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|One of three gods overseeing this planet.|| | |One of three gods overseeing this planet.|| | ||
− | *There is only one God. Christ is one of three divine beings in the Godhead. They are one in purpose, not one in person. {{ | + | *There is only one God. Christ is one of three divine beings in the Godhead. They are one in purpose, not one in person. {{b||John|17|3}}, {{b||John|17|20-22}} |
*Regardless of this, a creedal Christian ought not to have a problem with one God consisting of more than one Person. | *Regardless of this, a creedal Christian ought not to have a problem with one God consisting of more than one Person. | ||
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*Latter-day Saints believe that only those who ''reject the atonement'' cannot be cleansed from all their sins. If one doesn't accept the atonement, then the atonement can't save him or her. But, that is a reflection on the sinner, and does ''not'' imply that Christ's atonement was "not able" to cleanse our sins. | *Latter-day Saints believe that only those who ''reject the atonement'' cannot be cleansed from all their sins. If one doesn't accept the atonement, then the atonement can't save him or her. But, that is a reflection on the sinner, and does ''not'' imply that Christ's atonement was "not able" to cleanse our sins. | ||
*This is probably alluding to [[Blood atonement|blood atonement]]. | *This is probably alluding to [[Blood atonement|blood atonement]]. | ||
− | *Jesus Christ Himself taught that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost was an "unforgivable sin." {{ | + | *Jesus Christ Himself taught that blasphemy against the Holy Ghost was an "unforgivable sin." {{b||Matthew|12|31-32}} |
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*[[Unforgivable sin]] | *[[Unforgivable sin]] |
== Critics claim that Latter-day Saints believe in a "different" Jesus than "mainstream" Christians.
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
==== Critics 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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