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Mormons see Jesus Christ as the Savior [57] and premier figure of their religion. [57] According to Mormon doctrine, Jesus Christ is the eldest Son of God the Father. Latter-day Saints identify Jesus with the Old Testament Jehovah per his declaration, "I AM that I AM."
[7] [8] Opinions differ among scholars of religion on whether to categorize Mormonism as a separate branch of Christianity or as the "fourth Abrahamic religion" (alongside Judaism, Christianity and Islam). [3] [9] Mormons do not accept non-Mormon baptism and most non-Mormon Christians do not accept Mormon baptism.
Mormons and Mormonism: an introduction to an American world religion. University of Illinois Press. Mauss, Armand (1994). The Angel and the Beehive: The Mormon Struggle with Assimilation. University of Illinois Press. ISBN 0-252-02071-5. McMurrin, Sterling M. (1965). The Theological Foundations of the Mormon Religion. Salt Lake City: Signature ...
The Book of Mormon is a foundational sacred book for the church; the terms "Mormon" and "Mormonism" come from the book itself. The LDS Church teaches that the Angel Moroni told Smith about golden plates containing the record, guided him to find them buried in the Hill Cumorah , and provided him the means of translating them from Reformed Egyptian .
The Abrahamic religions are a grouping of several religions that revere Abraham in their scripture, with the three largest and most influential being Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. The religions share doctrinal, historical, and geographic overlap that supposedly contrasts them with the Dharmic religions of India, Iranian religions, or ...
Monotheism—the belief that there is only one deity—is the focus of the Abrahamic religions, which like-mindedly conceive God as the all-powerful and all-knowing deity [1] from whom Abraham received a divine revelation, according to their respective narratives. [2] The most prominent Abrahamic religions are Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. [3]
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Mormons see Jesus Christ as the premier figure of their religion. [147] Mormons believe in "a friendly universe" governed by a God whose aim is to bring his children to immortality and eternal life. [148] Mormons have a unique perspective on the nature of God, the origin of man, and the purpose of life.