I love how you did this and I hope you will do this again with some of these other faiths or beliefs out here. Like muslims, buddhist, hindus, progressive christianity, atheists, and satanist. Maybe even do a video on how Jesus is different from all these and more relatable and reliable. This is just a suggestion. I love the sermon message on your channel. God bless you.
God bless you for the ministry.. I would like you to make a video about the seventh day adventists..am born again and am not a seventh day adventist but i have always had doubt about them. I have some evidence of doubt but it's not concrete. Thank you and may Christ continue to guide you.
@@dewoynesmith eye mean know disrespect cause watt Eva works for Eu is watt it is. Eye not here to convert no one BE-LIE-VE. BE-LIE-F SYSTEM however Eu said Eu like watt he did. Watt have he done that hasn't oll ready been done? Watt has he said that oll ready hasn't been said? Watt has he done that every Man do and does other than run his mouth tell other ppl watt they wud not do judge others not by their hearts. Not by their works. Not by their action. Not by watt he has physically witness for himself but from another man's book called the KING JAMES who hated women Wombman so much he killed his own mother and is was the Sexual Lover of Men whom owned one of the first SLAVE SHIPS CALLED THE JESUS SHIP. Eye don't know about the GOD/GODDESS EU SERVE BUT MY OLLMIGHTY CREATOR. MY GREAT SPHERE-IT MY SUN MOTHER OF THE COSMOS SHOWS ME/US. SPEAKS WITH ENERGY VIBRATION. FREQUENCY WHICH MOVES ITS BETTER TO BEE A DOERER THA A HEARER
I love the video you made and can you do one about Jehovah Witness and trying to show my friend the truth about them and I will show them your video when it comes out.
I was a 3rd generation Mormon but wasn’t actively attending church for about 15 years but never thought I would actually leave and disassociate from the church. The Covid vaccine response from the leadership clued me into “they’re lying to us” and started me on a deep dive in which I found the inconsistencies. I happy to report I’ve accepted Christ as my savior and have been attending a non-denominational Christian church ever since. I’m so happy and pray that my family’s hearts will be softened and they will also see the lies as I have. But even if they don’t, I’m here to stay. I’ve found my tribe!
Bless you, I'm so glad you were liberated from Joseph's lies. It is Him who deceived many. So many LDS members have so much faith but it's placed in the wrong theology.
@@Mr196710 I would agree with the assessment of Joseph Smith but also of the current “prophet” Russell Nelson. As a doctor, how could he claim the vaccine was “safe and effective” when the trials had not been completed? Also he’s a total globalist, very involved with the UN. His personal autobiography “From Heart to Heart” first edition page 48 from the 1979 says he was in the Skull & Bones his junior year in college at the U of Utah which did have a chapter there at that time. His senior year he was in the owl & key society which was a higher level of skull & bones. It’s convenient that the later edition has removed that information.
@@daddyof3852the brainwashing has really worked on you, hasn’t it. Wow! Your added book and false non-biblical prophets should be enough to open your eyes, but it hasn’t.
When I was a Mormon, I never read the Bible because had too many other scriptures that needed to read. I’ve been reading the Bible and in Matthew it shows us the right way to pray to God in The Lord’s Prayer. I always felt that what I did was never enough to gain my Heavenly Home. Remembered my sins because I was thought that if I forgot them then God forgave my sins. It was a torture. Now I know that by Jesus Christ dying for me all my sins are washed and I am clean. I suffer no more. Thank you Jesus for you Love ❤️
I was raised Mormon as well and just found Christianity after a long spell of rebellion from the damage Mormonism caused. I remember almost NEVER being encouraged to read the actual Bible and only told to go to d&c and pearl of great price. I was blown away when I started reading the Holy Bible and seeing how much simpler everything was! I’m so glad you know Jesus and I thank him for delivering us and so many others from the false teachings, shame and confusion that Mormonism brings.
When I was a little girl, I met Jesus, and when I met him all I could feel and see, is the golden glory of love flowing over his congregation love, and it is the golden glory of love
Oh for heaven's sake. If you never read the Bible when you were Mormon, then that doesn't make sense. I'm a convert to the LDS church, having joined over 40 years ago, and I have said over and over that the LDS church brings you CLOSER to Jesus Christ and the Bible! And we read the Bible all the time! If you were truly living the Church you would know that.
@@irene_zantae This is crazy! I am just AMAZED that so many people who say they were raised Mormon "found Christianity". If this is how you feel, then you never understood what the LDS church is about in the first place. I'm a convert to the Church, having joined over 40 years ago in my 20s. And I have explained this over and over and over for the past 20 years online, and about all the misconceptions people have about the Church etc. Yet I STILL see people type the same comments and make the same kinds of videos over and over. So frustrating. And you guys all believe this guy who isn't even a member!
@@theverystones2643to the outside world normonism and Christianity look the same..... but they are far from the same when you actually look into mornonism
@@theverystones2643 , Agreed. Mormons aren't "almost right". They're 100% wrong on almost every core Christian teaching. The Jesus and Father they call on aren't even real. They're a fabrication, made in Joseph Smith's imagination, that just so happen to borrow/steal the names of God from Christianity. . About all we share in common is the second table of the Law. They violate the first by having other gods and using God's name improperly to describe the simulacrum gods that Smith invented.
I feel sorry for people trapped in these fringe cults. Satan makes the counterfeit so good that anyone without discernment will fall into the trap. If it's not in the Bible, get it out of your life.
The problem with that kind of thinking is that you’re limiting God. Where does it say that God can’t bring forth other scripture? It says it no where in the Bible and that whole “add to take away” thing in revelation only applies to the book of revelation.
@@daddyof3852 I am compelled to say your kind of thinking causes people not to trust the word of GOD that is complete. It is you that needs to say it is open to adding. It is the same trick Satan used in the garden. He cast doubt on GOD'S word just before Adam and Eve made their decision. Don't fall for it.
@@daddyof3852 1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
They just dropped this book off at my house two days ago and tomorrow when they return I’ll be giving it back. God is so on time in his answer to me about this topic. This is why I praise Him. He’s TOO good!
So you're giving away another Testament of Jesus Christ? You're giving away accurate history of America? The BoM is not a replacement of the Bible at all. Sad so many still believe it is. There are many testament of Jesus Christ in the bible. The BoM is the latest.
My grandparents were both Mormon and fully believed. My great grandfather was John D Lee, he was very close to the founder of the church Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. The LDS church never felt right to me, it felt more cult like. I feel like the generational curses followed our family and I intend on breaking them.
@@lufhopespeacefully2037The word doesn't appear but the description of the triune nature of God does!! All the way back to Genesis when God said let US make man in OUR image after OUR likeness.
I was raised Mormon for 4years up until I was 13. Vlad is right on with the Mormon beliefs. My parents went through the whole temple ceremony at the Los Angeles temple. My brother and I went with them and were shown around the building. We even took the elevator all the way to the top room where they talk to God. According to the guide. It is a heavy load they put on the woman in that religion. The suicide rate for women is very high. It is work based and impossible to achieve for a true honest believer of that religion. Such a heavy yoke and then in the end find out you have been swindled by Satan or some fallen angel has to be terrible. There are a lot of good people there that don't know better if only they would just read the bible they would see it is false. Jesus said my yoke is easy and my burden is light. That is because what HE did is all we need to be saved and the fruit of that is what produces good works through us for the FATHER'S glory. It can't get any better than that it is the most precious gift of all redemption! Praise HIM.
book of mormon praises having black slaves and not doing anything about it, they claimed they couldn't do anything about it because of the laws at the time, but claimed to be against slavery, they didn't uphold the standards, to afraid, to scared. just a quick Wikipedia search will help
and the thing about jesus still living, yes but his physical body was gone long ago, had many come up to me and be like, "hes here today, hes living in, (insert whatever state they mentioned) such load of rubbish hahahha Jesus IS living, just not in the way mormons BELIEVE
@@theshanamaster amen to that brother. He is alive. His second coming must be drawing near. Im so ready, I cannot possibly fathom the comfort of Christs return to save us from the tribulation. How the dead in Christ will rise first and then those of us who are in Christ on earth will be caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air! I look forward to the Glory of His return every day. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
I was born in the Mormon church in Hong Kong, I pretty much followed all the commandments. But after I attended many times of the temple ceremonies, I felt so wrong doing this deep in my heart. Then I started to look for the history of the ceremony, it ended up this ceremony was copied from the Masons.....
Joseph Smith was a mason who swore to keep the secrets of the masons. Three weeks after he became a master mason he incorporated there secret rituals into the temple. He pissed of many masons when word got out.
And the Masons took it and tried to preserve it from the ancient prophets and temples of the old and new testament. Who took these ordinances from who? It was a restoration of the true church.
@lorenhale2631 considering the restored church is only 200 years old , I would say the church incorporated someone else’s ceremony seeing the masons go back to Solomon’s temple. If you didn’t know Jesus was a Jew and preached the Ten Commandments. LDS breaks the first two, #6-7.
I'm so happy that the holy spirit revealed this to me. I great up in a Christian home and as an adult I met some Mormon Missionaries and after about 3 encounters I was convinced to join the Church me and my 3 children. Through the years I have become inactive for about 15 years now. The Holy spirit have been working with me and I have not returned to thier Church. They seem to find me all the time but for some reason I don't give in . The Holy is now Speaking through the ministry of Vilad . I'm so thankful to the Lord for This Revelation.
god bless. The Jesus of the bible is not the Jesus of the book of Mormon. Mormonism is different - it teaches a different Jesus than the Bible which Smith falsely said was corrupted. Mormonism is more like Islam where another false prophet (Muhammad) came along and said the bible was corrupted and he had his new revelations fixing it - the Quran. Mormonism teaches their church is the only true church on the face of the earth. Their doctrine teaches all other churches are an "abomination" and are "of the devil." Joseph Smith History 1:18-19: "My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. ... I was answered that I must join NONE of them, for they were ALL WRONG; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an ABOMINATION in his sight; that those professors were ALL corrupt..." 1 Nephi 14:10 “And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the DEVIL; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the WHORE of all the earth." (emphasis added) The Bible states many times in various ways Jesus would never let the gates of hell prevail over his church leading to a total apostasy (Isaiah 40:8; Psalms 100:5; Matthew 16:18, 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23-25). How could this statement be true if Jesus’ Church ceased to exist for almost two millennia? So any church who claims the Church needed to be restored from an apostasy is not a part of the first Church which started long ago in Jerusalem at Pentecost. Given the Mormon church claims a complete apostasy, it cannot be traced back to the original church. Jesus said in Matthew 18:16 upon this rock He will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. The rock is Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4; Romans 9:33; Psalm 18:2; 62:6-8, 78:35, 94:22; 2 Samuel 22:2) and if the church ever fell into complete apostasy as Mormons claim, then Jesus would have been made a liar. In Galatians Paul exhorts our dependence on the word of God instead of founders of movements with additional or restored “truths.” Paul warns not once but twice in Galatians 1:8-9, “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.” Again, the gospel declares truth should not be determined by teaching from angels or even Paul, but based on whether the gospel being preached is the same gospel that was received (as recorded in the Bible). The Church is the body of believers in Christ and we are likened to a temple in 1 Peter 2:5 “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.” This means people do not need to be members of a particular church, denomination, or group, but need to be born again and repent and accept the free gift of salvation in Christ. Mormons believe in a Christ DIFFERENT than the one in the bible: President Hinckley of the Mormon religion declared: In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints ‘do not believe in the traditional Christ.’ ‘No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak.(LDS Church News Week ending June 20, 1998, p. 7) Apostle Bruce McConkie "we worship the Father and Him only, and no one else." We do not worship the Son and we do not worship the Holy Ghost." 1989 Sermons and Writings of Bruce R. McConkie, 60 Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, on page 742 of Mormon Doctrine, says, “God the Father is a perfected, glorified, holy Man, an immortal Personage. And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. There is nothing figurative about this paternity; he was BEGOTTEN, CONCEIVED and born in the normal and natural course of events, for he is the Son of God, and that designation means what it says.” Yet, 2 Corinthians 11:4 says it is possible to believe in a false version of Jesus. At the moment, the Mormon Jesus is eternally progressing, moving up to greater levels of exaltation, along with all the other gods in the universe. But this is not the case with the Jesus of the Bible. The Bible tells us that: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. (Hebrews 13:8). If there really are other gods before and after Jesus who are also eternally progressing, then Jesus cannot be the sovereign or supreme ruler over all existence. Contrary to this, the Bible tells us that Jesus (and for that matter, the Triune God) is all-powerful (Philippians 3:20-21), all-knowing (John 21:17), and all-present (Matthew 28:20). Apostle O. Pratt: , “…The fleshly body of Jesus required a Mother as well as a Father. Therefore, the Father and Mother of Jesus, according to the flesh, must have been associated together in the capacity of Husband and Wife; hence the Virgin Mary must have been, for the time being, the lawful wife of God the Father. Inasmuch as God was the first HUSBAND TO HER (Mary), it may be that He only gave her to be the wife of Joseph while in this mortal state, and that He intended after the resurrection to again take her as one of his own wives to raise up immortal spirits in eternity….” The leaders of the LDS Church have also taught that their Jesus was married and had children, and that he was even a polygamist. Again, Apostle Orson Pratt, says in The Seer, page 172, says, “…the great Messiah who was the founder of the Christian religion was a Polygamist…the Messiah chose to take upon himself his seed; and by marrying many honorable wives himself" The true church will never add to or subtract from, but always hold firm in the essential doctrines of Christianity. These being: The deity of Christ (both God and Man); Salvation (eternal life with God) by grace alone through faith alone; the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ; there is only one God (period); and the trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are three separate persons in one Being.
@@brettpinion4233 I'm Mormon, and no, Mormonism does not teach a "different Jesus". All the things you say in your comment are the same things I read over 40 years ago in the anti-Mormon books I found in CHRISTIAN book stores when I was first trying to learn about the Church. It's just so frustrating that you guys still repeat the same things over and over, year after year, and you don't even TRY to learn the truth or understand. And now watch, I'll get all kinds of hate from you loving Christians, and people will say all this mean stuff and try to get me to "see the light" and drop out of the "cult" I'm in, etc. Remember, I have been LDS for over 40 years and I've spent the last 20 years online explaining about the misconceptions people have about the Chruch. I hear the same things year after year, it's just so frustrating! I wish so much I could be interviewed by this person in the video, but of course that will never happen. And you guys all just blindly believe a NONMEMBER.
@@Cindybin46 Thank you Cindy. Please help me understand how your humanoid who became a God like his father before him is the same as the God of the Bible? One is eternal- the other is not. Bible Jesus-Always existed as God as he is uncreated (He is the Alpha and Omega - beginning and end) Psalm 90:2; Rom 1:22-23; Isaiah 43:10-12, 44:6 with Rev. 1:17-18; Isa. 44:8, 45:5,14,18,21,22, 46:9, 47:8 Mormon Jesus: the firstborn of billions of spirit children of god and one of his wives who became a man and has progressed to Godhood (BOM & D&C teach there is only one God and He has always been God from eternity past) Deseret News June 18, 1873, pp. 308-309; TOPJS p.345; HOC p.305; Gospel Principles 1997 p.305, 1978 p.228; Joseph Smith's King Follett sermon, Ensign, Apr 1971, p.13-14; (BOM Alma 11:28-29; Mos. 15:1,5; 2 Neph. 31:21; Moroni 8:18; Mos. 3:5; Alma 13:7; Moroni 7:22; D&C 20:17) Is this Biblical Jesus the one you believe in? John1:[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made. The Jesus of the bible is conceived by the Holy Spirit (miracle). Matt 1:18,20; Luke 1:35 Mormon" Jesus is "Begotten in the flesh" Begotten through sexual intercourse by God (who has a body of flesh and bones) and Mary. (no miracle)Dec. 2013 Ensign, p. 7; JOD 1:51; JOD 8:115; JOD 4:218; JOD 8:211; DOS, vol. 1, p. 19; MD, B. McConkie, p. 547 & 742 Biblical Jesus is the one and only Messiah (Savior)Isa. 42:8, 43:10-11, 45:21-22; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 John 4:14 Mormon Jesus: Jesus is one of many Saviors / Mormons are the saviors of the world. JOD 14:71, MD p.92, JOD 4:219-220 / JOD 6:163 God created all things in heaven and earth ex-nihilo (out of nothing)Gen. 1:1,31; Col. 1:15-16; Neh. 9:6; John 1:3; Heb. 1:2-3, 1:10-12 Mormon Gods organized (did not create) existing matter to form the earth (BOM teaches God is the sole creator of all things)Abraham 4:1 (BOM: 2 Nephi 2:14-15, 22; Mosiah 4:2, 9; 5:15; 18:28-29; 22:10-11; 3 Nephi 9:15; Mormon 9:11; POGP Moses 2:1)
"But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preaches any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."- Galatians 1:8-9
I believe the gospel that the 12 Apostles preached and apostle Paul they preached repentence water baptism in Jesus name and received the gift of the holy ghost and speak with tongues and live a holy life and fellowship with the saints every believer that has obey Acts 2 38 is a saints if your not a saint your a sinner and sinners go to hell if your not baptized in Jesus name your a sinner not a Christian read the book of Acts
Exmormon Christian here. Looking back now as a born again christian, the thing I find most deceiving about Mormonism is how they teach about priesthood. They make such a convincing case that there has to be a “modern prophet” guiding a “true church” and that the prophet needs to be a part of God’s inner circle to guide us. Because they’re so legalistic and speak so strongly against drinking and premarital sex, it actually leads to a more successful life than the average dude and then they attribute that success to them belonging to the “true church”. It’s super hard to convince them of anything because they believe the Vatican took a lot of important stuff out of the Bible and therefore they know more than you because they have the “restored” gospel. They become so hard in their hearts just like the Pharisees in Jesus’ time. It really is only the spirit that can convince them. Convincing them by showing them scripture is so incredibly hard to do. Most of my family is still active Mormon and I just keep praying that God opens their hearts like He did mine.
