One of the most distinguishing marks of Mormonism is the lack of the cross in any of their church buildings and teachings. On the flip side, the one thing that unites Christians is the symbol of the cross and what it signifies. Mormons reject this premise and reject the idea they’re not a Christian organization.
Their defiance in not accepting that Jesus paid for their sins on the cross is one of the subjects we’re always pointing out to them. The lack of their acceptance should be a key indicator to everyone, especially Christians, there’s something wrong.
We’ve written about this several times and have listed those articles here so our readers can get a fuller understanding of how Mormons feel about the cross and the reason why they’ve rejected it.
The Missing Cross in Mormonism & Why Mormons Shied away from Passion of the Christ
The reaction of the LDS Church with Mel Gibson’s movie ‘The Passion of the Christ’. The Church emphatically told members to stay away because of its ‘R’ rating, but we highly doubt that’s the real reason!
This article and the one above it (Mormon Temple in Rome, Italy) deals with the Mormon temple in Rome and why they have a large cross on the front doors when the LDS Church rejects the cross.
The Cross; God’s Altar for the Sins of Man
A look at what Jesus meant when He used this phrase and what it means for the Mormon
The Mormons can put a gold statue of an angel that Joseph Smith reported to have seen, however, the symbol of our salvation, the cross and the precious blood that was shed on that cross, are somehow forgotten
The atonement of Jesus Christ and the teachings surrounding his sacrifice for mankind are central teachings in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Our Church is named after the Savior because we believe that it is His true and restored Church on the earth. All of our teaching is centered on Christ, including the Book of Mormon, which, along with the Bible are testimonies of Jesus Christ. The Savior plays THE central role for all our teaching, our temple work, our ordinances, and even our music. Please inform yourself…and take a moment to study it out before making statements that are untrue. If you want to know if these things are true, ask God, and he will reveal the truth unto you….just as the scriptures command us to do. God Bless you in your love and testimony of Jesus Christ.
When a new convert comes into the Mormon church wilh very little knowledge of the Gospel and the Bible, they assume they are being told the truth. I was guided by God and found my way out of this cult, and it is a cult, they have changed the bible, they do not honor Jesus and it is Blasthemous to God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit.I learned by going into their history and learning of their so called religion, and I was shocked, I was deceived, the missionaries do not mention that God procreated with Mary and He is the real father of Jesus and God is a man just like you and me, he evolved to where he is today and we can all be Gods, there are many Gods. If you do not believe me go to their true doctrine, it is there!!
As a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints, who is aware of my church’s history and practices, I can fully testify that this is not true. We love Jesus Christ and He is the center of our church. We do not worship Joseph Smith or the current prophet, we worship Jesus. We believe in the cross and that it is significant, but the reason we don’t have crosses in our church buildings or around our necks is because we focus more on the resurrection of Jesus Christ than the death. We believe that He died for our sins and we love that. But, the most amazing part is Him being resurrected and therefore making it possible for us to be resurrected and live with Him again.
A Christian is anyone who believes in Christ. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day-Saints are Christians, just because we don’t practice the same things, or participate in the same things, or even believe some of the same things does not mean we’re not Christians. Catholics believe that the church is how you get to Heaven, yet the Protestants believe that only faith in Jesus will get you to Heaven. They each believe two things that are completely opposite of each other, yet they’re still Christians. So, while most Christians believe in worshiping the cross, we believe in worshiping the resurrection.(Again, we still believe in the cross and the death of Christ)
Hollaye Vladimiroff I’m sorry you had such a bad experience, but why would the missionaries have mentioned that God had procreated with Mary? We do not know how Jesus was put into Mary, all we know is that it was by the Holy Spirit. God never had sex with Mary. Also, don’t you believe in the Bible? Have you read it? Don’t you know that the story of Jesus’s miraculous birth is in the Bible? We do believe that God is the true father of Jesus Christ, but I thought all Christians believed that.
God has not revealed a lot of information on this subject, but, yes, we believe God was a man, like you and me, and progressed to become God. We also believe that we can become Gods. It is mentioned all throughout the scriptures that Jesus Christ will have all that His Father has and become like His Father. It is also mentioned throughout the scriptures that we are joint-heirs with Christ. If Christ receives all His Father has and becomes like His Father and we’re joint heirs, that means we will receive the same thing. Like I said, though, not a lot of information on this has been revealed.
Please, don’t take my word for it. Pray to God and ask Him if it’s true. I testify with all my heart, that if you truly pray with a desire to know, not just to prove the church wrong or find a fault but to truly want to know, God will answer you.
I love you all, you are all divine children of God, and my brothers and sisters. Love you!