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 4
Priesthood Keys
The LDS argue that to receive God’s authority we must be ordained by the
laying on of hands as Moses ordained Aaron: “And no man taketh this honor
unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was Aaron.” (Hebrews 5:4.)
Is this really what the Bible teaches? Is this scripture referring to
laying on of hands? Or something else? Let us look at the passage in
context:
Jesus Christ Our Great High Priest
Beginning in chapter Hebrews 4:14, the author of Hebrews positions his
thoughts to introduce Christ as our one and only High Priest in spiritual
things, and that he is qualified to be our High Priest because Christ was
a man with infirmities:
Seeing then that we have a great high priest, that is passed into the
heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold fast our profession. For we
have not an high priest which cannot be touched with the feeling of our
infirmities; but was in all points tempted like as we are, yet without
sin. Let us therefore come boldly unto the throne of grace, that we may
obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need. For every high
priest taken from among men is ordained for men in thing pertaining to
God, that he may offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins: Who can have
compassion on the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that
he himself also is compassed with infirmity. And by reason hereof he
ought, as for the people, so also for himself, to offer for sins. And no
man taketh this honor unto himself, but he that is called of God, as was
Aaron. So also Christ glorified not himself to be made an high priest;
but he that said unto him, Thou art my Son, today have I begotten thee.
As he saith also in another place, Thou art a priest for ever after the
order of Melchisedec. (Hebrews: 4:14-5:6)
Moses is a type and shadow of Jesus Christ, and Aaron is a type and shadow
of men. A high priest under Aaron was a man, just as Jesus Christ was a
man of human suffering and infirmities. A high priest has “compassion on
the ignorant, and on them that are out of the way; for that he himself
also is compassed with infirmity.” Jesus Christ did not call Himself to
suffer as a man and die for our sins. God called Him by His own voice to
save us. The author of Hebrews is not speaking of the mode in which
priesthood is transferred to men by the laying on of hands, as the Mormons
claim. If that were true, the following verse would have Jesus receiving
his priesthood authority by the laying on of hands, just as the Mormons
testify. But this is not what is recorded in the Bible. It records God
called Jesus by His Own voice: “So also Christ glorified not himself to
be made an high priest; but he that said unto him, “Thou are my Son, today
have I begotten thee.” (Hebrews 5:5.)
Let us review the Christian view of Hebrews 4:14 through Heb 5:5.
1) Jesus is our great high priest. (Heb 4:14.)
2) Jesus was a man and felt of our pain and infirmities. (Heb. 4:15.)
3) Therefore, let us go boldly to the throne of grace and obtain mercy.
Jesus understands us perfectly. He’s not holding a club over our heads
because we sin. We find grace in time of need. (Heb 4:16.)
4) For every High Priest in the Old Testament Law is taken from man and is
ordained of God so that he might offer gifts and sacrifices for sin. (Heb
5:1.)
5) Because they are also men, they understand our need for mercy. (Heb
5:2-3.)
6) No man can call himself to be a High Priest. Only God can do that, and
not even Aaron called himself. God chose Aaron’s seed to receive the
Levitical priesthood by his Word from Heaven. ( 5:4.)
7) So also, God’s call to Jesus was by His own voice. (Heb 5:5.)
Now lets compare this to the LDS interpretation:
1) For every High Priest in the Old Testament Law is taken from man and is
ordained of God that he might offer gifts and sacrifices for sin. (Heb
5:1.)
2) Because they are also men, they understand our need for mercy. (Heb
5:2-3.)
3) No man can call himself to be a High Priest. Only God can do that, and
men must receive the priesthood of God by the laying on of hands, as Aaron
did. (Heb 5:4.)
4) So also, God’s call to Jesus was by His own voice. (Heb 5:5.)
