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|summary=Some claim that the Church ignores the doctrine of grace at the expense of "works." Critics argue that Church leaders do not teach this doctrine, and as a result most members of the Church do not expect to be saved, since they are not "good enough." | |summary=Some claim that the Church ignores the doctrine of grace at the expense of "works." Critics argue that Church leaders do not teach this doctrine, and as a result most members of the Church do not expect to be saved, since they are not "good enough." | ||
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|summary=Evangelical Christians claim that salvation comes through "faith alone" (sola fide) and they accuse Latter-day Saints of holding to an un-Biblical belief of "works-based salvation." | |summary=Evangelical Christians claim that salvation comes through "faith alone" (sola fide) and they accuse Latter-day Saints of holding to an un-Biblical belief of "works-based salvation." | ||
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|summary=Early Christians understood the relationship between grace and the baptismal ordinance differently than some modern protestant critics of the Church. | |summary=Early Christians understood the relationship between grace and the baptismal ordinance differently than some modern protestant critics of the Church. | ||
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|summary=Critics of Mormonism claim that the Bible teaches that individual works are completely unnecessary, in contrast to the doctrine of the LDS church that an individual's obedience to the commandments of God matters in his salvation. | |summary=Critics of Mormonism claim that the Bible teaches that individual works are completely unnecessary, in contrast to the doctrine of the LDS church that an individual's obedience to the commandments of God matters in his salvation. | ||
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|summary=Why did LDS apostle Bruce McConkie write that a man may commit a sin so grievous that it will place him beyond the atoning blood of Christ (''Mormon Doctrine'', 1979, p. 93) when the Bible says that the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1:7)? | |summary=Why did LDS apostle Bruce McConkie write that a man may commit a sin so grievous that it will place him beyond the atoning blood of Christ (''Mormon Doctrine'', 1979, p. 93) when the Bible says that the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1:7)? | ||
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Contents
- 1 How do the LDS see the relationship between works and grace?
- 1.1 Mormon versus Evangelical beliefs regarding grace and works
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- 1.1.2 Mormonism and the relationship between grace and works
- 1.1.3 Early Christian views on salvation
- 1.1.4 The importance of grace versus works
- 1.1.5 Evangelical Christians claim that salvation comes through "faith alone"
- 1.1.6 The Mormon perspective on the relationship between baptism and grace
- 1.1.7 Grace and works in scripture
- 1.1.8 Mormonism and the "unforgivable" sin
- 1.1.9 Evangelicals use quotes from Mormon sources to try and paint a picture of an "impossible gospel"
- 1.1 Mormon versus Evangelical beliefs regarding grace and works
How do the LDS see the relationship between works and grace?
Mormon versus Evangelical beliefs regarding grace and works