Mormonismus und Christentum/Gnade und Werke/Errettung durch Glauben allein

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Evangelikale Christen behaupten, dass die Errettung allein durch Glaube zustandekommt (sola fide) und sie beschuldigen die Heiligen der Letzten Tage, einen unbiblischen Glauben an Errettung durch Werke bzw an die Werksgerechtigkeit zu haben.

Erwiderung

Die Ironie dieser Anklage ist, dass es nicht wirklich irgendwelche Kontroversen geben sollte. Wegen unterschiedlicher Fachausdrücke und eingebautem Mistrauen zwischen HLT und anderen Christen sind beide Gruppen allgemein verwirrt, was genau die andere Gruppe glaubt.

Die Evangelikale Position

Entgegen dem, was Heilige der Letzten Tage glauben bedeutet durch Glaube allein nicht, dass man bekennen kann, an Christus zu glauben, um dann Amok zu laufen mit seinem Leben. Es ist viel komplizierter als der Titel zu erkennen gibt.

While each denomination varies slightly in how they define justification by faith, a common place to start is that good works stem from faith.[1] In other words, if one has the appropriate amount or type of faith, then they will be driven by their love of Jesus Christ to keep His commandments and ordinances.[2]

This position is well supported by scripture:

If ye love me, keep my commandments. (John 14:15)

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works. (James 2:18)

To an Evangelical Christian the word "works" has a negative connotation and is often associated with "works of the law" which Paul roundly condemns (see, for example, Gal. 2:16). In fact, many go so far as to prefer the word "deeds" over "works" because the former is nowhere mentioned in connection with the law. [edit] The Mormon position

Because Mormons consider works separate from faith, many Evangelicals assume that Mormons don't believe faith is important for salvation. The implication here is that the atonement is not necessary since a "righteous" enough person can make it to heaven without it.

This misconception does not take into account Latter-day Saint scripture which emphatically states this is not true:

They are they who received the testimony of Jesus, and believed on his name and were baptized after the manner of his burial, being buried in the water in his name, and this according to the commandment which he has given — Wherefore, all things are theirs, whether life or death, or things present, or things to come, all are theirs and they are Christ’s, and Christ is God’s. (D&C 76:51,59)[3]

But wo, wo unto him who knoweth that he rebelleth against God! For salvation cometh to none such except it be through repentance and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ. (Mosiah 3:12)-->

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