what do you think of the articles of faith www. lds.org http://scriptures.lds.org/en/a_of_f/1?

Question

THE ARTICLES OF FAITH
OF THE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST OF LATTER-DAY SAINTS
History of the Church, Vol. 4, pp. 535—541
1 We abelieve in bGod, the Eternal Father, and in His cSon, Jesus Christ, and in the dHoly Ghost.
2 We believe that men will be apunished for their bown sins, and not for Adam’s ctransgression.
3 We believe that through the aAtonement of Christ, all bmankind may be csaved, by obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.
4 We believe that the first principles and aordinances of the Gospel are: first, bFaith in the Lord Jesus Christ; second, cRepentance; third, dBaptism by eimmersion for the fremission of sins; fourth, Laying on of ghands for the hgift of the Holy Ghost.
5 We believe that a man must be acalled of God, by bprophecy, and by the laying on of chands by those who are in dauthority, to epreach the Gospel and administer in the fordinances thereof.
6 We believe in the same aorganization that existed in the Primitive Church, bishops

Answer 1

I love how Christians always tell us how we are "wrong" or correct our beliefs... That's funny to me.
Every single belief is supported in both the Bible and Book of Mormon, as they go hand in hand in teaching and doctrine.

Answer 2

You excluded 5 of them. These first 6 are the ones that set you up as a cult in the minds of most Christians.:
1: There is one God manifest to us in the Three person of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit. Not Three separate Gods. .
2. By one man sin came into the world making all of us subject to it as we are to death. We sin because we are sinner not the other way around.
3. Salvation is a free gift to all who will have faith in Christ. He did all the work and all we need to do is except the gift.
4. We can do nothing to make ourselves acceptable to God..
5. Yes a man must be called of God but no one else need to give their permission for that to happen..
6. There is no "primitive" church. It's the same now as always...

As for the other Five I tired of typing too but I will be happy to talk to you about them too... Jim

Answer 3

I'm a Latter Day Saint, so I believe in their truth, BUT THERE ARE 13 articles not 6 read all before you answer.

Answer 4

One can carefully study the doctrines and theologies of the Mormon beliefs (see sources below), and can then form their own conclusions.

Mormonism Summary:
http://www.carm.org/lds/nutshell.htm

Is Mormonism Christian?: http://www.carm.org/lds/lds_christian.htm

Doctrinal Writings of Mormon Leaders:
http://www.carm.org/lds/lds_doctrines.htm

More details for those wanting to go deeper:
http://www.carm.org/mormon.htm
http://www.lhvm.org/index2.htm
http://www.mormonchallenge.com/ref_compare.htm

There are many members of religious groups that have staked their eternal souls on their beliefs without searching the scriptures, reviewing the doctrinal writings of church leaders, studying hermeneutics, philosophy, logic, and theology to satisfy themselves that what they have been told is sufficiently rational and worth believing.