Mormonism is indeed an authoritarian cult and it is not part of Christianity, regardless of what they might claim. They absolutely control the entire life of a "believer". It is horrible and those who leave are cut off. This is a very important thing to understand about cults. Yes, you hate being in it, but NOT being in it means you are literally an outcast in society. Those psychic wounds are real and long-lasting. And, because the tight community is a forced thing, being thrown out is incredibly disorienting and painful. Our society is not like that, but it also allows for people to be utterly alone and unvalued and there are few mechanisms for real inclusion in a loving social community. We are atoms, not molecules.
I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ. I respectfully disagree. That has not been my experience. And I consider myself a Christian. I try hard to live t he sort of life He taught.
Just remember, the Jesus of mormonism is the spirit brother of Lucifer (a created being). The Jesus of the Bible is the fullness of deity in human flesh, from everlasting to everlasting. (not a created being). Mormons worship a different Jesus. That being said there are a lot of sincere mormons that are good people. I left at age 34 in circa 1987. My father, a product of polygamy, (ex bishop) and mother left in their mid 60's. My sister and her husband (in their 70's) left recently.
A myriad of gods, each with their own planet making eternal love in their physical bodies with a myriad of wives, producing millions of spirit children (no physical body) which will inhabit a planet they rein over where these spirit children are born in order to gain their physical bodies.
Yes, you do interpret passages of scripture differently, quite differently.
One way to recognize a 'non christian' christian cult is to recognize their aversion to the cross. Notice no mormon building has a cross on it or in it. Same for JW's. They also both deny the eternal deity of Christ.
Mormonism is indeed an authoritarian cult and it is not part of Christianity, regardless of what they might claim. They absolutely control the entire life of a "believer". It is horrible and those who leave are cut off. This is a very important thing to understand about cults. Yes, you hate being in it, but NOT being in it means you are literally an outcast in society. Those psychic wounds are real and long-lasting. And, because the tight community is a forced thing, being thrown out is incredibly disorienting and painful. Our society is not like that, but it also allows for people to be utterly alone and unvalued and there are few mechanisms for real inclusion in a loving social community. We are atoms, not molecules.
I’m a member of The Church of Jesus Christ. I respectfully disagree. That has not been my experience. And I consider myself a Christian. I try hard to live t he sort of life He taught.
Best of luck fren.
I have a co-worker, an older woman, who's deadset on me coming to see her church (LDS). I'm currently looking for a church so I'm intrigued.
Why do you disagree with the comment above? What has been your experience?
Just remember, the Jesus of mormonism is the spirit brother of Lucifer (a created being). The Jesus of the Bible is the fullness of deity in human flesh, from everlasting to everlasting. (not a created being). Mormons worship a different Jesus. That being said there are a lot of sincere mormons that are good people. I left at age 34 in circa 1987. My father, a product of polygamy, (ex bishop) and mother left in their mid 60's. My sister and her husband (in their 70's) left recently.
Correct. We believe that all beings are spirit children of heavenly parents. And some chose evil.
As so many others, we interpret passages of scripture differently. 1000 translations, 10^6 interpretations.
A myriad of gods, each with their own planet making eternal love in their physical bodies with a myriad of wives, producing millions of spirit children (no physical body) which will inhabit a planet they rein over where these spirit children are born in order to gain their physical bodies.
Yes, you do interpret passages of scripture differently, quite differently.
Oh please. I've never met people who talk more about Jesus than Mormons.
Talking about football all day doesn't make someone an NFL player.
Ya, their eldest spirit brother.
One way to recognize a 'non christian' christian cult is to recognize their aversion to the cross. Notice no mormon building has a cross on it or in it. Same for JW's. They also both deny the eternal deity of Christ.
We focus on symbols of His life, not His death.
what symbols would that be?
The Church’s logo is the open tomb with Christ exiting.
https://newsroom.churchofjesuschrist.org/media/960x540/1200x675size-English.jpg
There are many other symbols that are more subtle.