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So? Why baptize the innocent when there are those who really need baptism? The innocent do not need to belong to any church to be saved, they will be saved because they are innocent of any sin.

Because again, baptism is not only for the remission of sins; it is also the means of formal entrance into the Church.

And this false dichotomy between these and "those who really need baptism" is pretty silly; you of all people should know -- since your cult performs its 'baptisms for the dead' by the dozens, one after another in a mechanical fashion -- that baptism is not some kind of limited resource such that a baby getting baptized somehow takes away the right of someone else to be baptized. I was baptized c. age 30 on the same day as the then-youngest member of our parish (a girl of 80 days, as that is our tradition), and while obviously having two people baptized rather than one obviously adds to the priest's workload for the day, it's not any sort of problem. Everyone who needs to get baptized (which, again, is everyone who will be a communing member of the congregation) still gets baptized, regardless of who is in what age group.

Even until the age of accountability they are covered by the atonement of Jesus Christ

Everyone is covered by the atonement of Christ, from the right-hand thief to the tiniest baby to the oldest or youngest man.

and will be saved.

This we cannot say, although we do hope so. In Orthodoxy, there is no such idea as 'once saved, always saved', and universalism is condemned.

You do teach the baptism of infants and that is erroneous doctrine.

If we are in error, then so are the disciples for baptizing entire households and families, as recorded in the Holy Bible. And the disciples of Christ know better than you what is true doctrine and what isn't.
 
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God is NOT dead nor has He lost His voice. He continues to speak to us through His prophets:

(New Testament | Ephesians 2:19 - 22)

19 Now therefore ye are no more strangers and foreigners, but fellowcitizens with the saints, and of the household of God;
20 And are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone;
21 In whom all the building fitly framed together groweth unto an holy temple in the Lord:
22 In whom ye also are builded together for an habitation of God through the Spirit.
No God is NOT speaking to us through Prophets anymore

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,

And there are only 12 foundations. Those slots were filled before JS was born

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb
 
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"until John" Come back to the faith.
This is what we have been taught:

(Old Testament | Ecclesiastes 12:13 - 14)

13 ¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

(Book of Mormon | Moroni 7:5 - 18)

5 For I remember the word of God which saith by their works ye shall know them; for if their works be good, then they are good also.
6 For behold, God hath said a man being evil cannot do that which is good; for if he offereth a gift, or prayeth unto God, except he shall do it with real intent it profiteth him nothing.
7 For behold, it is not counted unto him for righteousness.
8 For behold, if a man being evil giveth a gift, he doeth it grudgingly; wherefore it is counted unto him the same as if he had retained the gift; wherefore he is counted evil before God.
9 And likewise also is it counted evil unto a man, if he shall pray and not with real intent of heart; yea, and it profiteth him nothing, for God receiveth none such.
10 Wherefore, a man being evil cannot do that which is good; neither will he give a good gift.
11 For behold, a bitter fountain cannot bring forth good water; neither can a good fountain bring forth bitter water; wherefore, a man being a servant of the devil cannot follow Christ; and if he follow Christ he cannot be a servant of the devil.
12 Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and enticeth to sin, and to do that which is evil continually.
13 But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God.
14 Wherefore, take heed, my beloved brethren, that ye do not judge that which is evil to be of God, or that which is good and of God to be of the devil.
15 For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night.
16 For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
17 But whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny him, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one; neither do his angels; neither do they who subject themselves unto him.
18 And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged.
 
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Because again, baptism is not only for the remission of sins; it is also the means of formal entrance into the Church.

And this false dichotomy between these and "those who really need baptism" is pretty silly; you of all people should know -- since your cult performs its 'baptisms for the dead' by the dozens, one after another in a mechanical fashion -- that baptism is not some kind of limited resource such that a baby getting baptized somehow takes away the right of someone else to be baptized. I was baptized c. age 30 on the same day as the then-youngest member of our parish (a girl of 80 days, as that is our tradition), and while obviously having two people baptized rather than one obviously adds to the priest's workload for the day, it's not any sort of problem. Everyone who needs to get baptized (which, again, is everyone who will be a communing member of the congregation) still gets baptized, regardless of who is in what age group.



Everyone is covered by the atonement of Christ, from the right-hand thief to the tiniest baby to the oldest or youngest man.



This we cannot say, although we do hope so. In Orthodoxy, there is no such idea as 'once saved, always saved', and universalism is condemned.



