Understanding the True
Origins of Mormonism
The Incredible Story of a Race of Celestial Beings
that once Came to the Earth...
by Clare Gregory
Chapter 19
The Kingdom of God is In You
“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God
should come, he [Jesus] answered them and said, The kingdom of God
cometh not with observation. Neither shall they say, Lo here! Or lo
there! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:20-21.)
The Kingdom of God can not be controlled, monitored, or “observed” by
human senses. It is a spiritual kingdom and comes by the power of God.
The Kingdom is already within us, ready to be unlocked by the keys of
Christ. It’s just like the ground water beneath the earth. The spring
of water is there. If we dig a well and connect a pump, we can drink
the water. Christ is the living water in each person’s heart. By
turning the keys of Truth and reading the Word of God, we can drink of
the Living Water of God. And when we drink, we never thirst again.
Jesus is the water. We are the well.
This is much different than the LDS view. The LDS theology believes
that we are literal “children of God” spiritually, and by obedience to
law, we will grow up to become gods, just like all the gods before us.
The doctrine perverts the concept that God is in us, like a spring of
water. The LDS concept says: “We [God] are in ourselves, not that God
is in us.” Although the actual words are never taught like this in the
LDS Church, it is surely implied by the teaching. And when written this
way, we see the illogical notion of Mormonism. It states that God is
the water, and so are we. It teaches we come from the same origin:
“Man was also in the beginning with God. Intelligence, or light of
truth, was not created or made, neither indeed can be.” (D&C 93:29.)
Mormon theology, then, teaches that as we just “be ourselves” we “are
good” by nature and will grow up to be a god or goddess through our
faithfulness because we are God’s literal spirit children. Children
grow up to be like their parents.
It really is a misunderstanding of terminology the Mormons are falsely
caught in. It presumes that the “spirit element” that makes up our
spirit is the same Spirit element of God the Father. Therefore, many
false assumptions originate from this concept. For example, the
doctrine assumes that our spirit element operates similar to the flesh
on earth. We see the flesh grow up into an adult. So we assume that
our spirit element genetically can grow up to be a god. But it’s a
huge leap in assumptive thinking, to assume the flesh and spirit operate
on similar laws. We can not see God neither our spirit matter to verify
whether the assumption is true or false.
The Mormons believe that D&C 93:29 I’ve quoted above is from the True
God. If it is true that we grow up to become gods based on “spiritual
genetics”, then Satan should grow up to be a god too. His spirit came
from God, right? He should have the genetic potential within himself to
become like God, right? He is alive, created as a son of God. Satan is
our spirit brother. Indeed, Satan is God’s brother, even the brother of
Jesus Christ. Satan has the inherited and divine right to be a god,
just like we do, right? This is the basic logic the LDS theology rests
on, although they don’t realize it, nor will they easily admit it.
The LDS see a human child “genetically” growing into a physical adult.
Then they infer the same process happens with our spirit. If we reason
our “spirits are naturally good” and grow and develop into a god because
“our spirits came from God and have unlimited potential” then Satan
should “genetically” grow into a God also! He is our brother. Christ is
our brother. We are all sons and daughters of God. We are all one.
We can’t have it both ways. We can’t say that we grow up and can become
a god, and yet, Satan can not. This is why Satan is so twisted. He
believes this is the truth. It is the LDS logic. And it is valid
logical, if we believe we originate from the same place God did.
But the Latter-day Saints will claim I misunderstand. They will argue
that agency is what makes the difference. It is the plan of “eternal
progression” that God established. Satan was on that path to Godhood
according to the plan of God, but through agency he killed himself by
rebellion and fell from his opportunity to grow. This sounds
reasonable. But then, we must make the assumption that everyone on
earth that chose God and is born into mortality is born to be a god.
That’s the LDS purpose for everyone. Every child is “good” and “worthy”
of becoming a god or goddess through spiritual genetics. All we need to
is to continue on the path of obedience to law, and we will “progress”
to become gods through the “genetic seeds” in our spirit from the
premortal world. We must repent through self-discipline, obtain
knowledge, and then use this knowledge to overcome the devil through
right choices.
There are many new-age religions on earth that believe we are spiritual
gods developing on earth and we have incredible powers within us.
