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One of the central tenets in Christianity is Christ's atonement on the Cross. In this, Christ redeemed us even though none of us deserve it, plus He claimed victory over sin and death. The Cross is the symbol of the power that lies behind Christianity.
That's why Paul talked about it the way he did:
Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
And perhaps the most powerful statement:
I Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Paul also warns of that there are enemies of the Cross:
Phillipians 3:18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
In the Mormon religion, they are gravely set against the Cross. You will not see a cross in ANY Mormon buildings or publications. When you ask them, they say something like, "Well if someone you loved was shot to death, would you have a symbol of a gun on your necklace or in a picture?" That explanation makes it clear that they have no comprehension of the power of Christ through the Cross. It makes it clear that they are diametrically opposed to what Paul thought and taught about the Cross. It makes it clear that they are clearly against what all the rest of Christianity accepts about the Cross.
Furthermore, while they are careful to shun the Cross of Christ, they do enjoy embellishing their temples and their magical garments with all sorts of occultic and masonic symbols such as the compass and square, beehives, fig leafs, pentagrams and inverted pentagrams, hexagrams, and many other such occultic symbols.
This issue of the Mormons' rejection of the Cross of Christ is one of the clear signs that Mormonism is absolutely not Christian at all. Clearly, the preaching of the cross is foolishness to them.
That's why Paul talked about it the way he did:
Galatians 6:14 But God forbid that I should glory, save in the cross of our Lord Jesus Christ, by whom the world is crucified unto me, and I unto the world.
Ephesians 2:15 Having abolished in his flesh the enmity, even the law of commandments contained in ordinances; for to make in himself of twain one new man, so making peace;
16 And that he might reconcile both unto God in one body by the cross, having slain the enmity thereby:
And perhaps the most powerful statement:
I Corinthians 1:18 For the preaching of the cross is to them that perish foolishness; but unto us which are saved it is the power of God.
Paul also warns of that there are enemies of the Cross:
Phillipians 3:18 (For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ:
In the Mormon religion, they are gravely set against the Cross. You will not see a cross in ANY Mormon buildings or publications. When you ask them, they say something like, "Well if someone you loved was shot to death, would you have a symbol of a gun on your necklace or in a picture?" That explanation makes it clear that they have no comprehension of the power of Christ through the Cross. It makes it clear that they are diametrically opposed to what Paul thought and taught about the Cross. It makes it clear that they are clearly against what all the rest of Christianity accepts about the Cross.
Furthermore, while they are careful to shun the Cross of Christ, they do enjoy embellishing their temples and their magical garments with all sorts of occultic and masonic symbols such as the compass and square, beehives, fig leafs, pentagrams and inverted pentagrams, hexagrams, and many other such occultic symbols.
This issue of the Mormons' rejection of the Cross of Christ is one of the clear signs that Mormonism is absolutely not Christian at all. Clearly, the preaching of the cross is foolishness to them.
