What are the primary differences between Mormans and mainline protestant Christianity?

Question

I know nothing about the teachings of the Morman faith. Could someone enlighten me on the differences.

thanks for all your answers...I am a mainline Christian and met someone on line who is a Morman..........she is a lovely person but has some "strange to me" ideas.....thanks again..

Answer 1

Mormons are not Christian in any way shape or form... infact untill recently they taught that christians were the enemy and that the christian bible was false.... now they are trying to recrute by saying that they are christian and they even give away King James bibles.... they do tell that J.Smith , their founder, claimed to have received the true bible directly from their god and that all of the leaders then as after stated that it was the only true bible...but now they do not even use in in teaching their own people and seldom mentionit amongst themselves letalone tell a non mormon about it....why?...because it has been shown to be full of errors....
They have a new "revelation" about the word of goe from their false prophet leader every time they need a new PC position.... the list of faults with them is too long to go into here.... I am firm in my position that mormonisim is nothing but a cult and a deception of satan... I was recruted by them on a number of occasions and actualy came close to joining... this was long befor i came to Know The Truth of God.... even back then when I was a "Christian basher" I came to see that what the mormons have is hollow... even I came to see that what the Christians had to offer was much more than what the mormons had.... it just took me many years to come around to God and The Truth..... I know The Truth of God... no mormon who only knows mormon teaching dose.

Answer 2

In 1975 I was in Utah with f-105 outfit, I had day off and went
downtown Salt Lake Temple Square.Beautiful Place.Went into Tabernacle Man it was something,in the presentation delevered
There was the part about this Angel Moroni Delevering to Joseph Smith a document,but also the part that Humans were Sprits in Heaven before we were born in this Body.#3( I started in Temple)
following a group of people,There was a rather large Man who
informed me that a Wedding was taking place& I wasn"t on the guest list,#4 The Mormans have the best Records of Genology
because the Man of the home, is a Priest of all his ancesters .He is to be Babtised for them.Yes I forgot one thing ,the Marriage in the Temple is forever.I can"t find Scripture to support there take on things.There is also the 12 men there with Leader,total 13.

Answer 3

Wow. Big Question. Where to begin...............

Mormonism was founded in the late 1700's/early 1800's by Joseph Smith who claimed that God and Jesus both came down out of heaven and gave him some golden plates with writing on them in another language that needed to translated. (In his own personal writings he admits to being jacked up on Paote, a mexican drug) These writings have been put into what we now call The Book of Mormon. Smith's teaching basically gave free license to take as many wife's as one would want and also changed the Bible teaching of who Jesus is. You may see many mormons walking around with a King James Bible in their hands, but after joining the Latter Day Saints group you won't see that book much longer as the life will be engrained with the Book of Mormon. Also, a few changes were made to their version of the King James Bible, opening the door to move their believers into the teaching of the Book of Mormon.

One major change is in Genesis Chap 3 where the serpent is tempting Eve to eat the fruit from the tree. the actually King James and many other versions (NIV, NRSV) read....v. 4 "You will not surely die," the serpent said to the woman. 5 "For God knows that when you eat of it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil."
The Mormans have changed the capital G "GOD" to "a god" opening the door to the subject of there being many gods.
So, teaching from the Book of Mormon, the LDS would teach that if you follow their ways and do what they tell you to do, you too, could become a god and have your own planet with goddesses and god-like children. Kind of kooky.


Christianity is based on faith in the Lord Jesus Christ for the salvation of mankind. Jesus was the promised messiah and king prophesied about throughout the Old Testament and the New Testament is the explaination and revelation of His coming and that He will come again.

We put our faith in Jesus Christ that He died on the cross for our sins and rose from the dead to cover our sins forever and that we might also overcome sin and death. He will forgive us for our sins and bring us into new life in Christ. We leave our old life of sin behind and walk on in newness of life in Christ.

John 14.6 "I am the Way, the Truth and the Life. No man comes to the Father except by me."

Romans 10.9-11 "9 If you use your mouth to say, "Jesus is Lord," and if you believe in your heart that God raised Jesus from the dead, you will be saved. 10 We believe with our hearts, and so we are made right with God. And we use our mouths to say that we believe, and so we are saved. 11 As the Scripture says, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be disappointed."

