Posted on 06/10/2012 9:38:54 AM PDT by Colofornian
TORRANCE, Calif., June 7, 2012 /Christian Newswire/ -- There are more than a dozen key differences in the beliefs of Christians and Mormons, yet most Christians have no idea.
In a recent article in the Christian magazine, World, author Joel Belz made this statement:
"A huge majority of the American public has no idea what Mormons claim to believe. If those holding to the Mormon faith were to place their distinctive truth claims front and center, the public response would be probing, negative, and nasty." -- World Magazine, God's World Publications, online June 16, 2012 edition (Vol. 27, No. 12)
For starters, official Mormon teachings include the belief that God the Father was once a man who progressed to godhood and that worthy men may one day become gods themselves.
On the topic of Jesus, official Mormon doctrine holds that Jesus' death on the cross did not provide full atonement for all sin. There is no concept of the Trinity. Rather, Mormonism is polytheistic, having multiple gods.
Everyone -- whether you are religious or just curious -- should know the differences. A free side-by-side comparison chart showing differences between Mormonism and Christianity is available as a free download for your computer or iPad. It can be printed for personal or group use. This objective chart simple compares the beliefs of Mormonism and Christianity in eight key areas.
Go to: www.rose-publishing.com/Assets/ClientPages/mormon_landing.aspx to download the free comparison chart.
Rose Publishing is a Christian publishing company that specializes in comparison charts of religious groups and church denominations that help Christians understand biblical basics. The company takes no political stance.
Most mormons i’ve met are nice and moral people but it is absurd for anyone to consider them Christian. They are part of a related religion but they are not Christian.
Hell, a lot of Christians belive things other Christians don't believe, else we wouldn't have some 37,000 sects of Christianity to choose from...
PREACH Nana, Preach!!! :)
You a are a troll and you seriously need to get a life that goes beyond trashing the LDS.
I assume that you’ll be voting for Obama?
(Jews don't counterfeit themselves as Christians, do they?)
At least Jews and Christians worship the same God.
Mormonism is a cult.
If there is a wedding in a christian church ANYONE can attend because the beliefs are open and there is nothing to hide. If there is a wedding at the mormon temple ONLY mormans can attend and nobody else, how do they know if you’re morman? is there a secret handshake? a secret password?
You say it is not about Romney? How dumb do you think people are?
You know that the unspoken and sometime spoken issue is Romney, not Mormonism.
How many of you swearing to God will say that you intend to vote for Romney and will encourage others to do the same?
This thread is about mormonism not Romney or BHO, however there are some who apparently are unwilling to stay on topic.
If you don’t like the discussion of mormonism in the religion forum, why not just move along.
This is the religion forum, if you do not like religion discussion don’t get on the thread.
how do they know if you’re morman? is there a secret handshake? a secret password?
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You have an entrance card with a magnetic strip on the back that you run through the computer.
You only get one if your bishop and stake president (think priest and bishop for Catholics) determine you are worthy through interviews and donations to the LDS church, and then you can only attend the wedding if you have been married in the temple yourself - otherwise no dice.
Colofornian was here on FR before I arrived in 2003. He is no troll and your '98 sign up date notwithstanding, you ought to know that. What chapter of the Mormon Church do you belong to? [mkjessup]
Thanx, MK. Jean S. is a Colofornian troll and needs to seriously get a life that goes beyond trashing Colofornian.
I assume that you’ll be voting for Obama? [Jean s]
Did you forget that when you 'assume', you make an 'ass' out of 'u' but not 'me' (as in not Colofornian)? Don't be slinging that troll-word around unless you can back it up. [mkjessup]
You pegged it, MK.
(I've never voted Dem...don't intend to...I do intend to exit the GoP -- either for the Constitution Party or Independent status -- once the Rombots have instituted their liberal big govt socialist healthcare pioneer pro-abort named Mitt Romney...I mean, hey, if I wanted somebody to the left of LBJ, I'd become a Democrat long ago...Jean is showing how pro-abort, how big govt, and how pro-socialist healthcare she is and doesn't like it when people counter that)
You are going to leave FR because of the typing by less than 20 people concerning Mormonism?
All those people are trying to do was warn people, LONG before Mitt Romney ever had the nod, is warn people about what a false religion Mormonism is.
While I have been silent in recent years, you can count me in among them and in full agreement of it being a false religion.
You can also count me in full disagreement with Mitt being a so-called Conservative.
But, to be fair, Mitt is NOT the nominee yet, either. No convention has taken place and no formal party promotion has been given.
People are free to vote for whom they please, again this the religion forum.
Nonsense, of course it's about Romney, how cannot it not be?
My question to the Mommon haters, and it think it's a fair question because FREE REPUBLIC is a political forum: Will you be voting for Obama because Romney is a Mormon?
You know that the unspoken and sometime spoken issue is Romney, not Mormonism.
How many of you swearing to God will say that you intend to vote for Romney and will encourage others to do the same?
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Wow, you are an idiot, ami.
We have been doing this long before Romney and would do it even if he weren’t the nominee.
I have been fighting Mormonism for almost 20 years now and will do so until my dying day, Romney has no part of it.
I WILL NOT vote for Romney, but that is because of his liberal politics. I”m not voting for Obama either. I’m voting my conscience, I’m voting for a conservative.
BTW, they are only nice to ‘gentiles’ (all non-Mormons even Jews) in hopes you might convert - you should hear how they talk about you to each other!
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When my children were young we lived in another state...
Right next to the Christian church we attended was a Mormon religious building...
The Mormon kids would line the fence and yell abuse at us as we walked in from the parking lot...
The would yell that we were going to Hell because we were not Mormons...and that we werent saved etc
My TWO YEAR OLD little girl would scream in fright from the jears and ugly comments...
and the Mormon adults standing closer to the building would cat call and encourage the Mormon children to keep up the harrassment...and suggest other things to say...and giggle loudly like hyhenas
Our Christian poastor finally went over to talk to the Mormon bishop...or whomever..
The Mormon bishop spewed a stream of FOUR LETTER WORDS at him so he left...
We had to put up with that ugliness from our “nice neighbors”
We were instructed not to answer back or defend ourselves although no Christian our side of the fence had up to that point.,.
Shortly after that our church began buying up all the old buildings and land all around the Mormon religious buildings and apparantly they didnt have the money to compete !!!
The Mormons got pretty isolated in their nastiness and hatred...
Jews don’t profess to be Christians...
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