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Are Mormons Christians?
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:23 pm
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:23 pm
Have a Mormon classmate and he insists that he's a Christian. I'm not sure I agree. Their beliefs are so radical and different from regular Christians that I consider them their own thing. Are they Christians?
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Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:27 pm to Gradual_Stroke
Are Christians christian?
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:32 pm to Gradual_Stroke
They're Christians, but they're deffinitely their own breed apart from the traditional Catholic/Protestant/Orthodox traditions.
Mormons are to Christianity as the Nation of Islam (aka Black American Muslims) are to Sunni and Shiite Islam.
Mormons are to Christianity as the Nation of Islam (aka Black American Muslims) are to Sunni and Shiite Islam.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:33 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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Have a Mormon classmate and he insists that he's a Christian. I'm not sure I agree. Their beliefs are so radical and different from regular Christians that I consider them their own thing.
Considering all the radical differences between different sects of Christians, it makes no sense to single out this one and say they're not Christians. They believe in Christ as the resurrected son of God and the path to salvation. That makes them Christians. The belief that he appeared to people in the western hemisphere and gave another testament is just a variation on the details of his life. They still believe the Bible and have simply added the additional testament of Christ to it. The philosophy is not significantly changed. They are Christians.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:38 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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I'm not sure I agree.
Thank god you don't get to decide these things. "Regular" Christians are starting to frighten me.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 12:41 pm to Gradual_Stroke
Letter of the law they are Christians as they believe in the divinity of Christ. But they are the furthers away from the rest of the mainstream Christian sects and different that where many Catholics and Protestants may see each other as closely aligned theologically, Mormons are on their own.
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Posted on 3/14/16 at 1:32 pm to Gradual_Stroke
Are the Elders in the Mormon Church still "allowed" to have revelations from God and pronounce them as doctrine of the church?
Joseph Smith may be one of the biggest con men this country has seen.
Joseph Smith may be one of the biggest con men this country has seen.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 1:59 pm to Gradual_Stroke
Their teachings directly contradict the teachings of the bible. They are not Christians, but they know that they can only thrive by praying on the misinformed. Mormonism is a cult, and there is no way around that.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 2:43 pm to Gradual_Stroke
quote:The ones who accept Jesus as savior are
Are Mormons Christians?
Posted on 3/14/16 at 3:36 pm to Gradual_Stroke
Yes they are Christians.
Posted on 3/14/16 at 4:28 pm to Gradual_Stroke
if you ask Mormons - yes they call themselves christians
not sure on the offical stance of the vatican, southern bapt. convension, weslyian orgs but i would assume that they consider mormonism a cult
not sure on the offical stance of the vatican, southern bapt. convension, weslyian orgs but i would assume that they consider mormonism a cult
Posted on 3/14/16 at 5:37 pm to Gradual_Stroke
I don't know where the heck he came up with the magic underwear.
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Posted on 3/14/16 at 7:41 pm to Gradual_Stroke
Mormons think Jesus came from outer space.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 1:26 am to Gradual_Stroke
The correct word one uses when describing Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses is "heretic."
Posted on 3/15/16 at 6:23 am to Gradual_Stroke
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Are Mormons Christians?
It's all fairy tales so what difference does it make
Posted on 3/15/16 at 12:14 pm to Gradual_Stroke
I think it depends on how you define "Christian". If you define it more in the evangelical term, then no they wouldn't be. If you define it more broad, yes they would be.
Although people would be a lot better off focusing less on the specific "denomination" or "sect" and start focusing on the love behind the religion, but that's just my opinion.
Although people would be a lot better off focusing less on the specific "denomination" or "sect" and start focusing on the love behind the religion, but that's just my opinion.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 2:30 pm to Gradual_Stroke
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Have a Mormon classmate and he insists that he's a Christian. I'm not sure I agree. Their beliefs are so radical and different from regular Christians that I consider them their own thing. Are they Christians?
By the book, you can't add to, modify or delete any of the bible without being classified as a cult. Mormons are weird and racist as frick.
Posted on 3/15/16 at 4:33 pm to Gradual_Stroke
I think they are.
-they believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost (although not in the trinity)
-they believe in the Bible and its teachings
-they believe Jesus died for our sins and that he rose from the dead
-they believe people who accept Christ and live his commandments are saved
Is anything else really necessary to be considered Christian? Sure, they have some of their own extraneous beliefs that many other Christians don't agree with, (Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, etc.) but I don't think that invalidates their Christianity. The Mormon friends and acquaintances I've known have generally been good examples of trying to live like Christ would. They even have Jesus's name in the full name of their church. So IMO they definitely are.
Source: have had multiple Mormon friends and have talked to them multiple times about their religion.
-they believe in God, Jesus, and the Holy Ghost (although not in the trinity)
-they believe in the Bible and its teachings
-they believe Jesus died for our sins and that he rose from the dead
-they believe people who accept Christ and live his commandments are saved
Is anything else really necessary to be considered Christian? Sure, they have some of their own extraneous beliefs that many other Christians don't agree with, (Book of Mormon, Joseph Smith, etc.) but I don't think that invalidates their Christianity. The Mormon friends and acquaintances I've known have generally been good examples of trying to live like Christ would. They even have Jesus's name in the full name of their church. So IMO they definitely are.
Source: have had multiple Mormon friends and have talked to them multiple times about their religion.
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