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Jesus Christ/Accusations that Latter-day Saints aren't Christians
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Criticism
Critics claim that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are not "Christian."
Source(s) of the Criticism
Response
The claimed bases for this charge include:
- LDS do not accept creedal Trinitarianism as set out by the Nicene Creed. This means that they conceive of Jesus and Satan as being spiritual ' siblings' in terms of their origin.
- Because of different understandings about God, some Christian critics accuse the LDS of worshipping a different Jesus
- LDS have doctrines which differ from traditional Christianity
- premortal existence
- vicarious work for the dead
- eternal marriage and families
- three degrees of glory
- LDS use additional scripture with the Bible
- LDS do not accept creatio ex nihilo
- LDS heed the teachings of Joseph Smith and other modern prophets
- LDS reject such doctrines as predestination to salvation or damnation
Conclusion
A summary of the argument against the criticism.
Further reading
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