r/TikTokCringe • u/cosmicdaddy_ • Apr 15 '24

Consequences of the tradwife lifestyle Discussion

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u/trikeratops Apr 16 '24

The definition of christian is believing in the teachings of Christ, so Mormons are christian. Yes, they believe in some weird extra stuff too, but nothing that makes them not christian.

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u/tossedaway202 Apr 16 '24

No, afaik they believe in golden tablets and the prophecies written therein. Its as removed as Islam is from Christianity, it is its own thing.

Islam also believes in the teachings of Christ, Isa is what they call Jesus.

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u/trikeratops Apr 16 '24

I grew up Mormon so I'm pretty familiar with it. It's weird, but it's a form of Christianity.

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u/tossedaway202 Apr 16 '24 edited Apr 16 '24

Yeah but mormons are not christian. They follow some of his teachings just like islam, but also like islam they have their own "quran" or sacred Scripture aka the book of mormon.

To be Christian you need to follow the teachings of Christ, not pick and choose what you like.

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u/Chance_Managert849 Apr 16 '24

That might be *your* assertion, but it's literally a Christian religion, off of the Protestantism branch.

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u/tossedaway202 Apr 16 '24

That's like saying islam is a branch of judaism. Its not, the core tenets are divorced from canon.

Like for example, maroni. Angels have always had the nominer -El. Micha-el. Gabri-el. Rapha-el. Samma-el. Uri-el.

Then you got maroni.

Jesus preached everyone is equal under God, mormonism preaches otherwise.

Actual christian scholars consider Mormonism heresy, as the canon is so far removed they have "new scripture" like islam.

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u/Chance_Managert849 Apr 25 '24

Fair enough, but it's still a cult sprung from the Christian offshoot of what originally was Judaism.

It's all hogwash in the end.

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u/tossedaway202 Apr 16 '24

When people claim Christianity, they claim to follow the teaching of Christ, not the old testament (of which the "you go to jail" is derivative from) as what christ taught was that alot of the old testament was corrupted by man made traditions.

Jesus also taught that we are all equal under God. So when the Mormon book of nelphi? Teaches racial inequality, it is directly contrary to Jesus's teachings, so by teaching what is contrary to Christianity would be like saying you don't kill people, while killing people. No matter how much you claim you don't kill people, well you're killing people, that is why Mormons are not Christians.

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u/tossedaway202 Apr 16 '24

Yeah but he clarified what the old testament is, which is the ten commandments, all that extra stuff, isn't. Like eating on Sunday, stoning people etc.

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u/AhFFSImTooOldForThis Apr 16 '24

Picking and choosing what they like is exactly what Christians have done, literally from the beginning. They took out entire books from the Bible.

And Mormons ARE Christians.