Difference Between Mormons and Christians
Mormons vs Christians
Mormons and Christians both believe in Jesus Christ. Though Mormons consider themselves to be Christians, they are not considered so by the Protestant and Catholic Christians. Both the Mormons and Christians share many things in common but there are also many differences between the two groups.
Mormons, as a religious group, were formed by Joseph Smith, who is regarded to have restored the church. It was in the 1820s that Mormonism developed. Official name of the Mormon church is ” The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints”.
Regarding the differences between Mormons and Christians, the former sect believes in the Book of Mormon, otherwise known as the Mormon bible as well as the Holy Bible; The Pearl of great Price, and Covenants and Doctrines. Christians believe in the Holy Bible.
Regarding their belief in God, the Mormons believe in a heavenly father who has a physical body. On the other hand, Christians believe in Trinitarian God, who has no physical body. For the Christians, they have one god, the Trinity with Jesus as Messiah. Christians also believe in salvation. Mormons do not believe in the Trinity or one God. But they have three Gods - The Father, Son and Holy Ghost. All the three are distinct from each other in all ways.
For the Christians, Jesus is believed to have been born to the Virgin Mary, whereas Mormons believe that Jesus had a natural birth and was born of a Heavenly Father and of Mary.
In terms of Sin, the Mormons believe that all men are accountable for their own sins and all mankind will be resurrected and saved at the last day. For Christians, sin is horrific as it dishonours God. They believe that sin is treason against God and the Holy Spirit.
When compared to Christians, the Mormons lead a disciplined life. The Mormons are against the use of alcohol, tobacco, tea, coffee and other addictive substances.
Summary
- Mormons as a religious group were formed by Joseph Smith, who is regarded to have restored the church. It was in 1820s that Mormonism was founded.
- Mormons believes in the Book of Mormon or the Mormon bible, they  also have The Pearl of great Price and Covenants and Doctrines. Christians believe in the Holy Bible.
- For Christians, Jesus is believed to have been born to the Virgin Mary, Â whereas Mormons believe that Jesus had a natural birth.
- The Mormons believe in a heavenly father, who has a physical body. On the other hand, Christians believe in a Trinitarian God, who has no physical body.
- For Christians, there is one God – the Trinity, with Jesus as messiah. Mormons do not believe in the Trinity or one God, instead they have three Gods  - the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost.
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I would just like to leave a statement about what books the Mormon’s believe in. My parents joined the Mormon Church when I was 9. I went to the Church up until I turned 18, when I had questions they could not answer I left. However, in the course of going to Sunday School, Primary, M.I.A. and Seminary…we ALWAYS referred to the King James version of the Bible above all other books. I think you have misrepresented the religion here. Yes, they do have The Book of Mormon, Pearl of Great Price and the D. & C., but they also very strongly believe in the Holy Bible. In Seminary, when we had a scripture chase (see who could find a verse first), it was the Bible we were chasing through…not the other afore mentioned books.
To summarize, Yes they do believe in the other books, but one of the differences between them is NOT whether the Bible is true or not and yes, they use the Bible every day.
Sincerely,
Barbara K. Taylor
Thanks Barb for the clarification. interpretations of the bible vary from one religion to another, but to say Mormons do not believe in the bible is inaccurate.
From the time I posted about some of this specific mistakes that author of the article made…I have watched this conversation get completely blown out of hand.
TO ALL NON BELIEVER’S: No one is trying to change your mind. Nor are we trying to get you to understand The Church Of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. This was not set up so that you could list all your grievances with he church. It was simply an article, with some error’s in it, stating the differences between the two religions, Christianity and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints. Period.
If you have an axe to grind with the church or if you just plain don’t believe it, fine. Start a forum of your own and by golly let the bashing begin.
But seriously, talking about Mormons’ brain washing people, kidnapping people, and being racist? What does any of those things have to do with the article.
Show me a religion that has NEVER had anything to do with racism? Show me a religion, any religion will do, that hasn’t made mistakes in the past, only to pass ‘new church laws’ in which to rectify them.