Three words, “As was Aaron”, are interpreted to mean the procedure of
“laying on of hands”. However, by placing this passage in context, we see
that it becomes a logical absurdity. The “so also” is connected to
Hebrews 5:4, and verse 5 says nothing about laying on of hands. Rather,
it clearly teaches that God called Jesus by His own voice, or by His
Word. The author of Hebrews was probably familiar was probably familiar
with the Apostle Paul himself, and understood how God calls people into
the ministry. Paul received his calling from the mouth of Jesus on the
way to Damascus. Later he was externally set apart by human beings to
confirm the Word of the Lord to the Church. But this is not the idea that
the author of Hebrews is communicating. The author is Jesus Christ as our
High Priest; he’s not talking about Aaron at all, he’s only using Aaron as
a means to point to Jesus Christ. The LDS interpretation reverses the
order. They use Jesus Christ to point to the legalistic priesthood Aaron
held, and thus, defend their legalistic priesthood saying no one can be a
high priest except the same way Aaron was. This logic misses the entire
message of the author, who is say that only Jesus Christ is our High
Priest. He is comparing Christ’s spiritual priesthood to the types and
shadows of the Old Testament. In the entire New Testament, there is no
mention of the office of “high priest” recorded anywhere, except for Jesus
Christ. Isn’t that odd? This is one reason David Whitmer left the LDS
Church.
No High Priests Except Jesus Christ
In the New Testament Church there were twelve apostles to govern the
Church. There was no “First Presidency” of the high priesthood as the
Mormons believe. Peter, James, and John we leaders inside the body of the
twelve, and they were not high priests. It is likely that much of the New
Testament was written more than three decades after the death of Christ,
and there is still no mention of the office of “high priest” anywhere.
However, the “white light” introduced the high priests office to Joseph
Smith with the help of Sidney Rigdon within a few years of the
organization of the LDS Church. When Mormons put three high priests over
the quorum of the twelve apostles, they putting the First Presidency in
the place of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. This is only
fitting, since satanic forces of “white light” inspired the design of the
LDS priesthood order. It is an imitation priesthood, and the First
Presidency truly attempts to sit God’s place by heading the LDS Church.
This is blasphemy. The pattern is no where in the New Testament. Many
years ago, I remember reading the New Testament and finding it odd that
there were only “12 Apostles” and not a First Presidency. But my feelings
rebuked my logic, and I ignored the facts God left me to observe. But now
my mind is free to see the facts, and if the LDS Church is truly the
restored New Testament Church restored, it would be identical to the
complete Biblical pattern. But it is not. And that’s where we can spot a
fake. It is impossible for Satan to be 100% truthful. Whenever Satan
gives direction or guidance, he can share truth, but there has to be
falsehood mixed with it somewhere. He’s a liar. Find that one falsehood,
and we can expose the whole fraud. The office of High Priest is a dead
giveaway for the counterfeit priesthood and pseudo-New Testament system of
religious government in the LDS Church. We owe it to ourselves to read
the Bible and prove the doctrine the LDS Church is what it claims to
be—the restored New Testament Church.
The New Covenant and Priesthood
In Hebrews 5:4, the Bible does not support the procedure of calling high
priests in the Mormon Church by the laying on of hands. No. There were no
High Priests in the Church. Rather, the author is saying that God called
Jesus Christ to be our High Priest just as he called Aaron. It is a new
covenant patterned after the old. That is the message. The entire book
of Hebrews is exceedingly clear that the priesthood and covenant of the
Old Testament changed with Christ:
“For is the first covenant (Aaron’s priesthood) had been faultless, then
should not place have been sought for the second (Jesus Christ’s
priesthood). For finding fault with them, he saith, Behold, the days
come, saith the Lord, when I will make a new covenant with the house of
Israel and with the house of Judah: Not according to the covenant that I
made with their father sin the day when I took them by the hand to lead
them out of the land of Egypt; because they continued not in my covenant,
and I regarded them not, saith the Lord. For this is the covenant that I
will make with the house of Israel after those days, saith the Lord; I
will put my laws into their mind, and write them in their hearts: and I
will be to them a God, and they shall be to me a people: And they shall
not teach every man his neighbor, and every man his brother saying, Know
the Lord: for all shall know me, from the least to the greatest. For I
will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their
iniquities will I remember no more. In that he saith, A new covenant, he
had made to first old. Now that which decayeth and waxeth old is ready to
vanish away.” (Hebrews 8: 7-13.)
I need not quote the entire book of Hebrews. It is almost impossible for
an open mind to really read Hebrews and not understand that Christ is our
high priest under the New Covenant, and the tabernacle and Old Covenant
were only types and shadows of Jesus Christ. I believe the Bible is 99.5%
correct and does not have the omissions claimed by LDS Church. If the LDS
position is correct, then Moses would have received the priesthood by
angels just like Joseph Smith. But it’s not in the Bible. The Mormons
argue that Aaron received priesthood from Moses. But the real question is
hidden: where did Moses get his authority? That compares apples to
apples with Joseph Smith. If Mormons want to mutilate Hebrews, then they
need to get their analogy right. So I ask, where does the Bible say Moses
gets his authority? From the mouth of God! God’s own voice called Moses
from the burning bush and, there is no record of any ordination by angels
or by God. Therefore, the pattern of receiving authority from angels
contradicts the Bible.