Reincarnation, for example, is based spiritual genetics and time. But
like reincarnation, the logic fails for True Biblical Christians because
the theology does not produce a need for a True Redeemer. Let me
explain. Eternal progression teaches we are gods in embryo. Our godly
power is developed by our obedience to spiritual law. The law does not
deny Jesus Christ nor His claim to be the Son of God. The Mormons
believe in the Atonement and redemption of Christ, but not in the way
the Bible teaches it. They believe the Atonement of Christ and his
suffering puts into motion the laws of faith and repentance, which would
be inoperable without Him and His sacrifice. And this is what is so
difficult with Mormonism. They use the name of Jesus Christ, they preach
faith and repentance from the Book of Mormon, but then they twist and
distort the deeper theology of God, perverting the doctrine of grace,
changing the purity of truth into darkness. Without Jesus and His love,
it is believed, all men and women would be lost in hell forever. A price
had to be paid for our sins, and by his sacrifice, we can repent and
“progress” eternally using the principles of Mormonism. The gospel and
good news is the “opportunity” for salvation, which we will receive in
some “future judgement” after we have repented and worked out our
salvation by our right choices. So again, the principle of “time” or
“when” we are saved is the illusive LDS principle that keeps the
Latter-day Saints in bondage to this twisted gospel. No one in the LDS
Church knows “when” they are saved. We just keep working at it, and the
hope is we will be saved sometime “in the future”. Like I wrote
previously, the members are like fish swimming in the water of
self-discipline, not understanding our justification is in the blood of
Jesus, and that we are saved today.
What is the difference between the Atonement being viewed as an LDS
“opportunity” to implement eternal progression and the truth of the
grace of God in the Bible? What is the key principle the Mormons and
Christians differ on? If we can see the contrast, it will hopefully
make more sense.
The Fall of Adam and Eve
Biblically speaking, the fall of Adam and Eve caused the need for a
Redeemer and the born again process. And that spiritual birth process
is the marvelous work and wonder of Christianity in all its glory.
Because of the fall, the spiritual seed of Jesus Christ must be planted
or “ignited” in our spirit and start the spiritual process of rebirth.
But that seed of Christ is NOT US. We are not gods in embryo. It is
true, we have a “spiritual egg” planted in our hearts, for the Kingdom
of God is in us. But this kingdom is NOT US. The Word of God that
ignites or fertilizes this egg comes from God only. God had a different
origin than man. God is eternal, and He created man as a temple to live
in.
And this takes us back to the pure doctrine of Christ. Christ is the
water, and we are the well! God is God. Man is man. Dogs are dogs.
Birds are birds. Fish are Fish. Again, we are wells, not the water.
We pump out the water in us by reading the Word of God. We drink the
water, or believe the Word, which is the truth, and we live forever.
This logic knocks loudly on the lies of Mormonism. Spiritual genetics
of the Nephilim logically breaks apart with the fall of Adam. The
Mormons argue, “We believe in the Atonement that reconciles us to
God!” OK, if you believed that, fine. Then quit preaching the damning
doctrine of spiritual genetics that says we have the “genetic spiritual
potential within ourselves to become gods and that we are the WATER OF
GOD.” It is a lie. Christ is in us, and He saves us, and He is
independent of us. He is the water, not us. If we drink the water, we
live forever.
The Reason Joseph Smith Was Deceived
Let us contrast how Joseph Smith viewed twisted the Bible to force-fit
his doctrine into the Word:
“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God
should come, he [Jesus] answered them and said, The kingdom of God
cometh not with observation. Neither shall they say, Lo here! Or lo
there! For, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (Luke 17:20-21.
KJV)
Joseph Smith altered this verse as follows:
“And when he was demanded of the Pharisees when the kingdom of God
should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not
with observation: Neither shall they say, Lo, here! Or, Lo, there! For,
behold, the kingdom of God has already come unto you.” (Luke 17:20-21.
Joseph Smith "Inspired Version")
Joseph Smith’s Inspired Version of the Bible completely changes God’s
kingdom from being inside our hearts to being an external kingdom that
is ruled by an external priesthood power. For the LDS priesthood
theology to be Biblical, it was necessary for the Nephilim to pervert
this verse. Look at the scripture in context: “The Kingdom of God is
already come to you.” According to the Inspired Version the Kingdom of
God is supposedly Jesus Christ and his priesthood messengers who were
sent to the Jews. They were standing in front of them IN THE FLESH, and
the Kingdom was staring them in the face. The Jews needed to believe
Jesus was the Messiah. But, that is something the Jews COULD OBSERVE
physically. So the verse becomes a complete paradox and is confusing.