Take your axe and go find someplace else to grind it. It doesn’t not belong here. And no, we don’t want to baptize you, just for the sake of being baptized. It has to be something you not only want, but have studied for too.
i have a question Barbara,well see my moms side is christian my dads side is christian but over the last coupke months my family and my dads side are slowly falling from the church. not because we dont’t believ but because my dad doesnt agree with the church that in order to reach heaven you must go to church and follow every single rule…that the church gives to become cleansed with god. he thinks that is something you do yourself as you grow up and become who you are not be forced who others think you should be. I respect, understand, and agree with my dad but, i have this friend that is mormon and i really love her, my parents let me go try out her youth group and it was a blast! there were the whole calling everyone sister thing and that wierd paul guy. i dont really understand or get the difference, i try to ask my friend questions but i get the feeling she thinks “ohhh we cant be friends cause of religion” and so i lay low…but i am really super curious. aand i need someones advice. the enternet doesnt really help cause idk wether its talking in the christians or mormons prospective. So i was wondering if you could answer this question. first, what were the questions you asked that werent answered? and what is the true differenc between christianity and mormonism? please answer not in email if you answer at all cause that isnt my real email nor real name.
If you want to find out about The Church of Jesus Christ of Ladder-Day Saints, a.k.a the “Mormons”, go to: Mormon.org
Before we can distinct between religion or Christians we must make sure that we do not misinformed the reader by giving out the wrong information. When I heard about the Mormons or LDS Church and the Negative information that was out there, I want to find out more about this religion why they are different from other religions. The more I found out the about the religion the more I want to know how the they are structured and run. It is an amazing religion and I want to know more about it because the feeling that I have when studying about the church. It seems like the more I study about Mormons the more I want to know.
The truth seeker
Well in that case you also need to know that they are racist!!
They are racist?!? Every religion that belives in the bible is racist… They are racist because they consider that black people are descendent of Cain? That is almost literally writen in the bible.
I am a Mormon and I think I would know if I were racist.
Congratulations… Me too… -.-’
Can you give me a scripture reference for that? Because im fairly sure the bible doesn’t say anything about Cain’s race. And if Cain was black (which i havent heard confirmed or proven wrong) wouldnt that mean that Adam Eve Abel and Seth were too?
no, it doesn’t mean that the others were… what they are talking about is the bible saying that after Cain killed Able, Cain and his descendents would be cursed some versions say that Cain and his descendents would bear a mark so that no one would kill Cain however most versions say that Cain was the only one marked to not be killed that mark being their black skin… Hope that clarifies it for you! I would definitely say I am not racist! I do believe that when the people were trying to reach heaven and God gave them all a different tongue, that they then all dispersed and began to adapt to their environment which our bodies are made to do… not to be confused with evolution which I absolutely do not believe in. God bless you!
tell me where in the Bible its says that. God and christains believe that EVERYONE is equal. so next time i suggest that you know te right facts.
Right, so God never had a chosen or covenant people he called Israel or anything like that. This is a purely un biblical idea right? “I am a Father to Israel and Ephraim is my firstborn”. He calls them “The apple of my eye”. So, while I am not a racist, to say that God has never chosen a people for a purpose and called them a “peculiar people” meaning his chosen lineage is to ignore the entire Old Testament narrative.
Yeah, ummm… I am pretty sure I am not racist… stop basing your so called facts on South Park and other things that have no idea what they are talking about.
I don’t think you meant Cain, I think you meant Noah’s son Ham. He was cursed (or his son was) because he was ridiculing his father for being naked one time (or something like that) and his descendants are what we now call Africans. Same with Shem and Japheth although they weren’t cursed. Shem is the father of Asia and Japheth the father of Europe.
To paint all Mormons or all members of any faith with a blanket label such as racist is in itself a kind of scurrilous smear that is every bit as bad as racism. There have never been segregated Mormon congregations. There have never been chapters of the KKK consisting mostly of Mormons. Calling Mormons is simply lazy and ignorant of what they are actually doing in the world right now. That is what should determine what a group thinks, not what was said by some from that faith in the increasingly distant past.
