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Are Latter-day Saints Christians?
Summary: Are Latter-day Saints Christians? Do they worship Jesus Christ? Critics use unnecessarily narrow definitions to deny that members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints worship and revere Jesus.
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- Evangelical arguments regarding Mormonism and Christianity
- Latter-day Saints worship Jesus Christ
- Mormonism and the symbol of the cross
Evangelical arguments regarding Mormonism and Christianity
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- Gospel Topics on LDS.org: "Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unequivocally affirm themselves to be Christians"
- Question: Does the Book of Mormon talk of Jesus Christ?
- Question: Do Latter-day Saints meet the definition of the word "Christian"?
- Question: Do Latter-day Saint beliefs or practices exclude them from being considered Christian?
- Non-LDS Christian Stephen H. Webb: "Mormons are Christians who do not know where to stop"
- Non-LDS Christian Stephen H. Webb: The "sameness of Jesus" and humanity
- Non-LDS Christian Stephen H. Webb: Mormonism an exciting mirror for other Christians
- Non-LDS Christian Stephen H. Webb: Mormonism's differences try "to do justice to the honor and glory of Jesus Christ"
- Non-LDS Christian Stephen H. Webb: Revelation versus "historical guesswork" about Jesus
- Non-LDS Christian Stephen H. Webb: Creedal Christians in effect say the LDS make "too much of Jesus Christ"
- Non-LDS Christian Stephen H. Webb: Creedal Christians can learn from LDS views about Jesus Christ and creation
Latter-day Saints worship Jesus Christ
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- Question: Do Latter-day Saints worship a "different Jesus"?
- Question: Do Latter-day Saints believe in a "different" Jesus than "mainstream" Christians?
- Question: Did Latter-day Saints only recently claim to be Christian?
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ and the symbol of the cross
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