Thus we see the Inspired Version contradicts the entire purpose and
meaning of this verse. In context, the verse is a key Jesus gives to
detect false Christs. God lives in our hearts, and if someone comes
claiming to be our Savior, we are to reject them, for God does not live
outside our hearts. Therefore, this Biblical pattern for Christians
can be used to reject Joseph Smith and the Nephilim angels as false
based on the writings of Joseph Smith:
“John 14:23—the appearing of the Father and the Son, in that verse, is a
personal appearance; and the idea that the Father and the Son dwell in a
man’s heart is an old sectarian notion, and is false.” (D&C 130:3.)
Joseph Smith believed in what he observed. He saw the Father and Son in
visions in a physical, external form. He observed and felt angels’
hands give him what he believed were the keys to the kingdom of Heaven.
He was not educated enough to know that Peter didn’t even operate as “a
prophet” and “High Priest” in the Holy Land. Joseph simply trusted the
Nephilim messengers to be from God. He believed his feelings and the
“white light” in him, which told him to promote the LDS priesthood that
can be observed and controlled with the physical senses. Joseph Smith
taught human hands transfer the Priesthood Kingdom by physical
ordinations, and he presumed God did not live in our hearts. So a god
was created that lives outside of us, far away next to the planet Kolob,
who speaks to us through our feelings by revelation.
Unfortunately, the true Jesus never entered into the heart of Joseph
Smith, because he never invited Him, nor did Joseph believed that Jesus
could do such a thing. He saw Jesus’ resurrected body in vision. How
could Jesus come into his heart? His definition of God was looking on
His outside form. The inner definition of God being “love, light, and
truth” was not taught nor comprehended by him.
By the devil giving Joseph bogus external priesthood keys, it was
impossible for Joseph to receive Christ and the true priesthood keys,
and thus, he became deceived by false light.
Perhaps if Joseph Smith would have not altered the Bible and believed
what was written, he might have been able to see through the deception
he was in. Jesus explained clearly that we cannot see the Kingdom of
God by observation. If someone says the kingdom is “here or there”, we
must not believe them! (Luke 17:20-23.) Why? Because the Kingdom of
God is in us. That is how we discern the kingdom of God with priesthood
keys of truth. Jesus is invited into our hearts; He turns the
priesthood keys of truth; He lights up our minds; the darkness vanishes,
and we are free. Therefore, we don’t look for the kingdom of God by
observation of our physical senses.
Joseph Smith’s translation ignores the whole beauty of truth recorded in
the Bible and changes the Kingdom of God into an external kingdom that
can be observed. The “kingdom of God has already come unto you.” This
means the LDS Church, the LDS priesthood, and the true Church is the
“kingdom of God” on earth. And the Jews rejected the LDS priesthood,
condemning themselves by unbelief. Sounds like a plausible idea.
Except it contradicts the Bible that clearly teaches that “the kingdom
of God comes without observation”.
This scripture is just one of a many scriptures tampered with by the
“white light” of Joseph Smith. He of course was sincere in his attempts
to restore the truth to the earth. But because he did not receive Jesus
Christ as his personal Savior, he was not saved. So how he couldn’t
teach anyone else how to be saved? Interestingly, Joseph Smith presumed
he had the keys to the kingdom, but this discussion suggests that Joseph
had not received even the most basic priesthood keys of salvation in his
heart!
It is unfortunate that a person would sacrifice so much and work so hard
but still be deceived by a false and twisted light of the Nephilim.
It’s a warning to all of us. We must not bypass the very first step of
being a Christian at the altar call. We must invite Jesus to come into
our hearts. If we skip this step, then Jesus can not us the priesthood
keys of truth to His kingdom and set us free. When we read the Word of
God, we are likely to misunderstand the truth by our own human mind, or
worse, perhaps we will be deceived by false light and get caught in
twisted doctrines of Satan.
But with Jesus in our hearts, God is faithful, and Jesus will give us
each key of light we need to set us free. Therefore, before proceeding
further I would suggest if we have not already done so, that we receive
the great High Priest, Jesus Christ, into our hearts. Let us pray and
ask Jesus to be Lord of our life and be willing to submit to his
authority, promise to believe and obey His Word in the Bible, and always
praise His name for the free gift of eternal life he has granted to us.