If we are in error, then so are the disciples for baptizing entire households and families, as recorded in the Holy Bible. And the disciples of Christ know better than you what is true doctrine and what isn't.
Baptism is for the remission of sins:

(New Testament | Mark 1:4)

4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

(New Testament | Luke 3:3)

3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

Only those who repent of their sins and are baptized are covered by the atonement:

(New Testament | Acts 2:38 - 41)

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 ¶ Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

(New Testament | 1 Peter 3:18 - 22)

18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.
 
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No God is NOT speaking to us through Prophets anymore

In the past God spoke to our ancestors through the prophets at many times and in various ways, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son,

And there are only 12 foundations. Those slots were filled before JS was born

The wall of the city had twelve foundations, and on them were the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb
Do you suppose this means there will be no more prophets?
 
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Baptism is for the remission of sins:

(New Testament | Mark 1:4)

4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

(New Testament | Luke 3:3)

3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

Only those who repent of their sins and are baptized are covered by the atonement:

(New Testament | Acts 2:38 - 41)

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 ¶ Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

(New Testament | 1 Peter 3:18 - 22)

18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

That's TWO TIMES in the same conversation that you don't bother to read what is written.

NOT ONLY means exactly that. NOT ONLY. I even put the word 'only' in bold the last time.

You're a bad actor. You clearly don't care what anyone else has to say, and merely engage in posting to 'hear' yourself. If it were somehow possible for me to ban you from a thread that you inspired, I'd do it. You 're a waste of electronic space and never have anything of substance to say. May the Mormons have an easier time with you than the rest of us do. Lord have mercy.
 
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This is what we have been taught:

(Old Testament | Ecclesiastes 12:13 - 14)

13 ¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

(Book of Mormon | Moroni 7:5 - 18)

5 For I remember the word of God which saith by their works ye shall know them; for if their works be good, then they are good also.
6 For behold, God hath said a man being evil cannot do that which is good; for if he offereth a gift, or prayeth unto God, except he shall do it with real intent it profiteth him nothing.
7 For behold, it is not counted unto him for righteousness.
8 For behold, if a man being evil giveth a gift, he doeth it grudgingly; wherefore it is counted unto him the same as if he had retained the gift; wherefore he is counted evil before God.
9 And likewise also is it counted evil unto a man, if he shall pray and not with real intent of heart; yea, and it profiteth him nothing, for God receiveth none such.
10 Wherefore, a man being evil cannot do that which is good; neither will he give a good gift.
11 For behold, a bitter fountain cannot bring forth good water; neither can a good fountain bring forth bitter water; wherefore, a man being a servant of the devil cannot follow Christ; and if he follow Christ he cannot be a servant of the devil.
12 Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and enticeth to sin, and to do that which is evil continually.
13 But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God.
14 Wherefore, take heed, my beloved brethren, that ye do not judge that which is evil to be of God, or that which is good and of God to be of the devil.
15 For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night.
16 For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
17 But whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny him, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one; neither do his angels; neither do they who subject themselves unto him.
18 And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged.

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16 For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.


The Bible:
Romans 8:9
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

Joseph Smith did not recognize what is "manifest" in all men---or really our conscience.

Romans 1:19
because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.
 
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Do you suppose this means there will be no more prophets?
With, "until John", I would state no more revelation given through Prophets. What would be given is found in the NT. The two witnesses in Rev 11 will be preaching the gospel message.
 
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Baptism is for the remission of sins:

(New Testament | Mark 1:4)

4 John did baptize in the wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.

(New Testament | Luke 3:3)

3 And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins;

Only those who repent of their sins and are baptized are covered by the atonement:

(New Testament | Acts 2:38 - 41)

38 Then Peter said unto them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Ghost.
39 For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call.
40 And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this untoward generation.
41 ¶ Then they that gladly received his word were baptized: and the same day there were added unto them about three thousand souls.

(New Testament | 1 Peter 3:18 - 22)

18 For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit:
19 By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison;
20 Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah, while the ark was a preparing, wherein few, that is, eight souls were saved by water.
21 The like figure whereunto even baptism doth also now save us (not the putting away of the filth of the flesh, but the answer of a good conscience toward God,) by the resurrection of Jesus Christ:
22 Who is gone into heaven, and is on the right hand of God; angels and authorities and powers being made subject unto him.

Johns baptism was a baptism of repentance. It is salvation through the forgiveness of sins. The straight path John prepared for Jesus. John told His disciples to believe in the one after him.

