Are Catholics, Jews, Mormons considered Christians?
Please don’t take offense… I’m very ignorant when it comes to religions.
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@Iwillwait I agree with you, except on one point: God the Father made the Plan of Salvation and set the standard for mankind to be able to be saved, and it is not up to man to change it. If we do not adhere to what God says about how to be saved, then we will not be saved, and I think you would agree with that. God's Plan of Salvation was for all mankind and it applies to everyone. If man tries to save his own self and set his own rules, they won't work no matter if they call themselves Christian or not. Jesus said we cannot work for our salvation. We are saved by the grace of God and his work on the cross to save us, upon putting our trust in Jesus and accepting him as our Savior. Some don't and won't accept God's plan. They won't be saved, that being the case. For example:
For a Mormon to achieve salvation they must do the following:
Believe in Jesus Christ.
Be baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nope! That's "works"! And they are not the only ones who will be saved in this world.
Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost through the laying on of hands by a person with priesthood authority. Sorry, but priests have no authority from God to give the gift of the Holy Ghost. Only Jesus can do that. Priests still have mortal sin. They are no holier than anyone else. That is, we all have sins and so does he so he cannot forgive sins nor give the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Endure the tests of their life on earth. Self-work again, in an effort to earn and keep God's favor. We already have God's favor....it's called God's grace.
These above man-made rules, are revised and are just the opposite of God's standard for salvation. The above are called "works" or "working" for one's own salvation. The Bible clearly states that one cannot be saved by "works" or good deeds...not by our own efforts.
For a Mormon to achieve salvation they must do the following:
Believe in Jesus Christ.
Be baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nope! That's "works"! And they are not the only ones who will be saved in this world.
Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost through the laying on of hands by a person with priesthood authority. Sorry, but priests have no authority from God to give the gift of the Holy Ghost. Only Jesus can do that. Priests still have mortal sin. They are no holier than anyone else. That is, we all have sins and so does he so he cannot forgive sins nor give the gift of the Holy Ghost.
Endure the tests of their life on earth. Self-work again, in an effort to earn and keep God's favor. We already have God's favor....it's called God's grace.
These above man-made rules, are revised and are just the opposite of God's standard for salvation. The above are called "works" or "working" for one's own salvation. The Bible clearly states that one cannot be saved by "works" or good deeds...not by our own efforts.
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@LadyGrace all true but one discrepancy I can see and that's the definition of "Christian," does not have the same definition as "Saved," for Salvation. GOD is Clear I how we are to be Saved.
The Mormon/LDS view themselves as Christians and believe in Christ Jesus, my understanding is they also believe there are more prophets.
The Mormon/LDS view themselves as Christians and believe in Christ Jesus, my understanding is they also believe there are more prophets.
@Iwillwait Those two terms seem to be confused by some today. And this has nothing to do with you. I'm just stating that Society has these terms mixed up. For example, some may call or view themselves as Christians, and actually believe it, but they're not, because they're following the wrong doctrine, so they're really not Christians if they're not following Christ's doctrine. They are not following Christ, they are following some type of man-made doctrine. Doing so, will not get them to heaven. Even the devil believes in God, but he's not going to heaven. It matters what we believe, and why. That's something we don't want to get wrong.