Mormons Are Christians Too.

I would like to welcome you to this site and hope you enjoy your time here. Contention 1: I'm afraid the point you are trying to make here is completely off topic and to keep the debate easy on the readers I will stay on topic and address contention 1 in a single paragraph. Whether or not the Book of Mormon is true has nothing to do with the religions claim to be a Christian sect. The Catholic religion for example has its own books believed to be holy that no other Christian religion believes in, however the Catholic Church is still one of the first to establish itself after the teachings of Christ. These books include the books of: Tobit, Judith, Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch. Debating the BOM's authenticity is a whole neither topic, and yes it is debatable. If the BOM was proven to be impossible, the Mormon faith would not have over 14 million members. Contention 2: Con stated in his position that ‘they also claim that the majority of the bible is false. ' I find this a bit offensive because it is 100% inaccurate. The articles of faith are thirteen basic principles the LDS faith (Mormons) believe in, and they have not changed since they were written by the churches founder Joseph Smith in 1842. Article of Faith #8- We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God. The Mormons have always stood by their belief in the Bible, they have never claimed that the majority of the bible is false, they believe the King James Version is to be the most accurately translated, in fact, they require all seminary students to take a year course on the Old Testament, and a Year course on the New Testament. They require two years of study on the Bible, and one year of study on the Book of Mormon for graduation. Many will argue the Bible contradicts itself, in the same manner that the Book of Mormon contradicts the Bible. I cannot find one contradiction between the Book of Mormon, and the Bible, and I have read completely, and believe very strongly in both. I found the next segment of contention 2 a little arrogant due to the fact that it too is completely inaccurate. I quote "the Mormon version of Jesus Christ is not at all similar to the Christian version of Christ. " Con went on to argue that Christians believe, and again I quote, "Jesus Christ is the physical embodiment of God himself (the ONE God, mind you). " To sum it up, Con implied Mormonism cannot be Christians because they believe Jesus Christ is one of many Gods. Now, which Christian church was Con referring to when he stated the ‘Mormon version of Jesus Christ is not at all similar to the Christian version'? There are many, and I'm not exaggerating when I say hundreds of different sects of Christianity believe that Jesus Christ was part of what they refer to as the Godhead, including sects of Lutheran, Church of Christ, Methodist, and Presbyterian: Jesus Christ being a God, Heavenly father or God himself being a God, and finally the Holy Ghost also a member of the Godhead. Finally Con argued that "they don't even think that there is fire in Hell. " This is completely true, Mormons do not believe there is fire in what some Christians would consider to be 'hell'; however, Mormons are not the only Christian sect who believes fire in Hell is to be understood figuratively. A recent Catholic Pope stated "Hell is not a physical place! " Billy Grahm, a famous television pastor said, "Hell is separation of God forever…. The fire mentioned in the Bible is a burning thirst for God. " The list goes on and on. Again, hundreds of Christian faiths believe, like the Mormons, that there is no fire in Hell, including Christianity Today, a magazine that represents today's Christian faith (ironic), "The fire is to be understood figuratively. " Contention 3: I've already argued a majority of these claims and I feel they do not need to be repeated, however in the spirit of debate I will quickly address them. Ten Commandments 1- Mormons worship multiple gods just as all of Christianity who believes in the Godhead worships multiple gods for example, Lutheran, Methodist, Presbyterian, and many more. The Lord states that though shalt have no other Gods 'before me'. The Lord is talking about placing other Gods above himself. Mormons do not do this, and neither do all the other Christian faiths who believe in the Godhead. We believe God is the supreme being who sacrificed his only begotten son for the saving of the world. 3- This does not even make sense: "Mormons believe that the lord is not the one true God, not only do they not believe in Christianity as that is the one chief belief among them, they are disrespecting his name, and so are breaking the third commandment. " As I stated early so are the Lutherans, Methodists, Presbyterians, and many more. 7- I'd advise Con not to take things out of context, it's a dangerous game when playing with the scriptures. Mormons do not practice polygamy, they use to in the early days of the Church just as Abraham did, Moses did, Noah did, many ancient prophets were commanded to by God. Mormons stopped because they do believe in abiding by the laws of the land. Adultery is simple: Don't have sex with somebody you aren't married to. I think everybody can agree on that. The original definition of Adultery during the time Mormons had polygamy was, "Voluntary violation of the marriage bed. " Every single wife they had, they were married to by a Minister. They were NOT having sex outside of Marriage. If Mormons aren't Christian because they believe in the Godhead, or no fire in Hell, or because they believe in another testament of Jesus Christ, then neither is a majority of Christianity. Catholics aren't Christian according to Con, Lutherans, Methodists, and any Christian who reads Christianity Today. Each sect of Christianity has its own beliefs, and each sect of Christianity is still a sect of Christianity despite what version of the Bible they use, or what their beliefs on what heaven will be like. Mormons are Christians. References: . http://www.catholic.org... . http://www.wayoflife.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://en.wikipedia.org... . http://lds.org... . http://www.fairlds.org... . http://dictionary.reference.com...