John's Father
And you, my child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for him,
77 to give his people the knowledge of salvation
through the forgiveness of their sins,
 
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This is what we have been taught:

(Old Testament | Ecclesiastes 12:13 - 14)

13 ¶ Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this is the whole duty of man.
14 For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.

(Book of Mormon | Moroni 7:5 - 18)

5 For I remember the word of God which saith by their works ye shall know them; for if their works be good, then they are good also.
6 For behold, God hath said a man being evil cannot do that which is good; for if he offereth a gift, or prayeth unto God, except he shall do it with real intent it profiteth him nothing.
7 For behold, it is not counted unto him for righteousness.
8 For behold, if a man being evil giveth a gift, he doeth it grudgingly; wherefore it is counted unto him the same as if he had retained the gift; wherefore he is counted evil before God.
9 And likewise also is it counted evil unto a man, if he shall pray and not with real intent of heart; yea, and it profiteth him nothing, for God receiveth none such.
10 Wherefore, a man being evil cannot do that which is good; neither will he give a good gift.
11 For behold, a bitter fountain cannot bring forth good water; neither can a good fountain bring forth bitter water; wherefore, a man being a servant of the devil cannot follow Christ; and if he follow Christ he cannot be a servant of the devil.
12 Wherefore, all things which are good cometh of God; and that which is evil cometh of the devil; for the devil is an enemy unto God, and fighteth against him continually, and inviteth and enticeth to sin, and to do that which is evil continually.
13 But behold, that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually; wherefore, every thing which inviteth and enticeth to do good, and to love God, and to serve him, is inspired of God.
14 Wherefore, take heed, my beloved brethren, that ye do not judge that which is evil to be of God, or that which is good and of God to be of the devil.
15 For behold, my brethren, it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil; and the way to judge is as plain, that ye may know with a perfect knowledge, as the daylight is from the dark night.
16 For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.
17 But whatsoever thing persuadeth men to do evil, and believe not in Christ, and deny him, and serve not God, then ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of the devil; for after this manner doth the devil work, for he persuadeth no man to do good, no, not one; neither do his angels; neither do they who subject themselves unto him.
18 And now, my brethren, seeing that ye know the light by which ye may judge, which light is the light of Christ, see that ye do not judge wrongfully; for with that same judgment which ye judge ye shall also be judged.
Obviously the command to Love one another as JESUS loved.

But we are not free to sin - which commandments?
Jesus-You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.'"

And added to that - abstain from sexual immorality.
 
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Obviously the command to Love one another as JESUS loved.

But we are not free to sin - which commandments?
Jesus-You know the commandments: 'You shall not murder, you shall not commit adultery, you shall not steal, you shall not give false testimony, you shall not defraud, honor your father and mother.'"

And added to that - abstain from sexual immorality.

...That goes right back to what I was saying earlier about "Once Saved, Always Saved" and the people within mainstream Christianity who teach that once you've said that one saving prayer you've got a one-way ticket unless you become a liability to them.
 
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That's TWO TIMES in the same conversation that you don't bother to read what is written.

NOT ONLY means exactly that. NOT ONLY. I even put the word 'only' in bold the last time.

You're a bad actor. You clearly don't care what anyone else has to say, and merely engage in posting to 'hear' yourself. If it were somehow possible for me to ban you from a thread that you inspired, I'd do it. You 're a waste of electronic space and never have anything of substance to say. May the Mormons have an easier time with you than the rest of us do. Lord have mercy.
Yes I read the NOT ONLY part. That does NOT mean that baptism is to be done for infants. Infant baptism is just plain wrong. It is like putting lipstick on a pig.
 
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16 For behold, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, that he may know good from evil; wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge; for every thing which inviteth to do good, and to persuade to believe in Christ, is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ; wherefore ye may know with a perfect knowledge it is of God.


The Bible:
Romans 8:9
But you are not in the flesh but in the Spirit, if indeed the Spirit of God dwells in you. Now if anyone does not have the Spirit of Christ, he is not His.

Joseph Smith did not recognize what is "manifest" in all men---or really our conscience.

Romans 1:19
because what may be known of God is manifest in them, for God has shown it to them.
Yes, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, and everyone can reject it and follow another spirit.
 
