"We have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity, I will refute that idea, and will take away and do away the veil, so that you may see....that 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." (Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 6, p. 3).
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| Topic | Christian | Mormon |
| GOD | There is only one God (Isaiah 43:11; 44:6,8; 45:5) | "And they (the Gods) said: Let
there be light: and there was light (Book of Abraham 4:3) |
| God has always been God (Psalm 90:2; Isaiah 57:15) | "God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345 | |
| God is a spirit without flesh and bones (John 4:24; Luke 24:39) | "The Father has a body of flesh
and bones as tangible as man's" (Doctrine and Covenants 130:22.
Compare with Alma 18:26-27; 22:9-10) "Therefore we know that both the Father and the Son are in form and stature perfect men; each of them possesses a tangible body . . . of flesh and bones." (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 38). |
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| TRINITY | The Trinity is the doctrine that there is only one God in all the universe and that He exists in three, eternal, simultaneous person: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. | The trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. "That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man." (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35.) |
| JESUS | Jesus was born of the virgin Mary (Isaiah 7:14; Matt. 1:23) | "The birth of the Saviour was as
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 fathers." (Journal of Discourses,
Vol. 8: p. 115) "Christ was begotten by an Immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers" (Mormon Doctrine," by Bruce McConkie, p. 547) |
| Jesus is the eternal Son. He is second person of the Trinity. He has two natures. He is God in flesh and man (John 1:1, 14; Col. 2;9) and the creator of all things (Col. 1:15-17) | Jesus is the literal spirit-brother of Lucifer, a creation. (Gospel Through the Ages, p. 15) | |
| THE HOLY SPIRIT |
The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He is not a force. He is a person. (Acts 5:3-4; 13:2) | Mormonism distinguishes between
the Holy Spirit (God's presence via an essence) and the Holy Ghost
(the third god in the Mormon doctrine of the trinity). "He [the Holy Ghost] is a being endowed with the attributes and powers of Deity, and not a mere force, or essence (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 144) |
| SALVATION | Salvation is the forgiveness of sin and deliverance of the sinner from damnation. It is a free gift received by God's grace (Eph. 2:8; Rom. 6:23) and cannot be earned (Rom. 11:6). | Salvation has a double meaning
in Mormonism: universal resurrection and . . . "The first effect [of the atonement] is to secure to all mankind alike, exemption from the penalty of the fall, thus providing a plan of General Salvation. The second effect is to open a way for Individual Salvation whereby mankind may secure remission of personal sins (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 78-79. |
| Salvation (forgiveness of sins) is not by works (Eph. 2:8; Rom. 4:5; Gal. 2:21) | "As these sins are the result of individual acts it is just that forgiveness for them should be conditioned on individual compliance with prescribed requirements -- 'obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.'" (Articles of Faith p. 79) | |
| BIBLE | The inspired inerrant word of God (2 Tim. 3:16). It is authoritative in all subjects it addresses. | "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. . ." 8th Article of Faith of the Mormon Church. |
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So, is Mormonism Christian? No, it is not. Mormonism uses the same words as Christianity, but it has redefined them. God is not an exalted man from another world with a goddess wife; the Trinity is not three separate gods. Forgiveness of sins is not by our works and God's grace, it is by faith in God alone (Rom. 4:1-4; 5:1). Sorry, no offense meant, Mormonism teaches what is contrary to the Bible. In order to justify its theology, Mormonism, has undermined the authority and trustworthiness of the Bible. The 8th article of faith from the Mormon Church states, "We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly." This means that when the Bible contradicts Mormonism, the Bible isn't trustworthy. Is this how we determine truth? No. We are not to trust our feelings (Jer. 17:9). We are to trust God's word. Sincerity does not bridge the gap between God and Man, only the sacrifice of the real Jesus, not a false Christ (Matt. 24:24), can do that. You must acknowledge that there is only one God in all existence, that you cannot become gods, that there is no goddess mother. You must acknowledge the one true God and His Son, Jesus. You can only be forgiven of your sins by receiving Christ (John 1:12) and be made right before God by faith (Rom. 5:1). Pray to Christ (John 14:14; 1 Cor. 1:2) and ask Jesus to forgive you of your sins. But, count the cost. Jesus requires that you follow him, not a prophet, not a church, not a dogma, not a temple ceremony.... |
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