Here is a suggested prayer:
Our Heavenly Father, thank you for the free gift of eternal life. I
know I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I am sorry for my past
sins, and I ask You to forgive me, just as I also now forgive others who
have offended me. I believe that Your Son Jesus died on the Cross for
my sins and arose from the dead. I now open the door of my heart and
invite You to come into my life. I realize that there is nothing I can
do to earn Your righteousness, and so I place my complete trust in You
alone for eternal life. I choose to follow You as my Lord. Please make
me the person You want me to be. In Jesus’ Name. Amen
As a member of the LDS Church, perhaps you have already done some of
these steps, such as asking for forgiveness of your sins. But inviting
Jesus into your life is far bigger and more effective than just
forgiveness of sins. Why? Because if He comes into our hearts, then He
can give us the priesthood keys of light, and set us free. Just asking
for forgiveness of our sins is not sufficient. He’s already done that,
and it depends on our forgiving others. To become purified in Christ,
we must surrender to God. We will need to understand we are in the dark
and have need of repentance. As we invite Jesus into our lives, Jesus
will bring the correct truth up from the well of water in us, and as we
drink it, we will feel great joy receiving the free gift of eternal
life.
Grace and Works
For members who have been immersed in “eternal progression” for a long
time, receiving eternal life as a “free gift” will probably sound
unnatural. Let me give you a few more concepts that hopefully will
clear up the issue on grace and works.
The apostle Paul is a champion writer on the doctrine of grace. All of
his Epistles begin with “grace and peace be unto you.” Grace is the
undeserved loving kindness of God toward man. This means that God saves
us because he loves us, not because of any action, decision, or motive
on our part to be good or to do good. God does not save us because of
our works, as Paul taught: “By grace are you saved through faith; and
that not of yourselves. It is a gift from God: not of works, lest any
man should boast.” (Eph. 2:8-9.)
If someone gives you a gift for Christmas it is because they care for
you, not because you merit the gift. Receiving the gift of eternal life
from God is like receiving a Christmas present. To receive that gift,
however, we must agree to open the door to our hearts and let our High
Priest, Jesus Christ, enter our most sensitive feelings and inner
thoughts of our being—our most holy place. When we do, He brings the
power and grace of God—the gift of eternal life—into our souls, and we
drink of the living wells of water.
There is nothing we can do to merit an undeserved gift of love. Jesus
has already done it all, paying the debt and penalty for our
transgressions on the cross. By his stripes, we are healed. This gift
of grace is received through faith or belief. It’s different than
receiving an LDS testimony of “the gospel”. The false LDS approach is
to pray and ask God to tell us the truth about something, to give us a
“witness in our hearts”, and then we will believe it. As explained
previously, that process is actually based on doubt and unbelief.
Otherwise, there would be no need to ask God if something were true. We
would just believe it. Desiring to know rather than believe is a very
subtle from of sign seeking.
As a Christian, we don’t approach God and ask Him if the Bible is true
or his Word is true. That’s infers God a liar. God is God, and He
speaks the truth. We must stand on that specific foundation, and know
that we do. We read what God has revealed in the Bible, and we choose
to believe it. We receive Christ through faith. We believe Him. He
has promised to save us if we believe Him, and therefore, by belief we
receive his grace on His promise to save us.
Abraham Believed
Paul uses Abraham and his promised son Isaac to explain the concept of
grace clearly:
“For it is written, that Abraham had two sons, the one by a bondmaid,
the other by a freewoman. But he who was the bondwoman was born after
the flesh; but he of the freewoman was by promise.” (Gal 4:22-23.)
Abraham had two sons, Isaac and Ishmael. Ishmael was born to Hagar a
bondmaid or slave and of Abraham’s own volition. Isaac, on the other
had, came because God promised Abraham a son. Isaac came by the power
of faith, for he was not born until Sarah was a hundred years old. To
put it simply, God promised Abraham a son, and Abraham believed the Word
of God, and God kept his promise. And Isaac was born by the grace of
God.
“Which things are an allegory: for these are the two covenants; the one
from Mount Sinai [Law of Moses], which gendereth bondage, which is
Agar…Now we brethren, as Isaac was, are the children of promise…” (Gal
4:23, 28.)