You got it. And it’s such a well put together church that it’s so hard for them to believe it’s not true. And they can be so prideful. I’ve heard they are way better people outside of Utah though. They remind me of Luke18:10-14
@@inChristalone1960 I'm Mormon, and if you guys were actual members of the LDS church, you never really understood it. It just astounds me that people blindly believe these nonmembers who make videos thinking they can teach everyone about a church that they aren't even a member of! I'm a CONVERT to the LDS church, and I read all these misconceptions people have YEARS ago, well before I was baptised.
@@anticlimacus6236Yes, there are many verses in the Bible that are mistranslated and are often misunderstood by mainstream Christian churches. That is why a restoration was needed. In the LDS church we have the Book of Mormon and other latter-day revelation that helps shed light on the Bible.
All I have to say is that Vlad is not right about what he said about the Mormon faith. He went to anti-Mormon sites to get his info. It was very irresponsible.
I was born and raised in the Mormon church. My ancesters were Mormon pioneers. I was drawn out of Mormonism to the True Biblical Jesus Christ by Heavenly Father. I am forever grateful! All glory to God. Mormonism has false gods, a false distorted gospel...it is Freemasonic. They believe they will become gods. They reject the virgin birth. They diminish GOD to elevate man. TmIt is blasphemy and ldolatry. Everything in this video is correct. Thank you pastor. The Mormon people are deeply decieved. My family are still members. Please pray for the satanic strongholds to be released from them and that their eyes may be opened. They are lost and blind. 😢
Joseph Smith, his brother, and his father were all Freemasons, and on the day that the Mormon church was founded he got promoted to "Master Mason" in Freemasonry
Pastor Vlad, You forgot another huge one they believe that satan is Jesus's brother...so blasphemous to even think that. I'm so thankful Jesus saved me from this cult and I am grateful, thankful and blessed for my salvation in Jesus Christ. Praise God!
Satan fell from Gods presence because he seeked to take Gods power. As a result He was thrust down and the Bible says the heavens wept concerning Lucifer when he fell. His name was Lucifer before he became Satan. Lucifer was one of Gods children.
@@JTD.223 You are being deceived. Ask God to show you the truth. Satan is a liar and he comes only to kill steal and destroy. John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
This was an unbelievably informative video. A lot of this I didn’t know. It’s very bizarre to me to have a church called the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and yet completely ignore the very teachings of Jesus Christ. To relegate the Bible to “furniture “ and elevate other books is beyond me. The Bible is life, the Bible is food. Ty Pastor Vlad, great work. Joshua 22:5
This isnt good information. This is misleading information. Vlads purpose is not to educate you, but to blind you. If you want to know the truth about any church, its best to go to that church and not someone so clearly full of hate.
@@derekalineal inaccurate and disingenuous, two words that perfectly describe mormonism if trying to be very polite. Otherwise the words satanic, fraudulent, deceptive, dishonest, predatory, and cult apply best.
@@patrickhenry236 Clever. I suppose I can empathize with why you feel this way. But I respectfully disagree. I have studied many religions including Evangelical Christianity and I feel The Church of Jesus Christ is the fullest and truest of them all. I have a deep testimony of the fundamental doctrines restored by the prophet Joseph Smith. This is a spiritual conviction, one that has come to me personally through study and prayer, confirmed by still small voice of the Holy Spirit. I am not a gaslighted cultist. My church does not deceive me or prey on me. My choice is deliberate. It has been challenged hundreds of times. I will finish where I started, I respect your beliefs, I only ask for the same Christian favor in return.
I'm convinced the same Angel that came to Mohammed was the same one that came to establish another anti-Christ religion, Mormonism, to sway as many people from God as possible.
I am a born again spirit filled Christian but I visited a mormon church once in 1984 with my mormon friend. I challenged her that if I went to her church once , she had to come to my church once. It was such a demonic experience and I could feel the presence of the devil in that big building. The good thing is that she came to my church and got saved a few months after that. She loved my charismatic church and came back tons of times too. She never went back to her old mormon abominations church again. I give all the Glory to Jesus. I am nothing , just a willing vessel for the Holy Spirit to work through Amen.
Am in Uganda,but there so many mormon churches here ,but when you listen to their teaching my friend you will go crazy,forexample they say holy ghost ,they baptise for the dead,they also believe that our JESUS was a brother to satan, they don't even take tea.But praise GOD am not one of them neither my family.
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I met 2 young guys in Japan who were trying to get me to read the mormon book and we had a good chat i tried to to show them the word of God trough the Bible and we had a calm discussion but they didnt take my word as a Christian , we still prayed for each other and went out own ways . I was amazed at how unrealistic their stories were , i hope the holy spirit guides them to truth .
Again, I am Mormon! All you people here are NOT Mormon, yet you believe these ridiculous videos that claim to know all about Mormonism. So infuriating.
Don't pray with them. This from the book of 2 John: If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
@@PryorTravis Again, there are SO many misconceptions about the LDS church. I'm Mormon, having joined over 40 years ago. Please do not believe anti-Mormon videos like these, made by NONMEMBERS who do not know what they are talking about!
Did they tell you the story about the guy who turned a piece of wood into a snake and then used it split a river in half after speaking to a bush that was on fire?
Father, thank you I was born to a Christian family, to parents who believe JESUS is the SON of THE FATHER. Thank you FATHER, you gave me a Christian husband and I'm surrounded with Christian friends. FATHER, yours is the kingdom, majesty, glory, honour and praises for evermore. In the mighty NAME of JESUS by the power of the HOLY SPIRIT, Amen!
@@anticlimacus6236 Father, thank you that I was born from a Christian family and not from a family from a Mormon faith whose founder Joseph Smith practised polygamist having 40 wives. Thank you Father I'm not a Mormon who reads the Mormon book from the demonic angel Moroni. Thank you Father I'm not a Mormon.
@@anticlimacus6236the spirit of anger is in you anticlimacus6236. Do not read comments anymore lest the spirit of anger is provoking you to be anger. May the Lord Jesus be upon your heart and give you a spirit of patience and understanding and spirit of peace. Go search for Mormons and discuss that to them not to me. Peace be upon you. And may THE LORD give you courage to talk and convert Mormons.
@@anticlimacus6236 I also thank you Father I'm not from Jehovah's witness, a Hindu, a Catholic, a Muslim, a pagan, Buddhist, again a Mormon and an atheist!
@@anticlimacus6236 I'm truly grateful I'm not a Mormon! Passive aggressive is may sound but that's how I feel. I'm very grateful I'm not a Mormon. 👍👍👍👍👍
There's a long story behind this but I'll just say this much. Round about 25 years ago, after some "investigation" as they call it, i joined the lds church. Bear in mind, I'd gotten saved 6 years prior. A year later, God pulled me out of it and told me, almost word for word that the Jesus they worship is not the real Jesus. Not trying to start a debate with this and i won't engage in one. I'm just saying what God told me. To add along to what's said in the video.
@@daddyof3852 so you follow Jesus, the creator of all things in heaven and on earth? Or are you talking about the spirit brother of Lucifer (and us all) who was created by the Father and 'heavenly mother'.
Religion...you got that right. Man made religion. A personal relationship with Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior and the Holy Bible is all we need...not a religion that adds to the word of God with such blasphemy.
@@Ang4God777 Nah, it's from God. All the other Christians believe God will roast 90% of humanity in hell for all eternity. Now that, is blasphemy. And that, is why I am LDS.
My best friend is a Mormon and she's a very bright, bubbly woman. Only that, I guess she's in love with the church she grew up with. I love her so much, please pray for her and her whole family. I pray that God may use me or use other Christians to give light unto this darkness.
Before he passed away, Billy Graham did a weekend retreat with Glenn Beck who famously got his life together after converting to Mormonism. Graham had classified Mormonism as a cult, but after the retreat concluded that Beck did in fact know Jesus. There are def some janky things going on with the Mormon church, but there does seem to be some Mormons who the Lord seems to honor. I don't know what that means, but God's ways are better than mine.
Is that because Glenn had not studied the doctrine and history of Mormonism? I fail to see how anyone could THOROUGHLY study and understand the Bible and the doctrines of any cult (RCC, SDA, LDS, JW etc) and still claim to be a Christian. The person will either denounce Biblical Christianity (as most Catholic apologists, JW, SDA apologists do) or denounce the cult.
@jaredschaffer690 Thanks for the objectivity. I really appreciate it. You gave a great example of someone that tried to listen and understand Glen's faith without condemning and being open to a different viewpoint. I believe in Jesus Christ, he is my Savior and Redeemer. If someone has arbitrary requirements to be a ""Christian" and I don't check those boxes, that doesn't change my relationship with Jesus. We will never be 4th century Christians. God bless
Jared, I can say without hesitation that Glenn Beck is not a Christian. On his program on January 7th in 2021, and on February 21st or 22nd(if memory serves me right) Glenn made statements denying the truth of God's word. In essence, he deliberately attempted to alter the Bible and scripture to advance a political narrative he desired. He deliberately lied because he felt the ends justified the means. As such Glenn Beck is a hypocrite and most definitely one who Christ spoke of saying "On that day, many will cry out to Me saying `Lord, look at everything we have done for you in order to serve you!' And I will say to them that I never knew them." Billy Graham is not God, and works of the flesh do not mean you know Christ. Glenn will have to answer for his hypocrisy and deliberate mis-teaching, and the Bible is very clear on what the fate of teachers who attempt to twist or alter scripture for their own ends is.
I'd be interested to know what your confusion is surrounding. Hope you can't find answers! Seek God always. He will manifest himself to the true seekers. Not always in our time but he does answer
Thank you for making this known to us. I always wondered why Mormons were so different yet they say they believe in Jesus Christ and that he is our savior. Just the fact that they carry a King James Bible and even a Book of Mormon but do not preach the actual doctrine should be a red flag for anyone, including Mormons. I actually know a family who are Mormons, one of their daughters used to play with my daughter in Kindergarten. They were kind and giving people. I was beside myself the day I learned that the wife and even her mother and father converted from their Christian faith, probably Baptist or Protestant. This would mean they had to give up their belief in the one true God (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) One Triune God. It’s a rejection of the true faith in that Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life. I pray for them. I’ll pray more, knowing more about Mormonism. It sounds like a cult. Joseph Smith was visited by some demonic being. Of course Satan would want God to be lowered, saying He was Adam and blah blah blah. What a horrible thing. I pray God have mercy especially on those who were falsely led before even knowing Jesus.
Oh for heaven's sake, yet ANOTHER Internet person who believes a NONMEMBER! Remember, he is not Mormon. I have been Mormon for over 40 years, having joined in my 20s. There are SO many anti-Mormon videos out there, mostly made by people who are not even Mormon yet they think they have the knowledge and authority to teach people all about our "evil ways". It's so ridiculous. And they all repeat the same misconceptions I read in the anti-Mormon books I found over 40 years ago in CHRISTIAN book stores, when I was first trying to learn about the LDS Church! I took time to learn the truth and I wish others would as well. You say that Mormonism "sounds" like a cult. Have you read the Book of Mormon? Have you studied, pondered and prayed and asked God if it is true? Another book I read all those years ago is "A Marvelous Work and a Wonder" by LeGrand Richards. He explains the DOCTRINES of the Church, why a restoration was needed, the Bible verses that are often misunderstood by mainstream Christian churches, etc. I highly recommend this book!
Being "Mormon" myself I know for a fact that Adam is not God in the flesh. The church never once taught such a thing nor ever will. Even now the leaders do not teach such things. This was a blatant lie to disparage against the Church. And sadly this fellow either intentionally omitted facts or is ignorant to the truth and never did his own research of the facts. This much I can testify is much of what was said in this video are lies and don't bear an ounce of truth. I can break down every step in this video and expose what was expressed in each point of the falsehoods shared. It's not particularly hard to do so, it will take more time than I can spare at the moment. My advice is, go to a more reliable source.
@@anticlimacus6236 it is not evil to correctly analyze a situation and make righteous judgment about it. The Bible itself says, "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment." - John 7:24 . Studying the Word of God gives plenty of valid opportunities to critique the teachings and practices of Mormonism. Mormons do a great job of presenting the outward appearance of holy people, but they reject the one upon whom holiness is found and worship a false image of him that Joseph Smith invented. If he wasn't visited by a demon, then most likely he was drunk or high on psychedelic drugs when he came up with all the many, seriously flawed doctrines that permeated the LDS both in the past and today. . So until you're ready to point out specifically where the "logic is wrong" and back it up with the Bible, I reject your claim as groundless. And yes, this comment is full of judgment, but it is not my personal judgment. Rather, it is the judgment the Word of God in the Holy Bible, pronounces on the false doctrines and teachings of the Mormon church. Mormons worship a false god. They should stop immediately, repent, and turn to the true God of Christianity. This is straight from the Bible, not from me. I'm simply bearing the message faithfully.
I'm sorry you haven't taken the opportunity to get to know us or our doctrine more. This is a very skewed take on it. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have
@@sidwhiting665 my righteous judgement tells me that obtaining a bride who was age 14 is serious. This was mid 1800’s, and I’m being conservative on that age. In fact, some of my readings were between the ages of 12 and 13. Jesus Christ never told his apostles to go and obtain several wives.
Oh for heaven's sake, why would you want to do that? I'm Mormon, you know. I can read all these mean, hurtful comments and I can hear this video. Yet nobody here seems to care that you are insulting us! It's so frustrating.
LDS member here, who what you guys call Mormon! I just wanted to say that most stuff here is true but not true at the same time! My friend from another church had came to me showing me this exclaiming about how she is spreading false information about my church! Every Sunday, we go to church. Our church lasts 2 hours. The first hour is sacrament meeting! That's when 3-4 people give talks about topics that they were given by our bishop! Before the talks, we take the sacrament. We focus on hor Jesus was resurrected, unlike most churches who focus on him dying for us! We have 2 books, The Bible and book of Mormon! The Book of Mormon is a series of prophets or just people who like had experiences like Nephi and Moroni! At the end, I believe Moroni challenges us to pray to Heavenly Father, not Jesus, about the book of Mormon. People assume that we are Mormons because of the Book of Mormon, but we are infact Latter Day saints, which are Christians! Sundays for us are rest days! Your allowed to go on nature walks and watch TV, it just depends on your household rules! Missionaries aren't going to hunt you down lol, they just simply knock on your door to spread the gospel for the gathering of Israel! We pay 10% of earnings to our church to be used to build temples and donate to charity. The founder, Joseph Smith, translated the Book of Mormon and restored the church! Also, there has never been a rule that people of color can't attend our church! Yes, Cane was cursed with black skin for commiting the first murder, but that doesn't mean all people of color are cursed. Missionaries are called to serve and spread the gospel, they don't force anything. You can leave the church whenever you like, but we aren't a cult!
I’m a Latter Day Saint (Mormon) here to say Jesus Christ is the center of my life as well as my church. Not sure what else I can say but there are plenty who are not LDS who tell me constantly I don’t believe in or worship Jesus my lord and savior. Isn’t it strange when people try to tell you what you believe?
isn't it strange when someone tries to convert you to their church, and then they describe a pagan cult and call it christian? what's the matter with you that you can't understand common english spoken in the vernacular? you must be spiritually oppressed by demons.
Thank you so much for this video pastor. Thank you for sharing the truth and thank you for sharing what’s false. God bless you, in Jesus Christ name Amen 🙏🏽♥️🔥
Because they think they're right and have the truth and that WE are wrong. Someone that thinks that way will always be hard headed. Pretty much only God can get through to em
I have a friend at church who was a bishop in the Mormon church . After he started reading the Bible he realized , through the Holy Spirit , that he Mormon church was a cult .
What's funny is that their heretical book has been disproved when Smith mistranslated the Book of Abraham. You can compare his false translation to the translation by modern day Egyptologists. They do not match up. Case closed.
The case is not actually closed. Most of what Joseph smith had was burned in a fire and the remains that are left were specifically not translated by Joseph smith. Even if the translation is not accurate to the papyrus this does not explain how Joseph got right that Abraham was known for astrology and that human sacrifice was being performed in Egypt at that time since neither of those details were known at the time Joseph translated the book of Abraham.
I am disappointed Pastor Vlad. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. And though we may differ in some points of doctrine, we love Jesus and we recognize Him as our Savior just like you do. I believe this is a time when all good people need to pull together, to lift and not tear down. I have subscribed to your channel and been so impressed with your wisdom in the past. I'm sorry you feel the need to tear down other religions and say things that are not true. Good luck and God bless you, your family and your followers. I will be unsubscribing.
I am LDS, too. I have watched more of Vlad’s videos than I can count. This video was disappointing. If I love my Savior Jesus Christ with all of my heart and am building my life around following His teachings, WHO can say that I am NOT a Christian? He is the very source of joy and peace that I seek. I have joined this channel for the same reason others do- to grow stronger in my faith of Jesus Christ. Vlad, please know your audience. The effort made on this video could’ve been used to unify those who are seeking Jesus Christ.