Keys of the Kingdom
Let us resolve the issue of Melchizedek Priesthood once and for all. The
misunderstanding of Mormons and many other Christians originates with the
Word of God to Peter:
“And I will give unto thee [Peter] the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matt
16:19.)
The “keys of the kingdom” of heaven that Jesus gave Peter have been
assumed by Catholics, Mormons, and others to have been transferred by
ordination through legalistic channels. However, if we look at the
history of Christianity, the idea of legalistic authority coming through
one man such as the Pope is no where in the first century! The records of
the original first-century church show no “hierarchy” passed on as the LDS
Church practices today. Each apostle governed a territory independently,
and if we look at the ancient church apostle with the largest geographical
influence was likely James, not Peter. For example, the controversy in
Acts chapter 15 was settled by James, not Peter.
But members of he LDS Church never question the concept of legalistic
authority of one man. The idea was founded in the Catholic paradigm, which
was originated well after the first century. Anyone who is interested
can validate this claim by doing a little research and investigating the
historical facts. The concept of Peter leading the Church in a “First
Presidency” like the prophet Joseph Smith or President Hinkley is
fictional. It was not practiced in the first century. If anyone led the
Church it was more likely James than Peter.
So what happened? Peter had governed the Rome geographical area.
Centuries later, when the leaders in Rome wanted the total influence over
Christianity, they simply claimed authority from Peter based on the Word
of Jesus to Peter about “keys of the kingdom” in Matt 16:19. The leaders
in Rome then assumed legalistic control over the whole Church for the
first time.
Does the LDS Church understand the implications of what I just wrote?
Mormons have been influenced by the notion that “Peter stands is at the
pearly gates with the priesthood keys”, accepting the Catholic
interpretation of a “one-man Pope” leader having all authority and
“keys”. But it is not founded in history or the Bible. The LDS Church
loves to argue that either it is the Catholics have the authority or it is
the Latter-day Saints. But both viewpoints assume external processes
transfer the authority of Christ to human beings.
Don’t believe me? Go research the facts! What? Do we assume all facts
in all history have been distorted by the devil to keep us out of the LDS
faith? Do we believe that corrupt individuals have changed many “plain
and precious” truths of history? This is stretching the truth a bit,
isn’t it? If Mormonism is false, what are its biggest threats of
exposure? The Bible and historical facts! The truth! How does a false
concept get around the truth in the Bible or the truth in history? First,
by discrediting the Bible. Second, by discrediting history. By so
doing, Joseph Smith can use “white light” to fix the Biblical and
historical errors that were wrong and change the truth. Then all the
people are amazed at the esoteric doctrines he shares and have little or
no confidence the Bible itself. Explain that the different
interpretations of the ministers are all wrong. Everyone should be at the
same level of understanding at the same time, belonging to a one true
church.
When we have a difficulty understanding the Bible or find contradictions
in the Bible with LDS doctrine, what happens? What are we taught? The
Bible has been mistranslated. It can’t be trusted. So let’s believe the
concepts from glorious angels, and not the Bible. And the LDS followers
all scurry for salvation after the deceived leader, Joseph Smith, and not
to Jesus Christ and the Bible. Pretty slick paradigm to deceive us. It
opens a wide door to as much false light and imitation truth that people
are willing to swallow: “We are children of God and will grow to become
gods and goddesses!” This assumes that human beings are equal to the
eternal truths of God: “We are the truth”. But the scriptures teaches
God is the truth and dwells “inside” us, not that that we are equal to the
truth itself.
The God that is the truth lives in us, and us in Him. (1 John 4:15-16.)
We are temples of the living God. (1 Cor 6:19.)
The Priesthood of Jesus Christ
But we really don’t need to even research historical facts to prove my
claims about Peter and the priesthood authority. I’ll prove it with just
logic and a correct understanding of what Jesus meant by “priesthood
keys”. If we understand God’s Word, then all the pieces will fall into
perfect harmony. The truth will unlock the door of confusion.