The LDS theology is actually patterned more after the old covenant in
Mount Sinai, in which obedience to the Law of Moses brought remission of
sin and redemption. But such people were under the bondage of the law.
The law was given to prove to the people that they were human beings
incapable of finding salvation in their own obedience. The Law of Moses
was a schoolmaster to bring Israel to Jesus Christ—to make it clear that
we need Him and his grace. Thus, all of the rituals were types and
shadows of Jesus Christ, pointing the mind to Him as the means of
salvation.
The New Covenant, however, is to receive the grace of Christ by God’s
promise, just as Abraham received Isaac by believing God’s promise to
Him:
Like Abraham, we hold onto the promises of God as a claim for our
salvation. God has promised he will save us through Jesus. He does not
lie. And thus, we are eternally saved at the moment we accept Jesus
into our hearts. Then, from that moment of spiritual conception, Jesus
leads us through the born again process of water, blood, and Spirit. We
are saved, as long as we endure and are faithful to our commitment to
God, refusing to turn from God’s grace and love.
Teachings of Paul, James, and Peter
If we have been in the LDS Church for a while, we may have heard others
ridicule and disbelieve Paul’s doctrine of grace taught by Christians.
The Nephilim have twisted and distorted the writings of Paul. Rather
than by being saved by grace alone, the highest reward in the Celestial
Kingdom of God is achieve through our faithfulness--by our obedience to
all the laws and ordinances of the gospel. I’ve heard my LDS friends
incorrectly point to the Christians and mock them quoting James: “Faith
without works is dead.” James wrote the truth, but the LDS
misunderstand and fail to read the entire verse:
“For as the body without the spirit is dead, so faith without works is
dead also.” (James 2:26.)
When we apply the analogy, James makes perfect sense. Just as our
spirit gives life to the body, so works gives life to faith. So, faith
without works is DEAD or NON-EXTISTENT. Works is evidence that our
faith is alive and well, just as a live body is evident that the spirit
is in the body. The Mormons take this out of context, however, and make
it appear that our works somehow save us, and that “faith without works
is dead” means that if we don’t DO GOOD WORKS, then we can not be saved,
and we will not make it to heaven without them. It’s like arguing that
the body [works] gives life to the spirit [faith]. If we keep the body
alive, we keep the spirit alive? Well, it is clear that makes not
sense at all, for to live on earth we need both spirit and body.
Likewise, faith and works in a Christian can NOT be separated. Faith
and works are two sides of the same coin. Thus, if we read James 2:26
in context, the scripture falls in place correctly: The spirit brings
life to the body, and thus, faith gives life to our works, otherwise,
our faith is dead, being alone.
Levels of Light
The Bible is written on several levels of light. James addresses a
specific audience, whereas, Paul is focused on another audience. The
misunderstanding of grace and works originates, again, from the LDS
theology and teachings of eternal progression. The Latter-day saints
incessantly quote James, for that is the “level of light” they operate
on. Mormons believe the Old Testament paradigm that obedience to law
saves us. Is this good? Absolutely. Self-discipline is the Christian
way of life. Paul taught that the law is good. But the law does not
save us. Our obedience does not save us. Jesus does. We are not
eternal fish swimming in the cleansing water of self-discipline. We are
to find the grace of God and be saved by the blood of Jesus. Thus, the
born-again Christians quote Paul’s salvation by grace because that is
the level of light they enjoy. It is a higher level of thinking and
being, just as the New Covenant is greater than the Old.
But both Mormons and Christians misunderstand each other, for they have
not received the priesthood key of light to open the door of darkness as
follows:
The priesthood key of truth needed to understand Paul and James is that
God tells people different things to motivate them depending on where
they are in their spiritual development, just as we do to our children.
With this key of truth, it will be much easier to unlock the door to
grace and works. Peter helps us to understand:
“Wherefore, beloved, seeing that ye look for such things, be DILIGENT
that ye may be found of him in peace, without spot, and blameless. And
account that the longsuffering of our Lord is salvation; even as our
beloved brother Paul also according to wisdom given unto him hath
written unto you; As also in all his epistles, speaking in them of these
things; in which are some things hard to be understood, which they that
are unlearned and unstable wrest, as the do also the other scriptures,
unto their own destruction. Ye therefore, beloved, seeing ye know these
things before, beware lest ye also, being led away with error of the
wicked, fall from you own steadfastness. But grow in grace, and in the
knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ." (2 Peter 3:14-18)
In this scripture, Peter makes it clear we should "be diligent,"
explaining that Paul's writings are hard to understand. But Peter also
states that God has given Paul wisdom, and those who wrest the
Scriptures will fall. He ends with instructing the believer to "grow in
grace and the knowledge of the Lord".
