| The great arguments among the Christians and the | | | | references to Joseph Smith's prophecies and writing |
| Mormons is that the Mormons will not accept the | | | | they will further go on to say that the concept that |
| Christian creeds. The belief here is that the very same | | | | Mormons are definitely Christians are accepted by |
| reasons that exclude the Mormons or the Latter Day | | | | anyone that is familiar with the Church of Mormons |
| Saints from Christianity as it is known today also | | | | should be pointed out that many of the writings of the |
| excludes the original Christians of the New | | | | Mormons will make it very clear that they had no |
| Testament.what is the big reference here is to the | | | | intention of becoming just another Church of America. |
| nicean creed or any other creeds that came after the | | | | It is believed that the inception of this church was |
| Bible. | | | | based on Joseph Smiths vision that God wanted him |
| As far as using other books beside the Bible an | | | | to bring a new church to earth because none that |
| argument of the Mormons are Christians will be quick | | | | were here were correct. Great exception is taken to |
| to point out that the early Christians were not either. | | | | the fact that many Christians will refer to the Mormons |
| They will bring to the point the name of the New | | | | as being a form of cult. Any individual that is part of |
| Testament itself which indicates that it was a new | | | | Mormonism holds a high caliber of respect for Joseph |
| volume of Scripture. The consensus is that there are | | | | Smith. It must be remembered that he has been |
| many new volumes regarding this Scripture. They will | | | | accepted as being a prophet of the religion and is the |
| note that many of the early Christians did give | | | | only one that had the right to set the tone for what the |
| credence to the Gospel of Matthew but that there | | | | church would stand for. The Mormons profess of a |
| were Jewish writings as well and there are other | | | | letter from a past congressmen who have heard |
| books accepted by the early Christians that are not | | | | Joseph Smith preach and found no discourse with |
| being used today such as the book of Enoch. So the | | | | Christianity. It is writings like this that they will heavily |
| bottom line comes down to that if the society of | | | | dependent on in support their claims |
| Christianity is not going to accept the Mormons as | | | | The real problem comes down to where it is almost a |
| being Christians of today then they have to put what | | | | play on words when trying to discern just exactly |
| were called Christians in the biblical days into the same | | | | what the Mormons do stand for and what they do not. |
| category as being non-Christian. | | | | There is no doubt that they believe in many segments |
| Wasn't it just in the past few years the Mormons | | | | of the Bible however in respect to Joseph Smiths |
| have started to pretend to be Christians in order to | | | | teaching there have been additions and exceptions |
| better fit into society? | | | | and this is where the argument from the Christian |
| It has to be taken into consideration that many years | | | | standpoint comes into play that there now are no |
| ago that the Mormons made no claim to be part of | | | | exceptions to what is written in the Bible |
| the Christian religion. The argument now being raised | | | | In respect to the argument that Mormons are now |
| by Christians is that the Mormons have taken a | | | | referring to Jesus Christ more than what they did |
| opposite approach to this because they want to be | | | | years ago it is pointed out that Ted Jones who was a |
| able to fit into society and a better way. The argument | | | | Baptist missionary brought up the very same complaint |
| from the seniors of the Mormon church denied this and | | | | back in 1912 therefore if it was evident then that the |
| stated that they have changed nothing since their | | | | Mormons were relying on the term Christianity certainly |
| inception back in the beginning when Joseph Smith | | | | is not something that has been just surfacing in the last |
| puts the church of latter day saints together. | | | | few years. |
| In respect to this argument they will make several | | | | |