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:''Are we Christians? Of course we are Christians. We believe in Christ. We worship Christ. We take upon ourselves in solemn covenant His holy name. The Church to which we belong carries His name. He is our Lord, our Savior, our Redeemer through whom came the great Atonement with salvation and eternal life.'' <ref>{{Ensign1|start=70|author=Gordon B. Hinckley|article=What Are People Asking about Us?|date=Nov. 1998}} {{link|url=https://www.lds.org/ensign/1998/11/what-are-people-asking-about-us?lang=eng}}</ref> | :''Are we Christians? Of course we are Christians. We believe in Christ. We worship Christ. We take upon ourselves in solemn covenant His holy name. The Church to which we belong carries His name. He is our Lord, our Savior, our Redeemer through whom came the great Atonement with salvation and eternal life.'' <ref>{{Ensign1|start=70|author=Gordon B. Hinckley|article=What Are People Asking about Us?|date=Nov. 1998}} {{link|url=https://www.lds.org/ensign/1998/11/what-are-people-asking-about-us?lang=eng}}</ref> | ||
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Did Gordon B. Hinckley say that Latter-day Saints do not worship the Biblical Jesus?
It is clear that Latter-day Saints believe in the Biblical Christ—the Christ that is described in the New Testament.
President Gordon B. Hinckley, responding to a question regarding whether Latter-day Saints believe in the “traditional Christ,” stated:
President Hinckley is referring to the concept of Christ that has developed in the centuries since the Nicene Creed was formed—He is saying that we do not believe in non-Biblical creeds. This statement is quite correct: Latter-day Saints do not have some of the same beliefs about Christ that other Christian churches do. He is not saying that we do not believe in the Biblical Christ. In fact, the reason that Latter-day Saints do not accept these creeds is because they are non-Biblical. President Hinckley continued (with words usually omitted by critics):
Consider the following words by President Hinckley:
In the statement above, there is no question that President Hinckley is professing belief in the Jesus Christ of the New Testament. Critics, however, ignore clear statements such as these, and instead look to justify their claims that Latter-day Saints are not Christian by mining the quotes of church leaders for phrases which seem to support their position.
In order to strengthen their claim, critics sometimes even modify these quotes. Consider the use of President Hinckley’s quote in the critical Search for the Truth DVD. The critics have actually added a phrase to the quote:
President Hinckley understood how the critics would attempt to portray Latter-day Saints with regard to their belief in Christ:
President Hinckley was quite clear in his position regarding Christ:
To see citations to the critical sources for these claims, click here
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