Am I a Mormon?

Other than a great sadness that I feel when I hear his name because of how effective he has been at leading thousands astray, I generally couldn’t care less about anything Joel Osteen has to say. However, today I read an article written after he was interviewed about Mormonism and was struck as I considered the larger implications of what he was saying as essentially he said the Mormons are Christian and then of course implicit in that is that Christians must be Mormons. Due to the abject spiritual poverty that has befallen this nation many if not most are routinely taken in by the hellish doctrines espoused by charlatans given a platform by which they may more effectively disseminate their perversion. In light of this may I say in no uncertain terms, Mormonism is not Christianity nor does it have any semblance of our Lord’s holy calling. Although the LDS organization talks about Jesus, they do not bow before the promised Messiah but have only pilfered His sacred name in violation of the third commandment and attached it to their pagan sex god that supposedly bandies about the universes making “children.” This abomination dares to sully the holiness of the Creator of the universe by saying that He is nothing more than a well behaved alien that has worked His way up the “celestial corporate ladder” such that He is CEO of this universe in which He wiles away the days engaging in sex as it fancies Him for the purpose of producing “spirit children.” The first of these is purported to have been Jesus with Lucifer not far behind and all of the rest of us soon followed. This is the same repackaged chicanery offered up by every cult that acknowledges Jesus; reduce Him down to our level so we can get at Him. I would submit that we (collectively) had our chance with Him as He in His great mercy came to take on Himself that which was not His that we might have the opportunity the receive His mercy. Therefore when you hear Mitt Romney talk about Jesus you can distinguish that it is not the Jesus that you may know. There is no other antidote for what has befallen our world but for you, if you are a follower of Jesus Christ, than to know the Word of God for yourself. By this I do not mean knowing about it, oh there is plenty of talk about the Word but ignorance of it is rampant. If you are to stand for the truth then you must know it. May I encourage you to get you Bible and study to show yourself approved and be ready to give an answer for the hope that lies in you? If you have never trusted Christ as your Savior or are unsure of whether you will go to heaven when it is your turn, I will encourage you to read on. In the Bible we learn that …”all have sinned” (Romans 3:23). Sin is anything you think, say or do that breaks God’s laws. Things like lying or stealing or even having bad thoughts about someone are all sin and everyone has sinned. God has also said that there is a punishment for sin, “For the wages (or punishment) of sin is death” (Romans 6:23). That means that some day when it’s your turn you will not be able to go to heaven with God but will be separated from God forever in a place of suffering called hell. God doesn’t want you to be punished for sin because He loves you so very much. The Bible says that “God so loved the world” (John 3:16). That means that He loves you and because of that love He did something very special for you. God sent His perfect Son Jesus to be born into this world. He lived here on earth and never once sinned. One day some men put nails in His hands and feet and hung Him on a cross to die. Jesus did this to take your punishment for sin and you can have your sins forgiven because the Bible says that without the giving of blood there is no forgiveness of sin. (Hebrews 9:22) The Bible says, “As many as received Him, to them gave He power to become sons of God, even to them that believe on His name.” John 1:12 This means that you can have your sins forgiven. You need to admit to God that you have sinned and want to turn away from those sins. Believe that Jesus is God’s Son and that He died for your sins and rose again. Choose to receive Him as the Lord of your life. Right now you can simply talk to God and tell Him that this is your desire and you will be saved.