A Challenge to Mormons

I just posted a challenge to a Mormon friend on Facebook and I think I’ll echo it here, with a bit of a twist.

If you’re an LDS Church member and you disagree with what I said in yesterday’s post, please – educate us. This is your opportunity.

NOTE: THIS CHALLENGE IS ONLY OPEN TO CURRENT, PARTICIPATING MEMBERS OF THE LDS CHURCH. Not to Christian apologists, not to ex-Mormons, or anyone else (y’all feel free to comment on the original post and share your thoughts there, though!)

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Here’s the challenge:

Answer the following questions. State what your church teaches/what you believe/what you practice in daily life. Back up everything you believe using ONLY the Bible as your source.  You may either answer in the comments section here, or on your own blog and post a link to there.

#1 – Who is God? What is His role in the universe? Where did He come from? Where was He before the creation of the earth? When did He begin to exist?

#2 - Who is Jesus? What is His role in the universe? Where did He come from? Where was He before the creation of the earth? When did He begin to exist, and in what form? When and how did He end up on earth? How did Mary become pregnant?

#3 – Who is Holy Spirit (you may call Him “the Holy Ghost”)? What is His role in the universe? Where did He come from? Where was He before the creation of the earth? When did He begin to exist?

#4 - How do these three work together?

#5 – Who is satan? What is his role in the universe? Where did he come from? Where was he before the creation of the earth? When did he begin to exist, and in what form?

#6 – Who is man? What is his role in the universe? Where did he come from? Where was he before the creation of the earth? When did he begin to exist, and in what form? What happened after that? What is man’s role upon earth? What happens after man dies?

#7-  What is sin? How did sin enter the earth? Who created it? What is the cause of it? What happens to those who sin?

#8 – What is salvation? How is one saved? Why must one be saved? What happens to those who are saved? What happens to those who are not?

REMEMBER: USE ONLY THE BIBLE TO BACK UP WHAT YOU BELIEVE. If you cannot, it’s permissible to say, “The Bible does not address, but the Book of Mormon says…” OR “The Bible says _____, but the Book of Mormon says _____ and I choose to go with what the BoM says”  … but be very, very clear about either.