What do they believe differently about God and Christ that cause people to say this? I truly do not know much about their beliefs. Some about the Jehovah's Witness's but little about Mormon's, does anyone care to enlighten?
2006-09-16 10:14:49 · 24 answers · asked by Debra M. Wishing Peace To All 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To put it simple, is this..
ANY denomination or religion that denies the Triune God.
The Father, God The Son. God The Holy Spirit, is a CULT.
Mormans and JW's both deny the Godhead.
.
God is Spirit. [ John.4:24] Jehovah The only True God.
I and the Father are ONE. [Matt. 12:18] Jesus: Is God through the Spirit.
Pour forth My Spirit [Acts.2 17} [Acts.2:38] The Holy Spirit. Sent to men through Jesus by Jehovah God.
The only way too the Father is through the Son by being baptized in Christ and recieve the Holy Spirit.
.
Good Q*.
.
2006-09-16 10:52:38 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 3⤋
Well, one of the founders of the Mormon beliefs, Joseph Smith said that the new doctrine of Jesus Christ was given to him by an angel. The Apostle Paul said that if he or an angel brought any other kind of doctrine to the believers of Christ, other than the one they have already received, let that man be eternally condemned. By that scripture alone, the foundation of the Mormon belief would be invalid. As for the Jehovah Witnesses, they believe that Jesus was a Prophet and not the Son of God. The foundation of Christian belief is based on the fact that Jesus is the Son of God who came down from heaven to purify us of our sins through His own holiness. Based on their belief that Jesus is not the Son of God, it would make their doctrine invalid also. The scripture says, Whoever does not have the Son, does not have the Father.
2006-09-16 10:23:01 · answer #2 · answered by super saiyan 3 6 · 4⤊ 1⤋
Most "Christians" do not believe Mormons are chrisitian I have found because we do not believe that all a person has to do in this life to be "saved" is to believe in Christ. We believe there are certain ordinances, covenants, and promises as well as good works, you must do in this life to gain exhaltation. Also, most Christians believe that God, Christ and the Holy Spirit are one being or person. We believe in God the Eternal Father, His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost are three distinct and separate persons. (The Holy Ghost being a spirit personage.)
We believe the bible to be the word of God as far as it is transalted correctly, meaning we believe there are some missing books, not that what is in the bible is incorrect.
Those reasons mainly seem to separate "Christians" from Mormons, although I believe one who believes in and follows Christ is a Christian.
2006-09-19 09:07:05 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Those people who claim Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christian are sadly mistaken. A Christian is defined as a footstep follower of Jesus. I do not know of any religion that tries harder to fulfill this definition. I am going to include a link to the official website of Jehovah's Witnesses so that you can take your time and examine what we believe for yourself, I hope you will use your Bible to look up the different scriptures to help you understand why we believe the way we do.
http://www.watchtower.org/library/jt/article_03.htm
2006-09-16 13:29:04 · answer #4 · answered by izofblue37 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
They both believe in Jesus, therefore they are Christians technically. Jehovah's Witnesses study the Bible in depth and take seriously the instruction in the Bible to go throughout the world spreading the gospel. Mormons are a little more foggy. They claim to know and follow Jesus, yet their focus is not on the Bible as much as it is on their Book of Mormon which is a totally different story of Jesus than what mainstream Christians believe. A Biblical Christian might argue that theirs is not true Christianity as they don't follow the Biblical Christ.
2006-09-16 10:20:22 · answer #5 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Mormons or members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, believe that God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost are three distinct personages, like we are each individuals, instead of trinity, we believe they are one in purpose, not one in body, we believe That God and Jesus Christ each have perfected bodies of flesh and bone, and the Holy Ghost is a being of Spirit.
I am a Latter Day Saint, Jesus Is God, however he is not God the Father, He is the God of the Old Testament. He is the only way to Heaven. We follow the Bible, the Book of Mormon the Doctrine and Covenants and The Pearl of Great Price, and a Living Prophet, all the scriptures can be found on line at www.lds.org. if you have any further questions, contact me, I will be happy to clear up any misunderstandings, I am a Latter Day Saint
2006-09-16 10:21:58 · answer #6 · answered by LatterDaySaint and loving it 6 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Jehovah's Witnesses understand the bible to teach that Jesus the Son is a separate person from Jehovah the Father, thus providing Christendom with a nugget of contention (Witnesses use the term "Christendom" to refer to all non-Witness Christians).