Wow, I can't believe I just got my answer I pray that God show me an organization show me that to where I can feel his presence because I don't want to be like the talent with the Coin that didn't go out and preach God's word so I ran across these Seventh-day Adventist churches that are coming over tomorrow but God must have led me to you because I prayed and asked God will he showed me a sign to see whether or not these people are from you,God. So I thank God for leading me to you this morning and I thank you Pastor Vlad for answering my prayer 🙏I will be canceling my study with them tomorrow. Because I believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior thank you Pastor so much💫💯🙏
My family gave me a ‘Revised Mormon edition’ but there LDS church. They told me the Mormon is an extension of the Bible and that the small Bridgeway Assembly church that I was going to was a false church or discriminatory to this faith. So I decided to test this theory and took the book to church and asked my pastor 😂 they were never discriminating and simply told me ‘it contradicts the Bible’ And I thought ‘well gods word Doesn’t contradict itself gods word IS life’ So I started studying and turns out I did find lots of information on contradiction and part of that was taught to me at a young age and I didn’t even realize it… 😑 Then I looked at my dads Bible turns out it had extra scripture put into it because it was a John Smith Bible. Scriptures that my King James Bible didn’t have… so I wondered if they were added to further support the Book of Mormon and god warns that whosoever adds to the Bible will get taken out from the book of life. So yea.. got woken to the truth but now my parents are disappointed in me because I won’t read the book now 🙄 What kept me so confused is that this was mixed teachings of Christianity and Mormonism so I never caught the differences until I read my Bible 😮💨
God bless, thank God you're free. The Devil is a sly one. And you're not the only one with mislead parents. Mine too. God Help both our parents and all our loved one's to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
That is unbiblical. John 10:30- "The Father and I are one." This clearly shoes that Jesus Christ is God. John 1:18- " No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God, and is in closest relationship with the father, has made him known. Jesus Christ is God and died for us all. Believe in him, his deity, and his resurrection, and you will be saved!
@@dannyboy7237 he's talking about their will is the same. They are unified together. It does not mean they are the same literal person. Also, Heavenly Father references His Son (Matthew 3:17) and Jesus references the Father throughout the Bible. The Bible and the BoM mesh perfectly.
Different than the words of Jesus. " l and the Father are One" "The Father is Spirit , You must worship Him in Spirit and truth." I choose Jesus over Joseph the occultist everytime.
ex mormon here. It’s just a thing this guy joseph smith started, a career conman. he found opportunity in religion when his other scans weren’t working out. he just used christianity because at that time there was a a crazy interest in religion and many people testing out different churches. he made a sim that he asked god if any of them were true, and god showed up and told him he needs to start the “true church”
Yep. That's why they have their huge family history database! I think it's the biggest one around if I'm not mistaken! And it's all in support of getting baptized for their dead relatives.
@@EphemeralProductions They also baptize by proxy, people who are dead and not Mormon. I don't think that is something they are supposed to be doing and it's not in the Bible, either
I think the bottom line is anything extra Biblical should not be what we practice. The same applies to catechisms of the Roman Catholic church. They are doctrinally created by the Vatican councils of men and place the pope is infallible. At the end of the day, we have to only go by the Bible, which is the inspired word of God…who is Jesus (John 1) the word become flesh. There has been a lot of doctrinal division lately. I believe this is part of the end of shaking/purification of the body of the Christ/church. However we have to tread lightly not to further division and do the work of the enemy to separate the body. God has showed me that denominations will be dealt with heading into the end times.
I don't hold to any denomination. I think you're spot on. If it isn't in the Bible, we should not be teaching or practicing it as though it were. Otherwise we're teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.
@@purple7vi0let “wondering” is very different from actually investigating. The findings of any research is based on the source of the information gathered. I find this entire video full of assumptions and very little fact. I will encourage anyone who is curious about our faith to pick up a copy of the Book of Mormon; pray to the God of Jesus Christ whom you worship every day before reading the entire book; attend our sacrament meeting; sit down and chat with one of our members; and at the end, if you feel it is not for you then okay, at least you did your due diligence in finding out for yourself whether the church is of satan or of God.
@@purple7vi0letagreed. If you haven't read the book, you can't say you've investigated it. The whole premise of the church rises and falls with the book of Mormon. Pray before and after you read. Ask for God to manifest its truth or falsehood to you. He will not deceive you. Read with real intent and a true openess to him and his truth.
@@lufhopespeacefully2037 it is there God the Father, God the son, and God the holy spirit, they are all God . Please refer to 1 john 5: 7 - indicating that the three are one. Read your bible bro and stop looking for a word, that's why Christ spoke in parable because he knew that people had ears but did not hear and had eyes but could not see. Some of them did not know what he meant because they were not wise. Thank you .
@@ChildOfChrist84 ,,ty for replying.,, as far as i know trinity is an old worshipping for some an egyptians who have worshipped ezice,authorice&hurce ,later on the church has hijacked the notion&also The concept of a trinity predates the Bible. The much older Hindu Vedas had a holy trinity.Called the trimurti, it was Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, three individual deities that are also a single deity.
I live in Cyprus. A missionary gave me a book of Mormon 9 years ago but i never read it. I was always curious about Mormon people after that event because they seem like a really nice and kind people.
its ok the vast, vast, vast majority of Mormons never read it either, though all will lie and say they did. Mormons can be nice people, but, when you consider how they love to rip people of (as evidenced by the fact more MLMs are started in Utah than anywhere else) and their penchant for child sex crimes, that quickly goes away.
I'd encourage you to read it sometime. I know I have grown closer to God every time I read it. Pray before and after you read. Seek and ye shall find. Knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Mormonism teaches its a magical power and that ALL their have this magic power in the "spirit" tells all Mormon leaders the truth about anyone instantly and on demand. The church goes on with such idiotic things like how it allows the Mormon leader to instantly, "know the truth about a person or situation". Its common for little children to be taught they cant lie to a bishop because they are lie detectors, the corrupt church even published Sunday school materials on it. Of course nobody ever asks if the corrupt LDS have this power and instantly know this as the corrupt church teaches they do, why is it so many of the LDS bishops are pedophiles who were practicing their trade BEFORE their last interview with church officials, and how is it the LDS church has put REGISTERED sex offenders (like in the case of LDS elders quorum president Michael Adam Davis) in positions over children? Well if what the LDS church teaches is "true" as all Mormons have to swear it is, their "god" is a corrupt sicko pervert who is into sex with little children, or the other possibility is that this liek most things the corrupt racist church teaches is a complete lie.
There is still no true church upon the face of the earth. Zion is ransomed and polluted yet to be redeemed. Joseph wasn't establishing a true church other than promoting repentance as defined by God himself. The church organization stands as a stumbling block for believers, and Christians jumping on the band wagon stumble themselves when they lump the Book of Mormon in with the church. No one ever lumped the Bible in with the Catholic church. The word of God stands on its own regardless of which church seeks to build itself up or put others down through manipulating the word of God.
My sister in law is Mormon, their beliefs very much parallels the Egyptian book of the dead. Which was newly translated, and not widely known, at the time of Mormonism' s founding.
Thank you, Vlad! God bless you. Your teachings have blessed me so much. Thank you for your obedience to Christ & may we continue to be led by Holy Spirit and Him alone!!!
I don’t understand how a video about demonizing another faith is a blessing. Vlad was very wrong about all he said save a few points. The guy went to anti-Mormon sites that teach false doctrine then spewed it here like it was scripture.
@@daddyof3852 Vlad was correct; as an ex Mormon, now a Christian, I confirm his statements as true and plead with you to read the Holy Bible for the truth. Don’t forget that Satan can appear as an angel of light and sow lies and deception, and Joseph Smith WAS deceived, alas, and myself too. Repent and change your beliefs before it’s too late. God bless you.
I can not understand how anyone can still be a Mormon, the tablet that smith claimed to translate was tracked down and translated it was spells to guide a person through the afterlife buried with someone in ancient Egypt
@@ShisuYakimura64 Game?, you are thinking GAMES at a time like this, when the sanctity souls are at stake. You think this is a game? You dare ask me if this is a game? I studied many Christian faiths and I became part of many before I made my ultimate decision and Jahovas witness was one of them. They do not believe that Mary was a virgin, their Bible states they Jesus is a god. That’s right, with lower case “g” in the first chapter of John. They say they refer to the KJV but they don’t. They refer to the lighthouse version New world Bible. They do not believe the Holy Spirit is God. They do not believe in the ONE TRIUNE God. I’d like this pastor to delve deeper into this, incase my research is not fully accurate. If seeking truth is a GAME to you, it is NOT for me. So, I respectfully ask that you do not reflect your internal beliefs onto me. May truth set you free.
Just to clarify that people are not to add or take away from 'this book' refers to the book of revelation. The Bible isn't a 'book' it's a collection of books and that warning was for those who specifically change anything in revelation. Because people HAVE made changes to the Bible, specifically king James and other translations. But all translations should be the same for the book of revelation if they have the fear of God in them.
Thank you! It is frustrating when people reject the Book of Mormon because of that verse. If you are going to reject the Book of Mormon, at least have a better reason than that verse.
@@seanwilson2798 Sure no problem! The book of Mormon is simply rejected by one verse in Galatians explaining that even if an angel of God comes preaching a different gospel to not listen to them! Toss that book of Mormon in the fire man it's demonology at its finest. Galatians 1:8 ESV [8] But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed. No such thing as a celestial heaven and you will never be a God of your own planet. That's a doctrine of demons!
@rebornasdavid The only issue there is that they teach the same gospel. Paul’s warning about false angels implies that there will also be true angels sent to teach. Otherwise he would say reject all angels that come. Similarly a warning against false prophets implies that there will be true prophets. Otherwise he would say reject all prophets who come after us. In order to see if the Book of Mormon teaches a different gospel it must be read. I have read both and believe them to be the same gospel. The gospel is the good news that Jesus was sent by the Father to do the will of the Father. That he died on the cross taking upon him the sins of the world and bringing to pass the resurrection, so that the world would be judged by Him. That all who believe on His name will be saved. See 3 Nephi 27, Acts 2 and Philippians 2
@@seanwilson2798 But they don't teach the same gospel at all. There is nowhere in scripture that says you will become a God of your own planet. In fact the teaching that you will become a God is in direct violation of scripture that says in Isaiah 43:10 "There was no God formed before me, nor shall there be any after me.". And again in Isaiah 44:6 "Beside me there is no God". Yet you would try to have me believe you would become a God? Ha! No thanks. We are not playing games here man. We are taking about the eternal salvation your very soul. Would you seriously risk going to hell for eternity over the fact you would believe in the book of Mormon when every Christian in the world is trying to tell you to stop following a false gospel? Get out of that crap please man and come join us. The teaching if the Bible is simply this: that we are willing vessels here to serve. When we get to heaven we are humble before God and do his will not our own. The tracking of the book of Mormon is that you will become a God of your own planet and have your very own spiritual children as well. Not only is that a different and false gospel just think about this yourself. Who wants to have power over nations and worlds and doesn't want to serve but wants to be served? That's the devil bro. Mormonism is satanism in disguise. You have been deceived. I pray you open your eyes to the truth and the truth will set you free.
@@seanwilson2798 I the book of Mormon truly teaches the same gospel then please show me which verse teaches about the Celestial heaven, terrestrial heaven, telestial heaven and outer darkness. What verse in scripture can I read that speaks of those things? What verse in the Bible says I have to work to earn my salvation? Because Ephesians 2:8 says by grace through faith you are already saved, NOT by works, so that no man may boast. It's a free gift from God! So tell me please where does it say I have to work to get saved? Show me the verse please. If you can't provide these verses, you are following a false gospel.
It’s important that the world knows that Vlad is very very wrong about all he said. He seeks to destroy other faiths. Everything he said was incorrect.
@@daddyof3852Whats wrong with him ? When making claims, provide sources and or arguments. Moreover, he forgot to tell us that for mormon, satan is the brother of Christ... which is so blasphemous !
@@fructis_crowd961 Blaspheme ! Better repent before its too late ! We aren't gods nor anything like this. Christ is preeminent and holy (set apart) in every way. The most beautiful angel is more like a worm than like God. You need to understand holiness and sanctification !
My great great grandfather moved to Utah from London in the late 1800’s, obviously a convert to Mormonism. My family has lived in the same county ever since, and the membership has simply been passed down from generation to generation. It stopped with my parents, but my grandmother had kept my attending with her. Mormonism to me is more of tradition than actual Christianity. I never learn anything and I’ve never felt fulfilled. I don’t feel hate toward the LDS faith, I just don’t believe in it. I absolutely love that you covered this topic! Thank you!
2:51 When I read the BoM, I was already a born-again Christian and deep set in my faith. One of the annoyances I had with finishing it was that the verses are SUPER repetitive with old English words. In this case it's _"thereof."_ It felt like I was reading biblical fanfiction.
you don't read it in the original. it's had over 4000 changes over the years. originally it had a lot of "folksy" verbiage like "there be a great working" and there were lot of errors and doctrinal changes that had to be made. so even the mormon church agrees with you. the version that you read today is a big improvement over what it started out as.
I’ve been a practicing Latter Day Saint all my life. There’s not a group of people whom I am more happier to be a part of. Its teachings have given me a wonderful life and a close relationship with God. As for Joseph Smith, he was an uneducated farm boy in upstate New York, armed with a 3rd grade education who pulled out a 600+ page manuscript that has brought millions of people closer to God.
I live in Indonesia and I see some of these man in my country and they try to spread their beliefs. But I never give them a chance to talk to me because I know they are wrong .
Jesus save me because I’m losing hope. But I’m keeping faith. I keep faith even as I constantly struggle to take care of my children and I’m constantly struggling to buy groceries. BUT I TRUST YOU LORD! My husband died years ago. At times I feel so alone. I’m a single mom. I suffered an heart attack a year ago and I’m battling lupus so my health is failing. Both of my sons are autistic. I praise you Lord even as I constantly struggling to pay rent. Help me Jesus as I struggle to buy my children’s school supplies because I want to give up. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this, but thankfully I have you Lord! I know you will provide. Faith over fear! Praise God and his son Yeshua!
Tiff Miller- Is there any Christian video you don’t comment on?! Do you have a church? You need to reach out to real people if your comment is legitimate, which seems unlikely.
Amazing how our LORD JESUS works. I have been getting invites for Bible study to a LDS church. I was almost wanting to check it out. According to wiki, LDS seems harmless and a Christian group. Thanks for the video Pastor Vlad. GOD bless!!
The Jesus of the bible is not the Jesus of the book of Mormon. I believe the Holy Spirit wants me to take the time to answer your statement. Mormonism is different - it teaches a different Jesus than the Bible which Smith falsely said was corrupted. Mormonism is more like Islam where another false prophet (Muhammad) came along and said the bible was corrupted and he had his new revelations fixing it - the Quran. Mormonism teaches their church is the only true church on the face of the earth. Their doctrine teaches all other churches are an "abomination" and are "of the devil." Joseph Smith History 1:18-19: "My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. ... I was answered that I must join NONE of them, for they were ALL WRONG; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an ABOMINATION in his sight; that those professors were ALL corrupt..." 1 Nephi 14:10 “And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the DEVIL; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the WHORE of all the earth." (emphasis added) The Bible states many times in various ways Jesus would never let the gates of hell prevail over his church leading to a total apostasy (Isaiah 40:8; Psalms 100:5; Matthew 16:18, 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23-25). How could this statement be true if Jesus’ Church ceased to exist for almost two millennia? So any church who claims the Church needed to be restored from an apostasy is not a part of the first Church which started long ago in Jerusalem at Pentecost. Given the Mormon church claims a complete apostasy, it cannot be traced back to the original church. Jesus said in Matthew 18:16 upon this rock He will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. The rock is Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4; Romans 9:33; Psalm 18:2; 62:6-8, 78:35, 94:22; 2 Samuel 22:2) and if the church ever fell into complete apostasy as Mormons claim, then Jesus would have been made a liar. In Galatians Paul exhorts our dependence on the word of God instead of founders of movements with additional or restored “truths.” Paul warns not once but twice in Galatians 1:8-9, “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.” Again, the gospel declares truth should not be determined by teaching from angels or even Paul, but based on whether the gospel being preached is the same gospel that was received (as recorded in the Bible). The Church is the body of believers in Christ and we are likened to a temple in 1 Peter 2:5 “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.” This means people do not need to be members of a particular church, denomination, or group, but need to be born again and repent and accept the free gift of salvation in Christ. Mormons believe in a Christ DIFFERENT than the one in the bible: President Hinckley of the Mormon religion declared: In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints ‘do not believe in the traditional Christ.’ ‘No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak.(LDS Church News Week ending June 20, 1998, p. 7) Apostle Bruce McConkie "we worship the Father and Him only, and no one else." We do not worship the Son and we do not worship the Holy Ghost." 1989 Sermons and Writings of Bruce R. McConkie, 60 Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, on page 742 of Mormon Doctrine, says, “God the Father is a perfected, glorified, holy Man, an immortal Personage. And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. There is nothing figurative about this paternity; he was BEGOTTEN, CONCEIVED and born in the normal and natural course of events, for he is the Son of God, and that designation means what it says.” Yet, 2 Corinthians 11:4 says it is possible to believe in a false version of Jesus. At the moment, the Mormon Jesus is eternally progressing, moving up to greater levels of exaltation, along with all the other gods in the universe. But this is not the case with the Jesus of the Bible. The Bible tells us that: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. (Hebrews 13:8). If there really are other gods before and after Jesus who are also eternally progressing, then Jesus cannot be the sovereign or supreme ruler over all existence. Contrary to this, the Bible tells us that Jesus (and for that matter, the Triune God) is all-powerful (Philippians 3:20-21), all-knowing (John 21:17), and all-present (Matthew 28:20). Apostle O. Pratt: , “…The fleshly body of Jesus required a Mother as well as a Father. Therefore, the Father and Mother of Jesus, according to the flesh, must have been associated together in the capacity of Husband and Wife; hence the Virgin Mary must have been, for the time being, the lawful wife of God the Father. Inasmuch as God was the first HUSBAND TO HER (Mary), it may be that He only gave her to be the wife of Joseph while in this mortal state, and that He intended after the resurrection to again take her as one of his own wives to raise up immortal spirits in eternity….” The leaders of the LDS Church have also taught that their Jesus was married and had children, and that he was even a polygamist. Again, Apostle Orson Pratt, says in The Seer, page 172, says, “…the great Messiah who was the founder of the Christian religion was a Polygamist…the Messiah chose to take upon himself his seed; and by marrying many honorable wives himself" The true church will never add to or subtract from, but always hold firm in the essential doctrines of Christianity. These being: The deity of Christ (both God and Man); Salvation (eternal life with God) by grace alone through faith alone; the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ; there is only one God (period); and the trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are three separate persons in one Being.
