruce, Maybe it's just me, but there seems to be a change done to your channel. Under the "playlists" tab there used to be a number of different topics indexed. The only remaining topic is the "introduction to Romans". This makes it difficult to find videos in order. Also; the introduction to Romans section ends at Romans 14:-12. Are there teachings uploaded that finish out the book of Romans? Lastly; is there a website where your teachings are hosted outside of youtube? Thank you for all your wonderful work! Sincerely, Matty

[@chrissyuy]

It should be added (something else I was unaware of as a Mormon youth) that Lucifer is considered the brother of Jesus. The temptation of Eve in the garden was likely an invitation to become like other Elohim, such as that of the angels, which likely was very appealing to her. Elohim is a very general term used of ALL divine beings. Jehovah is a divine being, but so are angels, cherubim, seraphim, and all of God’s divine council and all the rest of our Heavenly Father’s host. Eve was tempted by the Serpent (likely a winged Seraphim who was cursed to crawl on his belly and no longer granted accessibility to ascend to heaven). She likely saw this as a way to improve herself to a deification status and become immortal. Only problem is, how God made humanity was very good, and needed no improvements from them. I see this as the same teaching Mormonism promotes…to become gods (Elohim). It’s a slippery slope they are embarking upon to follow this line of temptation. It’s basically saying, what God made is inferior and not good enough the way He made mankind.

[@ritchie9030]

Too bad about the sound.

[@mpaulm]

What people don’t realize is there are more differences between Catholicism and Protestants than there are with Mormonism and Protestants.

[@eiknarfp6391]

No????

[@Deacondan240]

Mr Gore, In your series of church history, I did not see any significant detail about the counter reformation and inquisition of the RCC. You tout Calvinism very loudly, but the modern Calvinist is quietly becoming lovers to Rome across the spectrum.

[@suem6004]

Here is the LDS creed. It is more aligned with Catholicism than Lutheranism and its derivatives, the latter breaking from established Christianity of priesthood authority, the worthiness or ability to become holiness of man. Luther altered who man is vis a vis God. Luther said humans are so depraved, scum of the universe that humans can never amount to anything unless chosen by God to be saved. So, no need to act Christian, keep commandments, engage in Christ instituted sacraments of the eucharist or baptism (LDS do those). Read and interpret the bible as you wish but the bible does not save. Only Jesus saves. A kind of throw your hands up and hope God does not crush you like the cockroach you naturally are. A very hateful, elitist, cruel God. A cruel religion that condemned babies to hell as they are stained by original sin. LDS was founded by Jesus Christ who appeared and talked to Joseph. Let’s see, God telling you what is what or hmm a manmade council of 1700 years ago? Hmm who might be right? God does have body, parts and passion as he appeared in person. He is deity. He is the creator of the universe. He is God. His Begotten Son, Jesus, was sent to save us from sin. He is divine. No question what so ever. He was not a part of a three headed one body pagan monster as so many pagans could grasp three in one. Jesus sits on the right hand of God. Right hand equals a separate being. Begotten Son title should have been a clue. Yet, men think they are cleverer than God so insist on false notions of God, never bothering to ask God himself about truth. It took a humble, open minded, sincere farm boy (maybe like a humble sincere David) to reveal truth. Certainly theologians require no supernatural faith to be ordained. Luther rejected the priesthood. LDS was almost a restoration of the priesthood that Catholics and Orthodox believe. So, Luther et al rejected the priesthood plus the sacraments plus living the commandments established by Jesus Christ. And instead believe the bible is sufficient. The Bible IS CANON in the LDS church. In fact collectively as a church we have a four year cycle of scripture study. This year is the Old Testament snd next year the New Testament in which we see exactly what LDS doctrine preaches. Exactly. Now, as Luther et al say anyone can interpret scripture and still be Christian so too can LDS. Protestants reject A single authority dictating interpretation of scripture which is why there were 40,000 revisions to Luther in the form of denominations. LDS really has but one single church with erroneous factions excommunicated by the LDS church but no where near the tens of thousands of Protestantism. LDS teachings do evolve as did Jewish teachings, as did Christian teachings (if you consider the rejection of core Christian doctrine priesthood, sacraments, authority by ordination, living the commandments, accepting the core Catholic scripture canon) so much protestants downplay they changed. But could be considered reformation. So too LDS doctrine has reformed through the centuries as lead by a prophet and twelve apostles ordained to heed God who gives his children line upon line precept upon precept as Jesus also gradually taught and expected more and more. Recall Jesus was adding doctrine in his day which is why he was rejected as a heretic yet Christians see how the mikvahs of the Old Testament gave way to a higher gospel. It is written an eye for an eye… Jesus reformed because his church needed reforming. Luther certainly through Catholic Christianity needed reforming so broke from Catholicism. And each subsequent reformer did the same. So Presbyterians are not what Luther preached but modified to suit themselves as they saw fit. So reform and changing is not wrong or anti Christian. Mormonism, a Catholic scholar wrote, is almost a return to Catholicism. Mormonism was in response to the ‘do what you feel’ Christianity of Protestantism. So, in the scheme of things on one side is Orthodoxy, Catholicism and Mormonism vs Protestantism. The Protestants are the odd man out. So comparing Mormonism to Protestantism will always find failings. This highlights why JESUS appeared before Joseph Smith who asked God directly which of the Protestant sects to join? None of them, was the answer. I know Protestants do not believe in theophanies but God is real and can do whatever he bloody well pleases. It is humans who must change; not God. And if he wants to initiate his restoration so be it. I challenge this professor to use LDS references and books and not Presbyterian ones. If I wsnt to understand Presbyterianism should I exclusively rely on LDS sources? Or read what actual Presbyterians believe? Same goes for studying other religions. Outsiders have biases, incorrect understanding, agendas. I am happy to engage the professor on this topic though he seems set in his biases. Has he ever read the Book of Mormon cover to cover? If the good professor would like, I will do a study along with him.