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With, "until John", I would state no more revelation given through Prophets. What would be given is found in the NT. The two witnesses in Rev 11 will be preaching the gospel message.
They are not just witnesses, they are prophets:

(New Testament | Revelation 11:3 - 12)

3 And I will give power unto my two witnesses, and they shall prophesy a thousand two hundred and threescore days, clothed in sackcloth.
4 These are the two olive trees, and the two candlesticks standing before the God of the earth.
5 And if any man will hurt them, fire proceedeth out of their mouth, and devoureth their enemies: and if any man will hurt them, he must in this manner be killed.
6 These have power to shut heaven, that it rain not in the days of their prophecy: and have power over waters to turn them to blood, and to smite the earth with all plagues, as often as they will.
7 And when they shall have finished their testimony, the beast that ascendeth out of the bottomless pit shall make war against them, and shall overcome them, and kill them.
8 And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.
9 And they of the people and kindreds and tongues and nations shall see their dead bodies three days and an half, and shall not suffer their dead bodies to be put in graves.
10 And they that dwell upon the earth shall rejoice over them, and make merry, and shall send gifts one to another; because these two prophets tormented them that dwelt on the earth.
11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon them which saw them.
12 And they heard a great voice from heaven saying unto them, Come up hither. And they ascended up to heaven in a cloud; and their enemies beheld them.
 
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Yes, the Spirit of Christ is given to every man, and everyone can reject it and follow another spirit.

Spirit of Christ is another word for the Holy Spirit. You will remember He sent the Holy Spirit. The Bible also references the Spirit of God as yet another reference to the Holy Spirit. Helper, Counselor, the Spirit of truth, are referencing the same Holy Spirit.

Every man Was NOT given the Holy Spirit and you got all these spirits running around in your mind and you cannot find or even recognize the True Holy Spirit.
 
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How many times had you read the Bible by the time you were 14? What great work had you published by the age of 23?

Does in no way mean that his writings are from God! The bible is clear about prophets---

Isa 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

His words go against what is clearly written in the bible. He describes a different Godhead altogether---and a much more inferior Godhead at that. He does not preach the God of the bible--The Father was never human, He never had an endless line of past fathers, yours can't create as the God of the bible, we did not exist before being born, so many things your prophet is so totally against scripture that I can not fathom how anyone can believe in that God. It is idolatry and blasphemous. It leads away from God and the bible, nit to it. I hope and pray you will turn from it.
The only thing you have right is no infant baptism. We do not -- nothing in the bible about it and Jesus was 30 before being baptized---can't discuss that here--Christians can not debate each other here.
 
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Well I believe the Bible:

(New Testament | Hebrews 12:9)

9 Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?

You don't believe this

Exo 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Yo9u teach a different Godhead from the one in the bible.
 
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Spirit of Christ is another word for the Holy Spirit. You will remember He sent the Holy Spirit. The Bible also references the Spirit of God as yet another reference to the Holy Spirit. Helper, Counselor, the Spirit of truth, are referencing the same Holy Spirit.

Every man Was NOT given the Holy Spirit and you got all these spirits running around in your mind and you cannot find or even recognize the True Holy Spirit.
Every one that keeps the commandments gets the holy Spirit:

(New Testament | John 14:15 - 16)

15 ¶ If ye love me, keep my commandments.
16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you for ever;
 
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Does in no way mean that his writings are from God! The bible is clear about prophets---

Isa 8:20 To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

His words go against what is clearly written in the bible. He describes a different Godhead altogether---and a much more inferior Godhead at that. He does not preach the God of the bible--The Father was never human, He never had an endless line of past fathers, yours can't create as the God of the bible, we did not exist before being born, so many things your prophet is so totally against scripture that I can not fathom how anyone can believe in that God. It is idolatry and blasphemous. It leads away from God and the bible, nit to it. I hope and pray you will turn from it.
The only thing you have right is no infant baptism. We do not -- nothing in the bible about it and Jesus was 30 before being baptized---can't discuss that here--Christians can not debate each other here.
God is very powerful. He is powerful enough to make us equal to Him:

(New Testament | John 17:21 - 23)

21 That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I in thee, that they also may be one in us: that the world may believe that thou hast sent me.
22 And the glory which thou gavest me I have given them; that they may be one, even as we are one:
23 I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made perfect in one; and that the world may know that thou hast sent me, and hast loved them, as thou hast loved me.
 
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You don't believe this

Exo 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Yo9u teach a different Godhead from the one in the bible.
We teach the Godhead of the Bible:

(Book of Mormon | Mormon 7:7)

7 And he hath brought to pass the redemption of the world, whereby he that is found guiltless before him at the judgment day hath it given unto him to dwell in the presence of God in his kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the choirs above, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy Ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness which hath no end.

(Doctrine and Covenants | Section 20:28)

28 Which Father, Son, and Holy Ghost are one God, infinite and eternal, without end. Amen.
 
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