They believe that in return for blind obedience to manmade rules and authority, paying large amounts of money, following temple rituals, handshakes, wearing outfits and secret underwear that they can obtain the top level of heaven where they will practice polygamy and that they will also be rewarded with 'blessings' or material rewards in this life, with wealth and power.
To Mark Harrison: In good faith, I humbly warn you not to publish personal data, like your weekly draw. The evil in this world increases exponentially on a daily basis. May the Lord bless you.
Vlad, I've loved most of your videos. But you have misinterpreted so much here, and I'm not sure if it's a language thing or your literal perception, for you are missing the forest for the trees.
How? They literally worship Jesus more than I’ve ever seen any other group do. As an ex Mormon, how could you just lie on the faith. Because of church hurt?
@@gabriellel268 I was made to doubt it, I wasn't church hurt but I am very cynical of organised religions now becoming cult like. You think you worship Jesus or Yeshua but he has many false forms, Jesus of religions are often demons. I don't attend any church now but I do prefer a bible group on Zoom that is not LDS related, like the JWs both religions are started by a Freemason which suggest false prophets.
My best friend converted to Mormonism in 1996, which set me on the path of studying it. I wanted to know more and broden my depths of understanding it, (not that I had any interest in joining myself), I just wanted to know why. So I read everything I could find on the subject, pros, cons and everything in between. I came out of it 6 years later with a very deep understanding that Mormonism is whole heartdly false in every sense of the word. I tried for years to help my friend see this, but no avail. She insisted that her religion was right and still tried to convert me, I resisted. And sadly, she passed away in 2005. She was given all the Mormon burial rights within the church structure and I just pray that she's not in Hell for believing as she did while she was still alive. I miss my friend dearly everyday, but I'm afraid that the LDS church led her astray so many years ago.
I'm a convert to the LDS Church, having joined over 40 years ago. I am SO sick of people having all these misconceptions. And of course you believe this ridiculous video, just all the other anti-Mormon videos out there.
@@hippywytch1 Okay, you say you "studied the religion" through your friend. Did you read the Book of Mormon? Did you study, ponder and pray and ask God if it is true? Why are you blindly believing a guy who is a NONMEMBER, who thinks HE knows the truth about the LDS church? Again, I've been Mormon for over 40 years. I wish so much I could sit down and talk to this guy and all of the people commenting here. It's just so frustrating knowing that people have all these misconceptions, the same things I hear year after year, and which I read over 40 years ago in the anti-Mormon books I found in CHRISTIAN book stores! Back then, I was looking for answers and we didn't have the Internet, of course. Nobody in my family was Mormon and I didn't know where to turn. I had sent away for a copy of the Book of Mormon through the Osmond fan club. I read through it and it seemed to be of God, but I still didn't understand the DOCTRINES of the Church, what made it "different" from mainstream Christian churches and why I should join it. I kept searching, and went to Christian book stores, because I knew the Osmonds were Christian. But all I found were these anti-Mormon books! Boy did that open my eyes. I realised that that Christians have so many misconceptions! They don't WANT to believe, and they just want to tear apart the truth. I kept searching, and finally found "A Marvelous Work and a Wonder" by LeGrand Richards, in our local public library. It was SOO helpful! He explains the DOCTRINES of the Church, why a restoration was needed, and the Bible verses that are often misunderstood by mainstream Christian churches. I studied that book, and the Book of Mormon for over a year, then finally contacted the sister missionaries and took the lessons. I was baptised shortly after having my first baby. Now my 3 grandchildren are in the church!
@@Cindybin46 You are entitled to believe as you want, that's the beauty of this Country and the 1st Amendment, I, on the other hand, believe contrary to that. That is why when I saw this video it interested me and I watched it. What this guy had to say resonated with me because I believe in the same fashion. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. God Bless you and have a wonderful day. ✝️❤️✝️
@@hippywytch1 It's just so frustrating because I honestly and sincerely replied to you to help you understand that you shouldn't blindly believe a nonmember from the Internet who makes videos like this that I've seen a million times. And then it was like talking to a wall with you! I am trying to HELP you! You should accept my help and guidance. I've been LDS for over 40 years, and this guy in the video isn't even a member and thinks he knows everything. And you guys believe it! And then I bust a gut to help you and you reject it, and then I end up hating everyone. So frustrating. I shouldn't even TRY to help explain the truth because it just makes ME angry and you guys are still all happy!
Some to be Correct, Brother👍🙏 I am Catholic by Birth and witness some belief that aligned in paganism, while Reading the Bible I have a values of Protestantism and investigate some or more than belief or religion of Protestant Faith, but I can't really feel there is truth or ones of this Religion and when "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" or Mormon found Us or the Missionary found my Family, The teaching is simple and there is Truth. I felt God is Alive, He is with us always, The Fullness of Jesus Christ Gospel is in this Church, The Holy Spirit is really with us Guiding and Inspiring us, so I Found Truth...so We Become a Member and Part of "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"...I love you Brothers and Sisters❤ God loves Us🙏
Straight facts. I was once have a doubt also about Lds church, but now i now realize that this is actually the true church of Jesus Christ. Although there's so much struggles from the early church members and it's history but it doesn't change the fact the that Jesus restored his church and the priesthood authority and the fullness of gospel through Joseph.
This Topic is very important and people need to know the truth for the Truth is of God and this Truth will inform Believers thank God for Teachers like you
Except everything Vlad just taught is all lies. He doesn’t know Mormonism. He’s getting his info from anti-Mormon sites. If you wanted to buy a boat would you go to the Chevy dealership. No.
Pastor Vlad is not right and he’s not the authority on what mormons believe. He went to anti-Mormon sites to get his info then irresponsibly posted it here.
A young treasure hunter has not much luck finding treasure trove, decided may be writing fairy tales and providential story is a better career choice, he hit a jackpot at the end.🤔
I agree that Mormonism is a cult but your 10th reason of praying only to the Father in Jesus’ name is a preferential discrepancy that doesn’t make it a cult nor does doing so contradict scripture but supports it. Jesus Himself taught His followers to pray to the Father in Jesus’ name. John 16:23-24
Well actually on the 10th point "they don't pray to Jesus" Jesus Himself teached to pray to the Father in Jesus name, so thats not necessarily a contradiction.
BTW , I don't see any problem praying directly to Jesus, or the Holy Spirit, even if that's not the example given to us in the new testament. God won't reject an honest prayer directed to His Son or His Spirit. And if you think that God the Father won't "accept/hear" those kind of prayers, please be so kind to explain (scripturally) your reasons. I've even witnessed God answering prayers directed to some of the saints or angels, so ¿how can we explain that? Easy, God sees the faith in our hearts and acts accordingly out of love.
Heavily. Joseph Smith was himself a Freemason. As were many of his followers. In fact, the ceremonies of their temples closely mirror those conducted at Masonic temples.
Active LDS member here. Thanks for the video. It’s mostly accurate. Is not at least a part of being Christian how one is inspired to act or treat others? And what gives anybody the authority to deem one group Christian and another not or apply degrees of Christianity to one individual or group?
Active LDS member here too and I agree! It really is THAT simple. This thread breaks my heart. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and the source of peace and joy that I feel. Why must people challenge my position on being a Christian? I am doing very best to build my life upon Christ’s teachings. If I am a follower of Jesus Christ, I am a Christian!
Answer to your first question...of course we as Christians are taught to love thy neighbor as yourself..so of course...and I don't think he is judging he is showing love by pointing to the truth. There is only one way to heaven and that is through the blood of Jesus christ. You as a person can do nothing to get yourself to heaven...the bible shows us through God's word over and over. Your 2nd question...read revelation and the seven churches...Jesus called out what was good and what was wrong with the church...the worst being laodicia. Peter calls out the false teachers, Jude calls out the false teachers and Paul calls out the false teachers all throughout the new testament. Focus less on what human hands wrote and concentrate on God inspired word and let the holy spirit talk to you through HIS word...not the current prophet or Joseph Smith etc...im not judging ...im loving..praying for u
When you look deep into the history of Romanism, you will quickly find that the Catholics and Protestants' arrogance isn't unique to this era. Every group that doesn't fit in their mold of what Christianity is supposed to look like is to be considered a "cult", even though their own traditions literally originated with cults.
@@brandihawkerthe Christian religion does not hold a monopoly on Jesus Christ so why call yourself a Christian? It’s only in the past 20 years where Mormons have become liberalized and want to be accepted by the world instead of defending their faith. The word Christian is not in the Bible
I remember mormons came to my mom's house to do a Bible study years ago and when they were done with the prayer And scripture I said amen and did the cross symbol they looked at me like I did something sooo wrong and told me basically not to do that I did not understand now I do watching this video thank my lord that I did not follow that religion thank you for all your videos I am learning so much ❤
I've prayed with missionaries and they pray in the name of Jesus and say Amen...they pray to Elohim the Heavenly Father who sent Jesus Christ his only begotten son. Your mum probably had some witches over for bible study.
Except that his explanation was full of inaccuracies and innuendos that bear no resemblance to the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I just talked to Mormon missionaries today!! And it’s sad because they said that Christians always shew them away. But we need to show them love and learn how to evangelize them because they are lost
@@EricLovesCHRIST (C.P.)Mormonism and Freemasonry have had a relationship since the early life of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some of Smith's family members, including his older brother Hyrum and possibly his father, were Freemasons. Other leaders of the LDS Church, such as Brigham Young, were also Masons... Besides, Jehovah witnesses founder Charles Russell was most likely a freemason based on the evidence. You see, when they get illuminated, the luciferian spirit spouses 🔼 often create new religions outside of basic scripture (common for those types of demons for they operate with manifestations and they pretend you're God (you) controlling a vast army of spirits** there's levels to this) Keep it simple, Jesus Christ crucified risen from the dead. LDS is most assuredly an occult which has even had to change doctrine to be seen as reasonable. Albert Pike is considered the father of freemasonry, the god of freemasonry is lucifer. Mormonism suggests that white skin is superior and was a blessing from choices in pre-existince, and that darker people are cursed... The true Bible says test the spirits to see if they came from God... meaning There's decoys and "many" are false prophets MANY!!!!! LDS and discerning christians have a different spirit which wars against each other _ you're not the same doctrine or spirit________ period Undiscerning believers might get fooled a season, but God has not called Joseph Smith to speak on His behalf according to the Holy Bible. He might have started with us, but another doctrine came in There's a man on TH-cam who claims he died and saw Joseph Smith in "Hell" I'm not to judge, yet I watch and listen Be careful of New Doctrine Be blessed Perhaps you should fast and humbly ask God Was Joseph Smith your prophet? Then visit a bible based church that preaches Deliverance from darkness Then consider why your doctrine isn't prophetically accepted.
I live in Utah, so I was somewhat surrounded by Mormons, the problem was I thought Mormons believed in what Christian’s believed in. So when I started taking Christianity serious and accepting Jesus into my heart I learned so much about Christianity. Then once I found out about what Mormons believe in, I realized how strange it was. Like you sin once by drinking coffee or allowing lust to get to you, and you automatically get plunged into the depths of hell itself. It basically just contradicts what Jesus died on the cross for. Then there’s people who get a passage to do whatever they want and they won’t sin? Humans are imperfect sinners. That’s why the lord will forgive you if you show remorse and seek forgiveness. I just don’t get Mormon religions.
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I love how you did this and I hope you will do this again with some of these other faiths or beliefs out here. Like muslims, buddhist, hindus, progressive christianity, atheists, and satanist.
Maybe even do a video on how Jesus is different from all these and more relatable and reliable. This is just a suggestion. I love the sermon message on your channel. God bless you.
God bless you for the ministry.. I would like you to make a video about the seventh day adventists..am born again and am not a seventh day adventist but i have always had doubt about them. I have some evidence of doubt but it's not concrete. Thank you and may Christ continue to guide you.
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You’re joking right? You want ppl to pay you…what is wrong with you
I love the video you made and can you do one about Jehovah Witness and trying to show my friend the truth about them and I will show them your video when it comes out.
I was a 3rd generation Mormon but wasn’t actively attending church for about 15 years but never thought I would actually leave and disassociate from the church. The Covid vaccine response from the leadership clued me into “they’re lying to us” and started me on a deep dive in which I found the inconsistencies. I happy to report I’ve accepted Christ as my savior and have been attending a non-denominational Christian church ever since. I’m so happy and pray that my family’s hearts will be softened and they will also see the lies as I have. But even if they don’t, I’m here to stay. I’ve found my tribe!
You shall know them by their fruits. This mans fruit is evil and incorrect.
Bless you, I'm so glad you were liberated from Joseph's lies. It is Him who deceived many. So many LDS members have so much faith but it's placed in the wrong theology.
@@daddyof3852 Which man? Joseph Smith's?
@@Mr196710 I would agree with the assessment of Joseph Smith but also of the current “prophet” Russell Nelson. As a doctor, how could he claim the vaccine was “safe and effective” when the trials had not been completed? Also he’s a total globalist, very involved with the UN. His personal autobiography “From Heart to Heart” first edition page 48 from the 1979 says he was in the Skull & Bones his junior year in college at the U of Utah which did have a chapter there at that time. His senior year he was in the owl & key society which was a higher level of skull & bones. It’s convenient that the later edition has removed that information.
@@daddyof3852the brainwashing has really worked on you, hasn’t it. Wow! Your added book and false non-biblical prophets should be enough to open your eyes, but it hasn’t.
When I was a Mormon, I never read the Bible because had too many other scriptures that needed to read. I’ve been reading the Bible and in Matthew it shows us the right way to pray to God in The Lord’s Prayer. I always felt that what I did was never enough to gain my Heavenly Home. Remembered my sins because I was thought that if I forgot them then God forgave my sins. It was a torture. Now I know that by Jesus Christ dying for me all my sins are washed and I am clean. I suffer no more. Thank you Jesus for you Love ❤️
I was raised Mormon as well and just found Christianity after a long spell of rebellion from the damage Mormonism caused. I remember almost NEVER being encouraged to read the actual Bible and only told to go to d&c and pearl of great price.
I was blown away when I started reading the Holy Bible and seeing how much simpler everything was!
I’m so glad you know Jesus and I thank him for delivering us and so many others from the false teachings, shame and confusion that Mormonism brings.
finally freedom from sin .. Thank you Lord Jesus Christ for your grace and mercy..
When I was a little girl, I met Jesus, and when I met him all I could feel and see, is the golden glory of love flowing over his congregation love, and it is the golden glory of love
Oh for heaven's sake. If you never read the Bible when you were Mormon, then that doesn't make sense. I'm a convert to the LDS church, having joined over 40 years ago, and I have said over and over that the LDS church brings you CLOSER to Jesus Christ and the Bible! And we read the Bible all the time! If you were truly living the Church you would know that.
@@irene_zantae This is crazy! I am just AMAZED that so many people who say they were raised Mormon "found Christianity". If this is how you feel, then you never understood what the LDS church is about in the first place. I'm a convert to the Church, having joined over 40 years ago in my 20s. And I have explained this over and over and over for the past 20 years online, and about all the misconceptions people have about the Church etc. Yet I STILL see people type the same comments and make the same kinds of videos over and over. So frustrating. And you guys all believe this guy who isn't even a member!
The definition of discernment is: not knowing right from wrong; but, knowing right from ALMOST right.
Mormonism isn’t almost right, it’s miles off
@@theverystones2643to the outside world normonism and Christianity look the same..... but they are far from the same when you actually look into mornonism
That's good! Where did you hear that?
@@theverystones2643 , Agreed. Mormons aren't "almost right". They're 100% wrong on almost every core Christian teaching. The Jesus and Father they call on aren't even real. They're a fabrication, made in Joseph Smith's imagination, that just so happen to borrow/steal the names of God from Christianity.
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About all we share in common is the second table of the Law. They violate the first by having other gods and using God's name improperly to describe the simulacrum gods that Smith invented.
the almost right is wrong
I feel sorry for people trapped in these fringe cults. Satan makes the counterfeit so good that anyone without discernment will fall into the trap. If it's not in the Bible, get it out of your life.
I agree 100%
The problem with that kind of thinking is that you’re limiting God. Where does it say that God can’t bring forth other scripture? It says it no where in the Bible and that whole “add to take away” thing in revelation only applies to the book of revelation.
@@daddyof3852 I am compelled to say your kind of thinking causes people not to trust the word of GOD that is complete. It is you that needs to say it is open to adding.
It is the same trick Satan used in the garden. He cast doubt on GOD'S word just before Adam and Eve made their decision. Don't fall for it.
@@daddyof3852
1God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, 2Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high;
@@daddyof3852 NO it applies to the entire Holy Bible. Who told you that?
They just dropped this book off at my house two days ago and tomorrow when they return I’ll be giving it back. God is so on time in his answer to me about this topic. This is why I praise Him. He’s TOO good!
Same here
Wonderful! I am glad for you!
I would suggest leaving it at the door step or a stool and not interacting with them
So you're giving away another Testament of Jesus Christ? You're giving away accurate history of America? The BoM is not a replacement of the Bible at all. Sad so many still believe it is. There are many testament of Jesus Christ in the bible. The BoM is the latest.
And they WILL BE BACK🙄
My grandparents were both Mormon and fully believed. My great grandfather was John D Lee, he was very close to the founder of the church Joseph Smith and Brigham Young. The LDS church never felt right to me, it felt more cult like. I feel like the generational curses followed our family and I intend on breaking them.
Why does the Trinity not appear in the Bible?peace
@@lufhopespeacefully2037The word doesn't appear but the description of the triune nature of God does!! All the way back to Genesis when God said let US make man in OUR image after OUR likeness.
We all make mistakes
Are you now agnostic, atheist? What do you believe now?
