What is the difference between the Mormon belief and the Christian belief?

Question

They both belive in Jesus Christ right?

Answer 1

There is a HUGE HUGE difference between Mormonism and Christianity!

DOCTRINES
TRINITY: Mormonism is a polytheistic religion. Joseph Smith declared, "I will preach on the plurality of Gods. I have always declared God to be a distinct personage, Jesus Christ a separate and distinct personage from God the Father, and the Holy Ghost was a distinct personage and a Spirit: and these three constitute three distinct personages and three Gods" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 370).

Mormon Apostle Bruce R. McConkie spoke about the Godhead in this way, "Plurality of Gods: Three separate personages: Father, Son, and Holy Ghost, comprise the Godhead. As each of these persons is a God, it is evident, from this standpoint alone, that a plurality of Gods exists. To us, speaking in the proper finite sense, these three are the only Gods we worship. But in addition there is an infinite number of holy personages, drawn from worlds without number, who have passed on to exaltation and are thus gods" (Mormon Doctrine, pp. 576-577).

GOD THE FATHER: Joseph Smith explained, "I am going to tell you how God came to be God. We have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea, and take away the veil, so that you may see. He was once a man like us; yea, that God himself, the father of us all, dwelt on an earth, the same as Jesus Christ Himself did" (LDS History of the Church, Vol. 6, p. 305).

GOD THE SON: Brigham Young stated, "The birth of the Saviours was a natural as are the births of our children; it was the result of natural action. He partook of flesh and blood, was begotten of his Father, as we were of our father" (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 8, p. 115). Mormon Apostle McConkie explained, "And Christ was born into the world as a literal Son this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father. He was begotten, conceived and born in the normal and natural course of events (Mormon Doctrine, p. 742).

Jesus, according to Milton Hunter of the LDS First Council of the Seventy, is the brother of Lucifer. "The appointment of Jesus to be the Savior of the world was contested by one of the other sons of God. He was called Lucifer, son of the morning. Haughty, ambitious, and covetous of power and glory, this spirit-brother of Jesus desperately tried to become the Savior of mankind" (The Gospel Through the Ages, p. 15).

GOD THE HOLY GHOST/HOLY SPIRIT: In Mormonism a distinction is drawn between the Holy Ghost and the Holy Spirit. As LDS Apostle Marion G. Romney stated, "The Holy Ghost is a person, a spirit, the third member of the Godhead" (Ensign May 1977, 43-44). The sixth LDS prophet, Joseph F. Smith explains that the Holy Spirit is not a person but rather an impersonal force. "You may call it the Spirit of God, you may call it the influence of God's intelligence, you may call it the substance of his power; no matter what it is called, it is the spirit of intelligence that permeates the universe" (Mormon Doctrine, McConkie, pp. 752-753).

MAN'S DESTINY: As Lorenzo Snow, fifth prophet of the LDS Church exclaimed, "As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be" (Ensign, February 1982, pp. 39-40). This means that every worthy male, according to the standards of Mormonism, will become a god and rule over their own planet. But what about the women? That question was answered by Joseph Fielding Smith, tenth prophet of the Church, when he spoke of Man's salvation or exaltation as it is called in Mormonism.

"The Father has promised us that through our faithfulness we shall be blessed with the fullness of his kingdom. In other words we will have the privilege of becoming like him. To become like him we must have all the powers of godhood; thus a man and his wife when glorified will have spirit children who eventually will go on an earth like this one we are on and pass through the same kind of experiences, being subject to mortal conditions, and if faithful, then they also will receive the fullness of exaltation and partake of the same blessings. There is no end to this development; it will go on forever. We will become gods and have jurisdiction over world, and these world will be peopled by our own offspring. We will have an endless eternity for this" (Doctrines of Salvation, Vol. 2, 48).

Other Doctrines
1) God the Father is married and there is a Mother God (Answers to Gospel Questions, Joseph Fielding Smith, Vol. 3, pp. 143-144).

2) All men and women who have ever lived on Earth are the spirit offspring of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. Every person was conceived and born in a pre-existent spiritual realm (Mormon Doctrine, p. 589).

3) Black people are black because of their misdeeds in the pre-existence (Three Degrees of Glory, LDS Apostle Melvin J. Ballard, p. 21).

4) Temple ceremonies include Baptism for the Dead, Washing and Anointing for the living and the dead (Mormon Doctrine, McConkie, pp. 72-74, 226-228).

5) Salvation or exaltation, whereby men become gods, is based on one's own good works or merit (Church News, October 8, 1988, p. 23 and The Religion of the Latter-day Saints, Lowell Bennion, LDS Institute of Religion Director, p. 160).

6) The Bible is considered usable, but suspect due to its many errors and missing parts (Articles of Faith No. 8, Ensign January 1989, pp. 25, 27).

BIBLICAL RESPONSE
1) Only one God (Isaiah 43:10, 44:6-8, 45:5-6, 18, 22, 46:9, 48:12, 1 Corinthians 8:4).

