Criticisms of the Mormon view of Jesus Christ
Summary: Latter-day Saints believe that Jesus Christ is the only path to salvation, and that He died for our sins, yet some Evangelicals claim that Latter-day Saints believe in a "different" Jesus than "mainstream" Christians.
Summary: Critics compare what they state are the four positions of the LDS church, which by their definition must be false.
Summary: If Latter-day Saints are "really" Christians, why do they insist on preaching to other, non-LDS Christians?
Summary: Some Evangelicals claim that Latter-day Saints have "admitted" that they are not Christian, since LDS leaders spent decades denouncing mainstream Christianity.
Summary: The Book of Mormon refers to "Christians" in
Alma 46꞉13-16 and
Alma 48꞉10. These texts date to approximately 72 BC.
Summary: Was Joseph Smith not a martyr because, while in jail, he fought back against those who attacked him? Has the definition of a Christian martyr always been understood only as one who does not fight back?
Summary: Some claim that the Bible contains all necessary or essential knowledge to assure salvation, and that things like modern prophets or additional scripture (such as the Book of Mormon) are unnecessary or even blasphemous.