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I was raised Mormon for 4years up until I was 13. Vlad is right on with the Mormon beliefs.
My parents went through the whole temple ceremony at the Los Angeles temple. My brother and I went with them and were shown around the building. We even took the elevator all the way to the top room where they talk to God. According to the guide.
It is a heavy load they put on the woman in that religion.
The suicide rate for women is very high. It is work based and impossible to achieve for a true honest believer of that religion. Such a heavy yoke and then in the end find out you have been swindled by Satan or some fallen angel has to be terrible. There are a lot of good people there that don't know better if only they would just read the bible they would see it is false.
Jesus said my yoke is easy and my burden is light. That is because what HE did is all we need to be saved and the fruit of that is what produces good works through us for the FATHER'S glory.
It can't get any better than that it is the most precious gift of all redemption! Praise HIM.
Amen! Praise Jesus!! ❤❤🙏🏻🙏🏻
book of mormon praises having black slaves and not doing anything about it, they claimed they couldn't do anything about it because of the laws at the time, but claimed to be against slavery, they didn't uphold the standards, to afraid, to scared. just a quick Wikipedia search will help
and the thing about jesus still living, yes but his physical body was gone long ago, had many come up to me and be like, "hes here today, hes living in, (insert whatever state they mentioned) such load of rubbish hahahha Jesus IS living, just not in the way mormons BELIEVE
@@theshanamaster amen to that brother. He is alive. His second coming must be drawing near. Im so ready, I cannot possibly fathom the comfort of Christs return to save us from the tribulation. How the dead in Christ will rise first and then those of us who are in Christ on earth will be caught up with them to meet the Lord in the air! I look forward to the Glory of His return every day. 🙏🏻🙏🏻
@@christianvance1614Amen and Amen 🙏 🙌 👏 ❤️
I was born in the Mormon church in Hong Kong, I pretty much followed all the commandments. But after I attended many times of the temple ceremonies, I felt so wrong doing this deep in my heart. Then I started to look for the history of the ceremony, it ended up this ceremony was copied from the Masons.....
Fr?!! I haven't done much research, but if what you're saying is true, that's wild!
Joseph Smith was a mason who swore to keep the secrets of the masons. Three weeks after he became a master mason he incorporated there secret rituals into the temple. He pissed of many masons when word got out.
@esaac9746 I think they worship Satan
And the Masons took it and tried to preserve it from the ancient prophets and temples of the old and new testament. Who took these ordinances from who? It was a restoration of the true church.
@lorenhale2631 considering the restored church is only 200 years old , I would say the church incorporated someone else’s ceremony seeing the masons go back to Solomon’s temple. If you didn’t know Jesus was a Jew and preached the Ten Commandments. LDS breaks the first two, #6-7.
I'm so happy that the holy spirit revealed this to me. I great up in a Christian home and as an adult I met some Mormon Missionaries and after about 3 encounters I was convinced to join the Church me and my 3 children. Through the years I have become inactive for about 15 years now. The Holy spirit have been working with me and I have not returned to thier Church. They seem to find me all the time but for some reason I don't give in . The Holy is now Speaking through the ministry of Vilad . I'm so thankful to the Lord for This Revelation.
Be careful w/Vlad. He talks about demons a little too much. Our focus should be Jesus and Heaven not demon hunting.
god bless.
The Jesus of the bible is not the Jesus of the book of Mormon.
Mormonism is different - it teaches a different Jesus than the Bible which Smith falsely said was corrupted. Mormonism is more like Islam where another false prophet (Muhammad) came along and said the bible was corrupted and he had his new revelations fixing it - the Quran.
Mormonism teaches their church is the only true church on the face of the earth. Their doctrine teaches all other churches are an "abomination" and are "of the devil."
Joseph Smith History 1:18-19: "My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. ... I was answered that I must join NONE of them, for they were ALL WRONG; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an ABOMINATION in his sight; that those professors were ALL corrupt..."
1 Nephi 14:10 “And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the DEVIL; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the WHORE of all the earth." (emphasis added)
The Bible states many times in various ways Jesus would never let the gates of hell prevail over his church leading to a total apostasy (Isaiah 40:8; Psalms 100:5; Matthew 16:18, 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23-25).
How could this statement be true if Jesus’ Church ceased to exist for almost two millennia? So any church who claims the Church needed to be restored from an apostasy is not a part of the first Church which started long ago in Jerusalem at Pentecost.
Given the Mormon church claims a complete apostasy, it cannot be traced back to the original church.
Jesus said in Matthew 18:16 upon this rock He will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. The rock is Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4; Romans 9:33; Psalm 18:2; 62:6-8, 78:35, 94:22; 2 Samuel 22:2) and if the church ever fell into complete apostasy as Mormons claim, then Jesus would have been made a liar.
In Galatians Paul exhorts our dependence on the word of God instead of founders of movements with additional or restored “truths.” Paul warns not once but twice in Galatians 1:8-9, “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”
Again, the gospel declares truth should not be determined by teaching from angels or even Paul, but based on whether the gospel being preached is the same gospel that was received (as recorded in the Bible).
The Church is the body of believers in Christ and we are likened to a temple in 1 Peter 2:5 “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”
This means people do not need to be members of a particular church, denomination, or group, but need to be born again and repent and accept the free gift of salvation in Christ.
Mormons believe in a Christ DIFFERENT than the one in the bible:
President Hinckley of the Mormon religion declared: In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints ‘do not believe in the traditional Christ.’ ‘No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak.(LDS Church News Week ending June 20, 1998, p. 7)
Apostle Bruce McConkie "we worship the Father and Him only, and no one else." We do not worship the Son and we do not worship the Holy Ghost." 1989 Sermons and Writings of Bruce R. McConkie, 60
Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, on page 742 of Mormon Doctrine, says, “God the Father is a perfected, glorified, holy Man, an immortal Personage. And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. There is nothing figurative about this paternity; he was BEGOTTEN, CONCEIVED and born in the normal and natural course of events, for he is the Son of God, and that designation means what it says.”
Yet, 2 Corinthians 11:4 says it is possible to believe in a false version of Jesus.
At the moment, the Mormon Jesus is eternally progressing, moving up to greater levels of exaltation, along with all the other gods in the universe.
But this is not the case with the Jesus of the Bible. The Bible tells us that: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. (Hebrews 13:8).
If there really are other gods before and after Jesus who are also eternally progressing, then Jesus cannot be the sovereign or supreme ruler over all existence.
Contrary to this, the Bible tells us that Jesus (and for that matter, the Triune God) is all-powerful (Philippians 3:20-21), all-knowing (John 21:17), and all-present (Matthew 28:20).
Apostle O. Pratt: , “…The fleshly body of Jesus required a Mother as well as a Father. Therefore, the Father and Mother of Jesus, according to the flesh, must have been associated together in the capacity of Husband and Wife; hence the Virgin Mary must have been, for the time being, the lawful wife of God the Father. Inasmuch as God was the first HUSBAND TO HER (Mary), it may be that He only gave her to be the wife of Joseph while in this mortal state, and that He intended after the resurrection to again take her as one of his own wives to raise up immortal spirits in eternity….”
The leaders of the LDS Church have also taught that their Jesus was married and had children, and that he was even a polygamist. Again, Apostle Orson Pratt, says in The Seer, page 172, says, “…the great Messiah who was the founder of the Christian religion was a Polygamist…the Messiah chose to take upon himself his seed; and by marrying many honorable wives himself"
The true church will never add to or subtract from, but always hold firm in the essential doctrines of Christianity. These being: The deity of Christ (both God and Man); Salvation (eternal life with God) by grace alone through faith alone; the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ; there is only one God (period); and the trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are three separate persons in one Being.
Praise Lord ! HALLELUJAH ! Thankyou Jesus!
@@brettpinion4233 I'm Mormon, and no, Mormonism does not teach a "different Jesus". All the things you say in your comment are the same things I read over 40 years ago in the anti-Mormon books I found in CHRISTIAN book stores when I was first trying to learn about the Church. It's just so frustrating that you guys still repeat the same things over and over, year after year, and you don't even TRY to learn the truth or understand. And now watch, I'll get all kinds of hate from you loving Christians, and people will say all this mean stuff and try to get me to "see the light" and drop out of the "cult" I'm in, etc. Remember, I have been LDS for over 40 years and I've spent the last 20 years online explaining about the misconceptions people have about the Chruch. I hear the same things year after year, it's just so frustrating! I wish so much I could be interviewed by this person in the video, but of course that will never happen. And you guys all just blindly believe a NONMEMBER.
@@Cindybin46 Thank you Cindy. Please help me understand how your humanoid who became a God like his father before him is the same as the God of the Bible?
One is eternal- the other is not. Bible Jesus-Always existed as God as he is uncreated (He is the Alpha and Omega - beginning and end) Psalm 90:2; Rom 1:22-23; Isaiah 43:10-12, 44:6 with Rev. 1:17-18; Isa. 44:8, 45:5,14,18,21,22, 46:9, 47:8
Mormon Jesus: the firstborn of billions of spirit children of god and one of his wives who became a man and has progressed to Godhood (BOM & D&C teach there is only one God and He has always been God from eternity past) Deseret News June 18, 1873, pp. 308-309; TOPJS p.345; HOC p.305; Gospel Principles 1997 p.305, 1978 p.228; Joseph Smith's King Follett sermon, Ensign, Apr 1971, p.13-14; (BOM Alma 11:28-29; Mos. 15:1,5; 2 Neph. 31:21; Moroni 8:18; Mos. 3:5; Alma 13:7; Moroni 7:22; D&C 20:17)
Is this Biblical Jesus the one you believe in?
John1:[1] In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. [2] The same was in the beginning with God. [3] All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made.
The Jesus of the bible is conceived by the Holy Spirit (miracle). Matt 1:18,20; Luke 1:35
Mormon" Jesus is "Begotten in the flesh"
Begotten through sexual intercourse by God (who has a body of flesh and bones) and Mary. (no miracle)Dec. 2013 Ensign, p. 7; JOD 1:51; JOD 8:115; JOD 4:218; JOD 8:211; DOS, vol. 1, p. 19; MD, B. McConkie, p. 547 & 742
Biblical Jesus is the one and only Messiah (Savior)Isa. 42:8, 43:10-11, 45:21-22; John 14:6; Acts 4:12; 1 John 4:14
Mormon Jesus: Jesus is one of many Saviors / Mormons are the saviors of the world. JOD 14:71, MD p.92, JOD 4:219-220 / JOD 6:163
God created all things in heaven and earth ex-nihilo (out of nothing)Gen. 1:1,31; Col. 1:15-16; Neh. 9:6; John 1:3; Heb. 1:2-3, 1:10-12
Mormon Gods organized (did not create) existing matter to form the earth (BOM teaches God is the sole creator of all things)Abraham 4:1 (BOM: 2 Nephi 2:14-15, 22; Mosiah 4:2, 9; 5:15; 18:28-29; 22:10-11; 3 Nephi 9:15; Mormon 9:11; POGP Moses 2:1)
"But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, if any man preaches any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed."- Galatians 1:8-9
AMEN ❤️
I believe the gospel that the 12 Apostles preached and apostle Paul they preached repentence water baptism in Jesus name and received the gift of the holy ghost and speak with tongues and live a holy life and fellowship with the saints every believer that has obey Acts 2 38 is a saints if your not a saint your a sinner and sinners go to hell if your not baptized in Jesus name your a sinner not a Christian read the book of Acts
Exmormon Christian here. Looking back now as a born again christian, the thing I find most deceiving about Mormonism is how they teach about priesthood. They make such a convincing case that there has to be a “modern prophet” guiding a “true church” and that the prophet needs to be a part of God’s inner circle to guide us. Because they’re so legalistic and speak so strongly against drinking and premarital sex, it actually leads to a more successful life than the average dude and then they attribute that success to them belonging to the “true church”. It’s super hard to convince them of anything because they believe the Vatican took a lot of important stuff out of the Bible and therefore they know more than you because they have the “restored” gospel. They become so hard in their hearts just like the Pharisees in Jesus’ time. It really is only the spirit that can convince them. Convincing them by showing them scripture is so incredibly hard to do. Most of my family is still active Mormon and I just keep praying that God opens their hearts like He did mine.
Exmormo here too Jake, praying for my family. Will pray for yours.❤
You got it. And it’s such a well put together church that it’s so hard for them to believe it’s not true. And they can be so prideful. I’ve heard they are way better people outside of Utah though. They remind me of Luke18:10-14
God is able 🙏🏿
@@inChristalone1960 I'm Mormon, and if you guys were actual members of the LDS church, you never really understood it. It just astounds me that people blindly believe these nonmembers who make videos thinking they can teach everyone about a church that they aren't even a member of! I'm a CONVERT to the LDS church, and I read all these misconceptions people have YEARS ago, well before I was baptised.
@@anticlimacus6236Yes, there are many verses in the Bible that are mistranslated and are often misunderstood by mainstream Christian churches. That is why a restoration was needed. In the LDS church we have the Book of Mormon and other latter-day revelation that helps shed light on the Bible.
So crazy I just started researching all of this for evangelism and teaching purposes...
Right on time,I trust your teacings
I was just researching this last night then this popped up in my feed today. I knew something was very wrong with this cult.
Same!!!!
All I have to say is that Vlad is not right about what he said about the Mormon faith. He went to anti-Mormon sites to get his info. It was very irresponsible.
I was born and raised in the Mormon church. My ancesters were Mormon pioneers. I was drawn out of Mormonism to the True Biblical Jesus Christ by Heavenly Father. I am forever grateful! All glory to God. Mormonism has false gods, a false distorted gospel...it is Freemasonic. They believe they will become gods. They reject the virgin birth. They diminish GOD to elevate man. TmIt is blasphemy and ldolatry. Everything in this video is correct. Thank you pastor. The Mormon people are deeply decieved. My family are still members. Please pray for the satanic strongholds to be released from them and that their eyes may be opened.
They are lost and blind. 😢
@@daddyof3852No Sir. He is absolutrly correct. Please continue to prayerfully research. 40 yrs. experience and syudy says otherwise.
Joseph Smith, his brother, and his father were all Freemasons, and on the day that the Mormon church was founded he got promoted to "Master Mason" in Freemasonry
So? They may have also liked buttered bread or oatmeal.
@@whatwhome6914silly comment, you obviously don't know the severity of him being a freemason.
@@whatwhome6914Freemasonry is Luciferian.
@@whatwhome6914 New huh?
@@whatwhome6914he stole their secret handshakes and rituals from the masons that are still used in the temple today
Pastor Vlad, You forgot another huge one they believe that satan is Jesus's brother...so blasphemous to even think that. I'm so thankful Jesus saved me from this cult and I am grateful, thankful and blessed for my salvation in Jesus Christ. Praise God!
Yes. We believe both satan and Jesus is ALL of our brothers. As we are all his children.
Satan fell from Gods presence because he seeked to take Gods power. As a result He was thrust down and the Bible says the heavens wept concerning Lucifer when he fell. His name was Lucifer before he became Satan. Lucifer was one of Gods children.
@@JTD.223That is a deception.
@@JTD.223Satan is not God's brother Satan is God's creation. Yeshua is the alpha and the omega the beginning and the end. He is God made flesh.
@@JTD.223 You are being deceived. Ask God to show you the truth. Satan is a liar and he comes only to kill steal and destroy.
John 8:44 You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
This was an unbelievably informative video. A lot of this I didn’t know. It’s very bizarre to me to have a church called the church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and yet completely ignore the very teachings of Jesus Christ. To relegate the Bible to “furniture “ and elevate other books is beyond me. The Bible is life, the Bible is food. Ty Pastor Vlad, great work.
Joshua 22:5
This isnt good information. This is misleading information. Vlads purpose is not to educate you, but to blind you. If you want to know the truth about any church, its best to go to that church and not someone so clearly full of hate.
Yep
if by informative you mean inaccurate and disingenuous
@@derekalineal inaccurate and disingenuous, two words that perfectly describe mormonism if trying to be very polite.
Otherwise the words satanic, fraudulent, deceptive, dishonest, predatory, and cult apply best.
@@patrickhenry236 Clever. I suppose I can empathize with why you feel this way. But I respectfully disagree. I have studied many religions including Evangelical Christianity and I feel The Church of Jesus Christ is the fullest and truest of them all. I have a deep testimony of the fundamental doctrines restored by the prophet Joseph Smith. This is a spiritual conviction, one that has come to me personally through study and prayer, confirmed by still small voice of the Holy Spirit. I am not a gaslighted cultist. My church does not deceive me or prey on me. My choice is deliberate. It has been challenged hundreds of times. I will finish where I started, I respect your beliefs, I only ask for the same Christian favor in return.
I'm convinced the same Angel that came to Mohammed was the same one that came to establish another anti-Christ religion, Mormonism, to sway as many people from God as possible.
Lds church is not anti- Christ.
I am a born again spirit filled Christian but I visited a mormon church once in 1984 with my mormon friend. I challenged her that if I went to her church once , she had to come to my church once. It was such a demonic experience and I could feel the presence of the devil in that big building. The good thing is that she came to my church and got saved a few months after that. She loved my charismatic church and came back tons of times too. She never went back to her old mormon abominations church again. I give all the Glory to Jesus. I am nothing , just a willing vessel for the Holy Spirit to work through Amen.
Haha you need to relax. Calling a church visit demonic illustrates a little bit of confusion on your part.
glory to Jesus amen 🙏🏾
Who are you to tell him to relax? He said he felt the presence of the devil because that church is not of God.
Is that what your church taught you?? HAHAHAH
Am in Uganda,but there so many mormon churches here ,but when you listen to their teaching my friend you will go crazy,forexample they say holy ghost ,they baptise for the dead,they also believe that our JESUS was a brother to satan, they don't even take tea.But praise GOD am not one of them neither my family.
