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Criticisms of the Mormon view of Jesus Christ
The "Mormon" and the "Christian" Jesus
Summary: Latter-day Saints believe that Jesus Christ is the only path to salvation, and that He died for our sins, yet some Evangelicals claim that Latter-day Saints believe in a "different" Jesus than "mainstream" Christians.Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Do Latter-day Saints believe in a "different" Jesus than "mainstream" Christians?
- Question: How does the Mormon view of the Atonement compare to the evangelical Christian view?
- Non-LDS Christian Stephen H. Webb: The "sameness of Jesus" and humanity
The attitude of early Mormon leaders toward Christianity
Summary: Some Evangelicals claim that Latter-day Saints have "admitted" that they are not Christian, since LDS leaders spent decades denouncing mainstream Christianity.Jump to Subtopic:
- Question: Did early Mormon leaders consider themselves Christians?
- Question: Did LDS leaders claim that Christians were no longer present on the earth after the apostasy?
- Question: Did Latter-day Saints wish to avoid being classified as Christians?
- Question: What did early Mormon leaders think of Christians?
- Question: Did Mormons only recently claim to be Christian?
- Question: If Mormon are "really" Christians, why do they insist on preaching to other Christians?
The Book of Mormon indicates that Christianity existed in the New World prior to the birth of Christ
Summary: The Book of Mormon refers to "Christians" in Alma 46꞉13-16and Alma 48꞉10. These texts date to approximately 72 BC.