LDS DOCTRINE TOPICAL GUIDE
"All Scripture is breathed out by God and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for training in righteousness, that the man of God may be complete, equipped for every good work." 2 Tim. 3:16-17
Our ministry created this page to give Christians a topical understanding of what the Bible says about many common subjects that relate to Mormonism. This topical guide serves as an effective tool in finding Biblical references so you can more effectively minister to your LDS friends using God's Holy Word. Click on any subject to see its Biblical references as well as short descriptions* of each passage.
*The LDS church exclusively uses the King James Version (KJV) of the Bible. Certain passages read differently between the KJV and more modern translations. To make this list more effective for ministering, the descriptions of certain verses have been written to reflect the KJV translation and are notated as such.
The Apostasy
Not one iota of the law will pass away until all is accomplished
Many will fall away and betray and hate one another
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away
Parable of Sower, seeds that fall on rock have no root and when tested fall away
To Him be glory in the church and in Christ Jesus for all generations forever
Second coming is near when the falling away happens
In later times some will depart from the faith
Turn away from the truth with itching ears to teachers that suit their passions
Acceptable sacrifice is a broken heart and contrite spirit
Righteous acts are like filthy rags
Righteousness must exceed that of the scribes and Pharisees
Lord, Lord, look at our mighty works in your name- I never knew you
Those who are sick need a physician; sinners, not righteous are called
Pharisees are like dishes that appear clean, whitewashed tombs
No one is good except God alone
Parable of Pharisee and tax collector
No one is good but God alone
No one is righteous, not even one
Nothing good dwells in our flesh, we are wretched sinners
Zeal not according to knowledge, establishing their own righteousness
We have confidence of sufficiency, not in ourselves, but God
Witchcraft, necromancy, and divination is abominable in God’s sight
Let the dead bury the dead
Fulfillment of Malachi 4:5-6
White-washed sepulchers but inside full of dead men’s bones
Parable of Rich Man and Lazarus- dead won’t be sent back to warn
God is not the God of the dead but of the living
THEY who are baptized for the dead… and why do WE stand… (KJV)
Don’t heed endless genealogies
Avoid genealogies
Repentance from dead works
Christ will build His church, gates of hell will not prevail against it
Where two or three are gathered in Jesus’ name He will be there also
A house divided against itself will not be able to stand
One body, many members with different functions
No divisions, united in same mind and judgment
Gifts of Spirit are given as He wills, no part is more important than the others
The church is Christ’s body
One body, one spirit, one hope, one Lord, one faith, one baptism
Christ loved the church, cleanses her by the washing of water with the word
The church is the Body of Christ
Peacemakers to be called the sons of God
Those who believe given the right to become children of God
Those who are led by the Spirit of God are sons of God
We receive Spirit of adoption that witnesses we are children of God
We are sons of God through faith in Christ Jesus
We receive adoption as sons because of Jesus
Predestined to adoption as sons of God through Jesus
What love the Father bestowed on us, that we are called children of God
NOW we are children of God
Children of God practice righteousness and love their brother
Jesus did not come to bring peace but a sword, dividing families
We fight with divine weapons to demolish strongholds and arguments
Speaking the truth in love
Have nothing to do with works of darkness, but expose them
Our fight is not against flesh and blood, but the powers of darkness
Strive side by side for the faith of the gospel
Rightly handling the word of truth
Not quarrelsome, correcting opponents with gentleness
Scripture for reproof, correction, training
Ready in and out of season to reprove, rebuke, exhort with patience and teaching
Instruct others with sound doctrine and rebuke those who oppose it
Word of God is living, active, sharper than a two-edged sword
Always be prepared to make a defense for the hope in you
Contend for the faith given to all the saints
Save others by snatching them out of the fire
Whoever doesn’t take up cross and follow Jesus isn’t worthy
Deny yourself and take up your cross and follow Jesus
Deny yourself and take up your cross and follow Jesus
Deny yourself and take up your cross daily and follow Jesus
He who doesn’t bear his own cross and come after Jesus can’t be His disciple
Cross foolishness to those who are perishing; power of God to those being saved
Through the foolishness of the cross God saved us, we preach Christ crucified
I am crucified with Christ
May I never boast except in the cross of our Lord
Jesus reconciled all believers to God through the cross
Jesus was obedient by going to the cross
Walk as enemies of the cross
Jesus made peace through the blood of His cross
Jesus cancelled the debt that opposed us and nailed it to the cross
Christ’s sacrifice on the cross once for all sanctifies us
For the joy that was set before Him Jesus endured the cross
Satan tempted Eve with the false prospect of being like God
Before me no God was formed, neither shall there be any after
I am the first and I am the last, and beside me there is no God
Is there a God beside me? There is no God; I know not any
I am the Lord, and there is no other, besides me there is no God
Jesus didn’t count equality with God a thing to be grasped
He believed God, counted to him as righteousness
Do not fear, only believe
All things are possible for one who believes