Somewhere in Africa a clean water project is being completed by these “racists”. Somewhere in an underdeveloped country infants who would die from malnutrition are receiving basic nourishment from these “racists”. Only hateful lazy guttersnipes label an entire group because of the past actions of those no longer around to explain them. Go back just two generations and most of us would be embarrassed by something our dear grandparents might have said. It is time to move forward.
“Mormons” call themselves Latter-Day Saints. Saints, just like the followers of Christ in biblical times. If you want to know what the “Mormons” believe, go to the source! If I want to learn about the Protestants I’m not going to go to the Catholics. If I want to learn about god I don’t go to an atheist. If I want to learn about Neuro-surgery I don’t go to a radiologist. To learn what the “Mormons” believe, go to MORMON.org and click on the “our beliefs” tab on the right or center part of the page. Learn from the source, not from someone elses’ flawed/biased/inaccurate prospective. This article has many inaccuracies about the LDS faith. The only “Mormon bible” I can think of is the King James version they use. It’s old and awkward to read but is the most accurate because the meanings of scriptures hasn’t been changed with the newer translations of the bible. Wikipedia the KJV if you don’t know what it is.
Like I said, GO TO THE SOURCE for unbiased information. If I want to learn about you, I’m not going to ask the groups who make fun of your or despise you because I’ll get inaccurate information. If I want to learn about you, I’m going to ask you!
I would like to clarify a few points regarding the Mormon church. The article had several errors that need to be corrected.
First, as Barbara stated, the Mormon church does believe in The Holy Bible. They have 4 works of scripture they believe in. They are The Bible, The Book of Mormon, The Doctrine and Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price.
Second, Mormons do in fact believe that Jesus was born to a virgin mother, Mary, and Heavenly Father (God) is his father. I’m not sure what the author means by saying Mormons believe he had a “natural” birth.
Third, the Mormon church was organized on April 6, 1830.
Fourth, the author implied that Mormons do not believe in salvation. Mormons certainly do believe in salvation, and regard Jesus Christ as the Messiah.
If you would like factual information about The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (or Mormon church), check out lds.org or mormon.org.
Thanks!
Please read the comments i wrote below, thank you.
Yeah, the research on this article was especially lazy. I am sure the Wikipedia article on Mormons is much more accurate. While we’re at it, not all protestants agree that Mormons are not Christian (as if they agree on anything other than the falseness of the Catholic Church and Mormon faith).
you say that mormons believe in salvation how’s that????
Because they do, that’s how.
Major omission in this article! Mormons ALSO believe in the Holy Bible. I don’t understand how that could have been left out. It is such a large omission it calls into question the credibility of the author and/or whether or not it was omitted deliberately.
This article is grossly inaccurate in its portrayal of “Mormon” beliefs. Here is an accurate account of what makes Mormons different: http://newsroom.lds.org/topic/core-beliefs
Mormons believe in the same King James version of the Holy Bible as other Christians. Here is what the Mormons say they believe about the Bible: http://mormon.org/faq/#Bible
Mormons believe that Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary, unlike what this article says.
Here is what the Mormon prophet taught about the virgin Mary: http://lds.org/ensign/2001/12/five-marks-of-the-divinity-of-jesus-christ?lang=eng&query=virgin+mary
Here is what the Mormons say about Jesus Christ: http://mormon.org/faq/#Jesus+Christ|question=/faq/belief-in-jesus-christ/
Here is what the Mormons believe about the virgin Mary: http://lds.org/scriptures/gs/mary-mother-of-jesus?lang=eng
Finally, it is surprising that the article didn’t mention the actual name of the “Mormon” church. It is the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Here is the official guidance (which I should follow, too, in retrospect): http://newsroom.lds.org/style-guide
ok so what will you say to this “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). But in isaiah 7:14 and matthew 1:23 it clearly says that jesus was born of virgin marry, which means that she gave birth to him while being a virgin. But in the verse that is stated in Journal of Discourses, vol. 8, p. 115 it is clearly stated that she gave birth after having sexual relationship. All i want to say is that if you say that you read bible than read it carefully, and dont be led away by false prophets as it is stated in Matt. 7:15 one of those prophets was joseph smith.
