To My Mormon Friends That I Love

If I told you that I saw Abraham Lincoln, that we had dinner together, and that He told me some special things to share with the world, would you believe me? I would hope not.

Any sane and rational person would say that such a thing were impossible because of the facts. Abraham Lincoln is dead. Since he is dead it is impossible to have such an experience. Logic, not rocket science.

So... I have a question for you. I have MANY friends who believe a similar story, and you know who you are. I come to you in love with this, simply because I care. At least think about it, please. I don't care about the "religion", for I hate religion. I do care about you though.

Joseph Smith declared that he had seen the Father, and his religion is largely founded on this. His statement is a lie, for such a thing is impossible. Just logic, not rocket science. Here are the facts:


1. NO ONE HAS SEEN THE FATHER.

- John 1:18 NKJV
"No one has seen God at any time. The only begotten Son, who is in the bosom of the Father, He has declared Him."

- John 6:46 NKJV
"Not that anyone has seen the Father, except He who is from God; He has seen the Father."

2. GOD IS SPIRIT, MAKING HIM INVISIBLE, AND WE EXIST IN HIM.

- John 4:24 NKJV
"God is Spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.”

- Colossians 1:15-17 NKJV
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

- Acts 17:28

...for in Him we live and move and have our being, as also some of your own poets have said, ‘For we are also His offspring.’

3. IF ANYONE IS TO SEE THE FATHER, THEY MUST SEE HIM ONLY THROUGH JESUS, FOR JESUS IS GOD AND THE EXPRESSED IMAGE OF THE FATHER.

- John 14:7-11
“If you had known Me, you would have known My Father also; and from now on you know Him and have seen Him.”
Philip said to Him, “Lord, show us the Father, and it is sufficient for us.”
Jesus said to him, “Have I been with you so long, and yet you have not known Me, Philip? He who has seen Me has seen the Father; so how can you say, ‘Show us the Father’? Do you not believe that I am in the Father, and the Father in Me? The words that I speak to you I do not speak on My own authority; but the Father who dwells in Me does the works. Believe Me that I am in the Father and the Father in Me, or else believe Me for the sake of the works themselves."

- Colossians 1:15-17 NKJV
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn over all creation. For by Him all things were created that are in heaven and that are on earth, visible and invisible, whether thrones or dominions or principalities or powers. All things were created through Him and for Him. And He is before all things, and in Him all things consist.

I know full well that I will not convince you of anything my friend. My only hope is that by me sharing the truth with you that perhaps the Holy Spirit will bear witness in your heart, bringing you to the Truth. Let NO MAN deceive you. The God of the Bible is made manifest within the Word, and if ANYONE tells you anything different be very afraid. If the very foundations of Joseph Smith's testimony is based on a lie that could never happen, what then does that say about the rest of the doctrine? He who has ears, let him hear. I am praying for you.

Sound Doctrine

What I know, no man has taught me. What I have been given has come through revelation from the Holy Spirit, and NO MAN can take it from me. YOU search for the Truth, and you will find it. Let NOBODY teach you. Listen for truth, then you seek it out.

Galatians 1:11-12 NKJV

But I make known to you, brethren, that the gospel which was preached by me is not according to man. For I neither received it from man, nor was I taught it, but it  came  through the revelation of Jesus Christ.

I John 2:27 NKJV

But the anointing which you have received from Him abides in you, and you do not need that anyone teach you; but as the same anointing teaches you concerning all things, and is true, and is not a lie, and just as it has taught you, you will abide in Him.

I recently heard the word "Gospel" used in tandem with a doctrine stating that children are born without sin. Such a thing is obvious heresy, and must be addressed. All sound doctrine works together like building blocks, creating a solid foundation of faith and understanding. The idea that we are born without sin is in DIRECT conflict with the Word of God, making it an enemy of the Gospel, NOT a building component. If we are born without sin, then the entire premise of the Gospel is compromised and there was no need for the crucifixion of Jesus Christ.

We are born into sin.

Psalms 51:5
Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity,
And in sin my mother conceived me.

Romans 3:23
...for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God,...

It is our innate nature that makes us enemies of God and children of wrath.

Ephesians 2:3
...among whom also we all once conducted ourselves in the lusts of our flesh, fulfilling the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, just as the others.

Romans 5:12
Therefore, just as through one man sin entered the world, and death through sin, and thus death spread to all men, because all sinned—

There is nothing good within us. We are innately evil at heart. Selfish to the core.

Genesis 6:5
Then the Lord saw that the wickedness of man was great in the earth, and that every intent of the thoughts of his heart was only evil continually.

Genesis 8:21
And the Lord smelled a soothing aroma. Then the Lord said in His heart, “I will never again curse the ground for man’s sake, although the imagination of man’s heart is evil from his youth; nor will I again destroy every living thing as I have done.

Jeremiah 17:9
“The heart is deceitful above all things,
And desperately wicked;
Who can know it?"

Think about this... Look at a child. Have they learned to bite, to fight, to take, to be selfish, to be greedy? No. They just are that way. It would take a very disillusioned person to look at a child and call them innately good. As parents we have to constantly bring them under correction to encourage sharing, not biting, not hitting, etc. They do not learn to be evil, but they must learn to be good.

We are ALL sinners. There is NOT ONE that is good. We ALL stand under conviction of the law in our depravity. Know the truth. Study the Word for yourself my friend. More hinges on your knowledge of the truth than you may realize.

1 Timothy 4:15-16
Meditate on these things; give yourself entirely to them, that your progress may be evident to all.  Take heed to yourself and to the doctrine. Continue in them, for in doing this you will save both yourself and those who hear you.