Smart Mormons?

Mike Jensen wrote an article about Mormon theology and seemed very impressed with the Mormon idea of a war in heaven over free agency and liberty. But just because something sounds good doesn't mean it is biblical.

Mormonism teaches that we all lived with God before we were born, that Jesus and Lucifer were spirit brothers, and that Jesus and Lucifer presented different plans for saving us.

But where does the Bible actually teach that?

The Bible never says Jesus and Satan are brothers. It never says we all lived with God before coming to earth. It never says Jesus and Lucifer presented two different plans of salvation. And it never says the war in heaven was a battle over human freedom.

The Bible gives us a very different picture of Satan.

Isaiah 14:13–14 says:
I will ascend into heaven, I will exalt my throne above the stars of God... I will be like the most High.”

And Jesus said about Satan:
 “He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth” (John 8:44).

That's not a story about Satan fighting for our freedom. It's a story about pride, rebellion, and wanting to be like God.

Yes, the Bible teaches that we have choices and that we're responsible for them. But that doesn't mean Mormonism's story about a premortal war is true.

Paul tells us plainly:
“For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works” (Ephesians 2:8–9).

The Bible tells us to “Prove all things; hold fast that which is good” (1 Thessalonians 5:21).

So let's test these teachings.

Where does the Bible say we lived with God before birth?

Where does it say Jesus and Lucifer are spirit brothers?

Where does it say Lucifer presented another plan of salvation?

Where does it say Jesus and Lucifer competed to become the Savior?

Where does it say one-third of God's children joined Lucifer in a war over free agency?

You won't find those teachings in the Bible.

They come from Mormon theology.

Mike Jensen may find these ideas inspiring, especially the part about liberty. But something being inspiring doesn't make it biblical.

The Gospel isn't about a premortal debate between Jesus and Lucifer. Paul tells us exactly what the Gospel is:

“Christ died for our sins... And that he was buried, and that he rose again the third day” (1 Corinthians 15:3–4).

That's the Gospel. Jesus Christ, His death, His burial, His resurrection, and salvation through Him.

We don't need Mormon theology to tell us that God gave us the ability to make choices. The Bible already teaches that.

The question isn't whether a teaching sounds good. The question is whether it is actually found in the Word of God.

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