Priesthood keys are spiritual keys of light and truth that free a believer
in Christ from the powers of darkness and spiritual confusion. Each time
we learn truth, we grow in our ability to stand against darkness. As
Christ shines in us and we receive His Word of Truth, His authority and
priesthood is transferred as part of Him. Christ is the Word: “In the
beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.
(John 1:1.) It is no wonder that Joseph Smith, under the influence of
false light, completely mutilates John 1:1 in his Inspired Version, for
this verse is the foundation of the gospel of Jesus Christ. Thus, John
builds on THE WORD in the very first verse of his gospel. This Word of
God gives spiritual authority to anyone who receives Jesus Christ into his
or her heart.
Jesus Christ is the Word (John 1:1), and He is light (John 1:5), truth
(John 14:6), life (John 14:6) love (1John 4:8) , and Spirit (John 4:24).
Jesus Christ is also the priesthood (Heb 4:14). It is why the High Priest
in the Old Testament was one man. He represents Jesus Christ. The High
Priest was the only one permitted into the Most Holy Place. Likewise,
Jesus Christ, or GOD, is the ONLY ONE permitted to enter into our hearts.
He knocks on the door, and we let him in.
“Behold I stand at the door and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open
the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”
(Rev 3:20.)
“That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith” (Ephesians 3:17.)
As Jesus Christ enters our hearts, then we become Priests and Priestesses
through his diving authority as God Himself. I am not God, and neither
are you. But Jesus is God, and if he comes into our hearts, then God is
in us, and we have His priesthood keys of light. A key opens a door. The
light of Jesus truly opens the prison door of darkness. When the light
of Jesus turns on, then the darkness fades, and we are set free. For
example, I had the privilege of attending a fellowship breakfast and heard
a Christian brother share his experience as a criminal and conversion to
Christ. He was a slave to drugs and had to steal to support a $400 per
day heroin habit. He had spent seventeen years in jail. When He found
God in prison, Jesus Christ knocked him on the floor with power when the
minister laid hands on him, and Christ entered his heart. His mind was
completely changed in that moment. He had been in and out of jail for
most of his life, and after this experience, he was set free. Just one
touch from the Master broke through the darkness. He made a decision at
that time to never return again to jail. And when he was released from
prison, he never returned. He has been set free by Jesus Christ and found
God. He now visits prisons to minister to criminals who are bound by
drugs, alcohol, crime, and other vices. God called Him by His voice and
the Power of His Word. Jesus turned the priesthood keys of His power and
set this man free.
Show Me The Door Please
These are the priesthood keys that were given to Peter, not the bogus “LDS
priesthood” given by false angels. And I’ll prove it. I’ve just
explained the prison door of darkness Christ opens. Can you please show
me the door the Mormon priesthood ordination opens? What door does the
LDS baptism open? We can not claim the LDS door is our hearts as I have
explained. The ordination of priesthood keys in the LDS church comes by
human hands, not by the Holy Spirit. Hinkley holds the priesthood keys
because He was ordained an LDS apostle by the laying on of hands, and for
no other reason. Members assume the prophet calls apostles by the Holy
Spirit, but that is not what gives the prophet his authority. His
priesthood keys have nothing do with his heart.
So I ask you again? What locked door does the LDS priesthood open for
me? If you show me the door, then I can see your keys.
“The keys open Heaven’s door,” you claim? Then I say, “Well, thank you
very much, but that’s what the Catholics believe too. It’s a legalistic
view that started with them. You stole it from them. You are both in
error. They have had this authority from the very beginning since Peter,
and they can trace it just like the Mormons do. They never lost it.”
If the authority is in the legalistic ordination and not in the truth, the
LDS have no valid argument. The Catholics have the authority. But the LDS
Church does not take this position with the apostasy, do they? What do
they claim? The truth was lost. The doctrines of salvation have been
perverted. So God brought “the truth” back through Joseph Smith. OK, I
hear the Latter-day Saints. But are they saying then that it was the
“truth” that was lost or the “priesthood”? Can we not see how ugly this
reasoning gets?
If we say, the “truth” was lost, then we are Protestants. The Church
strayed from the truth, and God called the Reformers to get the Church and
Body of Christ back on course to the truth.
On the other hand, if the LDS say: “The Church is in 100% apostasy because
it lost the priesthood. That’s why there was an apostasy.” Not true.
The Catholic Church NEVER LOST THE EXTERNAL LEGALISTIC AUTHORITY. The
Catholics have the documented authority all they way back to Peter. So
with that argument, the MORMONS LOSE! The Catholic Church is the True
Church, and Protestants and Mormons are in error.