Hope that helps.

Jesus Loves You

Answer 4

Believe it or not Mormon is consider a cult. Joesph Smith wrote their so bible. Protestant/Christian bible is inspired by the Holy Spirit. Mormon has change the bible about over hundred time cause it was written by man.

Answer 5

trollwzrd seemed to hit the nail on the head. Good answer!

Answer 6

golden plates.

watch the south park episode about Mormonism for an accurate guide to its ridiculous belief system.

Answer 7

One lives in the desert and the other in the south.

Answer 8

Latter-day Saints, unlike many other Christian traditions, do not accept the definitions of God as created by the Greek philosophers.
Our beliefs about the Godhead "are built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner [stone]." (The Holy Bible, Ephesians 2:20)
Using the apostolic and prophetic teachings as our base, Latter-day Saints believe in the Jesus who was the preexistent Word of the Father; that was the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of all things from the beginning; that was the God of Abraham , Isaac, and Jacob; that was the Only Begotten Son of God who was born to the virgin Mary in the town of Bethlehem; that was baptized by John; that healed the sick and raised the dead, that walked on water, multiplied loaves and fishes, and performed many other miracles; that set a perfect example for mankind to emulate and that all men and women are commanded to follow his teachings and example in all things.
We believe that Jesus suffered in the garden and on the cross, until he finally died as a willing sacrifice for mankind in order to bring about an infinite atonement through the shedding of his blood. After his death, we believe that he was physically resurrected and that he ascended into the heavens, from which he will come at the end of this world to establish his kingdom upon the earth and eventually to judge both the living and the dead. We believe Jesus is and was the Holy Messiah, the Savior and Redeemer of the world and all those who will follow him. Finally, we believe in the Jesus who is the Christ, the Eternal God, manifesting himself unto all nations.
Now that we have established the identity of the Jesus Christ in whom Latter-day Saints believe, may I ask who is the Jesus in whom you believe?

A dictionary defines a Christian as "one who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus," and "one who lives according to the teachings of Jesus." Thus two characteristics identify Christians: First, they profess belief in the Savior, and second, they act in harmony with the Savior's teachings. Faithful members of the Church called Saints or Latter-day Saints, qualify clearly in both characteristics. In our belief and our action, we demonstrate that "Jesus Christ Himself (is) the chief corner stone" of our faith.

Here the main things that we live by, they are called the 13 Articles of Faith.

1 We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.
2 We believe that men will be punished for their bown sins, and not for Adam’s transgression.
3 We believe that through the Atonement of Christ, all mankind may be saved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4 We believe that the first principles and ordinances of the Gospel are: first, Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, Repentance; third, Baptism by eimmersion for the remission of sins; fourth, Laying on of hands for the gift of the Holy Ghost.
5 We believe that a man must be called of God, by prophecy, and by the laying on of hands by those who are in authority, to preach the Gospel and administer in the ordinances thereof.
6 We believe in the same organization that existed in the Primitive Church, namely, apostles, prophets, pastors, teachers, evangelists, and so forth.
7 We believe in the gift of tongues, prophecy, revelation, visions, healing, interpretation of tongues, and so forth.
8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
9 We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God.
10 We believe in the literal gathering of Israel and in the restoration of the Ten Tribes; that Zion (the New Jerusalem) will be built upon the American continent; that Christ will reign personally upon the earth; and, that the earth will be renewed and receive its paradisiacal glory.
11 We claim the privilege of worshiping Almighty God according to the dictates of our own conscience, and allow all men the same privilege, let them worship how, where, or what they may.
12 We believe in being subject to kings, presidents, rulers, and magistrates, in obeying, honoring, and sustaining the law.
13 We believe in being honest, true, chaste, benevolent, virtuous, and in doing good to all men; indeed, we may say that we follow the admonition of Paul—We believe all things, we hope all things, we have endured many things, and hope to be able to endure all things. If there is anything virtuous, lovely, or of good report or praiseworthy, we seek after these things.