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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Mormonism 101/Chapter 5
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Claim
- The authors claim that Mormons believe that the Fall of Adam was a "fall upward."
Response- See: Original sin
A review of Chapter: "The Fall"
The authors claim that according to Mormonism, "Satan told the truth in the Garden of Eden," as opposed to Christainity, which teaches that "Satan deceived Adam and Eve." The reality is that Latter-day Saints believe that Satan mixed truth with lie in order to entice Eve to partake of the forbidden fruit. Therefore, claiming the Mormons believe that "Satan told the truth" is an omission of information on the part of the authors and an attempt to skew LDS belief.
The authors claim,
Contrary to the LDS concept of the fall, the Bible shows that this event was the result of disobeying God. [1]
This claim, however, directly contradicts Alma 42꞉12:
And now, there was no means to reclaim men from this fallen state, which man had brought upon himself because of his own disobedience.
The authors claim,
If transgression was a positive and it was a blessing to leave Eden, why does Gen 3:24 say that God had to drive them out? [2]