Are Catholics, Jews, Mormons considered Christians?
Please don’t take offense… I’m very ignorant when it comes to religions.
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StevexStephie · 70-79
Catholics and Mormons are most certainly Christian. Jesus was born and raised Jewish, and sought to reform the corruption of its leaders at the time. Jesus’s early followers moved away from Judaism, to live the reforms that Jesus called them to.
@StevexStephie That all depends on what a person believes. Just like any other denomination, there are some in the denomination/church that are Christian, and some are not. God knows who they are. But just because they called themselves "Christian", doesn't mean they are. They may be believing the wrong doctrine, instead of believing God and His Word. But denomination has nothing to do with salvation. It says so in God's own Word.
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 by His work alone 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.
[b]Be baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[/b] Nope! That's "works"! And they are not the only ones who will be saved in this world.
[b]Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost through the laying on of hands by a person with priesthood authority.[/b] 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.
[b]Endure the tests of their life on earth.[/b] Self-work again, in an effort to earn and [b]keep[/b] God's favor. We [u]already[/u] have God's favor....it's called [i]God's grace[/i]. We don't "do" the keeping of our souls. God does.
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.
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 by His work alone 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.
[b]Be baptised into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.[/b] Nope! That's "works"! And they are not the only ones who will be saved in this world.
[b]Receive the gift of the Holy Ghost through the laying on of hands by a person with priesthood authority.[/b] 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.
[b]Endure the tests of their life on earth.[/b] Self-work again, in an effort to earn and [b]keep[/b] God's favor. We [u]already[/u] have God's favor....it's called [i]God's grace[/i]. We don't "do" the keeping of our souls. God does.
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.