Are Mormons Chriistians?

No, Mormons are not Christians because because Mormonism denies essential biblical teachings and adds new, false doctrines.  Mormonism, also called The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), teaches the following non-Christian, non-biblical doctrines.  (Note that all the documentation is taken from Mormon writers and Mormon scriptures).

• God used to be a man on another planet, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 321; Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, vol. 5, p. 613-614; Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 345; Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333).
• God resides near a star called Kolob, (Pearl of Great Price, p. 34-35; Mormon Doctrine, p. 428).
• “The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s . . . ” (Doctrines and Covenants 130:22).
• God is in the form of a man, (Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, p. 3).
• “God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see,” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345).
• After you become a good Mormon, you have the potential of becoming a god, (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345-347, 354).
• There is a mother god, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443).
• God is married to his goddess wife and has spirit children, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 516).
• The trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. “That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man,” (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35).

In contrast to these teachings, the Bible teaches that God has always been God and was never a man (Psalm 90:2).  The Bible nowhere says he lives near another star, or that the Father has a body of flesh and bones–which Christ contradicted in John 4:24 and Luke 24:39.  We do not have the potential of becoming gods because there are no gods formed (Isaiah 43:10; 44:6, 8; 45:5).  The Trinity is one God (Deut. 6:4)–not three.

There are numerous books written about Mormonism from a biblical perspective that expose its false teachings.

Of course, we do not hate the Mormons, and we pray for their repentance that they would stop believing in false gods.  But, Mormonism is not Christian.

Facts that seperate Mormons from Christians

The LDS Church is presented by Mormons as a Christian church, but LDS teachings diverge from traditional, orthodox teachings in a number of weird and bizarre ways. It’s little wonder that Mormons don’t like to talk about all of their beliefs with outsiders.

Weird Mormon Beliefs about God

Some of the weirdest Mormon beliefs are probably their beliefs about God. Mormons insist that when they talk about God they are talking about the same God of Christianity, but in Mormon theology God was once a human just like humans today on earth, continues to be a creature of flesh and bone, has a throne on or near a planet or star named Kolob, is married to one or more wives, and isn’t even responsible for the creation of the universe. None of this is consistent with orthodox Christianity.

Mormons Believe Mormon Men Will Become Gods

As weird as Mormon beliefs about God may be, many are surprised to learn that Mormon doctrines also teach that human beings — or at least human Mormon men — have a chance of becoming gods themselves someday. After all, God was also a human man who progressed enough spiritually to become god of a planet (our planet, Earth) and the same can be true of Mormon men who faithfully uphold all of the Mormon teachings handed down by God.

Mormons Believe Life Begins Before Conception with Spirit Children in Heaven

Christians disagree about when exactly life begins, but only Mormons believe that human life begins before conception. According to Mormonism, we all started out as spirit children, conceived through sexual intercourse between God and his wife which itself only gave spiritual form to an eternal intelligence that we once were. We are thus all literally children of God (and his wife) and all literally brothers and sisters.

Mormons Believe Jesus Was Created Through Sex… Twice!

Jesus was human, so Jesus was created the same way as the rest of us: first through sexual intercourse between God and his wife and then through sexual intercourse between two people here on Earth. Where Jesus differs, though, is that God was involved in both sex acts: he had sex with his wife in heaven to conceive Jesus as a spiritual child then he came down to Earth to have sex with Mary to conceive Jesus as a physical human being.

Mormons Believe There are Multiple Heavens, Not Just One Heaven

According to Mormon teachings there are multiple heavens and which heaven you go to will depend on what sort of life you lead. The highest heaven is reserved for Mormons who have faithfully upheld all of the Mormon teachings handed down by God. The rest of us must make do with an inferior level of heaven, assuming we go to heaven at all.

Most Mormon Men are Also the Mormon Priests and Bishops

The LDS Church is a church without any professional priesthood. Instead, all qualified Mormon men above a certain age are part of the Mormon priesthood. Those with sufficient standing will serve as Mormon bishops, at least for a time, with significant religious and administrative power over Mormons in their districts.

Mormons Believe the LDS Church is the Only Legitimate Christian Church

Mormons can be quite vociferous in defending against the criticism that they aren’t genuinely Christians, but at the same time they deny that anyone but Mormons are genuinely Christian. It’s not unusual for a church or denomination to deny the validity of at least some other Christian churches, but Mormons take it a step further and deny that Christianity existed at all in any legitimate form between the time of the original apostles and when Joseph Smith discovered the Golden Tablets.