The key to understanding Peter, Paul, and James is in understanding that
God says different things to different people depending on the level of
light they have received. It binds Paul and James together into one.
For example, if a person is selfish, self centered, and has been trained
from birth in a reward system--that we get back stuff from what "we
do"--then the idea of being saved by grace may get twisted and
distorted. A very self-motivated, selfish person may falsely assume
that grace requires nothing more than acknowledging Jesus as Lord. He
may justify sin and make no effort to repent at the level of light he
possesses. So God sends James to those people. "Works" are vitally
important and without works our faith is clearly dead—so repent, get to
work, and quit being lazy. If we are not diligent, we are in a selfish
delusion. Lazy people will respond to James as a kick in the butt.
They will see they must "do" something to change or repent or they will
receive a punishment. Works gets them directly into repentance. It
gets them into the water of self-discipline. It is a good truth, and
all should recognize it as such.
However, once we truly repent with self-discipline and see the light of
God, it is then Paul's words that have a greater meaning. Eventually,
we will see that our works really don’t save us but that Jesus and His
Light and Love was with us the whole time working by grace. When
properly prepared by God, we will see the grace of God and accept
eternal life as a free gift, according to the teachings of Paul.
Not all selfish people are lazy. Some are very busy and productive.
Unfortunately, many of the "works" zealots never find the grace of God,
but get lost in the words of James, becoming hypocritical and
self-righteous in their obedience, falling into greater darkness than
light. But it doesn’t have to be that way. The sincere seeker can move
from works to grace by repenting and seeing the true light of God, which
always teaches salvation is a free gift to those who turn to God and
live. If the born again process is taught correctly from the very
beginning, a person can receive the free gift of eternal life as a
selfish human being and then move into the water of self-discipline with
greater hope and joy, having an attitude of faith and gratitude for
Jesus.
Nevertheless, even though this is true, many are NOT going to believe in
the grace of God. They will assume it is a lie. “It’s not fair,” they
moan. “Our works play a vital role in our salvation!” These people
will selfishly pursue heaven by good works, to consume presumed heavenly
rewards upon their own lusts. Such people are usually unthankful and
never have enough. These souls need Paul’s teaching more than anyone
else. They need to discard the false notion that our obedience saves
us, relax, and find the grace and mercy of Jesus. Gratitude will
replace unthankfulness.
Peter understood both James and Paul clearly and appealed to both
audiences in his epistle to the Church. He appealed to those with less
light, who are lazy and think self-discipline and water repentance is
not necessary, warning them that they must be "diligent", and that it is
possible to lose what we have received by being led away into darkness.
However, Peter also appealed to those who were sanctified through Paul's
teachings, confirming that his wisdom was from God and counseling the
saints to "grow in grace". Thus, those who believed the teachings of
Paul also would readily relate to his words.
So the answer to grace and works is the teachings of James and Paul are
both correct, depending on the spiritual level the individual is at the
time they hear the words. The usual problem with the debate of grace
and works is that it never considers individual needs and levels of
light but makes the broad assumption that everyone is at the same level
or that God speaks to everyone the same way. That assumption is
absolutely false, and when cleared away, Paul and James both make
PERFECT sense.
It is for this reason, much discussion takes place between Christians
and Mormons but little is resolved. Incorrect assumptions are made from
the beginning of the discussion. Neither have understood the total
picture and both get caught in debates about works and grace that are a
waste of time. Although those who understand grace know that true faith
brings eternal life as a gift, those who are at lesser levels of light
never quite understand, but they actually need the words of James to
repent and get them into the light. Since the Latter-day Saints
continually pound on James to justify works and self-discipline, it
actually demonstrates their lack of spiritual maturity and that they are
still swimming in water baptism. As such, the Christians must recognize
their situation and agree with Mormons who quote James—that
self-discipline is important--and let the Latter-day Saints be where
they are, until God moves them forward into pure grace. When ready,
those who are prepared to understand the writings of Paul, will move
into to the light of grace and become saved. The best thing anyone can
do is pray that the LDS Church “grow up”. True, the Nephilim have
taught a gospel that keeps the LDS level of light pounding on the James
piano keyboard, and a person must eventually discard the false
priesthood notion of “eternal progression” before Paul can be understood
completely. But in the meantime, I argue that self-discipline is truly
better than NO DISCIPLINE. So the Mormons are right. Water-repentance
is better than the hypocrisy of confessing Jesus one day, and then
turning around and fornicating the next because the Christian has not
been taught the importance of water baptism! Water repentance includes
not smoking and drinking. Water repentance is the truth the Mormons
stand on, and it is Biblical and valid, and the Christians should stop
arguing against it. On the other hand, the Mormons need to open their
minds and get out of the baptismal font and into the blood of Jesus.