Faith can move mountains, ask with faith and you will receive
Whoever does not believe is condemned
God so loved the world…whoever believes has eternal life
Whoever believes in Him is not condemned
Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life
Whoever hears God’s word and believes God has eternal life
Work of God is to believe in Jesus Christ
Whoever comes to and believes in the Lord will never hunger or thirst
Will of God that whoever looks on Jesus and believes in Him will have eternal life
Whoever believes has eternal life
If anyone eats of this bread he will live forever
Whoever believes in Jesus: “Out of him will flow rivers of living waters”
I am the resurrection and the life, whoever believes in me will never die
I am the way, the truth and the life, no one comes to Father but through me
Eternal life is to know God and Jesus Christ
Everyone who believes receives forgiveness of their sins through Jesus’ name
Believe and be freed from everything from which the law couldn’t set you free
What must I do to be saved? Believe in Jesus and you will be saved
Gospel is the power of God for salvation to everyone who believes
The righteous shall live by faith
Righteousness of God through faith apart from the law
Justified by grace as a gift, received by faith
God is the justifier of the one who has faith in Jesus
One is justified by faith apart from works of the law
One who does not work but trusts God: His faith is counted as righteousness
Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to everyone who believes
Confess with the mouth and believe in the heart and you will be saved
With heart one believes and is justified, with mouth one confesses and is saved
Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved
Not justified by works of the law, but by faith in Jesus Christ
Did you receive the Spirit by works of the law or by hearing with faith?
Abraham believed God and it was counted to him as righteousness
Scripture foresaw that God would justify the Gentiles by faith
No one is justified by the law, the righteous shall live by faith
Law was our guardian until Christ came so we might be justified by faith
No longer under a guardian, sons of God through faith
Only faith working through love in Christ Jesus counts for anything
When we believe we are sealed with the Spirit, a guarantee of our inheritance
By grace you have been saved through faith, not of yourselves
Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith
One Lord, one faith, one baptism
Those who believe in Him for eternal life
My righteous one shall live by faith
Faith is the assurance of things hoped for, evidence of things not seen
Can faith save that does not produce works?
I will show you my faith by my works
Faith without works is dead
Commandment is to believe in Jesus and love one another
Everyone who believes Jesus is the Christ has been born of God
Those who believe may know they have eternal life
Story of the fall of mankind
I was brought forth in iniquity and conceived in sin
All have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God
Sin came into the world through one man, and death through sin
In Adam all men die, in Christ all are made alive
God cannot tempt anyone but we are tempted by our own desires
Qualifications for apostles, exhibited last of all
Life of an apostle involves much hardship
False apostles, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ
Tested those who call themselves apostles and are not
Don’t believe if anyone says they have seen Christ personally
False Christs and prophets will arise and deceive the elect
Don’t believe if they say Christ is in the inner rooms in the desert
Jesus’ coming will be as visible as lightning, all will know
Don’t believe if anyone says they have seen Christ; false christs
People will preach another Jesus
If anyone brings another Jesus or spirit or gospel you put up with it too easily
Satan appears as an angel of light
Even if an angel from heaven preaches another gospel…
Expose the works of darkness, have no part in them
People refuse to love the truth so God blinds them with a strong delusion
Apostles didn’t follow cleverly devised myths
If a prophet leads you after other Gods put him to death
If a prophet prophesies, and it doesn’t come to pass, he is false
Wolves in sheep’s clothing, know false prophets by their fruits
False prophets will arise and lead many astray
False prophets perform signs and wonders to deceive the elect
All men speak well of false prophets
Don’t be deceived by those claiming to be Christ, or that the time is near
False prophet Bar-Jesus/Elymas
Avoid those who go on in detail about visions, who promote self-made religion
False prophets and teachers bringing in destructive heresies and stories
Test the spirits, many false prophets have gone into the world
People crept in unnoticed who pervert the gospel of grace
A man’s enemies will be the members of his own household
Whoever loves father or mother more than me is not worthy of me
Who is my family? Those who do the will of God
Anyone who leaves father or mother will receive a hundredfold
Who is my family? Those who do the will of God
Anyone who leaves house, family, lands, etc. will receive a hundredfold
No one who looks back is fit for serving the kingdom of God
Families will be divided because of Christ
Cannot be Jesus’ disciple unless you hate father, mother, brother and sister
Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path
God’s word does not return empty, but accomplishes its purpose
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away
Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will not pass away
Whoever abides in my word is my disciple and knows the truth and is set free
Study the scriptures to test any message
Faith comes from hearing the message, message comes from the word
All scripture God-breathed and good for teaching, rebuking, etc.
