Gordon B. Hinckley, prior President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (1995-2008), said:
“We are Christians in a very real sense and that is coming to be more and more widely recognized. Once upon a time people everywhere said we are not Christians. They have come to recognize that we are, and that we have a very vital and dynamic religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ. We, of course, accept Jesus Christ as our Leader, our King, our Savior...the dominant figure in the history of the world, the only perfect Man who ever walked the earth, the living Son of the living God. He is our Savior and our Redeemer through whose atoning sacrifice has come the opportunity of eternal life. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints pray and worship in the name of Jesus Christ. He is the center of our faith and the head of our Church. The Book of Mormon is Another Testament of Jesus Christ and witnesses of His divinity, His life, and His Atonement.”
YES. We are, after all, The Church of JESUS CHRIST of Latter-day Saints. We know that Christ is our Savior and that it is only through his Atonement that we can return to live with our Heavenly Father after this life. There are many people in the world who believe that Mormons worship Joseph Smith. They believe that he is the founder and the head of our church. I would like to assure you that this isn't true. Jesus Christ is the founder and the head of this church. It is Him who we worship and put our faith in.
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Yes, Mormons are definitely Christians. A Christian is one who follows Christ, His Commands, and attempts to emulate the Savior. That is exactly what Mormons do. A good reference for this is 2 Nephi 25:26, "And we talk of Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophesy of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our children may know to what source they may look for a remission of their sins." That verse from the Book of Mormon does a good job explaining clearly the foundation of our church. It is Christ, hence why we call ourselves, "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints". Everything that we teach, and everything that we do, is in line with having the members of our church become more Christ-like, and by doing our all in sharing our faith with others, so that they may have the same joy that we have.
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I love this question. Having lived in Georgia and having spent time creating friendships with people of all different Christian denominations. I can say with great confidence and vigor that, Yes, Mormons are Christians. All who believe in Christ as our Savior and strive to follow in his footsteps, living as he would have us to, are in definitions Christian or followers of Christ.
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My short answer is yes.
This is because I define Christian as one who believes that the Jesus of the Bible is the Messiah, the Saviour, the only way back to God, our Lord and Master, our advocate with the Father.
Where people get confused is we believe more about Jesus than most Christians. We believe that he is Jehovah of the Old Testament. We believe that by his hands the Earth was made.
We believe that in order to be our advocate with the Father – he cannot be the same as God the Father. Stephen of the New Testament saw them both and Jesus was often talking to the Father. Instead of a trinity, we look at them as “one” team, not some unusual three-in-one being. We know we were made in the image of God, but we are individuals and not three in one folk.
We believe that He loves all people. We also believe that Jesus visited other sheep after his death – even the American Indians. The record of their dealings with him is the Book of Mormon. Thus, it does not replace the Bible, but is a companion scripture to it. And when God provides more records of Christ’s words and dealings with man – we will be ready to accept them too.
Are we Christians? Yes. Are we the same as other Christians? No. Does that make other Christ believing people not Christian? No, they are still Christian.
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Yes, Mormons are definitely Christians! The official name of our church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and The Book of Mormon is another testament of Jesus Christ. In fact during the course of the Book of Mormon, Christ appears and ministers to the people of The Book of Mormon. We just like other Christian denominations believe that Christ is our Savior. I personally know that Jesus Christ is my Savior. He lived and died for me, and the atonement makes it possible for me to be forgiven and cleansed from my sins.
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Gordon B. Hinckley, prior President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints said, "We are Christians in a very real sense..." The belief in Jesus Christ is a dominant, if not the most dominant, principle in the Latter-day Saint belief. We believe that our Heavenly Father sent His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to this earth to atone for our sins. We believe that Jesus Christ came to this earth, was crucified, and took upon Himself the sins of the world. In doing so, He granted us the ability and privilege of repentance, or being forgiven of our sins. He also rose from the dead three days after His death, a process we call resurrection. Through Jesus Christ, we now have the ability to be forgiven of our sins so that we can return back to Heaven to live with our Heavenly Father once again.
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Christ said that his followers would be defined by their adherence to his teachings. Growing up as a member of the Church, I learned that Christ is The literal son of God and that through His Atonement we can somehow be forgiven of our sin and allowed to enter back into the presence of God, if that is what we want. Everything I ever learned at church or in my home was centered on the life and ministry of Christ.
Several years ago, we moved to the Southeastern United States and encountered the idea that members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Days Saints are not Christians. Although I don't understand the need to define certain groups in or out of Christianity, especially given The Lord's frequent admonitions not to judge the faith of others, I understand this idea is rooted in some esoteric academic objections to certain gospel principles such as our belief that Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are separate individuals united in purpose and power. My experience has been that this idea is often passed on among those who have not met or do not have close relationships with members of the church.
Once people get to know what we teach and believe and how we live, they come to understand that we are Christians. While, The Lord has asked us to let our light shine so that others can see it and take strength from it, I believe that ultimately Christ, will judge our Christianity as individuals based on the thoughts and intents or our hearts.
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We declare with all that we have that Jesus is the Christ, the Holy one of Israel, the Prince of Peace, even the Son of God. If your definition of Christian is one who believes in the teachings of Jesus of Nazareth and follows his gospel, then yes we are as Christian as they come.
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