Tuesday, June 12, 2007

The Mockery of the Mormon Baptismal Covenant

Many Christians are accused of 'Mocking' the LDS Religion when objecting to LDS doctrines.

I have heard this over and over-

But who is mocking who?

Note that Mormons consistently Mocked Traditional Christianity daily and the Trinitarian God , multiple times daily and in multiple Temples for over a hundred years. This Mockery was part of the embedded doctrinal rites of the LDS Temple Ceremony, until 1990.

In line with this Mockery, Mormon converts make membership covenants to a Trinitarian God under the Baptismal Covenants and Conditions as seen in D&C 20. In this LDS membership covenant they pledge to 'endure to the end' in the faith to this One Eternal Trinitarian God.
I say this because the devotions, and conditions for LDS baptism come directly from Trinitarian descriptions of God in the Book of Mormon. The D&C commands that the Mormon Convert upon baptism only worship One Being. The text describes the Father, Son and Holy Ghost as One Eternal God.

Mormons Mock the God of Their Own Baptismal Covenant - Weekly

After joining the Mormon Church however, this God is mocked when the Mormon is taught to believe in many Gods. Under the conditions of the Book of Mormon (and D&C) Baptismal covenant, anyone who departs from the faith in the belief in One God is to be swept off the earth and experience the consequences of God's wrath---

Ether 2:8- And He had sworn in His wrath unto the brother of Jared, that whoso should possess this land of promise, from that time henceforth and forever, should serve Him, the true and only God, or they should be swept off when the fullness of His wrath should come upon them.


This curse also is connected to this teaching of the Book of Mormon Jesus Christ-- because part of the Baptismal Covenant is that the believers promise to keep the faith in the True One God alone. To Break this Covenant therefore makes the Mormon "unworthy"

Just look at the consequence for believing in the Many Gods of the Mormon Temple Religion---


3 Nephi 18 :29 For whoso eateth and drinketh my flesh and blood unworthily eateth and drinketh damnation to his soul.

According to the Book of Mormon, Temple Mormons are in effect "mocking" God every time they partake of the weekly Sunday Sacrament-- due to their unworthiness by acceptance and agreement to LDS leadership’s teachings about other strange gods.
after making sacred exclusive covenants to the One True God. (see Deut. 32:16)--

No surprise really! After all part of regular Mormon Temple worship until 1990 was the Mockery of the very same Trinitarian and Eternal God that they made Baptismal Covenants with in the first place!!!!

So let no one say that Mormons did not or have not Mocked the Eternal Trinitarian God connected with Temple worship. Therefore it does not seem out of order in Mormonism when such a Trinitarian Eternal God is Mocked when a Temple Mormon partakes of the Sacrament each Sunday!

This shift from One God to many gods occurs after a Mormon joins the Mormon Church, and before the Mormon attends the Temple. Thus each time a Temple Mormon partakes of the Sacrament they "Drinketh damnation" to their souls.

This of course comes from a strict reading of the Mormon official Scriptures and not from the opinion or personal interpretation of an LDS leader or scholar--- who LDS complain about when they are cited-

I would urge every Mormon to closely examine the conditions of their Baptismal Covenant as outlined in LDS Scripture and compare them to the teachings included in the Temple and in the Ideas included in the doctrines of Eternal Progression----

Mormons Stop Mocking the God of Your Own Baptismal Covenant!!!

Stop eating and Drinking to the Damnation of Your Souls !!!! Eternal Life is at stake!

As it is written from times of old--

Ge 35:2 Then Jacob said unto his household, and to all that were with him, Put away the strange gods that are among you, and be clean, and change your garments:

9 Comments:

At 3:17 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I have a question for you have ever been to a LDS meeting? And where do you get this notion that LDS members worship more than one God? They only worship one God. Is it that they call him Hevanly Father that confuses you or the fact that they belive that Jesus Christ, God (or Jehovah, and The Holy Gost are not all the same being. in Matt. 3:16-17 it states that when jesus was baptized "he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove,...and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son...." If Jesus and God were the same being why would he call himself his son? also why would Jeseus refer to himself as The holy Ghost. I have searched all of the new testament and did not find a verse that said that they were one. I have also searched D&C and still could not find what you are talking about.

 
At 8:15 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

I'm sorry that you are confused. Mormons are baptized in the name of The Father, The Son, and the Holy Ghost. Very distinctly three beings. We worship God the Father and His Son as distinct beings. It has never been otherwise. Our baptismal covenant is to take upon us the name of Christ and keep his commandments and to bear the burdens of others (Galations 6:2). I think you are confused. My suggestion to those who want to condemn others is that they get right with their own faith before they start attacking the faith of others.

 
At 8:37 AM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

The anonymous posters seem to have never read the Book of Mormon nor the commands of the Book of Mormon Jesus in 3 Nephi. Neither do you understand what the Book of Mormon teaches about God's nature.


