Difference between revisions of "The Mormon View of Jesus Christ"

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Members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, sometimes erroneously called the Mormon Church, worship Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior. Mormons believe that all things that have ever been created were created through and by Jesus Christ, and that His is the only name through which we may be saved. Latter-day Saints believe that He is the Only Begotten Son of God in the flesh, that He was born of a virgin, Mary, in Bethlehem, and that He suffered in Gethsemane and then was crucified, taking upon Himself the sins of all mankind, if they would only believe in Him and repent. Mormons believe that Christ was the first fruits of the resurrection and guaranteed the resurrection of all living things, a free gift to us.

In fact, Mormon beliefs and the beliefs of most other sects of Christianity, even "traditional" Christianity, differ only on two important points — whether Jesus Christ was a created being, and whether a belief in the trinity — God, Christ, and the Holy Ghost being of the same substance and God being incorporeal — is necessary to be called a Christian.

We don't know how many years the universe has existed. Perhaps billions, perhaps more; perhaps it has always existed in some form, but Mormon doctrine teaches that we all are eternal beings. We existed first as intelligences; then God the Father organized our spirits. We lived with Him as His spirit children in a pre-mortal realm for an unknown, but perhaps very long period of time. Mormon doctrine calls this our "first estate." As spirit-children of God, we had our agency to choose right from wrong. God revealed to us His plan for our salvation. His desire was for us to become more like Him.