Are Mormons Christians?
We're hearing more and more about Mormonism in the last few years. Much was made of the fact that the popular-with-youth-groups film Napoleon Dynamite was written, directed by, and starred Mormons. Popular-with-conservatives talk show host Glenn Beck has strong connections to Mormonism. And, of course, Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is a Mormon.
It makes sense then that more people are asking, "Are Mormons Christian?" Orson Scott Card, a Mormon sci-fi writer who wrote one of my favorite books says, "Yes!" Dr. Albert Mohler, an Christian teacher and head of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary says "No!" They're engaged in a "blogalogue" debate over at the spiritual/religious (but not Christian) site beliefnet.com.
Here's a breakdown of their debate so far from Christian Post. Most evangelical Christians (including us) would state without hesitation that Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) are not Christians because they reject key biblical teachings about Jesus.
Want specifics about the differences between Mormons and Christians? Here's a great, one-page breakdown from gostudents.net. And this apologetics site from the North American Mission Board gets extremely specific.
Does all this mean Christians should not vote for Mitt Romney because he's a Mormon? Not necessarily. I've already expressed enjoyment for movies, books, and commentary from folks with a Mormon perspective. And I've voted for lots of unbelievers for public office. It's only a big deal to me from the biblical perspective of reaching out in love to Mormons with what I believe is the real truth about Jesus Christ.
What's your take?
It makes sense then that more people are asking, "Are Mormons Christian?" Orson Scott Card, a Mormon sci-fi writer who wrote one of my favorite books says, "Yes!" Dr. Albert Mohler, an Christian teacher and head of Southern Baptist Theological Seminary says "No!" They're engaged in a "blogalogue" debate over at the spiritual/religious (but not Christian) site beliefnet.com.
Here's a breakdown of their debate so far from Christian Post. Most evangelical Christians (including us) would state without hesitation that Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints) are not Christians because they reject key biblical teachings about Jesus.
Want specifics about the differences between Mormons and Christians? Here's a great, one-page breakdown from gostudents.net. And this apologetics site from the North American Mission Board gets extremely specific.
Does all this mean Christians should not vote for Mitt Romney because he's a Mormon? Not necessarily. I've already expressed enjoyment for movies, books, and commentary from folks with a Mormon perspective. And I've voted for lots of unbelievers for public office. It's only a big deal to me from the biblical perspective of reaching out in love to Mormons with what I believe is the real truth about Jesus Christ.
What's your take?
3 Comments:
"Does all this mean Christians should not vote for Mitt Romney because he's a Mormon?"
they shouldnt vote for him because hes a republican :P
we all know how the conservatives *cough*fascists*ahem* have left society aah aaah aaaah aacchworld waroooooo
compared to the liberals*cough*founding fathers*ahem*
RJW, nice attempt at the jabs but you are forgetting something. The Founding Fathers were not liberal in the sense of the word that you know now. They were in fact mostly Whigs. It was infact liberals that led to the Civil War, the subsequent Spanish War, as well as our piece in the two World Wars.
Now adressing the question posed to us by Christopher.
I know the differences posed by the theologians, but before I vote for him I would like to know HIS take on the differences and his stance on some certain issues.
Many times I hear the Church talking about wanting a strong Christian to lead this country in the midst of this moral turmoil. However most of the time they are not willing to start us down that path. We cannot rely upon our politicians to guide us in morality since we are not a theocracy. Therefore I tend to take the stance of what they believe are the issues, such as foreign policy (a big one for myself) and many of the liberal social instruments such as social security and welfare.
so, what's your favorite book about anyway? (amazon.com didn't have a descriptor)
ah, politics...gotta love debating the never-ending saga...except for when you just want to sit it out ;)
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