Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!floyd!vax135!cornell!uw-beaver!tektronix!tekmdp!dadla!dadla-a!russ From: russ@dadla-a.UUCP Newsgroups: net.religion Subject: Re: What are Mormons Message-ID: <343@dadla-a.UUCP> Date: Tue, 21-Jun-83 12:09:42 EDT Article-I.D.: dadla-a.343 Posted: Tue Jun 21 12:09:42 1983 Date-Received: Mon, 27-Jun-83 11:32:51 EDT Lines: 35 Mormons believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and it is only through the atonement of Christ that we are able to be saved. There are some people that claim we are not Christians, but it is not because we don't believe in Christ. Some of the reasons I have heard is because 1. We don't believe in the Trinity (a combination of the gospel with Greek philosophy). 2. We believe in living Apostles and Prophets today. 3. We acknowledge additional scriptures like the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon has as its purpose to be a second witness for Christ. In listening to the discussions on net.religion I would say that we need such an additional witness. The Book of Mormon provides a refreshing perspective in support of Christ and I think provides one of the best witnesses for Christ today. The reason is because the Book of Mormon could only be produced by one of two ways: 1. A forgery developed by Joseph Smith and others, or 2. A book of divine origin If some on net.religion would be interested, I would be glad to present the mounting internal and external evidences which shows that it could not have come from Joseph Smith or his culture. There is no single aspect which is conclusive proof by itself, but the wide variety of support is very substantial. Russell Anderson Tektronix