Here is what the RLDS (Community of Christ) Church ( a church that uses the Book of Mormon) says the Book teaches about Christ.


"God
The one eternal, living God is triune: one God in three persons. The God who meets us in the testimony of Israel is the same God who meets us in Jesus Christ, and who indwells creation as the Holy Spirit. God is the Eternal Creator, the source of love, life, and truth. God actively loves and cares for each person. All things that exist owe their being to God who alone is worthy of our worship."
http://www.cofchrist.org/ourfaith/faith-beliefs.asp

One of you says " We worship God the Father and His Son as distinct beings." Have you not read the D&C section 20 that commands that you worship only one being?

One of you states " And where do you get this notion that LDS members worship more than one God? They only worship one God."

Please read what your own Prophets and Apostles have taught--
For Example Mormon Apostle Bruce McConkie states: "Three separate personages---Father, Son, and Holy Ghost---comprise the Godhead. As each of these persons is a God, it is evident from this standpoint alone, that a plurality of Gods exists. To us, these three are the only Gods we worship" (Mormon Doctrine, p.576-7).

 
At 6:22 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

You have to have a little thing called the Gift of the Holy Ghost,to be able to understand what the scriptures are telling you.Clearly,you haven't got A CLUE !

 
At 10:56 PM, Blogger Natalie Cannon said...

If you are going to talk about what the LDS church believes please don't use information from the RLDS church. It confuses the issue. The RLDS church split from the LDS church well over 100 years ago. So information from them doesn't shed any light on what the LDS church believes today. The beliefs are far too different at this point.

LDS members worship one God. Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost are three distinct persons that are one in purpose.

When members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS church) are Baptized they make a covenant, or two way promise, with God. On Sunday members partake of the Sacrament (bread and water) in rememberance of the promises they made at Baptism. Humans are not perfect and we make mistakes. When we take the Sacrament we are renewing our commitment to keep the promises we made at Baptism. We take some time to think over our week and see where we could improve and commit to do better. Are we going to be perfect? Of course not. Are we going to do our best? I hope so.

If a member is in Sacrament Meeting and about to take the sacrament knowing that they are willfully breaking one of the promises they made at Baptism, and have no intension of stopping the behavior, then they should not take the sacrament (bread and water) until they take the proper steps to change the behavior.

This is what is referred to as "drinking damnation" to their soul. Covenants are a very serious matter in the Bible. We believe that covenants are still a serious matter today. The prophet in the Book of Mormon is warning us not to take it lightly. To renew your covenant to God with the intension of sinning as soon as you leave does you no good and will only hurt your standing with God. So he uses strong language to discourage the behavior in an effort to help us not make a major mistake.

The reference of drinking damnation to your soul has nothing to do with how many Gods there are or aren't. It has nothing to do with "temple mormons" as you call them. I am assuming you mean members of the LDS church that attend the temple when you say "temple mormons".

In different religions the same vocabulary is used but often means very different things to each group. Sometimes we misunderstand each other because of this. Please let me explain the word "damnation" from an LDS perspective. When a damn is put in place it stops the flow, or progression, of water. In this life we are striving to progress and become better people. Doing something that would damn, or stop, your progression is to be avoided. When it talks about not being Baptized "damning" your soul, it means that your progress is stopped if you are not Baptized. At least that is how it is used in the LDS vocabulary. Baptism is a gateway that is necessary to enter if we are to continue our progress. It is also necessary in order to be obedient to God's commandments.

I just want to say thank you for the opportunity you have given people by opening up this forum. I hope it helps people to converse and try to understand each other better.

 
At 4:23 PM, Anonymous Anonymous said...

repent

 
At 12:32 AM, Blogger Eric Hoffman said...

For what? Perhaps you could be a little more specific in where you disagree?

 
At 11:22 AM, Blogger Unknown said...

I see how you've gotten the conclusion that you did, but I do not agree.

Let me see if I can explain the "multiple God" issue. Jesus Christ, the messiah, is the son of God. God is a God. If he has a son, wouldn't that make his son a God as well?

We pray to God in the name of Christ, but it is still God that we pray to. We revere Christ as the messiah and link to the father, but it is still the Father that we make covenants with (such as taking the sacrament). The sacrament is a weekly opportunity to reflect on the covenants we have made with God, repent, and promise to keep them better in the future.

Also, an "anonymous" poster quoted the the RLDS church in order to "prove" otherwise. Let me mention that since the RLDS church split off from the LDS church, and is not the same church. Their teachings to do necessarily correspond with LDS teaching, and in many cases, aren't even close.

 
At 12:09 PM, Blogger Eric Hoffman said...

Cal...
Thanks for your feedback. We are under a major online over haul and I have moved this post to our new blog,
which can be viewed at http://www.onelivingtruth.com/blog

I will be moderating and commenting on your feedback here.

Thanks,

In Christ...
-Eric

 

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