the journal of dicourses is not an official publication of the morman church.It is a compilation of sermons and other materials from the early years of the Church, which were transcribed and then published. It includes practical advice as well as doctrinal discussion, some of which is speculative in nature and some of which is only of historical interest. that does not mean the church of Jesus Christ follows the examples or teaching of it. sometimes it was inaccurate when it was being transcribed.Modern technology and processes were not available for verifying the accuracy of transcriptions, and some significant mistakes have been documented. The Journal of Discourses includes interesting and insightful teachings by early Church leaders; however, by itself it is not an authoritative source of Church doctrine.
virgin of mens… As it says in the Bible, she had intercourse with the Holy Spirit. How exactly, I don’t know. But it’s more a less that, what LDS belive. Because, if He has a physical body, and was male, than there was need a Y cromossome. That Mary didn’t have! Even by partnogenesis, it would be impossible to be born a men…
wow…so are you telling me that Mary had to have sex with someone for Jesus to have been born? With the Holy Spirit? In fact I strongly believe that God is the author and creator and if He spoke the heavens and the earth into place, He could have his only begotten son forming in Mary’s womb without the “Y” chromosome. If Jesus had to have a “Y” chromosome, then I guess Adam was not created by dirt and Eve with man’s rib. People go study the Word and make sure all of what you are researching has proof or confirmation….the Word should line up with ALL the Word, not just a portion here and there. To be honest, if Joseph Smith can pick and choose what to believe in and claim he is right, then mormoms can not knock jehovah’s witnesses because their founder, Charles Taze Russell did the same thing. Be careful people. Seek God first ans ask Him for revelation.
God can’t create matter out of a nothing. To make the Earth and everything, He arrangeed the matter already existing in the Universe. God has to obey laws of physics. How He created the Universe? Possibly with anti-matter… Everything has an explanation because God is logical and rational. Simply our primitive and rudimentary science can’t catch even 10% of God’s work. He can make matter out of anti-matter, but I don’t think He would be able to create a Big Bang inside Mary’s belly and make her survive… I think God thought that unnecessary, and thought safer coming to the Earth and have intercourse with Mary than creating matter inside Mary’s belly with nuclear reactions just to make 1 cromossome…
I thought Jesus was “fully human” in Christian parlance and belief. Jesus had to have a Y Chromosome to be a male. The Bible gives us evidence that he was circumcised. Whether Adam was made of the dirt or not is not the point. Human males have a Y chromosome and you have no evidence Adam didn’t have one anymore than you have evidence he lacked a belly button. Jesus was born of a woman made under the law. The exact manner this was accomplished the Bible does not say but to make more of it than the Bible does is how silly beliefs get started.
I pray you don’t truly belive this stuff. I’m sorry for the things you may have been thru to lead you to these thoughts. Trust GOD. With him all things are possible.
You will not find the word sex anywhere in the statement you are referring to. That is an added idea put out by the critics of the Church. Traditional Christian’s say that Jesus was “fully human” as well as “fully divine”. The only thing Isaiah say is that a virgin or a young woman would conceive. The verse actually says nothing about some mystical status as a virgin after the child is born. We LDS believe that Mary conceived as a virgin. After that, the Bible is silent on the topic of Mary’s virginity. It is a pure invention within Catholicism that Mary remained virginal all of her life. Jesus never talked about this topic at all.
It amazes me how many people talk trash about the LDS Church. People that do clearly don’t understand what their talking about such as the author of this article.
If you want to know the truth seek it out yourself, as the scriptures teach in James 1:5 “If any of you lack wisdom, ask God” Don’t listen to anyone but your heart and the spirit that teaches all truth.
For more information go to http://www.lds.org and remember “By their fruits ye shall know them”
Oh and another thing, try reading the Book of Mormon and proving it wrong, you can’t!
Ok what about trinity in Bible if you read carefully genesis 1:2 psalm 2:7 genesis 1:26 john 3:16 phillipians 2:5-8 john 1:1 and acts 5:3-4 you can see that trinity is real, and these are only some of the places from the bible, so if you say that you read tje bible than read it correctly and pay attention to what it says, please or you will be lad away from the real God.
read my last reply in case you didnt see it thanks.
