Is it stupid to question whether or not Mormons are Christian?

Question

First of all, I've grown up NON-Mormon in Utah, so I'm not a bulldog for them. However, has there EVER been one definition of Christianity? No.
Second, Jesus's name is included in the name of their church and there are Jesus painting all over their churches. Obviously, that man is a central figure in the worship, and I can't think of a better definition of Christian than that.
It is certainly possible to question whether they are monotheistic or polytheistic, but that actually goes for all of Christianity. If you want pure monotheism, go hang out with the Jews. Islam is also more monotheistic.

Answer 1

Mormonism teaches that there are three degrees of glory reserved for those who have passed on from mortality. These are called the celestial, terrestrial, and telestial kingdoms. Within the celestial there are three more levels. LDS leaders have proclaimed that what a person believes and does in this life will be tantamount as to which kingdom that person will abide in the next life. Interestingly enough, any level lower than the top level within the celestial kingdom has been described as damnation.

To clarify this we quote LDS Apostle Bruce McConkie. McConkie stated that salvation has varying degrees just as damnation has varying degrees. According to page 177 of his book "Mormon Doctrine," he states that those who are damned are, "Those who fail to gain exaltation in the highest heaven in the celestial world, even though they do gain a celestial mansion in one of the lower heavens of that world." He goes on to say,-------

"The rejection of any covenant, the gospel, celestial marriage, or any other, assures the rebellious person of damnation."

If one hopes to obtain the celestial kingdom in the next life, he must practice what is known as "celestial law." In the words of third LDS President John Taylor, "We are told that if we cannot abide the law of the celestial kingdom we cannot inherit a celestial glory" (Journal of Discourses, Vol.26, p.133).

Brigham Young, Mormonism's second president, stated that if a person hopes to obtain the celestial kingdom, "it requires a strict obedience to every point of law and doctrine and to every ordinance which the Lord reveals: in short, it requires a strict observance of every requirement of Heaven, to fully prepare a people for the possession and enjoyment of the celestial kingdom" (Journal of Discourses, Vol.10, p.286).

I am here to let you know that only faith in Jesus Christ as your Savior is required for salvation. The Mormons have erroniously taken that many steps further requiring all kind of works in order to get you to the highest degree of heaven. (this includes believing in their celestial law which requires full tithing in order for a Mormon to get to Heaven).

Answer 2

You are a troll. Ive been through the the Mesa temple and I am not even a member! I used a fake temple recommend supplied by the ex-mormons. Christ will kick your butts just like He did the moneychangers at the Jerusalem Temple 2000 years ago. Look at all the satanic pentograms on the outside of the SLC temple. I asked a Mishie about it and he said "It was the power of god coming down from heaven" .
Ask any satan worshipper and they will say " Thats my Lord Lucifer" .

Christian?

Do you follow Christ or some feeble old man that claims to be a prophet?

"Oh I dont know that we teach that!"

Good Luck!

P.S. I cant wait till Boyd KKK Packer becomes Prophet.

Answer 3

I've been in it, and they definitely feel they are not only 'christians,', but the 'only true christians'. That's the problem right there.

This opens up a channel of endless and generally meaningless debate of who Jesus is, and who wrote what scripture.

Paul was the Joseph Smith of his day, who 'highjacked' the Jesus movement and made it more Romanized. Paul never saw Jesus except for a "vision", so there wasn't a genuine transfer of information.

Even today's christians who are caught up in the 'rapture' concept aren't truly following the teachings of a 1st century troublemaker, but some odd recent interpretation of very vague scripture.

It's not stupid, but more a a monumental waste of energy.

Answer 4

Great question. Of course, I'm Mormon so I'm biased. :)
You make some good points--as Mormons, we obviously see ourselves as Christians. Being around Mormons, you have noticed this. Everything we do is about Jesus--from our art to our architecture to our teachings to our daily lives. It is utterly despicable to us that people feel that they have the right to accuse us of not being Christian.
The problem is that some people feel that to be Christian, you have to be a certain "type" of Christian. They set up their own boundaries around what they feel is traditional or "normal" Christianity. If anyone is a little outside those perameters, they're not really Christian, in their view. Instead of being Christ-like and inclusive, they prefer to be exclusive.
Mormons, Jehovah's Witnesses, and others (I've even seen Catholics excluded) cannot be a part of their fraternity.
Many object to the Church of Jesus Christ's ideas on the nature of the Godhead/Trinity (as you mentioned), the fact that we accept modern revelation with modern prophets, that we accept Scriptures outside the Bible, our Temples, and other doctrines. But why are these things so offensive? Just because we have some different beliefs, does that mean that we don't worship Jesus Christ? "But you worship a different Jesus than the one in the Bible," is all they can say. Well, please forgive me, but I don't know of any other Jesus than the one in the Bible. That's the guy I worship.
Thanks again for bringing up this point. I think so many people are miseducated on this. They see Mormons as some creepy cult that is more like Islam than Christianity. That is not true. We are all about Christ. We are the Church of Jesus Christ.

Answer 5

No its not stupid.

In the Bible Jesus clearly warns us to beware of false prophets as did the Apostle Paul.

Mohammed and Joseph Smith preached another gospel, and they claimed they had gotten the new message from an Angel.

So if you read Galatians 1:6-10 you know that they are both false prophets.

And yes I would expect those who have been deceived to deny it.

The paintings they have in their church really does not matter.

Pastor Art

Answer 6

It is not a stupid question to ask this. They are not a Christian because they do not follow what the Bible says about salvation.
The Mormon church is at variance with the cardinal doctrines of the historical Christian church.

Answer 7

The Prophet Joseph Smith, restore the Church of Jesus Christ in this lasts Days.

Answer 8

This is like asking a bird which way is up, and which way is down, to you a position down from a bird in flight is still up, its all a matter of perspective. Kind of like how some christian groups think catholics are not true christians.

Answer 9

I think its a pretty ignorant question. cuz most people who ask it already have an answer in their head, and refuse to hear other options.

we are Christian, and we know it, so it doesn't matter what everyone else thinks.


and, to put it into persepective. some people who say it aren't even Christian, so why they care is beyond me.
and everyone else, is a member of another christian religion, and sitting there attacking other people's religions isn't exactly a very christian thing to do, so they have thier own issues to work out.

Answer 10

I think you have already answered your question. But posting it is just going to get answers like the one above. He has taken things out of context.