OneNewsNow features a former Mormon who sheds some light on Mitt Romney's beliefs and on one of the critical differences between Mormonism and Christianity:
Tricia Erickson is a Christian writer, consultant, and businesswoman who spent her childhood growing up in a Mormon home. According to Erickson, the Mormon Church's beliefs about Christ are completely different than what is found in the Bible. "They negate the virgin birth, first of all," she points out. "Number two, they believe that Jesus was a man who, through his good works, achieved the status of godhood."
Erickson says key to Romney's statement is the portion referencing his church's belief about Christ differing from those of others.
"They kind of talk out of both sides of their mouth," she states. "They always say that they believe that Jesus is the Savior, but yet they believe that they are going to be like him -- 'as God is, man may become' is their motto." She continues: "And through their good works, what they will do is work themselves to death here to do enough good deeds to merit the celestial kingdom so that they can [literally] become god of their own planet."
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I became interested in Mormon history while living very near Nauvoo, IL for several years. Mormonism fits all definitions of a cult and is far removed from the Christian gospels. There are a lot of similarities between the prophet Joseph Smith and Muhammad in their teachings and methods.
Jos. Smith was proven a charlatan by a hoax played by some good-old-boys who claimed to have found some inscribed brass plates in an Indian burial mound near Kinderhook, IL. in 1843. Smith "translated" some of these plates, and, of course, found that the writings confirmed his "revelation" about Jesus in the New World. The plates were later shown conclusively to be a fraud and Smith tried to take back what he'd said, but it was too late. This story is called "The Kinderhook Plates" and can be googled by those interested in learning more.
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