Yes exactly. What about the Trinity in the Bible? There isn’t one. No prophet mentions it, Jesus never says that word or uses that term. There is not one sermon preached by any authorized inspired Apostle or Prophet either before Jesus or after that uses the term Trinity to describe the God of the Bible. Yet, as if they haven’t actually read the text traditional Christians keep insisting that Jesus and the Apostles believed in and taught this doctrine which most competent Bible scholars admit is not expressly taught in the New or the Old Testament. The doctrine of the Trinity according to Catholic theologians emerges in the last quarter of the fourth century. To exclude the LDS from the identification of Christian because they don’t adhere to a Creed that would not be written for three hundred years after Christ is absurd. In addition, there is no mention of a Canon list given by any of Jesus associates or by Jesus himself. If you can find any of the Apostles giving a list of canonical books please let me see it.
Yes, read those verses very carefully and you will have to admit that none of them have the word Trinity in them. Thank you.
I’d like to add my voice to those pointing out the many inaccuracies of the article above. Jesus Christ is the cornerstone of our religion. We love, adore, honor, follow, worship, and would die for Him. He is the creator of this universe, he one with the Father in all ways that matter, so whether or not they have different bodies is pretty much irrelevant. My life is dedicated to serving my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. I intend to spread his message of love, not to misinform others from a spirit of vindictiveness.
I dont understand how the LDS church can learn frm three diffferent doctrins when i garantee they will contradict themselves…..right?????
Try learning from a spelling dictionary, friend.
Actually, it is four. We also believe in the Bible, which this article so inaccuracy decided to leave out. But no, they do not contradict each other. In fact, they make more sense together than just the Bible alone. If you really want to know for yourself, read the Book of Mormon. No matter what other people say, I know for myself that it is true. I challenge you to find out your own answer.
It just seems that members of the mormon religion and lds. spend alot of time trying to prove that their belifes are the same as those which christians have, But is’nt the whole reason this eligion was started was to contridicted the christian faith? The Holy Bible is the inspiered word of God and anything that contridicts it is heresey. Now if you all believe in the same religon that joseph smith started, until 1978 african americans were not allowed into the priesthood, God and Mary had physical sex,and if your a “good mormon” you get to be god of your own planet. Please pray that the ture God of the bible reveils himself to you through the reading of his word and you see that by magnifing this mere man joseph smith you are stealing glory away from the true lord Jesus Christ.
Again you totally misrepresent adherents to Mormonism. We do NOT try to prove our beliefs are identical to other Christians. We actually spend a great deal of time trying to explain the differences. When someone says that Mormons are not Trinitarians, we do not try to convince them that we are. When someone says that Mormon’s believe in scriptures in addition to the Bible we agree that this is correct. What we are trying to straighten out are the misconceptions about our beliefs, not to try and convince anyone that our beliefs are the same. By the way, there are over a thousand “Christian” denominations in the world. Why would we even try to insist we are the same as a thousand denominations which have found enough to disagree about that they have to set up a new Church? So once again, a misrepresentation.
I will accept the Bible as the only word of God if you can show me Jesus handing a book he calls the Bible to one of his Apostles and telling them that this book is the sole, infallible guide to faith and belief and was personally authored by God for that purpose. It just didn’t happen like that. Jesus nowhere even hints that someday the Church would be guided by a text alone. This entire idea is a product of the struggles of the Reformation and the clashes with Catholicism. It has no historical or Biblical foundation. None of the so called proof texts for sola scriptura make any sense since all of them are given within the context of active Apostolic or Prophet authority. It is wresting the scriptures to make them sound like the Bible is sufficient to guide the Church when no such book was available to them.
Mormons are not Biblical Christians, even thouigh some Mormons claim they are. The definition of Biblical is according to the dictionary, is in or in accord with the Bible. There is no definition in that word that say anything about interpertation of the Bible. Being a Biblical Christian is about a relationship with Jesus, not with any man made church. be they Lutheran, Anglican, Baptist, etc. Biblical Christians can be found in all denominations and is not confined to one chruch or denomination. In other words I dont’ have to be a Lutheran, a Baptist, or anything else to be a Biblical Christian. All I need is Jesus, and nothing else.