Some Trinitarians pretend that Jehovah's Witnesses are not Christian because Trinitarians use an artificial, trinity-specific definition of the term "Christian" which excludes anyone who does not believe that Jesus is God Himself, rather than the Son of God. Interestingly, pagans in the first century pretended that Christ's followers were Atheists(!) because the Christians had a somewhat different idea from the pagans about the nature of God.
Jehovah's Witnesses teach that no salvation occurs without Christ, that accepting Christ's sacrifice is a requirement for true worship, that every prayer must acknowledge Christ, that Christ is the King of God's Kingdom, that Christ is the head of the Christian congregation, that Christ is immortal and above every creature, even that Christ was the 'master worker' in creating the universe! Both secular dictionaries and disinterested theologians acknowledge that Jehovah's Witnesses are a Christian religion.
The Trinitarian arguments are intended to insult and demean Jehovah's Witnesses, rather than to give a Scripturally accurate understanding of the term "Christian".
In fact, the bible most closely associates being "Christian" with preaching about Christ and Christ's teachings. Review all three times the bible uses the term "Christian" and note that the context ALWAYS connects the term with:
"declaring the good news"
'teaching quite a crowd'
'open eyes, turn from dark to light'
"uttering sayings of truth"
"persuade"
"keep on glorifying"
(Acts 11:20-26) [The early disciples of Jesus] began talking to the Greek-speaking people, declaring the good news of the Lord Jesus... and taught quite a crowd, and it was first in Antioch that the disciples were by divine providence called Christians.
(Acts 26:17-28) [Jesus said to Paul] I am sending you, to open their eyes, to turn them from darkness to light and from the authority of Satan to God... Paul said: “I am not going mad, Your Excellency Festus, but I am uttering sayings of truth and of soundness of mind. ...Do you, King Agrippa, believe the Prophets? I know you believe.” But Agrippa said to Paul: “In a short time you would persuade me to become a Christian.”
(1 Peter 4:14-16) If you are being reproached for the name of Christ, you are happy... But if he suffers as a Christian, let him not feel shame, but let him keep on glorifying God in this name
So why do anti-Witnesses try to hijack the term "Christian" and hide its Scriptural implications? Because anti-Witnesses recognize that it is the preaching work that makes it clear that the relatively small religion of Jehovah's Witnesses are by far the most prominent followers of Christ:
(Matthew 28:19,20) Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the holy spirit, teaching them to observe all the things I have commanded
Learn more!
http://watchtower.org
http://watchtower.org/library/ti/index.htm
2006-09-17 14:34:34 · answer #7 · answered by achtung_heiss 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
I can only speak for myself, but the reason I cannot accept their faith is because of the following scripture from the book of Revelations:
22:18 I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book, if anyone adds to them, may God add to him the plagues which are written in this book.
22:19 If anyone takes away from the words of the book of this prophecy, may God take away his part from the tree of life, and out of the holy city, which are written in this book.
Both have violated these. Jehovah's Witness has changed the text of the Holy Bible, thereby taking from it and the Mormons have added an entire sequel (for lack of a better term). For these reasons, I personally cannot accept them as true Christian faiths. Hope that helps.
2006-09-16 10:22:06 · answer #8 · answered by Emm 6 · 3⤊ 2⤋
They don't like Mormons because they have their own book. Their beliefs do differ slightly, but do not match the rumors that I have heard. As for Jehovah's witnesses, I don't know much about them. I recommend talking to a Mormon, they are interesting to talk to.
2006-09-16 10:21:17 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
I belong to the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I believe that God sent his Son, Jesus Christ, to make the ultimate sacrifice to atone for my personal sins as well as the sins of the whole world. I believe that it is only through Christ that I can be saved and enter into the presence of Heavenly Father for eternity. I try to follow Christ's commandments and example every day, although I fall short. I look to him for forgiveness.
I'm not sure how others define "Christian." And to me, it doesn't matter. I consider myself Christian, and God knows my heart.
2006-09-18 05:52:30 · answer #10 · answered by Senator John McClain 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