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Mormons don't worship the Jesus of the Bible? - by Joey Carison

Meme from Joey Carison Post

What made you think that the LDS worship a different Jesus Christ and not the Christ of the Bible? Was it because they have it in their Book of Mormon? Or just because Joseph Smith had a historical issue different from our current worldview? Or maybe because the Creed and Trinity are not followed? Why would you think that?

 

Post from Joey Carlson

A Gentle Correction to a Common Critic’s Mindset

The question is not just "bakit iba ang LDS?" - ang mas mahalagang tanong ay "tama ba ang basehan ng paghusga?" was the criticism right in judging the LDS faith, Kung sasabihin nating "iba ang Jesus ng LDS," we must ask honestly kung saan galing ang idea na 'yon?

Dahil ba may Book of Mormon sila?
Ang pagkakaroon ng karagdagang patotoo tungkol kay Cristo does not mean replacement. The Book of Mormon repeatedly testifies of the same Jesus Christ - as the Son of God, as the Savior, who was crucified and resurrected, again "REPEATEDLY". "For we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ…" (2 Nephi 25:26 - conceptually aligned. Check out this post also for on this quoted verses) The Bible itself teaches that God can speak more than once and through many witnesses.
"In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. - 2 Corinthians 13:1"

Dahil ba kay Joseph Smith at sa historical issues niya?
Pero kung ganito lang naman ang logic, dapat din nating i-reject sina si Moses, David, o Peter, dahil lahat sila ay may personal failures or controversial moments ng kanilang buhay. So yan ba ang sukatan? God has always worked through imperfect people, hindi through perfect reputations. "But we have this treasure in earthen vessels, that the excellency of the power may be of God, and not of us. - 2 Corinthians 4:7"

Dahil nga ba ay 'di sinusunod ng mga LDS ang post-biblical Creeds at ang Trinity formulation?
Dito madalas nagkakaproblema. Many assume na "Kung hindi ka Trinitarian (as defined by later creeds), hindi ka Christian." But here’s the thing - The Bible came before the creeds. The creeds were attempts to interpret Scripture, not Scripture itself. LDS believe in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost, but as distinct persons, exactly as they appear in the Bible.

• Jesus prays to the Father (John 17:1-3)
• Stephen sees Jesus standing at the right hand of God (Acts 7:55–56)
• At Jesus’ baptism (Matthew 3:16–17)
• The Son is baptized
• The Spirit descends
• The Father speaks from heaven

These are not philosophical abstractions, but biblical scenes. So bakit iniisip na "iba" ang Jesus ng LDS? And often, it’s not because of the Bible - but because of "tradition, assumptions, or second-hand accusations and etc". Jesus also warned about this type of mindset - "Ye do err, not knowing the scriptures, nor the power of God." - Matthew 22:29. So, the Bottom Line is Kung ang Jesus ng LDS ay -

• ang Anak ng Diyos
• ang ipinako sa krus
• ang muling nabuhay
• ang tanging Tagapagligtas ng sangkatauhan

Then by biblical definition, that is the Christ of the Bible. Ang tanong ngayon ay hindi "Bakit iba sila?", kundi: "Handa ba tayong i-examine ang sarili nating assumptions sa liwanag ng Scripture?" Because true Christianity is not defined by creeds alone, but by faith in the living Jesus Christ testified of in the Bible.