So the dictionary defines the Bible as Biblical? That is not a definition at all. The Bible as we have it simply was not available to early Christians. Early Christians accepted a host of writings that are not in the current canon. Early Christians main scripture was the Septuagint or Greek Old Testament. The term Bible simply means library. Through a thousand years of spelling the word Bible capitalized and by a thousand years of common usage the word has taken on a meaning which would have sounded very strange to a first or second or third Century Christian. Even the term “Biblical Christianity” is a misnomer because the early Christians would not have used such a term. In fact the term Christian means a partisan of Christ and it was first coined from outside the movement that followed the Apostles of Jesus.
If Mormons want to call themselves Christians I wonder if they call themselves Christians first or do they call themselves Mormons? What one calls himself/herself is a telling indicator about his or her loyalty. I prefer to call myself a Christians and not a denominational name like Lutheran, Catholic, Mormon, etc. I identify with Christ not with mere humans. Calling ones self a Christian first is very radical indeed. Join me
We call ourselves “Saints” which is a term that the early Apostles applied to believers. The term Christians was never used by the leaders of the new religion until it was first applied by critics. Just as Mormons did not invent the term Mormon. That too was begun by the enemies of the early Latter-day Saint movement. So, your point is meaningless.
The early Christians did not even call themselves Christians first. This was a term of derision before it became a term of self identification.
FYI: Biblical Christianity (AKA Christian Fundamentalism, or Calvinism) is a belief system/realtionship about and with Jesus Christ based on the Bible as the only and final authority about the Christian faith. No extra biblical wrtings, be they creeds or books is needed. Also no “church” in human terms is needed As Biblical Christians all we need is Jesus, the only mediator, and do not need a human (ie a pope or Joseph Smith, etc) to reach God. This is not a slap at the Pope or Joseph Smith. It is biblical. Paul said there is only one mediator between God and Man and that mediator is Christ Jesus.
Finally Biblical Christianity is eternal, and has been on this earth long before there was denominations as we know today
Then why do you have the creeds and why do so many traditional Christians insist that a person has to adopt them in order to be termed a Christian. Also, the idea of “sola scriptura” did not exist until the reformation as a way of explaining how the Protestants could be excommunicated from Catholicism and still be considered Christians. There is no idea of “sola scriptura” in the Bible itself or in the writings of the earliest Patristic Fathers.
Since Calvinism came along in the sixteenth Century it has no more clear historical tie to original Christianity that Mormonism does. Study religious history and you will not find any group of Christians in Jesus time running around giving altar calls and talking about a closed infallible canon and a doctrine called the Trinity. They simply did not exist. I applaud the Reformers as men of great courage and a loyalty to God as they understood him, but to say that the ideas they left us are original Christianity goes too far. I am not sure even they would agree with that idea. I know Martin Luther did not believe he had perfectly reorganized Christianity. They were all brave men in their own way but to say what they came up with is an accurate recreation of the earliest Jesus movement is a stretch.
is Mormonism Churchianity?
here’s a formula i ran into on the net. Jesus-organized relifion=Biblical Christianity
And it is worth what you paid for it. This idea is of rather late vintage and has no historical foundation whatsoever. it is a nice slogan but it doesn’t mean very much.
I am a Biblical Christian because I believe that Jesus and God is who the Bible say’s they are. That Jesus is God who came down in the flesh and dwelt with us via the virgin birth, He preached, and died on the cross for our sins, and after three days he rose again. We also do not need creeds, or extra-biblical wrtings, that the 66 books of the Bible is the only and final authority we need for faith.
And none of those ideas are Biblical. They are the assumptions of the theologians you have chosen to follow. If you want to be a truly Biblical Christian you have to not read the Bible through the lens of Creeds that don’t come along for nearly four hundred years after Christ. You say you don’t need Creeds, but you won’t find many traditional Christians who would agree with you.
