Mormons do believe that Christ is the second person of the Godhead. What we do not accept is the traditional Trinitarian doctrine of three persons in one being.
Plus the doctrine of polytheism sets it light years apart even from non-Trinitarian Christians.
There is no doctrine of polytheism in Mormonism. Polytheism is the worship of many gods, usually considered as representing the forces of nature. Mormons worship God the Father, in the name of Jesus Christ, through the power of the Holy Ghost.
My apologies if I have misunderstood. But by “second person of the Godhead”, that usually implies 2 persons in 1 Divine Being. You seem to have no problem with the 2 persons, is the one God/Being that is the point of contention?
On the polytheism charge, perhaps my word choice was inexact..sorry about that. Could you explain whether there are multiple gods in Mormonism and whether or not they merit the same adoration that we reserve for God the Father? I’m sketchy on how all this shakes out.
You don’t believe in polytheism but you believe you can become a God, implying multiple Gods which require adoration - i.e. polytheism. You can’t talk out of two sides of your mouth at the same time and expect people to believe you.
The becoming a God question is the entire reason I can’t support Romney, and also why I think Reid is unhinged (he thinks he got his planet early). I’ve run into this problem with other Mormon’s in positions of power - you can tell me all you want that that is a corruption of Mormon belief but once you see it a few times you know it isn’t uncommon. That’s not a small issue, it speaks to the motivation of a presidential candidate.
Christians believe that Jesus Christ IS God. He is not a brother of satan, nor just a human prophet. He is God.
Read: John 1: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, adn the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. vs. 1-2. ...The Word became flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the One and Only, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. vs. 14. (notice that all titles of God are capitalized)
There are many who “believe” Jesus Christ was here on earth, but what they deny is his divinity. That is a huge difference. That is what sets Chrsitianity apart from all other religions. We state the fact and believe that Jesus is God in the flesh. He is equal with God and not just a man who “became” god. We also believe in the Holy Spirit as a person. That is the form of power the God uses to infuse himself INTO believers. The trinity is core to our faith. You must study not just the words, but the definition of the words.
Mormon’s use the same verbiage as christians, it is just clear they define those words differently.
Mormon’s believe they received the light. But when I ask my mormon friends when they personally had the truth of God revealed to them, they have no answer. Only that they have always believed because they were born and raised in the faith. But when I pose the same question to evangelical christian friends they can point to a time when they first beleived in Jesus. When the light was turned on in the darkness. So if you are mormon, I ask you, when did YOU believe and why? If you can’t answer that question, then I encourage you to discover the answers as to why you believe what you believe. Ask God to reveal himself to you through the bible.
God Bless you.