Christians Believe.... | Mormons Believe | |
About God | ||
that God is uniquely eternal and all -powerful, the only God-and that HE is a Spirit (Ps.145:13;John 4:24; 1Tim. 1:17) | that God is a material creature who was once a mnaas we are now men. They say men can finally acheive godhood andthat there are many gods. | |
About the Bible | ||
that the Bible, given by God's Spirit, is complete in itself and needs no addititions. In fact, additions to the Bible are forbidden. (Deut. 4:2; 12:32; Prov. 30:5,6; Gal. 1:8; Heb. 1:1,2; Rev. 22:18.19) | that they have "new scrpiture" and that the writings of Joseph Smith and divinely inspiried revelations - God's nineteenth century additions to the Bible. | |
About Sin | ||
that man is not godlike, but sinful and separated from God. Man can only have a relationship with God through faith in Jesus Christ. Man, apart from Christ, is lost. (Rom. 5:12-19; 6:23; Eph. 2:1.3; John 1:29; Gal. 3:13) | that man is progressively becoming a god. Mormons teachthat Adam's sin in Eden was necessary in order to provide parentage for the spirit children of God who were ready and waiting for the experience of earth life. | |
About Salvation | ||
that salvation is a free gift provided by the grace of God for all who believe and accept His plan. (Eph. 2:8,9; John 12:@6; 14:1-3,6; 1 John 3:1.2) | that salvation comes by works and that all men will spend eternity on some level of a multi-storied heaven. The level will be determined by the scope of each man's good works. |