The Book of Mormon teaches against the notions of 'Mormonism'
For there is save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets,
And that Messiah is He which should be rejected of the Jews,
…And according to the words of the prophets
and also the word of the angel of God,
His name should be Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
2 Nephi 11:34-36
And He shall be called Jesus Christ,
the Son of God,
the Father of heaven and of earth,
the Creator of all things from the beginning;
And His mother shall be called Mary;
Mosiah 1:102
For there is one God and one Shepherd over all the earth;
1 Nephi 3:197
Behold, I Am Jesus Christ, the Son of God;
I created the heavens and the earth and all things that in them is;
3 Nephi 4:44
And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto them, saying
Arise and come forth unto Me
That ye may thrust your hands into My side,
And also that ye may feel the prints of the nails in My hands and in My feet,
That ye may know that I Am the God of Israel and the God of the whole earth
and have been slain for the sins of the world
3 Nephi 5:14
Principle | Mormonism Concept |
Book of Mormon Teaches?? | Book of Mormon Principle |
Book of Mormon Teaches?? | ||
Yes | No | Yes | No | |||
Salvation | Multiple Levels of Salvation | X | One Salvation: sin is completely removed or be cast out | X | ||
God | God had previous mortal existence | X | God has been God from all eternity to all Eternity | X | ||
Adam | Adam/God Theory | X | Man Returns to God only if Sin is removed. | X | ||
Polygamy | Polygamy as Holy Matrimony | X | Monogamy only condoned by God; Polygamy Condemned | X | ||
Rituals | Secret Temple Rituals | X | No Rituals of any kind. | X | ||
Marriage | Celestial Marriage | X | Marriage is a type and shadow, only given for this life | X | ||
Mysteries | Secret 'Mysteries' regarding Salvation | X | The plan of Salvation is plain, has been fully revealed | X | ||
Satan | Satan/Jesus Brothers | X | Jesus was God in the flesh; Satan was an angel who fell | X | ||
Baptism | The Dead proxy baptism | X | Only the living, capable of repentance, were baptized | X | ||
Grace | Partly grace but Extra works like tithing/celestial marriage required to be with God | X | Our sin has to be completely removed to return to God, that is by his Grace and our change of heart | X | ||
Jesus | God, Jesus, Holy Spirit Separate Conscious Beings | X | Jesus was fully God in the Flesh; the human Body of His Spirit. | X |
'The Book of Mormon is Not Mormonism--Part 1'
'The Book of Mormon is Not Mormonism--Part 2'
'The Book of Mormon is Not Mormonism--Part 3'
'The Book of Mormon is Not Mormonism--Part 4'
'Teaching the Beginning From the Beginning'