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When Jesus Christ walked the earth there was exactly ONE Christian Church. HIS Church.

Today there are on the order of 1,500 different Christian faith groups in North America alone which promote many different and conflicting beliefs. Further, many groups believe that they alone are the "true" Christian church and that all of the others are in error. Consider, for example, belief in Yeshua of Nazareth (a.k.a. Jesus Christ). There are Christian groups that consider him purely divine, others consider him as 100% human and 100% divine; still others consider him as purely human -- the greatest of all of the prophets.

From the dictionary:

Chris·tian

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tʃən/

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adjective

of, pertaining to, or derived from Jesus Christ or His teachings: a Christian faith.

of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ: Spain is a Christian country.

of or pertaining to Christians: many Christian deaths in the Crusades.

exhibiting a spirit proper to a follower of Jesus Christ; Christlike: She displayed true Christian charity.

decent; respectable: They gave him a good Christian burial.

EXPAND

human; not brutal; humane: Such behavior isn't Christian.

COLLAPSE

noun

a person who believes in Jesus Christ; adherent of Christianity.

a person who exemplifies in his or her life the teachings of Christ: He died like a true Christian.

a member of any of certain Protestant churches, as the Disciples of Christ and the Plymouth Brethren.

Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, AKA Mormons, are indisputably followers of Christ and therefore are Christians.

RE: Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, AKA Mormons, are indisputably followers of Christ and therefore are Christians.

Can one be a follower of Christ and yet preach FALSE things about Him?

For instance, Mormons believe that Jesus Christ is the Spirit Brother of Lucifer.

“Thus it is shown that prior to the placing of man upon the earth, how long before we do not know, Christ and Satan, together with the hosts of the spirit-children of God, existed as intelligent individuals, possessing power and opportunity to choose the course they would pursue and the leaders whom they would follow and obey” (James Talmage, Jesus the Christ, p. 8)

“The appointment of Jesus to be the Savior of the world was contested by one of the other sons of God. He was called Lucifer, son of the morning. Haughty, ambitious, and covetous of power and glory, this spirit-brother of Jesus desparately tried to become the Savior of mankind”

(Milton R. Hunter, The Gospel Through the Ages, p. 15-—this book was “written and published under the direction of the General Priesthood Committee of the Council of the Twelve of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints”).

JESUS TELLS US IN MATTHEW 7:21-23:

“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven. Many will say to me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in your name and in your name drive out demons and in your name perform many miracles?’ Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you. Away from me...’

So when did mormonism canonize the dictionary to provide theological structure for their beliefs?

Was Jesus eternally God, or was there a period of time he wasn’t God

Was heavenly father once a man who later progressed to being a god, just like his father before him, etc.

Or will we see the standard obfuscation by mormons on these points.

No, they believe in a false Christ, one contrary to the Bible. The Bible trumps dictionary.com.

Mormons are in no way, Christians, and considering for the first 150+ years, they didn’t WANT to be considered Christians, it begs the question, why the change?

If you would like to discuss individual Mormon teachings regarding Christ, let me know. I have a lot of experience and knowledge regarding LDS theology, more than most even (see tagline).