THE CURRENT TEACHING OF THE MORMON CHURCH:
There is no salvation outside the Mormon Church.
"..man needs more then redemption from temporal death or the death of the body. He must also be redeemed from his fallen spiritual condition which has arisen as the result of his own sins..."Man cannot be redeemed from this spiritual death by an act of Christ alone.." The Restored Church, Pgs. 562,563"Without the atonement, the gospel, the priesthood, and the sealing power, there would be no salvation. ..It it had not been for Joseph Smith and the restoration, there would be no salvation, There is no salvation outside The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints." Mormon Doctrine Pgs. 669-671
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT SALVATION:
1. THE NEW TESTMENT TEACHES SALVATION IS JUSTIFICATION BY FAITH AND REDEMPTION ONLY BY GRACE, THROUGH FATIH IN CHRIST.
| God’s grace | Eph 2:5, 8 |
| God’s love | Rom 5:8 |
| God’s mercy | Tts 3:5 |
| Christ alone | Act 4:12 |
| Cross | 1Cr 1:18 |
2. SALVATION IS ONLY THROUGH CHRIST
| The only door. | Jhn 10:9 |
| The only Savior, | Act 4:12 |
| His grace sufficient, | Act 15:11 |
| His blood avails, | Rom 5:9; 1Th |
| For the obedient, | Hbr 5:9 |
3. FAITH AND CONFESSION IN JESUS CHRIST BRINGS SALVATION
| Confess with your mouth, and believe | Rom 10:9-13 |
| Everyone who calls on the Lord | Act 2:21 |
| Justification brings life | Rom 5:18 |
| Whosoever believes, shall have life | Jhn 3:16 |
| Lord wants everyone to come to repentance. | 2Pe 3:9 |
4. SALVATION DOES NOT DEPEND ON WORKS OR BAPTISM.
| No one can say he has no sin (keep all commandments) | 1Jo 1:8 |
| We are saved, just the way we are | Act 15:11 |
| What shall we do, to do the works of God. | Jhn 6:28 |
| The work of God is to believe in Jesus | Jhn 6:29 |
| Grace, no longer works | Rom 11:6 |
| To the thief, today you will be with me in paradise | Luk 23:43 |
5. THE BIBLE DESCRIBES THE VARIOUS WAYS IN WHICH THE BELIEVER CAN KNOW HE IS SAVED.
| We may know we have eternal life. | 1Jo 5:11-13 |
| Sealed with the Holy Spirit | Eph 1:13 |
| Jesus will never leave us | Hbr 13:5 |
| We have passed from death unto life | Jhn 5:24 |
| There is new life in Christ | 2Cr 5:17; Gal 2:20 |
Cite This Page:
Grieshaber, Erich, and Jean Grieshaber. "Salvation," Redi-Answers on Mormon Doctrine. Blue Letter Bible. 1 Jul 2002. .
<http://blueletterbible.org/study/cults/ramd/ramd24.html>.