Ignorance is bliss❤❤
Herbal tea
Paul spoke of Baptisms for the dead. Why is taking about the holy ghost weird?
Cults often have certain characteristics that distinguish them from mainstream religious or social groups. Here are some common features:
1. Charismatic Leadership: Cults typically revolve around a central charismatic leader who is often seen as infallible or divine. The leader's authority is rarely questioned by followers.
2. Absolute Authority and Control: The leader or leaders maintain absolute authority and control over members, often dictating all aspects of their lives, including personal, social, and economic decisions.
3. Isolation: Cults often isolate their members from the outside world, including their families and friends, to increase dependency on the group and to minimize external influence.
4. Us vs. Them Mentality: Cults commonly cultivate an "us vs. them" mentality, where the group is seen as morally superior and outsiders are viewed as corrupt or unenlightened.
5. Indoctrination and Brainwashing: Members undergo intensive indoctrination processes that can involve brainwashing techniques aimed at breaking down an individual's sense of identity and replacing it with the group's beliefs.
6. Exploitation: Cults frequently exploit members financially, emotionally, and sometimes sexually. Members may be required to donate large sums of money or personal property to the group.
7. Manipulation and Deception: The group often uses manipulation and deception to recruit and retain members, including promising false benefits or hiding the true nature of the group.
8. Extreme Loyalty and Commitment: Members are expected to show extreme loyalty and commitment to the group, often at the expense of personal relationships and well-being.
9. Fear and Intimidation: Cults often use fear, intimidation, and punishment to maintain control and silence dissent. This can include threats of harm or consequences for leaving the group.
10. Secrecy: Many cults operate under a veil of secrecy, restricting access to information about the group's practices and beliefs to outsiders and even to lower-ranking members.
Each cult can vary in the degree to which these characteristics are present, and not all groups with one or two of these traits are necessarily cults. The combination and intensity of these characteristics are what usually define a cult.
I met 2 young guys in Japan who were trying to get me to read the mormon book and we had a good chat i tried to to show them the word of God trough the Bible and we had a calm discussion but they didnt take my word as a Christian , we still prayed for each other and went out own ways .
I was amazed at how unrealistic their stories were , i hope the holy spirit guides them to truth .
Again, I am Mormon! All you people here are NOT Mormon, yet you believe these ridiculous videos that claim to know all about Mormonism. So infuriating.
Don't pray with them. This from the book of 2 John: If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.
@@PryorTravis Again, there are SO many misconceptions about the LDS church. I'm Mormon, having joined over 40 years ago. Please do not believe anti-Mormon videos like these, made by NONMEMBERS who do not know what they are talking about!
Did they tell you the story about the guy who turned a piece of wood into a snake and then used it split a river in half after speaking to a bush that was on fire?
@@HaleStorm49 yup 🤣
Father, thank you I was born to a Christian family, to parents who believe JESUS is the SON of THE FATHER. Thank you FATHER, you gave me a Christian husband and I'm surrounded with Christian friends. FATHER, yours is the kingdom, majesty, glory, honour and praises for evermore. In the mighty NAME of JESUS by the power of the HOLY SPIRIT, Amen!
@@anticlimacus6236 Father, thank you that I was born from a Christian family and not from a family from a Mormon faith whose founder Joseph Smith practised polygamist having 40 wives. Thank you Father I'm not a Mormon who reads the Mormon book from the demonic angel Moroni. Thank you Father I'm not a Mormon.
@@anticlimacus6236the spirit of anger is in you anticlimacus6236. Do not read comments anymore lest the spirit of anger is provoking you to be anger. May the Lord Jesus be upon your heart and give you a spirit of patience and understanding and spirit of peace. Go search for Mormons and discuss that to them not to me. Peace be upon you. And may THE LORD give you courage to talk and convert Mormons.
@@anticlimacus6236 I also thank you Father I'm not from Jehovah's witness, a Hindu, a Catholic, a Muslim, a pagan, Buddhist, again a Mormon and an atheist!
@@anticlimacus6236 I'm truly grateful I'm not a Mormon! Passive aggressive is may sound but that's how I feel. I'm very grateful I'm not a Mormon. 👍👍👍👍👍
There's a long story behind this but I'll just say this much. Round about 25 years ago, after some "investigation" as they call it, i joined the lds church. Bear in mind, I'd gotten saved 6 years prior. A year later, God pulled me out of it and told me, almost word for word that the Jesus they worship is not the real Jesus. Not trying to start a debate with this and i won't engage in one. I'm just saying what God told me. To add along to what's said in the video.
Thank God you were led to the truth. Amen!
It sounds like Satan told you that because I know as a Mormon that we do worship the Jesus from the Bible.
@@daddyof3852 No you don't, heretic.
Amen, they sure don't.
@@daddyof3852 so you follow Jesus, the creator of all things in heaven and on earth? Or are you talking about the spirit brother of Lucifer (and us all) who was created by the Father and 'heavenly mother'.
I'm LDS. It is beyond both cultism and Christianity, it is the greatest religion in the whole world.
Religion...you got that right. Man made religion. A personal relationship with Jesus Christ as your Lord and savior and the Holy Bible is all we need...not a religion that adds to the word of God with such blasphemy.
@@Ang4God777 Nah, it's from God. All the other Christians believe God will roast 90% of humanity in hell for all eternity. Now that, is blasphemy. And that, is why I am LDS.
Amen 🙏 amen 🙏
My best friend is a Mormon and she's a very bright, bubbly woman. Only that, I guess she's in love with the church she grew up with. I love her so much, please pray for her and her whole family. I pray that God may use me or use other Christians to give light unto this darkness.
Before he passed away, Billy Graham did a weekend retreat with Glenn Beck who famously got his life together after converting to Mormonism. Graham had classified Mormonism as a cult, but after the retreat concluded that Beck did in fact know Jesus. There are def some janky things going on with the Mormon church, but there does seem to be some Mormons who the Lord seems to honor. I don't know what that means, but God's ways are better than mine.
Is that because Glenn had not studied the doctrine and history of Mormonism? I fail to see how anyone could THOROUGHLY study and understand the Bible and the doctrines of any cult (RCC, SDA, LDS, JW etc) and still claim to be a Christian. The person will either denounce Biblical Christianity (as most Catholic apologists, JW, SDA apologists do) or denounce the cult.
@@kenid4144 Hey man, I am not claiming to understand it. I'm just telling you what Billy Graham said about him.
@jaredschaffer690 Thanks for the objectivity. I really appreciate it. You gave a great example of someone that tried to listen and understand Glen's faith without condemning and being open to a different viewpoint. I believe in Jesus Christ, he is my Savior and Redeemer. If someone has arbitrary requirements to be a ""Christian" and I don't check those boxes, that doesn't change my relationship with Jesus. We will never be 4th century Christians.
God bless
Billy Graham...
Jared, I can say without hesitation that Glenn Beck is not a Christian. On his program on January 7th in 2021, and on February 21st or 22nd(if memory serves me right) Glenn made statements denying the truth of God's word.
In essence, he deliberately attempted to alter the Bible and scripture to advance a political narrative he desired. He deliberately lied because he felt the ends justified the means.
As such Glenn Beck is a hypocrite and most definitely one who Christ spoke of saying "On that day, many will cry out to Me saying `Lord, look at everything we have done for you in order to serve you!' And I will say to them that I never knew them." Billy Graham is not God, and works of the flesh do not mean you know Christ. Glenn will have to answer for his hypocrisy and deliberate mis-teaching, and the Bible is very clear on what the fate of teachers who attempt to twist or alter scripture for their own ends is.
I’m part of LDS and I am so confused. I’m being ripped in half mentally.
just read the Bible and Book of Mormon and pray. You will be fine.
I'd be interested to know what your confusion is surrounding. Hope you can't find answers! Seek God always. He will manifest himself to the true seekers. Not always in our time but he does answer
Thank you for making this known to us. I always wondered why Mormons were so different yet they say they believe in Jesus Christ and that he is our savior. Just the fact that they carry a King James Bible and even a Book of Mormon but do not preach the actual doctrine should be a red flag for anyone, including Mormons. I actually know a family who are Mormons, one of their daughters used to play with my daughter in Kindergarten. They were kind and giving people. I was beside myself the day I learned that the wife and even her mother and father converted from their Christian faith, probably Baptist or Protestant. This would mean they had to give up their belief in the one true God (God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit) One Triune God. It’s a rejection of the true faith in that Jesus is the Way the Truth and the Life. I pray for them. I’ll pray more, knowing more about Mormonism. It sounds like a cult. Joseph Smith was visited by some demonic being. Of course Satan would want God to be lowered, saying He was Adam and blah blah blah. What a horrible thing. I pray God have mercy especially on those who were falsely led before even knowing Jesus.
Oh for heaven's sake, yet ANOTHER Internet person who believes a NONMEMBER! Remember, he is not Mormon. I have been Mormon for over 40 years, having joined in my 20s. There are SO many anti-Mormon videos out there, mostly made by people who are not even Mormon yet they think they have the knowledge and authority to teach people all about our "evil ways". It's so ridiculous. And they all repeat the same misconceptions I read in the anti-Mormon books I found over 40 years ago in CHRISTIAN book stores, when I was first trying to learn about the LDS Church! I took time to learn the truth and I wish others would as well. You say that Mormonism "sounds" like a cult. Have you read the Book of Mormon? Have you studied, pondered and prayed and asked God if it is true? Another book I read all those years ago is "A Marvelous Work and a Wonder" by LeGrand Richards. He explains the DOCTRINES of the Church, why a restoration was needed, the Bible verses that are often misunderstood by mainstream Christian churches, etc. I highly recommend this book!
Being "Mormon" myself I know for a fact that Adam is not God in the flesh. The church never once taught such a thing nor ever will. Even now the leaders do not teach such things. This was a blatant lie to disparage against the Church. And sadly this fellow either intentionally omitted facts or is ignorant to the truth and never did his own research of the facts. This much I can testify is much of what was said in this video are lies and don't bear an ounce of truth. I can break down every step in this video and expose what was expressed in each point of the falsehoods shared. It's not particularly hard to do so, it will take more time than I can spare at the moment. My advice is, go to a more reliable source.
@@anticlimacus6236 it is not evil to correctly analyze a situation and make righteous judgment about it. The Bible itself says, "Do not judge according to appearance, but judge with righteous judgment." - John 7:24
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Studying the Word of God gives plenty of valid opportunities to critique the teachings and practices of Mormonism. Mormons do a great job of presenting the outward appearance of holy people, but they reject the one upon whom holiness is found and worship a false image of him that Joseph Smith invented. If he wasn't visited by a demon, then most likely he was drunk or high on psychedelic drugs when he came up with all the many, seriously flawed doctrines that permeated the LDS both in the past and today.
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So until you're ready to point out specifically where the "logic is wrong" and back it up with the Bible, I reject your claim as groundless. And yes, this comment is full of judgment, but it is not my personal judgment. Rather, it is the judgment the Word of God in the Holy Bible, pronounces on the false doctrines and teachings of the Mormon church. Mormons worship a false god. They should stop immediately, repent, and turn to the true God of Christianity. This is straight from the Bible, not from me. I'm simply bearing the message faithfully.
I'm sorry you haven't taken the opportunity to get to know us or our doctrine more. This is a very skewed take on it. I'd be happy to answer any questions you have
@@sidwhiting665 my righteous judgement tells me that obtaining a bride who was age 14 is serious. This was mid 1800’s, and I’m being conservative on that age. In fact, some of my readings were between the ages of 12 and 13.
Jesus Christ never told his apostles to go and obtain several wives.
My brother is a Mormon , he recently came back from his mission,how I wish God would show him the right way 😭
Wht u need to do ,is to pray for him Holy Spirit to talk to him,God himself to manifest to him
Can u jus put here his name!
We must pray for him
Oh for heaven's sake, why would you want to do that? I'm Mormon, you know. I can read all these mean, hurtful comments and I can hear this video. Yet nobody here seems to care that you are insulting us! It's so frustrating.
@@christinewomanoffaith5479 Obed Barrack
@@leahbwende1383 okay dearest Jesus ll do it
LDS member here, who what you guys call Mormon! I just wanted to say that most stuff here is true but not true at the same time! My friend from another church had came to me showing me this exclaiming about how she is spreading false information about my church! Every Sunday, we go to church. Our church lasts 2 hours. The first hour is sacrament meeting! That's when 3-4 people give talks about topics that they were given by our bishop! Before the talks, we take the sacrament. We focus on hor Jesus was resurrected, unlike most churches who focus on him dying for us! We have 2 books, The Bible and book of Mormon! The Book of Mormon is a series of prophets or just people who like had experiences like Nephi and Moroni! At the end, I believe Moroni challenges us to pray to Heavenly Father, not Jesus, about the book of Mormon. People assume that we are Mormons because of the Book of Mormon, but we are infact Latter Day saints, which are Christians! Sundays for us are rest days! Your allowed to go on nature walks and watch TV, it just depends on your household rules! Missionaries aren't going to hunt you down lol, they just simply knock on your door to spread the gospel for the gathering of Israel! We pay 10% of earnings to our church to be used to build temples and donate to charity. The founder, Joseph Smith, translated the Book of Mormon and restored the church! Also, there has never been a rule that people of color can't attend our church! Yes, Cane was cursed with black skin for commiting the first murder, but that doesn't mean all people of color are cursed. Missionaries are called to serve and spread the gospel, they don't force anything. You can leave the church whenever you like, but we aren't a cult!
I’m a Latter Day Saint (Mormon) here to say Jesus Christ is the center of my life as well as my church. Not sure what else I can say but there are plenty who are not LDS who tell me constantly I don’t believe in or worship Jesus my lord and savior. Isn’t it strange when people try to tell you what you believe?
Don't listen to them.
They are fools. We are the CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST, and they claim that we do not love him or do not abide by his word.
@@fructis_crowd961 did you watch the video?? yes - you can 'love Jesus' but still be misled... please ... have an open heart God is knocking !!
isn't it strange when someone tries to convert you to their church, and then they describe a pagan cult and call it christian?
what's the matter with you that you can't understand common english spoken in the vernacular?
you must be spiritually oppressed by demons.
@@BigBuddeAmen. They are being deceived and brainwashed.
Thank you so much for this video pastor. Thank you for sharing the truth and thank you for sharing what’s false. God bless you, in Jesus Christ name Amen 🙏🏽♥️🔥
Heart breaking, so thoughtful people being missled by this 😢
I used to live in utah and Mormons are the hardest people to witness to 😢
Because they think they're right and have the truth and that WE are wrong. Someone that thinks that way will always be hard headed. Pretty much only God can get through to em
I was going to say it's their pride.
Johovah's witnesses and Mormons are both the same if you try that.
That may be true but it’s only because we hold Gods truth and want others to have it.
@@EphemeralProductionsYes, they shun theit families and friends when they leave. This happened to me.
I have a friend at church who was a bishop in the Mormon church . After he started reading the Bible he realized , through the Holy Spirit , that he Mormon church was a cult .
What's funny is that their heretical book has been disproved when Smith mistranslated the Book of Abraham. You can compare his false translation to the translation by modern day Egyptologists. They do not match up. Case closed.
The case is not actually closed. Most of what Joseph smith had was burned in a fire and the remains that are left were specifically not translated by Joseph smith.
Even if the translation is not accurate to the papyrus this does not explain how Joseph got right that Abraham was known for astrology and that human sacrifice was being performed in Egypt at that time since neither of those details were known at the time Joseph translated the book of Abraham.
@@seanwilson2798
Hello Mr. Mormon Apologist. 😂
Where in the bible says that we can pray to Jesus?
I always believed that we pray to the father in the name of Jesus😱
And I’m a born again Christian!!
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Acts 7:59, Romans 8:26, Jude 1:20, John 15:26. God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are all One.
My church sister warned me of Mormon teachings
I am disappointed Pastor Vlad. I am a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. And though we may differ in some points of doctrine, we love Jesus and we recognize Him as our Savior just like you do. I believe this is a time when all good people need to pull together, to lift and not tear down. I have subscribed to your channel and been so impressed with your wisdom in the past. I'm sorry you feel the need to tear down other religions and say things that are not true. Good luck and God bless you, your family and your followers. I will be unsubscribing.
I am LDS, too. I have watched more of Vlad’s videos than I can count. This video was disappointing. If I love my Savior Jesus Christ with all of my heart and am building my life around following His teachings, WHO can say that I am NOT a Christian? He is the very source of joy and peace that I seek. I have joined this channel for the same reason others do- to grow stronger in my faith of Jesus Christ. Vlad, please know your audience. The effort made on this video could’ve been used to unify those who are seeking Jesus Christ.
Scary blasphemy!!! Thank you My brother Vlad!😊
Wow, I can't believe I just got my answer I pray that God show me an organization show me that to where I can feel his presence because I don't want to be like the talent with the Coin that didn't go out and preach God's word so I ran across these Seventh-day Adventist churches that are coming over tomorrow but God must have led me to you because I prayed and asked God will he showed me a sign to see whether or not these people are from you,God. So I thank God for leading me to you this morning and I thank you Pastor Vlad for answering my prayer 🙏I will be canceling my study with them tomorrow. Because I believe in Jesus Christ as our Lord and savior thank you Pastor so much💫💯🙏
My family gave me a ‘Revised Mormon edition’ but there LDS church. They told me the Mormon is an extension of the Bible and that the small Bridgeway Assembly church that I was going to was a false church or discriminatory to this faith. So I decided to test this theory and took the book to church and asked my pastor 😂 they were never discriminating and simply told me ‘it contradicts the Bible’ And I thought ‘well gods word Doesn’t contradict itself gods word IS life’ So I started studying and turns out I did find lots of information on contradiction and part of that was taught to me at a young age and I didn’t even realize it… 😑 Then I looked at my dads Bible turns out it had extra scripture put into it because it was a John Smith Bible. Scriptures that my King James Bible didn’t have… so I wondered if they were added to further support the Book of Mormon and god warns that whosoever adds to the Bible will get taken out from the book of life. So yea.. got woken to the truth but now my parents are disappointed in me because I won’t read the book now 🙄
What kept me so confused is that this was mixed teachings of Christianity and Mormonism so I never caught the differences until I read my Bible 😮💨
God bless, thank God you're free. The Devil is a sly one. And you're not the only one with mislead parents. Mine too. God Help both our parents and all our loved one's to come unto the knowledge of the truth.
