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 …
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.
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.