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You ask the question as though a Mormon was not a Christian. In reality Mormons are Christians. Have there been people who have left the Church and continued to be Christians? Yes, a few. They leave the Mormon Church for one of several reasons. Usually they never understood the Church and it's teaching and never had a personal testimony of the truthfulness of it. Sometimes they leave the Church because of sin: they just find it too hard to live a life of moral purity and sacrifice for Jesus Christ.

2006-06-19 11:33:07 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor 7 · 0 0

Mormons are Christian. The response to the question "Is Mormonism Christian?" depends on the substance of the question and its context. If the inquiry is more theological and religious than theoretical and academic, then the question and answer are normative and depend upon the presuppositions that underlie the query. However, the question can be examined by asking about the significance and implications of labeling and naming in the world of religion. While much modern Latter-day Saint literature has emphasized elements in common between the LDS Church and other Christian denominations, the frequent use of "Mormon" among the early Saints shows that the unique doctrines and beliefs of the Saints—such as the Book of Mormon, the gathering, and the leadership of the prophet—enabled the Saints to withstand the centrifugal pull of Protestant hegemony and establish their own identity. Likewise, the Saints referred to everyone outside of their religion as "Gentile," a practice that continued into this century. Now, with their identity firmly established, the Saints no longer feel constrained to be segregated from other denominations. At the same time, however, new conservative Christians have adopted the label "Christian" to unite themselves and to exclude outsiders or those who may differ in their doctrinal beliefs. The need to show this divergence has grown with the increased prominence of the Church and its members and with the realization that conservative Christians share with the Saints a common social and political agenda.

abstracted from "'Is Mormonism Christian?' Reflections on a Complicated Question," BYU Studies 33, no. 3 (1993): 439–65.

2006-06-19 20:10:32 · answer #2 · answered by notoriousnicholas 4 · 0 0

Been there done that about 40 years ago. What changed my mind was finding Jesus and finding out what the love of God feels like.

2006-06-15 19:54:31 · answer #3 · answered by Who am I? 5 · 0 0

my mom.
God.

2006-06-15 19:06:27 · answer #4 · answered by really? 5 · 0 0

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