These two views have been debated for centuries, and the devil laughs
because human beings fail to ask the correct question: where’s the prison
door that the legalistic priesthood opens? I can not see the door to
Heaven that Catholics and Mormons claim will be opened. Therefore, I’m
not convinced either one has a true understanding nor any priesthood keys
at all. I can’t trust them. Have they seen the door to Heaven that will
be opened? If not, then how do we know they have any keys at all? We are
trusting the images of Peter standing at the “pearly gates” based on Matt
16:19:
“And I will give unto thee [Peter] the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and
whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matt
16:19.)
And the false angels that came to Joseph Smith taught the same doctrine
that was introduced by the Catholic Church after the first century. It is
this priesthood doctrine that encouraged evil men to combine the power of
religion with the power of government and cause hell for human beings. Is
that what the LDS Church wants to believe in again? History proves that
such doctrine led to disaster and suffering. But why do the Mormons
believe it? Do they think they are special and it will be different for
them? Yes! The authority came from “glorious angels” from Heaven. And
the Mormons have trusted these angels, just as Joseph Smith did. But what
if the angels lied? What if they were counterfeit?
Now let me ask the LDS Church again: what priesthood keys do you hold?
Show me the door that your keys open. The Mormons know as well as I do
that you can’t show me any door your priesthood keys open except to an LDS
Temple. And if you argue “priesthood blessings” perform miracles, I’ll
argue, “no they don’t”. Jesus Christ performs miracles by faith. The
miracle would happen with or without the priesthood, just like my friend
who was released from darkness by the power of God and is currently
freeing others in spiritual prisons. He has no LDS authority. He only
carries his Bible and uses the authority of the Holy Spirit and Jesus
Christ Himself.
So you see, you can’t show me a door your keys open, BUT I CAN! I can
clearly show you the door the keys of the priesthood of Christ opened, not
only for my friend, but also for me. Indeed, this whole book is full of
priesthood keys of truth God has blessed me with. And these keys will
allow anyone to escape from the prison of the false priesthood of
Mormonism.
I have keys. Do you?
Upon This Rock
We must let Jesus come into our hearts and give us the keys of truth. We
must believe in Him, and accept Him as our High Priest and Savior. He
gives us the priesthood keys to salvation. He will give us the light and
truth to set us free.
“And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the
living God. And Jesus answered and said unto him, Blessed art thou, Simon
Bar-jona: for flesh and blood hath not revealed it unto thee, but my
Father which is in heaven. And I say also unto thee, That thou are Peter,
and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not
prevail against it. And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of
heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven:
and what whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.”
(Matt 16:16-19.)
Let’s review what Jesus actually told Peter about the priesthood keys.
“Flesh and blood has not revealed this to you but my Father in Heaven.”
That is exactly what the keys are, explained very carefully by Jesus.
The keys are delivered by revelation. It is the principle of God
communicating to us through His Word. Not just a feeling by itself, but
the truth about God and Jesus as revealed in the Bible, quickened by the
Holy Spirit of God. Peter received from the Father the truth that Jesus
Christ is the Son of God, and that is the “big key” to freedom. If we
understand that truth completely, and accept Jesus as our Savior, we
accept his priesthood power, and he sets us free of sin.
Now, by the Holy Spirit, I’ve explained the true meaning of “priesthood
keys”. But the LDS or Catholic explanation of keys is based on
supposition, not fact. Where does Jesus talk about ordinations and
passing authority and keys on by human hands in that verse? He doesn’t
say any of that, but it is all assumed and inferred by both the Catholics
and the Mormons.
With my explanation, however, the Lord’s words to Peter all falls into
place perfectly:
1) Peter himself actually becomes a “stone” or rock in the church because
of the priesthood truth in his heart.
2) The rock of revelation is the vehicle that communicates truth by the
power of the Father, and not the flesh.
3) And finally, Jesus Himself is the “rock” of truth. He is the Son of
God, and anyone building on that foundation will not fall. Jesus is the
priesthood.
Now again, where do we clearly see the LDS priesthood keys given to Peter
in these verses?
Nowhere.
