why do mormons claim to be CHRISTIANS now?
They didn't used to. Their religion doesn't resemble the original church (the one Jesus built) very much.
The original church didn't
have temples
have 'tokens'
have 'sealings'
have a savior related to satan as a half-brother
have an 'aaronic priesthood.'
have ANY Melchizedek priests OTHER THAN JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF
baptize anyone who had died
encourage folks to work towards 'exaltation' to becoming a god themselves
etc
etc
etc
So why do mormons CLAIM to be the same as the church Jesus Christ built?
They still can't answer the TRUTHS
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Erundur
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why do mormons claim to be CHRISTIANS now?
They didn't used to. Their religion doesn't resemble the original church (the one Jesus built) very much.
The original church didn't
have temples
have 'tokens'
have 'sealings'
have a savior related to satan as a half-brother
have an 'aaronic priesthood.'
have ANY Melchizedek priests OTHER THAN JESUS CHRIST HIMSELF
baptize anyone who had died
encourage folks to work towards 'exaltation' to becoming a god themselves
etc
etc
etc
So why do mormons CLAIM to be the same as the church Jesus Christ built?
This is false. We have always claimed to be Christians.
Not in Idaho they didn't Not in the 1970's they didn't. Coworkers didn't. Neighbors didn't. Bishop friend didn't.
AND THE REST OF THE TRUTHS? Can't answer for them?
All my mormon friends were crackpots? Naaah.
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Erundur
Yeah, they did. And if there was some crackpot somewhere who didn't, then he didn't know what he was talking about.
So none of my coworkers, none of my friends, and my mormon bishop friend were all 'crackpots' who 'didn't know what he was talking about?
No, I suspect the 'odd-ball-out' is YOU.
Why should I believe YOU and not THEM? So far your ideas seem to be only wild declarations and name-calling your own and me (crackpots?).
'declarations' without EVIDENCE and name-calling are NOTHING OF SUBSTANCE to me. SHOW ME EVIDENCE! So far you cannot.
Mormonism is STILL not CHRISTIAN
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Erundur
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CHRISTIANS don't accept the mormon CLAIM that they are 'Christian' at all.
Of course we do.
OF COURSE YOU, a mormon (NOT a Christian by any REAL standard) would say that. Remember, ONLY MORMONS think mormons are Christians. The REAL Christians do not. YOU CANNOT NAME ONE CHRISTIAN DENOMINATION THAT CONSIDERS MORMONISM TO BE "Christian."
THE TRUTH is that MORMONISM DOES NOT MATCH HISTORICAL CHRISTIANITY MUCH AT ALL. IT NEVER HAS. JOE SMITH'S INVENTIONS ARE TOO "DIFFERENT."