[George W. Bush]

Mormons are very, very good at being good people. Many are very, very bad at humility and admitting their own sins. They are “proud” as one poster put it. They do not look to the Savior for salvation...

So...you're saying they're just like other churches?

Just kidding. You are correct of course. The primary objection we more orthodox Christians have to Mormonism is that it is process-based. It is about what you do to appease God. Instead, we follow the Bible when it says that we can do nothing to achieve our own salvation but that it is given by God Himself.

God is the Author of salvation. Not some mere "obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel."

Joseph Smith didn't revive the ancient church. He re-invented Pharisaism with some hokum, poorly digested history, and a hodgepodge of Masonry thrown in.

[colorcountry]

Yes, and I am as guilty as the rest.

In my zeal to defend Christianity, I often offend. I let my pride get the best of me. It is in precisely those moments I realize just how sinful I am, and how much I need a Savior to justify me in the sight of a loving but JUST God who abhors ALL sin.

[tantiboh]

“The primary objection we more orthodox Christians have to Mormonism is that it is process-based. It is about what you do to appease God. Instead, we follow the Bible when it says that we can do nothing to achieve our own salvation but that it is given by God Himself.”

This is, indeed, a difference between our faiths, though not quite in the way you frame it.

Many Evangelicals believe that we are saved by faith alone.

The LDS Church teaches that you must engage in faith AND repentance. “Faith without Works is dead, being alone.” In other words, if you say you follow Jesus, you’d better act like it.

Since religion should be designed to make people into better people, this point of view makes perfect sense to me.