Joseph Smith Jr the founder was involved in devil worshipping at the time
Why does the Trinity not appear in the Bible?peace
@@lufhopespeacefully2037 The Trinity is clearly visible. I can give you the scriptures if you would like
@@tucomtyler My parents aren’t in the truth yet 😣 and some refuse to believe in me cause I’m young and not worthy of believing to them… 😒
I'm LDS. We believe Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ the Son, and the Holy Spirit are 3 distinct separate beings. Different than the Catholic trinity.
That is unbiblical. John 10:30- "The Father and I are one." This clearly shoes that Jesus Christ is God. John 1:18- " No one has ever seen God, but the one and only Son, who is himself God, and is in closest relationship with the father, has made him known. Jesus Christ is God and died for us all. Believe in him, his deity, and his resurrection, and you will be saved!
@@dannyboy7237 he's talking about their will is the same. They are unified together. It does not mean they are the same literal person. Also, Heavenly Father references His Son (Matthew 3:17) and Jesus references the Father throughout the Bible. The Bible and the BoM mesh perfectly.
@@dannyboy7237Jesus spent most of his life in prayer? He was praying to himself?
I think as long as people are clear that Mormonism or LDS are a different cult or faith then there is no confusion!
Different than the words of Jesus. " l and the Father are One"
"The Father is Spirit , You must worship Him in Spirit and truth."
I choose Jesus over Joseph the occultist everytime.
You always answer right on point in my life. I was just curious about this!
ex mormon here. It’s just a thing this guy joseph smith started, a career conman. he found opportunity in religion when his other scans weren’t working out. he just used christianity because at that time there was a a crazy interest in religion and many people testing out different churches. he made a sim that he asked god if any of them were true, and god showed up and told him he needs to start the “true church”
They do more strange things like the baptism of the dead and ect...😵💫 Thank you so much for this video ! 🙌🏿
Yep. That's why they have their huge family history database! I think it's the biggest one around if I'm not mistaken! And it's all in support of getting baptized for their dead relatives.
Very creepy
Yes!
@@EphemeralProductions They also baptize by proxy, people who are dead and not Mormon. I don't think that is something they are supposed to be doing and it's not in the Bible, either
Buptisim of the dead😢😳
I think the bottom line is anything extra Biblical should not be what we practice. The same applies to catechisms of the Roman Catholic church. They are doctrinally created by the Vatican councils of men and place the pope is infallible. At the end of the day, we have to only go by the Bible, which is the inspired word of God…who is Jesus (John 1) the word become flesh.
There has been a lot of doctrinal division lately. I believe this is part of the end of shaking/purification of the body of the Christ/church. However we have to tread lightly not to further division and do the work of the enemy to separate the body. God has showed me that denominations will be dealt with heading into the end times.
I don't hold to any denomination. I think you're spot on. If it isn't in the Bible, we should not be teaching or practicing it as though it were. Otherwise we're teaching as doctrine the commandments of men.
Extra Biblical believes such as the trinity were however held up in this video.
@@andrewdurfee3896 The Trinity is not extra Biblical.
I’m glad you’re speaking on this topic Vlad. I have been wondering about the Mormon religion for some time now.
Be curious enough to investigate for yourself. That’s what I did instead of just taking someone else’s opinion and making a judgement
@@SaintJan13 I’ve researched it on my own as well. A bit naive of you to make assumptions but anyhow.
@@purple7vi0let “wondering” is very different from actually investigating. The findings of any research is based on the source of the information gathered. I find this entire video full of assumptions and very little fact. I will encourage anyone who is curious about our faith to pick up a copy of the Book of Mormon; pray to the God of Jesus Christ whom you worship every day before reading the entire book; attend our sacrament meeting; sit down and chat with one of our members; and at the end, if you feel it is not for you then okay, at least you did your due diligence in finding out for yourself whether the church is of satan or of God.
@@SaintJan13 I respect your beliefs. Thank you for sharing and commenting
@@purple7vi0letagreed. If you haven't read the book, you can't say you've investigated it. The whole premise of the church rises and falls with the book of Mormon. Pray before and after you read. Ask for God to manifest its truth or falsehood to you. He will not deceive you. Read with real intent and a true openess to him and his truth.
Jesus taught us how to pray. He taught us to pray to the Father, not to Him. He is interceding for us. This was a great teaching!
I agree with you, I was actually looking for someone in the comments who would mention this .
But that’s not what Vlad said. He said that we refuse to pray to Jesus which isn’t true. I speak to God the Father and Jesus.
Why does the Trinity not appear in the Bible?peace
@@lufhopespeacefully2037 it is there God the Father, God the son, and God the holy spirit, they are all God .
Please refer to 1 john 5: 7 - indicating that the three are one. Read your bible bro and stop looking for a word, that's why Christ spoke in parable because he knew that people had ears but did not hear and had eyes but could not see. Some of them did not know what he meant because they were not wise.
Thank you .
@@ChildOfChrist84 ,,ty for replying.,, as far as i know trinity is an old worshipping for some an egyptians who have worshipped ezice,authorice&hurce ,later on the church has hijacked the notion&also The concept of a trinity predates the Bible. The much older Hindu Vedas had a holy trinity.Called the trimurti, it was Brahma the creator, Vishnu the preserver, and Shiva the destroyer, three individual deities that are also a single deity.
I live in Cyprus. A missionary gave me a book of Mormon 9 years ago but i never read it. I was always curious about Mormon people after that event because they seem like a really nice and kind people.
its ok the vast, vast, vast majority of Mormons never read it either, though all will lie and say they did. Mormons can be nice people, but, when you consider how they love to rip people of (as evidenced by the fact more MLMs are started in Utah than anywhere else) and their penchant for child sex crimes, that quickly goes away.
I'd encourage you to read it sometime. I know I have grown closer to God every time I read it. Pray before and after you read. Seek and ye shall find. Knock and it shall be opened unto you.
Discernment is not knowing the difference between right abd wrong, it's knowing the difference between what ia right and what seems to be right. 🔥
Mormonism teaches its a magical power and that ALL their have this magic power in the "spirit" tells all Mormon leaders the truth about anyone instantly and on demand. The church goes on with such idiotic things like how it allows the Mormon leader to instantly, "know the truth about a person or situation". Its common for little children to be taught they cant lie to a bishop because they are lie detectors, the corrupt church even published Sunday school materials on it. Of course nobody ever asks if the corrupt LDS have this power and instantly know this as the corrupt church teaches they do, why is it so many of the LDS bishops are pedophiles who were practicing their trade BEFORE their last interview with church officials, and how is it the LDS church has put REGISTERED sex offenders (like in the case of LDS elders quorum president Michael Adam Davis) in positions over children? Well if what the LDS church teaches is "true" as all Mormons have to swear it is, their "god" is a corrupt sicko pervert who is into sex with little children, or the other possibility is that this liek most things the corrupt racist church teaches is a complete lie.
Every church right now falls very short!
Yes don't add nor subtract from the Father's word, it is written!
There is still no true church upon the face of the earth. Zion is ransomed and polluted yet to be redeemed. Joseph wasn't establishing a true church other than promoting repentance as defined by God himself. The church organization stands as a stumbling block for believers, and Christians jumping on the band wagon stumble themselves when they lump the Book of Mormon in with the church. No one ever lumped the Bible in with the Catholic church. The word of God stands on its own regardless of which church seeks to build itself up or put others down through manipulating the word of God.
My sister in law is Mormon, their beliefs very much parallels the Egyptian book of the dead. Which was newly translated, and not widely known, at the time of Mormonism' s founding.
Thank you, Vlad! God bless you. Your teachings have blessed me so much. Thank you for your obedience to Christ & may we continue to be led by Holy Spirit and Him alone!!!
I don’t understand how a video about demonizing another faith is a blessing. Vlad was very wrong about all he said save a few points. The guy went to anti-Mormon sites that teach false doctrine then spewed it here like it was scripture.
@@daddyof3852 Vlad was correct; as an ex Mormon, now a Christian, I confirm his statements as true and plead with you to read the Holy Bible for the truth. Don’t forget that Satan can appear as an angel of light and sow lies and deception, and Joseph Smith WAS deceived, alas, and myself too. Repent and change your beliefs before it’s too late. God bless you.
I can not understand how anyone can still be a Mormon, the tablet that smith claimed to translate was tracked down and translated it was spells to guide a person through the afterlife buried with someone in ancient Egypt
You have to pay 10% of your money before taxes and prove it every year to go to the Temple. The church has 200 billion dollars.
That’s a biblical commandment, that’s not from the Book of Mormon. If you aren’t doing that you are not following the Bible
Vlad, would you Please make another video like this one regarding Jahovas witness vs Christianity. Thank you 🙏
why vs? is this a game to you?
@@ShisuYakimura64 Game?, you are thinking GAMES at a time like this, when the sanctity souls are at stake. You think this is a game? You dare ask me if this is a game?
I studied many Christian faiths and I became part of many before I made my ultimate decision and Jahovas witness was one of them. They do not believe that Mary was a virgin, their Bible states they Jesus is a god. That’s right, with lower case “g” in the first chapter of John. They say they refer to the KJV but they don’t. They refer to the lighthouse version New world Bible. They do not believe the Holy Spirit is God. They do not believe in the ONE TRIUNE God. I’d like this pastor to delve deeper into this, incase my research is not fully accurate. If seeking truth is a GAME to you, it is NOT for me. So, I respectfully ask that you do not reflect your internal beliefs onto me. May truth set you free.
The garden of Eden was in Missouri?
I like Missouri, but that’s a bit much.
😂
It had to be somewhere why not America?
@@daddyof3852
Well sure. May as well be in the best country on Earth b
That’s crazy
@@daddyof3852 Why not America? Because the Bible says it was near the Euphrates and Tigris rivers. Those rivers do not exist in America
Just to clarify that people are not to add or take away from 'this book' refers to the book of revelation. The Bible isn't a 'book' it's a collection of books and that warning was for those who specifically change anything in revelation. Because people HAVE made changes to the Bible, specifically king James and other translations. But all translations should be the same for the book of revelation if they have the fear of God in them.
Thank you! It is frustrating when people reject the Book of Mormon because of that verse. If you are going to reject the Book of Mormon, at least have a better reason than that verse.
@@seanwilson2798 Sure no problem! The book of Mormon is simply rejected by one verse in Galatians explaining that even if an angel of God comes preaching a different gospel to not listen to them! Toss that book of Mormon in the fire man it's demonology at its finest.
Galatians 1:8 ESV
[8] But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach to you a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be accursed.
No such thing as a celestial heaven and you will never be a God of your own planet. That's a doctrine of demons!
@rebornasdavid
The only issue there is that they teach the same gospel. Paul’s warning about false angels implies that there will also be true angels sent to teach. Otherwise he would say reject all angels that come. Similarly a warning against false prophets implies that there will be true prophets. Otherwise he would say reject all prophets who come after us.
In order to see if the Book of Mormon teaches a different gospel it must be read. I have read both and believe them to be the same gospel.
The gospel is the good news that Jesus was sent by the Father to do the will of the Father. That he died on the cross taking upon him the sins of the world and bringing to pass the resurrection, so that the world would be judged by Him. That all who believe on His name will be saved.
See 3 Nephi 27, Acts 2 and Philippians 2
@@seanwilson2798 But they don't teach the same gospel at all. There is nowhere in scripture that says you will become a God of your own planet. In fact the teaching that you will become a God is in direct violation of scripture that says in Isaiah 43:10 "There was no God formed before me, nor shall there be any after me.". And again in Isaiah 44:6 "Beside me there is no God". Yet you would try to have me believe you would become a God? Ha! No thanks.
We are not playing games here man. We are taking about the eternal salvation your very soul. Would you seriously risk going to hell for eternity over the fact you would believe in the book of Mormon when every Christian in the world is trying to tell you to stop following a false gospel? Get out of that crap please man and come join us.
The teaching if the Bible is simply this: that we are willing vessels here to serve. When we get to heaven we are humble before God and do his will not our own. The tracking of the book of Mormon is that you will become a God of your own planet and have your very own spiritual children as well. Not only is that a different and false gospel just think about this yourself. Who wants to have power over nations and worlds and doesn't want to serve but wants to be served? That's the devil bro. Mormonism is satanism in disguise. You have been deceived. I pray you open your eyes to the truth and the truth will set you free.
@@seanwilson2798 I the book of Mormon truly teaches the same gospel then please show me which verse teaches about the Celestial heaven, terrestrial heaven, telestial heaven and outer darkness. What verse in scripture can I read that speaks of those things?
What verse in the Bible says I have to work to earn my salvation? Because Ephesians 2:8 says by grace through faith you are already saved, NOT by works, so that no man may boast. It's a free gift from God! So tell me please where does it say I have to work to get saved? Show me the verse please.
If you can't provide these verses, you are following a false gospel.
I learned my LDS friends are mis guided. Jesus Christ is a Living GOD. I praise him all day, everyday. AMEN
Ive actually listened to an Ex Mormon who became a born again Christian. Who found out that the Mormonism wasnt not a Christian faith.
Thank you so much for talking about this. It is such an important topic.
It’s important that the world knows that Vlad is very very wrong about all he said. He seeks to destroy other faiths. Everything he said was incorrect.
@daddyof3852 vlad has to stick to content that the higher ups feel will benefit their agenda!
@@daddyof3852Whats wrong with him ? When making claims, provide sources and or arguments. Moreover, he forgot to tell us that for mormon, satan is the brother of Christ... which is so blasphemous !
@@petitcitron2852 Why is that crazy? We are all Gods children. including Lucifer. Which makes you, me, Christ, and Lucifer all related in that sense.
@@fructis_crowd961 Blaspheme ! Better repent before its too late ! We aren't gods nor anything like this. Christ is preeminent and holy (set apart) in every way. The most beautiful angel is more like a worm than like God. You need to understand holiness and sanctification !
My great great grandfather moved to Utah from London in the late 1800’s, obviously a convert to Mormonism. My family has lived in the same county ever since, and the membership has simply been passed down from generation to generation. It stopped with my parents, but my grandmother had kept my attending with her. Mormonism to me is more of tradition than actual Christianity. I never learn anything and I’ve never felt fulfilled. I don’t feel hate toward the LDS faith, I just don’t believe in it. I absolutely love that you covered this topic! Thank you!
Why does the Trinity not appear in the Bible?peace
2:51 When I read the BoM, I was already a born-again Christian and deep set in my faith. One of the annoyances I had with finishing it was that the verses are SUPER repetitive with old English words. In this case it's _"thereof."_ It felt like I was reading biblical fanfiction.
you don't read it in the original. it's had over 4000 changes over the years.
originally it had a lot of "folksy" verbiage like "there be a great working" and there were lot of errors and doctrinal changes that had to be made.
so even the mormon church agrees with you. the version that you read today is a big improvement over what it started out as.
I’ve been a practicing Latter Day Saint all my life. There’s not a group of people whom I am more happier to be a part of. Its teachings have given me a wonderful life and a close relationship with God. As for Joseph Smith, he was an uneducated farm boy in upstate New York, armed with a 3rd grade education who pulled out a 600+ page manuscript that has brought millions of people closer to God.
I thank God in Christ Jesus, and through the Power of The Holy Ghost for each Mormon believer who had been Saved. Hallelujah!
I live in Indonesia and I see some of these man in my country and they try to spread their beliefs. But I never give them a chance to talk to me because I know they are wrong .
Because your self righteous
Jesus save me because I’m losing hope. But I’m keeping faith. I keep faith even as I constantly struggle to take care of my children and I’m constantly struggling to buy groceries. BUT I TRUST YOU LORD! My husband died years ago. At times I feel so alone. I’m a single mom. I suffered an heart attack a year ago and I’m battling lupus so my health is failing. Both of my sons are autistic. I praise you Lord even as I constantly struggling to pay rent. Help me Jesus as I struggle to buy my children’s school supplies because I want to give up. I don’t know how I’m going to get through this, but thankfully I have you Lord! I know you will provide. Faith over fear! Praise God and his son Yeshua!
Tiff Miller- Is there any Christian video you don’t comment on?!
Do you have a church?
You need to reach out to real people if your comment is legitimate, which seems unlikely.
Typical scammer
Amazing how our LORD JESUS works. I have been getting invites for Bible study to a LDS church. I was almost wanting to check it out. According to wiki, LDS seems harmless and a Christian group. Thanks for the video Pastor Vlad. GOD bless!!
The Jesus of the bible is not the Jesus of the book of Mormon.
I believe the Holy Spirit wants me to take the time to answer your statement.
Mormonism is different - it teaches a different Jesus than the Bible which Smith falsely said was corrupted. Mormonism is more like Islam where another false prophet (Muhammad) came along and said the bible was corrupted and he had his new revelations fixing it - the Quran.
Mormonism teaches their church is the only true church on the face of the earth. Their doctrine teaches all other churches are an "abomination" and are "of the devil."
Joseph Smith History 1:18-19: "My object in going to inquire of the Lord was to know which of all the sects was right, that I might know which to join. ... I was answered that I must join NONE of them, for they were ALL WRONG; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an ABOMINATION in his sight; that those professors were ALL corrupt..."
