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+ | Some Christians wish to cast Latter-day Saints out as true followers of Jesus Christ by attempting to control the definition of who it is that we actually worship. The fact is, we worship the Jesus Christ of the Bible. | ||
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It would be enlightening for any Latter-day Saint to read this description of the "Mormon Jesus" in the left column and see just how much of this is recognizable as church doctrine. The list is taken from page ''One Nation Under Gods'', p. 378 (PB). This claim is repeated in the author's later work [[Becoming Gods#The "Mormon Jesus" versus the "Traditional Jesus"|''Becoming Gods''—The "Mormon Jesus" versus the "Traditional Jesus"]]. | It would be enlightening for any Latter-day Saint to read this description of the "Mormon Jesus" in the left column and see just how much of this is recognizable as church doctrine. The list is taken from page ''One Nation Under Gods'', p. 378 (PB). This claim is repeated in the author's later work [[Becoming Gods#The "Mormon Jesus" versus the "Traditional Jesus"|''Becoming Gods''—The "Mormon Jesus" versus the "Traditional Jesus"]]. | ||
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It is claimed that Latter-day Saints believe in a "different" Jesus than "mainstream" Christians.
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
Some Christians wish to cast Latter-day Saints out as true followers of Jesus Christ by attempting to control the definition of who it is that we actually worship. The fact is, we worship the Jesus Christ of the Bible.
It would be enlightening for any Latter-day Saint to read this description of the "Mormon Jesus" in the left column and see just how much of this is recognizable as church doctrine. The list is taken from page One Nation Under Gods, p. 378 (PB). This claim is repeated in the author's later work Becoming Gods—The "Mormon Jesus" versus the "Traditional Jesus".
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A literal son (spirit-child) of a god (Elohim) and his wife. |
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The elder brother of all spirits born in the pre-existence to Heavenly Father. |
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A polygamous Jewish male. |
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One of three gods overseeing this planet. |
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Atoned only for Adam's transgression by sweating blood in Gethsemane. |
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The literal spirit brother of Lucifer. |
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Jesus' sacrificial death is not able to cleanse some people of all their sins. |
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There is no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith as a prophet of God. |
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