2) Mankind is not a son or daughter of God from a pre-existent birth (John 1:12 "power to become").

3) Salvation is a free gift from God, not something to be worked for or earned (Romans 3:24, 4:4-5, 5:1, Ephesians 2:8-10, Titus 3:5-7).

4) Holy Spirit is a Person, not simply a force (John 16:13-14).

Answer 2

The Mormon religion was founded less than two hundred years ago by a man named Joseph Smith. He claimed to have received a personal visit from God the Father and Jesus Christ and told that all churches and their creeds were an abomination. Joseph set out to impose a brand-new religion that claims to be the “only true church on earth.” The problem with Mormonism is that it contradicts, modifies, and expands on the Bible. Christians have no reason to believe that the Bible is not true and adequate. To truly believe in and trust God means to believe in His Word. And all Scripture is inspired by God, which means it comes from Him (2 Timothy 3:16).
Mormons believe these things about God: that He has not always been the Supreme Being of the universe, but attained that status through righteous living and persistent effort. They believe God the Father has a “body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s.”
Mormon leaders have taught that Jesus’ incarnation was the result of a physical relationship between God the Father and Mary. They believe Jesus is a God, but that any human can also become a god
Although Mormons are usually friendly, loving, and kind people - they are involved in a false religion that distorts the nature of God, the Person of Jesus Christ, and the means of salvation.

Answer 3

I guess the main difference is that the Jesus we believe in as Christians is far different than the Jesus that the Mormons believe in. THe Mormon Jesus is not Virgin born, is a spirit brother of Satan, was nt god from eternity, is not on in nature, essence and substance with God the father and the Holy Spirit. THe mormons deny a lot of this but it is written in their teachings.

Answer 4

there are a lot of things that are diferent about the mormon religion from christian religions-- too many to list here. For one, they teach that God was just a man who progressed to the level where he became a God and had children "like the sands of the sea". Another teaching that I've heard from them is that Jesus and Satan were brothers. Satan came first with a plan to save all of mankind but without a choice in the matter. Jesus said all could be saved by belief in him. The planet Kolob and the name of Elohim are both derivations by Joseph Smith for the name of the planet that is closest to God and the name of God. Something else I read on the BYU website is that Mary was a concubine of God's and that he had sex with Mary thus producing Jesus. I'm not certain how Mormons defend these kinds of teaching but it doesn't sound very Christian to me.

Answer 5

No, they don't. Paul specifically warned the church against those who preach "another Jesus" and "another gospel." (Read Galatians.) As noted above, tho the gospel to all mankind is "By grace you are saved thru faith; not of works, lest anyone should boast" (Ephesians 2:8-9). The Mormons, however, teach that one is saved "by grace AFTER all that we can do." In other words, one must do first. Mormons also claim to believe in "the Father," "the Son," and "the Holy Ghost." But those that Mormons believe in are separate, distinct entities, multiple gods reflecting Joseph Smith Jr.'s pagan hermetic upbringing. When the Bible declares, "Behold O Israel, the Lord your God is One Lord," the Mormon automatically (according to the rules of doublethink) inserts "in will." Yes, their gods are "one in will," but not one in fact. Mormons very much do not believe the same thing that a Christian does--not the same gospel, nor the same Jesus.

Answer 6

Don't believe it! Mormons are not Born again Christians. They only took up the terminology when it became popular. They do not except Jesus as Lord and Savior.
They believe Jesus and Lucifer were brothers.

Don't be fooled by this family...enticing organization they are a cult, plain and simple.

Any religion that denies Jesus as Lord is a false doctrine.

Answer 7

Ahh but they don't believe Jesus is the Son of God and that Jesus Christ was indeed God in Human form. Mormons believe you can become little gods.

Answer 8

A lot.

for starters mormons believe these things about God: that he has not always been the supreme being of the universe, but attained that status through righteous living and persistent effort. they believe God the father has a “body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s.” though abandoned by modern mormon leaders, brigham young taught that adam actually was God and the father of Jesus Christ.

christians know this about God: there is only one true God, that he always has and always will exist, and that he was not created, but is the creator

Answer 9

Mormon's believe that Joe Smith found golden tablets buried in Palmyra, NY in the 1830's that the angel Moroni helped him decipher (before they disappeared) by using special glasses. From which he wrote the Book of Mormon.

Answer 10

I would say that the difference has to do with saints, that is beings who purport to speak directly with God. Most Christians believe that there haven't been any since the original disciples. Whereas the Mormons believe there have been modern ones. The proper name for Mormon church. Church of Latter Day Saints.

Answer 11

Yep, Jesus Christ is our Savior and Lord, and our Redeemer. I always find it funny how many people say that we (LDS/Mormon) don't accept him as the Savior. That's actually the primary belief of ours. It's why we are Christians. Our faith is centered around Christ himself. Hence the official name of the Church: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.

Here's the Church's official website:

mormon.org

Take a look at the FAQ section, if you wish. Take care.