We Are Unique
In conclusion, what is causing the disagreement over grace and works?
Each person is at a different level of light, seeing just one or two
keys of the born again process, and thus, each is assuming someone with
a different perspective is wrong, when they really are not.
If we try to work on semantics and explain: “Well, James really meant
that our works flow from out belief, etc. etc.”, which is true, we are
really never going to communicate with each other. It’s only a part of
the whole picture. James was intended for those who falsely believe
that “lip confessions” save us by grace. And although the true
Christian doesn’t believe that either, hypocritical Christians surely
do. Unfortunately, most of the LDS Church thinks that this is what
Christians really believe—that grace and sin can sleep in the same bed.
It is false, but until Mormons grow up and seek to really understand
true Christian theology, they are going to pound on James and twist
Paul’s words in error.
I hope the truth finds its way eventually into the entire church of
God. All the useless debates over grace and works can stop, for each
person is different. That’s the truth. We can all love each other as
God loves us. We can quit bickering over the differences in the Word.
There are many different levels of light in the Word of God. All people
are going to see differently depending on their level of spiritual
maturity, and thank God the Bible is diverse enough that everyone can be
fed at different levels. This applies to all different denominations,
not just the Mormons. The question is not who is right and who is
wrong, like Joseph Smith and many others presume. But the question
should always be--what can I now learn from Lord Jesus Christ to move me
into greater levels of light and truth? How can I better serve others?
What keys of truth do I need at this point in my life? What do I need
to repent of? And of course, reading the Bible will unlock the truth
through Christ’s priesthood power for everyone!
That is the grand secret of the priesthood: We are unique. The moment
we start comparing our light to someone else, it is pride, and it will
turn into darkness. Why don’t we believe God? He says turn to Him and
live. Jesus Christ is our High Priest, not our Pastor, not the Bishop,
not Joseph Smith, and not the living prophet. Jesus Christ gives out
the saving keys of truth. No one has the responsibility of opening the
prison doors, except Him.
Unfortunately, some could be reading this book and absolutely
misunderstand the light I’m sharing. In spite of my efforts to explain
the Nephilim falsehoods, you may be so convinced of your level of light
being the absolute truth, you’ll refuse to let God in and change you.
So you may reject, twist, and misunderstand the Light I’m sharing. You
may become upset, angry, and frustrated because I’m attacking the LDS
religion where it hurts the most—the priesthood, the temple, and the
false purpose of life. Therefore, reading this book can not provide
what is truly needed. Jesus Christ must turn on the Light of God or we
will never see eye-to-eye.
Do you want the priesthood keys I’ve been writing about? Here’s how we
receive them. We receive Jesus as our personal Savior:
Our Heavenly Father, thank you for the free gift of eternal life. I
know I am a sinner and need your forgiveness. I am sorry for my past
sins, and I ask You to forgive me, just as I also now forgive others who
have offended me. I believe that Your Son Jesus died on the Cross for
my sins and arose from the dead. I now open the door of my heart and
invite You to come into my life. I realize that there is nothing I can
do to earn Your righteousness, and so I place my complete trust in You
alone for eternal life. I choose to follow You as my Lord. Please make
me the person You want me to be. In Jesus’ Name.
If we have said this prayer, then we can relax. Our salvation is sure.
It is simple. The Bible promises Jesus will save us, and He will. We
are conceived by the Word of God, and He will lead us through the
remainder of the born again process. Let us be faithful and endure the
birth contractions that will come in our lives, and God will move us
through the birth canal and into the Light. May God grant us all the
faith and patience we need to complete the born-again process and
receive eternal life Jesus spoke of.
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