Regrettably you have chosen to assume that all denominations have creeds and adhere to those rather than the Bible. I am of the Baptist faith, and although we have a “creed”, it only summarizes the teachings of Christ. We do not hang it in our place of worship, nor do we “study” the creed; rather we study the Word of God given to us by inspiration of the Holy Spirit by those who were witnesses to Christ and his ministry, death, and assention. Furthermore, I would like to add a talking point of the “trinity”. It is true you will not find the word “trinity” in the Bible, you will find however, the closeness of God the Father, Jesus the Son, and the Holy Spirit. In John 10:30, you will read the words “I and the Father are one”. John 14:7-11 speaks of the oneness of the Son with the Father. In following verses 16-26 teaches the role of the Holy Spirit. Again John 16:7-15 speaks of the work of the Holy Spirit. Specifically in vs.13 it says He will not speak on His on initiative but whatever He hears, He will speak. There is your “trinity”. They work together, agree together, minister together and are in total agreement. Yeah, the word tirinity was probably developed to make this explanation easier to explain our belief in God the Father, Jesus the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Lastly, Matthew 28:18-20, clearly speaks of the role of all three in Baptism. There is more that could be said, but if you will look up the scripture on your own initiative, it would be difficult for you to convince me you can seperate the them. It’s kind of like marriage. The two shall become one! May the Holy Spirit speak to your heart in these matters as you seek Bibical truth.
I am a Christian. I dont agree with Mormonism. since it developed after Christianity, its based off Christianity and they changed a whole lot to it. so wouldnt it make sense that Christianity is the real truth. Jesus was a real man. he did miracles no one could. there is only One God. not three
Jesus referred to the Father as “his God”. Jesus never says ” I and the Father and the Holy Ghost are one God of indivisible substance”. He could have said it a hundred times and he didn’t say it even once.
People are not confused by the Gospel, they are confused by us. Jesus is the only way to God but we are not the only way to Jesus. This world doesn’t need my denomination or my translation of the bible. They just need Jesus. We can be pasionate about what we believe but we can’t strap ourselves to the Gospel because we are slowing it down. Jesus is going to save the world, so the best thing we can do is get out of the way.
well Jesus is only going to save the people that followed him. all the people think Jesus is merciful and everyone is going to heaven. God is merciful. But he is only merciful to the people that follow Him, or who want to change. God is not going to save people that worshiped other gods.
ha… Nice Casting Crowns quote!! Word for Word…. Much Love!!
You want some answers read a book called “The Maze Of Mormonism”
This sheds light on the truth of who Mormons are, and why their beliefs are different from a bible believing christian. This book is not opinionated but very factual, right down to the original documents of LDS.
Noname,
The book the Maze of Mormonism by Walter Martin is not the truth about Mormonism. You should take more care giving references to so called sources of truth that come from a man who lied about his credentials as an ordained Baptist minister. Walter Martin was a cut and paste counter cult celebrity but he was no “authority” on Mormonism.
The bible is about 2 things You and Jesus. It has bad news about you. All have sinned and come short of God’s perfect standard. Romans 6:23 Suppose we were to throw a dart at the north pole. You may throw you dart farther than I can but we would both miss the mark. (you may live a cleaner life than I do, but neither of us live to God’s perfect standard.) We are became separated from God through our sins. God says the punishment for sin is death. (eternal separation from God) Since we could not go to Him, He came to us. Suppose you had cancer and I said let me take the cells from your body and put them in me. You would live and I would die. That is what Jesus Christ did for us. He took our sin and punishment for it (death) and put it on Himself and died in our place. He rose from the grave on the 3rd day and won victory over death for us. Romans 5:8. If we can trust what Jesus did for us, the bible tells us we will be saved from eternal death and live eternal life with Him. Ephesians 2:8,9. It is the (free gift from God) Nothing we can do. We must trust that Christ alone can save us from death. This is what Christianity is. The Gospel of Christ. (Mormon’s believe that if they live a good clean life they can go to heaven. It is a lie from hell. We must trust Christ alone! Read John 3:16. The bible is God’s instruction book to mankind. It was written by the inspiration of God through Holy prophets of God. You too can trust Christ as you Savior and have eternal life. You can pray and tell God that you are a sinner and Thank You for saving your soul, ask Him to help you learn about Him. (Remember it is not the prayer that saves you, it is Christ alone) the prayer merely tells God what you have just done. Start reading Philippians in the Bible, pray that God will help you find a good bible Christian Church and begin to grow in you Lord Jesus Christ.