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Why Im NOT Why Im NOT Jewish/ Christian Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist GOD Why Im NOT Why Im NOT Jewish/ Christian Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist GOD Jewish/ ormon Christian Atheist

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Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist Jewish/ Christian

Why I’m NOT … Why I’m NOT …

GOD

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Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist Jewish/ Christian

Why I’m NOT … Why I’m NOT …

GOD

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Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist Jewish/ Christian

GOD

  • rmon
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Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist Je Ch

GOD

Mormon

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Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist Je Ch

GOD

Mormon

Why I’m NOT A MORMON

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Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist Je Ch

GOD

Mormon

Why I’m NOT A MORMON

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Why I’m NOT A MORMON

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Why I’m NOT A MORMON

The importance of consistency

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Why I’m NOT A MORMON

The importance of consistency

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Why I’m NOT A MORMON

The importance of consistency

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Why I’m NOT A MORMON

The importance of consistency

I find too much inconsistency with the Mormon faith

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The Mormon View:

As originally written, the Bible is correct. Mormon scriptures are correct.

Consistency: Mormon doctrine should not contradict Biblical doctrine

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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23 States

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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23 States

  • Pres. James

Monroe

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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23 States

  • Pres. James

Monroe Large Native American presence

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1840’s

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1840’s

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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Religion in America was in the throes of The Second Great Awakening

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Religion in America was in the throes of The Second Great Awakening

The Second Great Awakening reflected Romanticism characterized by enthusiasm, emotion, and an appeal to the super-natural. It rejected the skeptical rationalism and deism of the Enlightenment.

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Religion in America was in the throes of The Second Great Awakening

Issues:

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Religion in America was in the throes of The Second Great Awakening Church restoration

Issues:

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Religion in America was in the throes of The Second Great Awakening Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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Religion in America was in the throes of The Second Great Awakening Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Revival meetings

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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Religion in America was in the throes of The Second Great Awakening Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Revival meetings Particularly hit was the “Burned- Over” area of Western New York

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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Religion in America was in the throes of The Second Great Awakening Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings

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Science and knowledge were not what they are today Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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Science and knowledge were not what they are today Church restoration

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Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science?

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

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Science and knowledge were not what they are today Church restoration

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Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science? Seer’s stones

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Science and knowledge were not what they are today Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science? Seer’s stones Native American

  • rigins
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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science? Seer’s stones Native American

  • rigins
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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science? Seer’s stones Native American

  • rigins
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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science? Seer’s stones Native American

  • rigins
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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science? Seer’s stones Native American

  • rigins
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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science? Seer’s stones Native American

  • rigins
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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science? Seer’s stones Native American

  • rigins
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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

1820’s

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) Church restoration

Issues:

Baptism Personal revelation Revival meetings Magical science? Seer’s stones Native American

  • rigins
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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) “A record of God’s dealings with ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains the fullness of the everlasting gospel”

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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) “A collection of divine revelations and inspired declarations given for the establishment and regulation of the kingdom

  • f God on the earth in the last days”
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Let’s place Mormonism’s roots into their historical context

Into this world comes Joseph Smith (Bn 1805) More sayings and teaching of Smith, including his “translation” of different parts of the Bible and Mormon “Articles of Faith”

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The Mormon View:

As originally written, the Bible is correct. Mormon scriptures are correct.

Consistency: Mormon doctrine should not contradict Biblical doctrine

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The Mormon View:

As originally written, the Bible is correct. Mormon scriptures are correct.

Consistency: Mormon doctrine should not contradict Biblical doctrine

We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of

  • God. (AF 1:8)
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Areas of Inconsistency:

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Areas of Inconsistency:

Creation

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Areas of Inconsistency:

Creation Humanity

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Areas of Inconsistency:

Creation Humanity God the Father

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Areas of Inconsistency:

Creation Humanity God the Father Satan

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Areas of Inconsistency:

Creation Humanity God the Father Satan Universalism

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Areas of Inconsistency:

Creation Humanity God the Father Satan Universalism Conversion

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The Mormon View:

As originally written, the Bible is correct. Mormon scriptures are correct.

Consistency: Mormon doctrine should not contradict Biblical doctrine SAMPLE: John 1:1

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SAMPLE: John 1:1

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Points for home

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Points for home

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (Jn. 1:1)

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Points for home

“In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God” (Jn. 1:1) Jesus is God; I am not

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Points for home

“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning toa different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ” (Gal. 1:6-7)

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Points for home

“I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting him who called you in the grace of Christ and are turning toa different gospel—not that there is another one, but there are some who trouble you and want to distort the gospel of Christ” (Gal. 1:6-7) I will cling to the Gospel

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Points for home

“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved”

(1 Cor. 15:2)

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Points for home

“Now I would remind you, brothers, of the gospel I preached to you, which you received, in which you stand, and by which you are being saved”

(1 Cor. 15:2) I stand in Christ crucified

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Atheist Agnostic Hindu Muslim Buddhist Je Ch

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Mormon

Why I’m NOT A MORMON