Just curious to know
2007-12-04 19:53:15 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I am a Reform Mormom and no longer an LDS Mormon. I was raised a devout Evangelical, however, and at one point was going to go into the ministry for the United Methodisy Church.
LDS Mormons--since 1980--have been recreating their church, moving farther and farther away from the most distinct (and I think, praiseworthy) doctrines of 19th century Mormonism.: that individual human being was born without sin; that human sexuality is good; that there is not such thing as "creation," but that the universe--existence--is eternal and uncreated; that "there is no such thing as immatertial matter; that the being we envision as God, "was once as we are now":' that "As man now is, God once was; as God is now, man may become." That the individual is be nature a free agent, whom even the Gods cannot control or force.
As any orthodox Christian knows, these doctrines fly in the face of Christian doctrine--which teaches that Original Sin corrupts human nature, that God's power is supreme over human free will, that sinful humans are by natured doomed to damnation in Hell, unless they accept the Sacrifice of Jesus on the Cross and rely on his saving Grace, and not their own works.
Most importantly Christians are monothiest. They believe that ONLY one eternal, UNCHANGING God exists--who created all things from nothing. That is is God is a Spirit, and that this One and Only God became human in the person of Jesus Christ. In short, Jesus is the One and Only Eternal God.
Mormons (and I am one) are polytheists--the believers in the existence of MANY Gods. I believe that I have a Heavenly Father and a Heavenly Mother; that the Gods ORGANIZED the world out of uncreated elements that always exist; that the Gods are bound by the laws of physics--the same as humans.
I am a Mormon, and therefore I am NOT a Christian. I would not want to be Christian. I think Christian theology is a philosophical attack on human nature.
www.reformmormonism.org
2007-12-06 11:39:17 · answer #1 · answered by Rob Lauer 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It means the Saints(Christians) that will live in the last days before Christ comes again. We are currently living in the Latter Days. I'm a member of the LDS Church. I know that the church is true. The Holy Ghost has testified to me of this, and I can not deny it. :D
2016-04-07 10:02:32 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
hang in there mormons. The Bashers are envious obviously. They use an unbiblical apostate doctrine of trinity made up by crooks and murderers as a litmus test of what constitutes christian. So I suppose mormons and the eastern orthodox catholic churches are sects that are not Christian? this coming from protestant (apostate) churchgoers who are in the dark as to christ's original teachings? The bashers are nearly illiterate when it comes down to the very lineage from whence their doctrines have passed. Sad.
2007-12-04 21:04:54 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 4⤊ 1⤋
We believe so. Depends on how you define Christian.
If a Christian is a follower, believer and worshiper of Christ, then yes we are. The full name of our church is The Church Of Jesus Christ Of Latter-Day Saints.
If a Christian must buy into the trinity myth, then no, we are not.
one divided by three does NOT equal one....lol that's what i meant to say, hehe
Fine. then we aren't. Whatever. That was the point of my statement.
We do believe in the divinity of Christ, and that the Father, son and holy ghost are divine as well, but they are three separate beings, not one God.
I must be really confused then, i thought the basic concept of Christianity was following Christ's teachings?
2007-12-04 19:56:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 7⤊ 2⤋
YES! Latter-day-saints are Chrisitan! I am a member of the LDS church. :] anyone who believes in Jesus Christ and believe he is the son of God is Christian, does not matter whether you're LDS, or Catholic, or whatever. The main point is is that LDS people are Chrisitans. :] and i'm proud to be an LDS member. :]
2007-12-05 10:13:57 · answer #5 · answered by Elizabeth 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes and No
We are followers and worshippers of Jesus Christ. We are baptised in His name, pray and take the sacrament in His name. We believe in God the Father, the Son Jesus Christ and in the Holy Spirit.
We do not believe in the "Trinity" in much the same way as the early Christians did not. It is not a biblical concept. Our entire faith system is based on OT and NT theology so differs greatly from mainstream Christianity.
2007-12-04 20:05:24 · answer #6 · answered by Bangbangbangbang 4 · 6⤊ 1⤋
Absolutely not. If they were they wouldn't make such big deal about being the Latter Day Saints. Only recently has their religion started to try to become more "Christian", in order to gain greater acceptance. They have been making fun of the Chrisitans long into their history.
2007-12-04 20:02:00 · answer #7 · answered by Hamlette 6 · 2⤊ 4⤋
I have met one who I thought was a Christian.
2007-12-04 20:07:12 · answer #8 · answered by Christian Sinner 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Christians are those who know the true teachings of Christ and strive to live accordingly. It is not limited to a group of people or religion.
2007-12-04 20:03:13 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
Only if the true God is NOT eternal and supreme, and is NOT a Holy Trinity ... and only if Jesus is really only one of a long list of sons of gods ... all ruling over their own little spirit worlds.
Does this sound like Christianity?
2007-12-04 20:18:42 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