Many of the threads posted on the FR Religion forum make it very clear that the Mormon god called Jesus Christ is completely different than the Lord Jesus Christ who is worshiped and adored by all of Christendom.
Mormon apologists want to avoid the truths laid out in these careful comparisons and explanations by adhering to surfacy quips like "Jesus Christ is part of the name of our church, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, so of course we worship Jesus."
Christians who care enough to fully explain the truth, point out that Mormonism isn't Christianity and that the Mormon Jesus is a false god, one of the pantheon of gods the Mormons claim. The differences and distinctions take more time and space than a quick quip affords.
The Deity of Jesus Christ is a fundamental doctrine of Christianity. The Mormon church denies this truth, exalting man to "god status", but Jesus Christ is not acknowledged as the eternal Son of God in the Mormon church. The Mormon Jesus was a preexisting spirit who was exalted, just as Mormon followers hope to be exalted someday.
So JAK, the Mormon Jesus is not the same Jesus Christ who Christians worship and adore.
Incredible del - that mormons would make such a statement. Especially in light of this -
The LDS Church News reported: "In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints 'do not believe in the traditional Christ. No, I don't. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak. For the Christ of whom I speak has been revealed in this the Dispensation of the Fulness [sic] of Times'" (June 20, 1998, .
Their own prophet stated otherwise. Now just WHO is spreading 'misinformation'
So JAK, the Mormon Jesus is not the same Jesus Christ who Christians worship and adore.
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You should come and interview with my wife, you would find how wrong you are. The mormons I have met are well versed in the Bible and their own scriptures. They are not so well versed in the early church fathers since it is their belief that with the death of the apostles that the authority of the Church perished.
They do believe in the very same Christ as you say you believe in, to say they don't is slander. They may say He has purple hair or even green toenail polish but it is the same Christ. Yes they believe things ABOUT Him that you do not, but I probably believe things about Him that the Catholics do not and vice-versa, that doesn't mean it isn't the same Christ. To the Catholics and the Mormons my beliefs about Christ may be wrong and doom me to hell but I don't hold those same rigid beliefs like they and apparently you do.
Jesus Christ is The Lord, scripture teaches and I believe you can only know it and say it by the power of the Holy Ghost. The mormons say it a lot. I personally believe that the God of Heaven loves the Mormons and the Catholics and even me, I might wonder a little about you however:)
All religions teach that they are right. The Catholics excommunicated the protestants centuries ago but they still get along. The Pope may think protestants are misguided but I bet he still prays for them. The missionaries have explained to me that with the death of the last of the apostles that the authority of the Church was no longer on earth so that the churches were an abomination. I have tried to tell them that whenever two or three are gathered in His name that there he will be but they say while that is true those two or three will not have the authority to act for God including baptizing people which they say must be done. Perhaps it is misguided but it is done in love.
If they have 50,000 missionaries out preaching their brand of (excuse me if this makes your head explode), Christianity how can they be faulted? How many missionaries does your church have? How much money do they make, how can they get paid and be called missionaries? Would they still be missionaries if they didn't get paid anything? Sure I know the laborer is worthy of his hire but I don't think that detracts from the dedication of mormon missionaries.
As far as Polygamy not being practiced by early Christians, hogwash. It was common for Jews to have 4 or 5 wives up until the year 1000. for the first two or three hundred years of Christian history most converts came from Jews, you think they didn't bring their wives with them. One of the reasons the early church fathers wrote so much about polygamy was because they dissagreed with what they saw, namely the practice of polygamy.
I would really enjoy a meaningful good natured discussion some time but that is not what I have found here, I think what I have found is several Mormon haters. I think that is a shame, but you are entitled to your own prejudices.
Moderator, while I have participated in this discussion I have not enjoyed it. I would rather you keep these threads in the religious section where we could more readily avoid the harsh rants that have been going on here.
The Free Republic is a wonderful place for me except when I see these mormon haters get started. It sickens me every time Mitt Romney gets in the news because I know I will see the same mormon haters get on here and start their rants.
If the mormon haters here think they will save me from the mormons by their rants they are mistaken. I will do what I think is right, if I ever knew what any of your religious professions were I would never be inclined to listen to them because of your example. My wife and her friends in her church however are very good company. We can talk politics and be on the same wavelength, we can talk guns and be on the same wavelength. On occasion we talk about religion, we probably have a lot more in common than not.
Like I said before all your rants, which I dutifully read, I still like them (the mormons) and hold no malice to their Christian religious ideals.
Have a nice nights sleep.