1 Nephi 14:10 “And he said unto me: Behold there are save two churches only; the one is the church of the Lamb of God, and the other is the church of the DEVIL; wherefore, whoso belongeth not to the church of the Lamb of God belongeth to that great church, which is the mother of abominations; and she is the WHORE of all the earth." (emphasis added)
The Bible states many times in various ways Jesus would never let the gates of hell prevail over his church leading to a total apostasy (Isaiah 40:8; Psalms 100:5; Matthew 16:18, 24:35; 1 Peter 1:23-25).
How could this statement be true if Jesus’ Church ceased to exist for almost two millennia? So any church who claims the Church needed to be restored from an apostasy is not a part of the first Church which started long ago in Jerusalem at Pentecost.
Given the Mormon church claims a complete apostasy, it cannot be traced back to the original church.
Jesus said in Matthew 18:16 upon this rock He will build his church and the gates of hell will not prevail against it. The rock is Jesus Christ (1 Corinthians 10:4; Romans 9:33; Psalm 18:2; 62:6-8, 78:35, 94:22; 2 Samuel 22:2) and if the church ever fell into complete apostasy as Mormons claim, then Jesus would have been made a liar.
In Galatians Paul exhorts our dependence on the word of God instead of founders of movements with additional or restored “truths.” Paul warns not once but twice in Galatians 1:8-9, “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, If any [man] preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.”
Again, the gospel declares truth should not be determined by teaching from angels or even Paul, but based on whether the gospel being preached is the same gospel that was received (as recorded in the Bible).
The Church is the body of believers in Christ and we are likened to a temple in 1 Peter 2:5 “Ye also, as lively stones, are built up a spiritual house, an holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices, acceptable to God by Jesus Christ.” 1 Corinthians 12:27 “Now ye are the body of Christ, and members in particular.”
This means people do not need to be members of a particular church, denomination, or group, but need to be born again and repent and accept the free gift of salvation in Christ.
Mormons believe in a Christ DIFFERENT than the one in the bible:
President Hinckley of the Mormon religion declared: In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints ‘do not believe in the traditional Christ.’ ‘No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak.(LDS Church News Week ending June 20, 1998, p. 7)
Apostle Bruce McConkie "we worship the Father and Him only, and no one else." We do not worship the Son and we do not worship the Holy Ghost." 1989 Sermons and Writings of Bruce R. McConkie, 60
Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, on page 742 of Mormon Doctrine, says, “God the Father is a perfected, glorified, holy Man, an immortal Personage. And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. There is nothing figurative about this paternity; he was BEGOTTEN, CONCEIVED and born in the normal and natural course of events, for he is the Son of God, and that designation means what it says.”
Yet, 2 Corinthians 11:4 says it is possible to believe in a false version of Jesus.
At the moment, the Mormon Jesus is eternally progressing, moving up to greater levels of exaltation, along with all the other gods in the universe.
But this is not the case with the Jesus of the Bible. The Bible tells us that: Jesus Christ is the same yesterday and today and for ever. (Hebrews 13:8).
If there really are other gods before and after Jesus who are also eternally progressing, then Jesus cannot be the sovereign or supreme ruler over all existence.
Contrary to this, the Bible tells us that Jesus (and for that matter, the Triune God) is all-powerful (Philippians 3:20-21), all-knowing (John 21:17), and all-present (Matthew 28:20).
Apostle O. Pratt: , “…The fleshly body of Jesus required a Mother as well as a Father. Therefore, the Father and Mother of Jesus, according to the flesh, must have been associated together in the capacity of Husband and Wife; hence the Virgin Mary must have been, for the time being, the lawful wife of God the Father. Inasmuch as God was the first HUSBAND TO HER (Mary), it may be that He only gave her to be the wife of Joseph while in this mortal state, and that He intended after the resurrection to again take her as one of his own wives to raise up immortal spirits in eternity….”
The leaders of the LDS Church have also taught that their Jesus was married and had children, and that he was even a polygamist. Again, Apostle Orson Pratt, says in The Seer, page 172, says, “…the great Messiah who was the founder of the Christian religion was a Polygamist…the Messiah chose to take upon himself his seed; and by marrying many honorable wives himself"
The true church will never add to or subtract from, but always hold firm in the essential doctrines of Christianity. These being: The deity of Christ (both God and Man); Salvation (eternal life with God) by grace alone through faith alone; the death, burial, and resurrection of Christ; there is only one God (period); and the trinity (Father, Son, and Holy Ghost) are three separate persons in one Being.
Crazy how so many good beautiful people have been greatly deceived and are running to hell! 😭 Open their eyes Lord before it’s too late 😮
Ex member here. No, they are not Christian.
They believe that in return for blind obedience to manmade rules and authority, paying large amounts of money, following temple rituals, handshakes, wearing outfits and secret underwear that they can obtain the top level of heaven where they will practice polygamy and that they will also be rewarded with 'blessings' or material rewards in this life, with wealth and power.
To Mark Harrison: In good faith, I humbly warn you not to publish personal data, like your weekly draw. The evil in this world increases exponentially on a daily basis. May the Lord bless you.
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Vlad, I've loved most of your videos. But you have misinterpreted so much here, and I'm not sure if it's a language thing or your literal perception, for you are missing the forest for the trees.
Any former sunbeams and young women here?
I am an Ex Mormon and no I do not regard them as Christrians particularly in the temple.
How? They literally worship Jesus more than I’ve ever seen any other group do. As an ex Mormon, how could you just lie on the faith. Because of church hurt?
@@gabriellel268 I was made to doubt it, I wasn't church hurt but I am very cynical of organised religions now becoming cult like.
You think you worship Jesus or Yeshua but he has many false forms, Jesus of religions are often demons.
I don't attend any church now but I do prefer a bible group on Zoom that is not LDS related, like the JWs both religions are started by a Freemason which suggest false prophets.
@@gabriellel268 One way to go to hell for following a false prophet. There is already testimonies about people seeing Joseph Smith in Hell.
Thank you Ps Vlad for this teaching
Ex Mormon here before I became a Christian. Yes, it's a Cult.
Ex Mormons are always the biggest anti Mormon crusaders. I have yet to meet one is who is like yeah I don’t believe in it but I don’t hate it
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The entire Bible is 'anti Mormon.'
My best friend converted to Mormonism in 1996, which set me on the path of studying it. I wanted to know more and broden my depths of understanding it, (not that I had any interest in joining myself), I just wanted to know why. So I read everything I could find on the subject, pros, cons and everything in between. I came out of it 6 years later with a very deep understanding that Mormonism is whole heartdly false in every sense of the word. I tried for years to help my friend see this, but no avail. She insisted that her religion was right and still tried to convert me, I resisted. And sadly, she passed away in 2005. She was given all the Mormon burial rights within the church structure and I just pray that she's not in Hell for believing as she did while she was still alive. I miss my friend dearly everyday, but I'm afraid that the LDS church led her astray so many years ago.
I'm a convert to the LDS Church, having joined over 40 years ago. I am SO sick of people having all these misconceptions. And of course you believe this ridiculous video, just all the other anti-Mormon videos out there.
@@Cindybin46To each their own, I just know what I know having studied the religion and through my best friend.
@@hippywytch1 Okay, you say you "studied the religion" through your friend. Did you read the Book of Mormon? Did you study, ponder and pray and ask God if it is true? Why are you blindly believing a guy who is a NONMEMBER, who thinks HE knows the truth about the LDS church? Again, I've been Mormon for over 40 years. I wish so much I could sit down and talk to this guy and all of the people commenting here. It's just so frustrating knowing that people have all these misconceptions, the same things I hear year after year, and which I read over 40 years ago in the anti-Mormon books I found in CHRISTIAN book stores! Back then, I was looking for answers and we didn't have the Internet, of course. Nobody in my family was Mormon and I didn't know where to turn. I had sent away for a copy of the Book of Mormon through the Osmond fan club. I read through it and it seemed to be of God, but I still didn't understand the DOCTRINES of the Church, what made it "different" from mainstream Christian churches and why I should join it. I kept searching, and went to Christian book stores, because I knew the Osmonds were Christian. But all I found were these anti-Mormon books! Boy did that open my eyes. I realised that that Christians have so many misconceptions! They don't WANT to believe, and they just want to tear apart the truth. I kept searching, and finally found "A Marvelous Work and a Wonder" by LeGrand Richards, in our local public library. It was SOO helpful! He explains the DOCTRINES of the Church, why a restoration was needed, and the Bible verses that are often misunderstood by mainstream Christian churches. I studied that book, and the Book of Mormon for over a year, then finally contacted the sister missionaries and took the lessons. I was baptised shortly after having my first baby. Now my 3 grandchildren are in the church!
@@Cindybin46 You are entitled to believe as you want, that's the beauty of this Country and the 1st Amendment, I, on the other hand, believe contrary to that. That is why when I saw this video it interested me and I watched it. What this guy had to say resonated with me because I believe in the same fashion. I guess we'll just have to agree to disagree. God Bless you and have a wonderful day. ✝️❤️✝️
@@hippywytch1 It's just so frustrating because I honestly and sincerely replied to you to help you understand that you shouldn't blindly believe a nonmember from the Internet who makes videos like this that I've seen a million times. And then it was like talking to a wall with you! I am trying to HELP you! You should accept my help and guidance. I've been LDS for over 40 years, and this guy in the video isn't even a member and thinks he knows everything. And you guys believe it! And then I bust a gut to help you and you reject it, and then I end up hating everyone. So frustrating. I shouldn't even TRY to help explain the truth because it just makes ME angry and you guys are still all happy!
From this my testimony in LDS church is increansed so highly that the LDS is the only true church of Jesus Christ.
True.
Some to be Correct, Brother👍🙏
I am Catholic by Birth and witness some belief that aligned in paganism, while Reading the Bible I have a values of Protestantism and investigate some or more than belief or religion of Protestant Faith, but I can't really feel there is truth or ones of this Religion and when "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints" or Mormon found Us or the Missionary found my Family, The teaching is simple and there is Truth. I felt God is Alive, He is with us always, The Fullness of Jesus Christ Gospel is in this Church, The Holy Spirit is really with us Guiding and Inspiring us, so I Found Truth...so We Become a Member and Part of
"The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints"...I love you Brothers and Sisters❤ God loves Us🙏
Straight facts. I was once have a doubt also about Lds church, but now i now realize that this is actually the true church of Jesus Christ. Although there's so much struggles from the early church members and it's history but it doesn't change the fact the that Jesus restored his church and the priesthood authority and the fullness of gospel through Joseph.
This Topic is very important and people need to know the truth for the Truth is of God and this Truth will inform Believers thank God for Teachers like you
Except everything Vlad just taught is all lies. He doesn’t know Mormonism. He’s getting his info from anti-Mormon sites. If you wanted to buy a boat would you go to the Chevy dealership. No.
Good teaching! I especially appreciate you breaking down numbers 2, 6 and 8. Lots of notes!!! Thank you Pastor Vlad.
Pastor Vlad is not right and he’s not the authority on what mormons believe. He went to anti-Mormon sites to get his info then irresponsibly posted it here.
“And no wonder! For Satan himself transforms himself into an angel of light.”
II Corinthians 11:14 NKJV
A young treasure hunter has not much luck finding treasure trove, decided may be writing fairy tales and providential story is a better career choice, he hit a jackpot at the end.🤔
I agree that Mormonism is a cult but your 10th reason of praying only to the Father in Jesus’ name is a preferential discrepancy that doesn’t make it a cult nor does doing so contradict scripture but supports it. Jesus Himself taught His followers to pray to the Father in Jesus’ name. John 16:23-24
Great knowledge and quickly put.
Well actually on the 10th point "they don't pray to Jesus" Jesus Himself teached to pray to the Father in Jesus name, so thats not necessarily a contradiction.
BTW , I don't see any problem praying directly to Jesus, or the Holy Spirit, even if that's not the example given to us in the new testament. God won't reject an honest prayer directed to His Son or His Spirit.
And if you think that God the Father won't "accept/hear" those kind of prayers, please be so kind to explain (scripturally) your reasons.
I've even witnessed God answering prayers directed to some of the saints or angels, so ¿how can we explain that? Easy, God sees the faith in our hearts and acts accordingly out of love.
Is Mormonism connected with Freemasonry?
Heavily. Joseph Smith was himself a Freemason. As were many of his followers. In fact, the ceremonies of their temples closely mirror those conducted at Masonic temples.
Yes. Many of the temple ceremonies and symbols have heavy freemasonry influence.
As a Latter Day Saints, you will never see a member of Lds faith making a video like this, so sad
Don't be deceived.
Maybe we should though
He’s trying to protect his flock
Great video. What you stated is 100% correct. I thank God everyday I left this cult to become an actual Christian.
Active LDS member here. Thanks for the video. It’s mostly accurate. Is not at least a part of being Christian how one is inspired to act or treat others? And what gives anybody the authority to deem one group Christian and another not or apply degrees of Christianity to one individual or group?
Active LDS member here too and I agree! It really is THAT simple. This thread breaks my heart. Jesus Christ is my Lord and Savior and the source of peace and joy that I feel. Why must people challenge my position on being a Christian? I am doing very best to build my life upon Christ’s teachings. If I am a follower of Jesus Christ, I am a Christian!
Answer to your first question...of course we as Christians are taught to love thy neighbor as yourself..so of course...and I don't think he is judging he is showing love by pointing to the truth. There is only one way to heaven and that is through the blood of Jesus christ. You as a person can do nothing to get yourself to heaven...the bible shows us through God's word over and over. Your 2nd question...read revelation and the seven churches...Jesus called out what was good and what was wrong with the church...the worst being laodicia. Peter calls out the false teachers, Jude calls out the false teachers and Paul calls out the false teachers all throughout the new testament. Focus less on what human hands wrote and concentrate on God inspired word and let the holy spirit talk to you through HIS word...not the current prophet or Joseph Smith etc...im not judging ...im loving..praying for u
@@blueeyesftlaud6593Agreed and well said !!!
When you look deep into the history of Romanism, you will quickly find that the Catholics and Protestants' arrogance isn't unique to this era. Every group that doesn't fit in their mold of what Christianity is supposed to look like is to be considered a "cult", even though their own traditions literally originated with cults.
@@brandihawkerthe Christian religion does not hold a monopoly on Jesus Christ so why call yourself a Christian? It’s only in the past 20 years where Mormons have become liberalized and want to be accepted by the world instead of defending their faith. The word Christian is not in the Bible
I remember mormons came to my mom's house to do a Bible study years ago and when they were done with the prayer And scripture I said amen and did the cross symbol they looked at me like I did something sooo wrong and told me basically not to do that I did not understand now I do watching this video thank my lord that I did not follow that religion thank you for all your videos I am learning so much ❤
The cross symbol doesnt do anything. Thats a made up ritual by the catholic church.
I've prayed with missionaries and they pray in the name of Jesus and say Amen...they pray to Elohim the Heavenly Father who sent Jesus Christ his only begotten son. Your mum probably had some witches over for bible study.
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Catholism is the same...... making the sign of the cross. Ridiculous. I would have looked at you cross eyed too.
Yes Mormons are not Catholics so why would they do a cross symbol. The cross is associated with the Catholic Church
I learned that Mormonism is false and not from the lord
You really explained the difference between Mormonism and true Christianity in a very memorable and concise way. Thank you, Pastor Vlad.
Except that his explanation was full of inaccuracies and innuendos that bear no resemblance to the teachings of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
I just talked to Mormon missionaries today!! And it’s sad because they said that Christians always shew them away. But we need to show them love and learn how to evangelize them because they are lost
Mormonism isn't of God. I'd say ots a branch on freemasonry
This is ridiculous
@@EricLovesCHRIST (C.P.)Mormonism and Freemasonry have had a relationship since the early life of Joseph Smith, the founder of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Some of Smith's family members, including his older brother Hyrum and possibly his father, were Freemasons. Other leaders of the LDS Church, such as Brigham Young, were also Masons...
Besides, Jehovah witnesses founder Charles Russell was most likely a freemason based on the evidence. You see, when they get illuminated, the luciferian spirit spouses 🔼 often create new religions outside of basic scripture (common for those types of demons for they operate with manifestations and they pretend you're God (you) controlling a vast army of spirits** there's levels to this)
Keep it simple, Jesus Christ crucified risen from the dead. LDS is most assuredly an occult which has even had to change doctrine to be seen as reasonable. Albert Pike is considered the father of freemasonry, the god of freemasonry is lucifer.
Mormonism suggests that white skin is superior and was a blessing from choices in pre-existince, and that darker people are cursed...
The true Bible says test the spirits to see if they came from God... meaning
There's decoys
and "many" are false prophets
MANY!!!!!
LDS and discerning christians have a different spirit which wars against each other _ you're not the same doctrine or spirit________ period
Undiscerning believers might get fooled a season, but God has not called Joseph Smith to speak on His behalf according to the Holy Bible.
He might have started with us, but another doctrine came in
There's a man on TH-cam who claims he died and saw Joseph Smith in "Hell"
I'm not to judge, yet I watch and listen
Be careful of New Doctrine
Be blessed
Perhaps you should fast and humbly ask God
Was Joseph Smith your prophet?
Then visit a bible based church that preaches Deliverance from darkness
Then consider why your doctrine isn't prophetically accepted.
Best video I have found on this subject. you covered it all very clearly. thank you!!
Amen! Deception is what it is. Jesus Christ is our Lord and Savior. ❤🙏🏾
I live in Utah, so I was somewhat surrounded by Mormons, the problem was I thought Mormons believed in what Christian’s believed in. So when I started taking Christianity serious and accepting Jesus into my heart I learned so much about Christianity. Then once I found out about what Mormons believe in, I realized how strange it was. Like you sin once by drinking coffee or allowing lust to get to you, and you automatically get plunged into the depths of hell itself. It basically just contradicts what Jesus died on the cross for. Then there’s people who get a passage to do whatever they want and they won’t sin? Humans are imperfect sinners. That’s why the lord will forgive you if you show remorse and seek forgiveness. I just don’t get Mormon religions.