If all
Mormons are Christians,
then all Christians are Mormon
Mormons claim to
be Christian yet deny the essentials of Christianity; namely, that there
is one God, that forgiveness of sins is by grace alone, that there is a
trinity, that Jesus is God, etc.
Mormonism teaches that there are many many gods
but that Mormons should serve and worship only one of them, the one of
this world. It teaches that forgiveness of sins
is not by grace alone. It denies the Trinity
doctrine which says there is one God in three persons and instead says that
there are three separate gods. It does not proclaim that Jesus is God, but
that Jesus is "a" god.... etc. Additionally, Mormons have
secret temple rituals, even though the rituals have been done away with
with the destruction of the Temple of Jerusalem.
Now, Mormons deny these basic Christian
doctrines, yet they want to be called Christian because they say they
believe in the same Jesus of the Bible, among other things. But when
they speak of Jesus, they mean that Jesus is the brother of Satan, and you
and I. They teach that we have all been born from god and his goddess wife
who both have physical bodies of flesh and bones.
None of this is in the Bible and none of this is
believed by Christians. But that has not stopped them from wanting
to be called Christian.
So, since the Mormons deny basic Christian
doctrine and claim to be Christian, then I can deny basic Mormon doctrine
and be a Mormon. For example, I deny the following Mormon doctrines.
- I deny that there are many many gods (Mormon Doctrine, by Bruce McConkie, page 163).
- I deny that the trinity is three separate gods (Teachings of Prophet Joseph Smith page 370).
- I deny that god is a man from another planet (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 6, page 3).
- I deny that there is a goddess mother (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, page 443).
- I deny that god is married to his goddess wife (Mormon Doctrine p. 516.).
- I deny that god and his goddess wife have bodies of flesh and bones (Doctrine and Covenants, 130:22; Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 6, p. 3.)
- I deny that we were all born in the pre-existence (Journal of Discourse, Vol. 4, page 218; Articles of Faith, page 174).
- I deny that Satan is my spirit brother (Mormon Doctrine, page 163).
- I deny that I need a temple (Articles of Faith, page 138).
- I deny that I have the potential of becoming a god (Articles of Faith, page 424).
- I deny that the book of Mormon is more correct than the Bible (History of the Church, 4:461).
- I deny that good works are necessary for salvation (Articles of Faith, pages 81, 92).
- I deny that my own blood must atone for any of my sins ((Journal of Discourses, Vol. 3, page 247; see also, Vol. 4, pp. 53-54, 219-220).
Therefore, since the Mormons deny basic Christian doctrines and call them selves Christian, is it okay for me to deny basic Mormon doctrines and call myself a Mormon?
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