Word of God is living, active, sharper than a two-edged sword
Something more sure, the prophetic word, a lamp in a dark place
Paul’s writings are hard to understand for some, but are still scripture
Let your light shine so others may see your good works and glorify God
Do not practice righteousness to be seen by men and glorified
Know a prophet by their fruits. A bad tree cannot bring good fruit
Kingdom of heaven given to those who produce its fruits
The great commission
Bear fruits in keeping with repentance
Set free to bear fruit for God
Offer your bodies as living sacrifices
I am crucified with Christ and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me
Works of the flesh compared to the fruits of the Spirit
God prepared good works for us to do after being saved (see Eph. 2:8-9)
God works to will and work in you for His good pleasure
Bearing fruit in every good work
Be rich in good deeds and generous
Zealous for good works
Devote ourselves to good works
Stir up one another to love and good works
Faith that doesn’t bring good works can’t save anyone
Wisdom from above is full of mercy and good fruits
Because of God’s love all who believe in Jesus will be saved
Gospel is the power of salvation for all who believe, righteousness through faith
Wages of sin is death, free gift of God is eternal life
Confess with mouth and believe in heart that Jesus is Lord and has been raised
I decided to know nothing among you except Jesus Christ crucified
The Gospel: Jesus died for our sins, was buried, rose again
Jesus who knew no sin was made sin for us
He who was rich became poor for us
The grace of Christ is the gospel
Jesus made peace through His blood
Gospel is that we were saved not because of our works
Gospel: Jesus Christ raised from the dead, descended from David
Law came through Moses, grace and truth came through Jesus
We believe we will be saved through the grace of Jesus Christ
Paul called by Jesus to testify to the gospel of the grace of God
All fallen short of God’s glory, justified by His grace as a gift
One who works his faith is not counted as righteousness but as his due
We have obtained access by faith into this grace in which we stand
Free gift of grace and salvation through Jesus Christ
Sin has no dominion since we are not under the law but under grace
Wages of sin is death, gift of God is eternal life
If by grace then no longer by works, or grace would not be grace
Christ’s grace is sufficient and His power is made perfect when we are weak
Don’t nullify God’s grace, righteousness doesn’t come through the law
Those who want to be justified by the law are fallen from grace
We have redemption through Jesus’ blood, through the riches of grace
We are saved by grace and not by works, it is a free gift of God
Grace was given to us according to the measure of Christ’s gift
God saved us not by our own works but by grace
God saved us not by works of righteousness, but by His own mercy and grace
Let us with confidence draw near the throne of grace
Apostles, prophets, evangelists, etc. No high priests
Fix thoughts on Jesus, our apostle and high priest
We have a high priest who understands all our weakness
High priest acted on behalf of God for the people, Jesus our high priest forever
Jesus designated by God to be high priest
Jesus is our forerunner into the holy place as a high priest forever
Many priests replacing each other at death but Jesus lives forever
Jesus always lives to intercede for us, one sacrifice for all eternity
By a single offering He has perfected believers for all time
We enter the holy place with confidence through the blood of Jesus
You cannot see my face, for man cannot see me and live
No one has ever seen God (the Father)
No one except Jesus has seen God
The invisible things of Him
The invisible God
The King eternal, immortal, invisible
God alone has immortality, dwells in unapproachable light, not seen by man
No one has ever seen God, but God dwells in us when we have love
Become one flesh and shouldn’t divorce except for in cases of adultery
Jesus says it’s okay to renounce marriage for the kingdom of God’s sake
In the resurrection we are neither married nor given in marriage
When they rise from the dead they are neither married nor given in marriage
Those worthy to attain the resurrection are not married or given in marriage
We are bound by marriage only as long as we are alive
Each husband should have his own wife, and each wife her own husband
Better to be single if you can resist the passions of the flesh
Rules for marriage where one spouse is not a believer
Married people are distracted from full devotion to God, better to stay single
Rules for marriage: Wives: submit. Husbands: love your wife as yourself
God is not man
God can do all things, no purpose of His is thwarted
God is the same, and His years have no end
God has a foreknowledge of everything
Before me there was no God formed
I am the first and the last, apart from me there is no God
There is no God apart from me
God fills heaven and earth
I, the Lord, do not change
All things are possible with God
A spirit doesn’t have flesh and bones as Jesus has
Jesus is our Creator, therefore He is not our brother
God is spirit
Immortal God traded for worship of creation, including images of man
There is one God and one Lord Jesus Christ
Christ didn’t count equality with God something to be grasped
Jesus is the image of the invisible God
Jesus created all things
Jesus is the creator and the exact imprint of God’s nature
The Lord created all things, He endures forever
Jesus Christ the same yesterday today and forever