Survey: White Evangelicals Have Least Positive View of Mormons

AlvinNichols »

Fri Sep 28, 2007 9:43 am Agree: 4   Disagree: 1

One must appreciate "restorationist" ideology to understand the Mormon position. Put simply, they argue that Christ's pure doctrine as taught by him had been adulterated by human philosophies and intrigue over the ages. They believe that traditional Christianity had lost its authority and several important precepts that needed to be restored through a prophet, similar to Moses, Abraham, and Isaiah, who spoke with God. The LDS church recently presented this point in a news release, if anyone "out there" is really interested in learning their claim: http://www.lds.org/ldsnewsroom/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=d3ffe520f288f010VgnVCM100000176f620aRCRD&vgnextchannel=3e0511154963d010VgnVCM1000004e94610aRCRD

A serious student of Christian history must admit that Christianity has evolved over the past 2 millenia. The Mormon position is simply that at some point, it got off track and someone with authority from God was needed to put it back on. Are Mormon doctrines and claims different from most other Christian denominations? Yes. Are they Christian? That all depends on how you define the terms. If it is merely the acceptance of Jesus Christ as the only Lord and Savior, then yes, they are Christian.