Are MORMONS a cult or a true christian sect?

Answer 1

One can study the doctrines and theologies of the Mormon beliefs (see sources below), and can then form their own conclusions. I have carefully studied Mormonism, met with many Mormons here in Arizona, am friends with Mormons, and have read all of materials held sacred by Mormons for over ten years.

In the final analysis, I have found the non-Christian religions, such as Mormonism, to be philosophically indefensible, being internally incoherent or undermining human reason and experience.

If you are confident enough in your own beliefs, then you will have no problem with reading some other analyses of your faith, such as the items shown below.

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

Is Mormonism Christian?:
Mormons deny the following statement: There is ONE God who eternally exists in three different persons, the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, all of whom are fully God, all of whom are equal. That denial alone is enough to assert that Mormons are not Christians. There are many more Mormon doctrines that are contrary to Christian beliefs, e.g., that we existed as spirit beings before we were born on this earth or that God’s final revelation given to the forty authors of the bible is incomplete and needed Joseph Smith’s Book of Mormon. Either a few million Mormons are Christians and the billion plus Christians are not, or Mormonism is a heretical system of beliefs. No single orthodox Christian denomination recognizes Mormonism as a Christian belief system. See also: http://www.carm.org/lds/lds_christian.htm

More information about Mormonism…

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

For those wanting to go deeper:
http://www.mormonchallenge.com/ref_compare.htm
http://www.exmormon.org/
http://www.mormoninformation.com/
http://www.carm.org/mormon.htm
http://www.mrm.org/

There are many members of heretical religious groups that have staked their eternal souls on their beliefs without searching the scriptures and reviewing the doctrinal writings of church leaders to satisfy themselves that what they have been told is sufficiently rational and worth believing. Don’t let yourself be one of these persons. Mormons must ask their stake and ward leadership about the things that they have read above. Observe if these leaders are willing to enter into an honest and frank discussion about these matters versus telling them to avoid readings outside of your own faith. If they do the latter, such a dismissal of honest inquiry should be an alarm bell.

Answer 2

Depends on your view point. Most Mormons don't harm any one so it should be respected. There is not a lot of Mormons around the world so it could be a cult. As long a they teach proper christian values they should be respected.

Answer 3

Any group or sect that brainwashes, forces isolation, asks you to give all your money and material to them, asks for sexual activities, or any type of suicide or murder in the name of the leader is a cult. So No. Mormonism is a true Christian sect because they are nothing like what is previously stated......

Answer 4

You need to study it for yourself and make your own decision. I did so and found it to be the restoration of the true gospel that Jesus put in place while on the earth. I do not recommend you take my word for it. I recommend you study it.
Do not study it online, you will spend years seeing info from both sides of the fence. It will only waste your time. Find your local missionaries and learn straight from the source (after all, if you want to learn about a Toyota, you would not ask a GM dealer). Then make up your own mind. I promise that if you actually have the intent to know for yourself, and you study it, and pray and ponder it, you will receive an answer of its truthfulness.

Answer 5

There is much error that is taught just like many of the Christian sects today. There is but one authentic and athoritative teacher gauranteed by Christ Himself through the apostle Peter

Answer 6

They are Christian by definition.

They idolize Jesus and God. All the rest is mere window dressing. Their claims about history are no more absurd than any other Christian sects'.

Answer 7

whilst i grew to become right into an insignificant youthful guy, i might generally positioned the objective of preaching the gospel and coaching earlier getting fired from my activity. on one such activity, i had a dialogue with the BK supervisor as he pronounced what a cult grew to become into! he pronounced the dictionary definition in accordance to the dictionary Jesus grew to become right into a cult chief in all its forms of christianity. so particular, they're. yet another fact to contemplate is the apostacy of christianity. and evaluate this doctrine to the warning in Galatians. the place i think of Paul warns of accepting the different Gospel. if the apostacy is actual! the gospel that catholics and protestants have right now are actually not the comparable Gospel. yet many christians are taught to have confidence they nonetheless have the unique gospel of jesus as taught via the brother of Jesus who's James. additionally observed there are 7 church homes referenced interior the e book of revelation and considered one of them is the church of devil which preaches fornication(s).

Answer 8

cult /kʌlt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[kuhlt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a particular system of religious worship, esp. with reference to its rites and ceremonies.
2. an instance of great veneration of a person, ideal, or thing, esp. as manifested by a body of admirers: the physical fitness cult.
3. the object of such devotion.
4. a group or sect bound together by veneration of the same thing, person, ideal, etc.
5. Sociology. a group having a sacred ideology and a set of rites centering around their sacred symbols.
6. a religion or sect considered to be false, unorthodox, or extremist, with members often living outside of conventional society under the direction of a charismatic leader.
7. the members of such a religion or sect.
8. any system for treating human sickness that originated by a person usually claiming to have sole insight into the nature of disease, and that employs methods regarded as unorthodox or unscientific.
–adjective
9. of or pertaining to a cult.
10. of, for, or attracting a small group of devotees: a cult movie.


sect /sɛkt/ Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[sekt] Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun
1. a body of persons adhering to a particular religious faith; a religious denomination.
2. a group regarded as heretical or as deviating from a generally accepted religious tradition.
3. (in the sociology of religion) a Christian denomination characterized by insistence on strict qualifications for membership, as distinguished from the more inclusive groups called churches.
4. any group, party, or faction united by a specific doctrine or under a doctrinal leader.

I guess, like ALL religions (including CHristianity) it's both and neither.

Answer 9

Mormonism is a Christian belief. Just like Catholicism, Baptists, Methodists, etc.

Answer 10

There are over 12,000,000 members worldwide that believe in Jesus as the Christ. I guess that would qualify us as a true Christian sect.