It is important that we covered that the LDS church believes in a different God and a different Jesus before we covered salvation.
“That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.” Romans 10:9
If i believed that Jesus was a murderer, adulterer, liar, and cheater, and i called on that Jesus’ name, would I be saved? NO!!! Why not? Because i am not believing the Jesus of the Bible. I’m sure there are many people in the world today that have the name Jesus (pronounced, hey-zuse). So is it just the name that saves? If so, if anyone were to say “Jesus” at any point in their life would be saved.
Mormon people might say to you, “I believe that Jesus died for my sins, so I’m going to heaven. I’ve called on the name of Jesus.” But if you read in the last post, the Mormon teaches a DIFFERENT Jesus, who did DIFFERENT things. So again, if you call on a DIFFERENT Jesus will you be saved? No.
Here are some things that the LDS Church teaches about Salvation that you might not hear from your LDS Friends (either because they do not know what their church teaches or they are trying to hide it in order to sound more Christian).
LDS DOCTRINE ON SALVATION
“Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness; and IF ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, THEN is his grace sufficient for you…” (Moroni 10:32) IF you become perfect, THEN the grace of God is enough.
“…for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, AFTER all we can do.” (2 Nephi 25:23) We must work before we are saved.
“And I say unto you again that he (Jesus) cannot save them in their sins…Therefore ye cannot be saved in your sins.” (Alma 11:37) Their Jesus is not powerful enough to save you where you are at.
“And whoso believeth in me, and is baptized, the same shall be saved; and they are they who shall inherit the kingdom of God. And whoso believeth not in me, and is not baptized, shall be damned.” (3 Nephi 11:33-34) Baptism is necessary for salvation.
BIBLE’S DOCTRINE ON SALVATION
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that NOT of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.” (Ephesians 2:8-9) There is no works involved so that we do not receive any glory for ourselves. Notice what the LDS Church ADDED & SUBTRACTED from this passage in 2 Nephi 25:23.
“But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, WHILE WE WERE STILL SINNERS, Christ died for us.” (Romans 5:8) This Jesus is powerful enough to save us in our sins.
“He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” (Mark 16:16) Notice how the emphasis is on believing. Notice also what the LDS Church ADDED to this passage in 3 Nephi 11:33-34.
LDS DOCTRINE OF SALVATION you must 1) believe 2) be baptized 3) fulfill the whole law (which will lead to…) 4) be out of your sins (perfect)
BIBLE’S DOCTRINE OF SALVATION you must 1) believe in Jesus Christ 2) there cannot be a #2.
Salvation is by grace ALONE through faith ALONE in Jesus Christ ALONE. NO “and’s” are allowed.
Are they the same? NO. So that means, one is right and one is wrong. You must pick between the Bible and The Book of Mormon/Doctrine & Covenants, because they obviously do not line up.