The differences between Mormons and Christians

What does Mormonism Teach?  Well, here are some of the basics, plain and simple.

1. God came from another planet
2. God is a man with a body of flesh and bones
3. There is a mother goddess
4. God and his goddess wife are married
5. You can become gods

Following is a comparison between Christian doctrine and Mormon doctrine. It will become very obvious that Mormonism does not agree with the Bible. In fact, Mormonism uses the same words found in Christianity but it redefines them. So, with a proper understanding of what Mormonism really teaches, you will be able to see past those definitions into the real differences between Christianity and Mormonism.

The difference is the difference between eternal life and damnation.

Topic	Christian	Mormon
GOD	There is only one God (Isaiah 43:11; 44:6,8; 45:5).	“And they (the Gods) said: Let there be light: and there was light (Book of Abraham 4:3).
	God has always been God (Psalm 90:2; Isaiah 57:15).	“God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see,” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345).
	God is a spirit without flesh and bones (John 4:24; Luke 24:39).	“The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s,” (Doctrine and Covenants 130:22; Compare with Alma 18:26-27; 22:9-10). “Therefore we know that both the Father and the Son are in form and stature perfect men; each of them possesses a tangible body . . . of flesh and bones,” (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 38).
TRINITY	The Trinity is the doctrine that there is only one God in all the universe and that He exists in three eternal, simultaneous persons: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.	The trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. “That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man,” (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35).
JESUS	Jesus was born of the virgin Mary (Isaiah 7:14; Matt. 1:23).	“The birth of the Saviour was as natural as are the births of our children; it was the result of natural action. He partook of flesh and blood – was begotten of his Father, as we were of our fathers,” (Journal of Discourses, vol. 8, p. 115). “Christ was begotten by an Immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers” (Mormon Doctrine, by Bruce McConkie, p. 547).
	Jesus is the eternal Son. He is second person of the Trinity. He has two natures. He is God in flesh and man (John 1:1, 14; Col. 2;9) and the creator of all things (Col. 1:15-17).	Jesus is the literal spirit-brother of Lucifer, a creation (Gospel Through the Ages, p. 15).
THE HOLY SPIRIT	The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity. He is not a force. He is a person. (Acts 5:3-4; 13:2)	Mormonism distinguishes between the Holy Spirit (God’s presence via an essence) and the Holy Ghost (the third god in the Mormon doctrine of the trinity). “He [the Holy Ghost] is a being endowed with the attributes and powers of Deity, and not a mere force, or essence,” (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 144).
SALVATION	Salvation is the forgiveness of sin and deliverance of the sinner from damnation. It is a free gift received by God’s grace (Eph. 2:8; Rom. 6:23) and cannot be earned (Rom. 11:6).	Salvation has a double meaning in Mormonism: universal resurrection and . . . “The first effect [of the atonement] is to secure to all mankind alike, exemption from the penalty of the fall, thus providing a plan of General Salvation. The second effect is to open a way for Individual Salvation whereby mankind may secure remission of personal sins,” (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 78-79).
	Salvation (forgiveness of sins) is not by works (Eph. 2:8; Rom. 4:5; Gal. 2:21).	“As these sins are the result of individual acts it is just that forgiveness for them should be conditioned on individual compliance with prescribed requirements — ‘obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel,'” (Articles of Faith, p. 79).
BIBLE	The inspired inerrant word of God (2 Tim. 3:16). It is authoritative in all subjects it addresses.	“We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. . .” (8th Article of Faith of the Mormon Church).

This is only a sample of many of the differences between Christianity and Mormonism. As you can see, they are quite different doctrines. God cannot be uncreated and created at the same time. There cannot be only one God and many gods at the same time. The Trinity cannot be one God in three persons and three gods in an office known as the Trinity, etc. These teachings are mutually exclusive.

This is important because faith is only as good as the object in which it is placed. Is the Mormon god the real one? Or, is the God of historic and biblical Christianity the real one?

Mormonism is obviously not the biblical version of Christianity. It is not Christian, and Mormons serve a different god than do the Christians — a god that does not exist.  Paul talks about this in Gal. 4:8, “when you did not know God, you were slaves to those which by nature are no gods.”  Only the God of the Bible exists.  There are no others.  Mormonism puts its faith in a non-existent god.