Mormons are Christians

I am revisiting an earlier subject that I wrote about last year. The reason for the "recycling" of the subject is because I am constantly asked about it, most recently by a colleague at work.

Yes, Mormons are Christians. Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worship Jesus Christ as their Savior and Redeemer. We believe that Jesus of Nazareth is the Son of God. He was sent to the Earth to provide us a perfect example and to teach us how to return and live with Him again after this life. Most importantly, He came to Earth as God's Son to suffer and die for us so that we could repent and be forgiven of our sins. He is the only way we can be saved. Jesus himself said, "I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me." (John 14:6).

The restored Church bears Christ's name and He guides it today through His living prophet who is the President of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Any attempt by other groups to categorize Mormons as anything but Christian, do so out of a mistaken belief that to be a Christian, one must adhere to ancient creeds defining an abstract God. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints does not subscribe to ancient creeds, but rather, uses the Holy Bible, the Book of Mormon, and modern revelation in defining God the Father, His Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost as three separate and distinct beings.

Jesus the Christ is God's Son, who came to redeem us from our fallen state. Members of the Church believe that one must have faith in Jesus Christ, repent, be baptized by immersion by one holding priesthood authority, and receive the gift of the Holy Ghost in order to be saved.

Most certainly, Mormons are Christians.

To read more about why Mormons are Christians, visit this website.