Mormons don't subscribe to traditional christianity in many respects. For example, most traditional christians don't believe 'As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be.' That's considered heresy.
That's just one example of the many basic doctrinal differences between mormonism and traditional christianity. Trad christians don't believe there are three different heavens, they don't believe that Jesus and Lucifer were brothers, or that god was once a man with a physical body, and on and on and on. Traditional christians believe in the existence of hell, mormons don't. They don't believe the gospel had to be 'restored'. The list is endless. That's why many traditional christians reject LDS as christians.
If mormons want to call themselves christians, they can do so. If traditional christians reject that claim, they can do so.
Mormons are not Christians FYI
They don't believe that Christ was the Son of God? That's news to me and my Mormon friends...
Mormons don't subscribe to traditional christianity in many respects. For example, most traditional christians don't believe 'As man now is, God once was; as God now is, man may be.' That's considered heresy.
But is that enough to disqualify them as Christians?
That's just one example of the many basic doctrinal differences between mormonism and traditional christianity. Trad christians don't believe there are three different heavens, they don't believe that Jesus and Lucifer were brothers, or that god was once a man with a physical body, and on and on and on. Traditional christians believe in the existence of hell, mormons don't. They don't believe the gospel had to be 'restored'. The list is endless. That's why many traditional christians reject LDS as christians.
If mormons want to call themselves christians, they can do so. If traditional christians reject that claim, they can do so.