Latter-day Saints are Christian.

I am trying to prove the meaning of a word. There is clearly one definition for Christian and that is a Follower of Jesus Christ. Off course my argument hinges on the true meaning of Christian. That is after all what we're debating about. The debate title is "Latter-day Saints are Christian." Followers of Jesus Christ=Christian, Latter-day Saints=Followers of Jesus Christ therefore Latter-day Saints=Chris tian The true definition of Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. To take the Holy Bible out of a debate about what the word Christian means is ridiculous. That's like taking the word Christ out of the debate, when the word is CHRISTian. I used the bible to establish the clear definition of Christian. This is one of the main prongs of my argument. "In the average citizen of the United States, the word primarily provokes images of Evangelicals, traditional Protestantism, and Catholicism... all of which share a common book and belief system." Let's look at how these three Christian denominations share a common belief system. Protestantism: Grace alone is sufficient to receive eternal life. Protestantism is also a movement against the Catholic Church in the 16th century. The Bible would be the authoritative word of what Christian means. Per Protestantism and Evangelism who believe the Bible to be absolute authority. According to their belief that the Bible is the only true word we are Christians. ^ "Protestantism." Encyclopï¿½dia Britannica. 2010. Encyclopï¿½dia Britannica Online. 15 Nov. 2010 <http://www.britannica.com...;. Evangelicals: A movement which began in 1730s. Evangelism is a branch off of Protestantism. ^ Bebbington, D. W. (2008). Evangelicals in Modern Britain: A History from the 1730s to the 1980s, London: Unwin, 1. Catholicism: Catholicism has a different type of communion. The religion also believes in the Holy See. We could go even deeper in how each Catholic Church is different, but we can all agree on that. McBrien, Catholicism, 19-20. Like I stated in my first post, Latter-day Saints may do different things then other religions. That is the norm though, every religion has their own set of beliefs. That is proved above with sources. "This definition of "christianity", from the Princeton Dictionary, reflects this idea:" May I please get a link for that definition? I am unable to locate the Princeton Dictionary. I did find all these though. Christian 1 a : one who professes belief in the teachings of Jesus Christ b (1) : disciple 2 (2) : a member of one of the Churches of Christ separating from the Disciples of Christ in 1906 (3) : a member of the Christian denomination having part in the union of the United Church of Christ concluded in 1961 http://www.merriam-webster.com... ▸ noun: a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination ▸ adjective: relating to or characteristic of Christianity ("Christian rites") ▸ adjective: following the teachings or manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus Christ http://www.onelook.com... adjective •of, relating to, or professing Christianity or its teachings:the Christian Church •informal having or showing qualities associated with Christians, especially those of decency, kindness, and fairness. noun •a person who has received Christian baptism or is a believer in Jesus Christ and his teachings. http://oxforddictionaries.com... 1.A follower of and believer in Christ. http://www.fact-archive.com... adj. 1. Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. 2. Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings. 3. Manifesting the qualities or spirit of Jesus; Christlike. 4. Relating to or characteristic of Christianity or its adherents. 5. Showing a loving concern for others; humane. n. 1. One who professes belief in Jesus as Christ or follows the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus. 2. One who lives according to the teachings of Jesus. http://www.thefreedictionary.com... I could continue for days, the consensus definition in dictionaries is that Christian means follower of Jesus Christ. Dictionary a book containing a selection of the words of a language, usually arranged alphabetically, giving information about their meanings, pronunciations, etymologies, inflected forms, etc., expressed in either the same or another language; lexicon; glossary: a dictionary of English; a Japanese-English dictionary. http://dictionary.reference.com... 9/10 times a dictionary says a Christian is a follower of Jesus Christ. I was struggling to find a dictionary that didn't use that definition. Now that we know the true definition of Christian, by anybody unbiased we can move on. Arguing that there isn't one clear definition for Christian, is like arguing that there isn't a clear definition for ceiling. True 1. being in accordance with the actual state or conditions; conforming to reality or fact; not false: a true story. 2. real; genuine; authentic: true gold; true feelings. http://dictionary.reference.com... Definition 1. the act of defining or making definite, distinct, or clear. 2. the formal statement of the meaning or significance of a word, phrase, etc. 3. the condition of being definite, distinct, or clearly outlined. http://dictionary.reference.com... "words have no "true" meaning" Words do have true meaning or communication would be extremely difficult without true meanings. I would like if you would elaborate on your point more. Using that argument actually works against you though. If words have no true meaning and just communicate ideas. Then Latter-day Saints are Christian. If word meanings are interpreted by individuals and I believe Latter-day Saints are Christian, then Latter-day Saints are Christian. We can wrap it up and give me the win if that is what you're arguing. If not elaborate more with sources please. Closing I have proved that the Bible and anybody who has done research (dictionaries and encyclopedis) knows that Christians are followers of Jesus Christ. Another issue I covered is that all religions have different beliefs from one another. I have provided many sources to prove this. My good opponent has provided very little sources and arguments contradict each other. With the above mentioned Latter-day Saints are indeed Christian.