It’s simply presumed to be true. If the LDS viewpoint was correct, then
after Jesus had spoken these words, he would have ordained Peter on the
spot and given him the LDS legalistic keys. And it would be recorded
clearly in the Bible. If our eternal life depends on it, God had better
make it crystal clear to us all. So, then, why don’t we read of Peter’s
ordination in the account to support the LDS viewpoint? If it were so
important, God would have provided a record of it. But it didn’t really
happen. The LDS priesthood keys are from bogus angels, so it’s not
recorded in the Bible.
On the other hand, the meaning I’ve provided makes the entire meaning of
priesthood perfectly clear in the Bible, neither adding nor deleting
anything from the passage quoted. The Bible speaks plainly and clearly on
the matter. There is no need for a legalistic method to pass on keys of
truth. The priesthood keys are given to us by authority of the Holy
Spirit through God’s eternal Word of Truth, who is Jesus Christ.
Loose and Bind
God promised to give priesthood keys that loose on earth and loose in
heaven. Many, who read this book and understand the truth God has given
me, will be loosed from the Mormon Kingdom’s power. They will be loosed
on earth, and therefore, will continue free into Heaven. The truth is
eternal, and once the door is open on earth, the floodgate of light is
open into Heaven.
God also promised to give priesthood keys that will bind on earth and bind
in heaven. My book will bind those who are trying to promote the lie of
Mormonism. The truth will stop hypocrisy and false pretence, binding
those minds who believe in false principles. And those who are thus
seared in their consciences by the truth, will also be bound in heaven.
For those who openly fight what I’m writing in a spirit of doubt, fear,
anger, and frustration will bind their own hearts now, and also forever,
particularly if they don’t do anything with the knowledge. The unbeliever
is bound by false light and an imitation gospel fed from the mouth of a
snake. There will be those who read my book from cover to cover, but will
be so committed to false light, so convinced of their testimony of that
Book of Mormon is true, that even logic and good sense will not help
them. They will view my efforts as destructive, causing misery and
contention between active families in the LDS faith. But if they see God
and the truth, it will set them free. And this does not mean they must
leave the LDS Church. That depends on the path God has for them. It
depends on the will of God, not on the truth.
Ironically, when I left the LDS faith, those that knew me in the Church
demonstrated a spirit of fear and gloom. They were the ones unhappy, not
me. They assumed that because God’s will is for them to be Mormons, He
wants me to be one too. This naturally causes a conflict in their
consciences, assuming I’m going to suffer for my decision to leave. The
false priesthood they believe in binds them further into despair. The
priesthood keys they brag about have no power to release them from this
emotional prison, sorrowing for my lost soul. My wife especially became
angry and disappointed when I left the Church. She saw her entire life,
dreams, and hopes crumble before her as I removed my temple garments and
turned from the false priesthood. She became bitter and miserable,
blaming all of my changes on the devil and my “irrational thoughts”. I
watched in amazement as I had greater feelings of love for her, and yet,
she cursed me and criticized all of my actions. I was wrong in her mind,
and a false priesthood was binding her mind in darkness, even though I was
happier.
On the other hand, I was supposed to have the Holy Spirit withdraw from me
and curse me to outer darkness for asking that my name to be removed from
the Church. But I felt just the opposite. The Holy Spirit flooded me
with joy. Finally, what I had searched after and longed for poured into
my soul. I finally felt gratitude and thankfulness to God for my many
blessings, enabling me to praise his name day and night. My joy and
freedom increased in the priesthood keys of Christ. As Job wrote: “Naked
came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return. The Lord gave,
and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord.” (Job 1:21
It was simply the right time for me to move on and leave Mormonism. So I
did. I’ve chosen to believe Jesus Christ of the Bible. And if we read
the Bible, that choice can lead us into paths that are not always
predictable. So, I have turned the priesthood keys, opened the door, and
am free. God is wonderful and has always sustained me, even in the LDS
Church. I invite all believers in Christ to enjoy the freedom of the keys
found in Christ and his Llight. The Bible is full of various levels of
priesthood keys, and each truth is a stepping stone to more truth and
keys.
We can be set free. I have shown you just some of the keys from Jesus.
This book pertain particularly to Mormonism, but there are as many keys as
there are principles of truth. Jesus gave the keys to Peter, and he also
gives keys to all believers in Christ. We become a royal priesthood, just
as Peter described it—both men and women:
“But ye are a chosen generation, a royal priesthood, and holy nation, a
peculiar people; that ye should shew forth praises of him who hath called
out of darkness into his marvelous light”. (1 Pet 2:9.)
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