how is the mormon religion different from christianity?
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Traditional Christians consider God to be a "necessary being", meaning that he cannot not exist, while all other creations are "contingent beings". In Mormonism, by contrast, God and every human is equally a necessary being.
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CLASS. Christianity is a much more diverse religion than would seem from the outside. The Catholic Church, for example, has 1.2 billion adherents worldwide and has existed since the time of the apostles. The Wesleyan Church, in contrast, was founded in 1848 and has approximately 475,000 adherents worldwide.
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Most religions are based on the works done by humans; which means a person following a religious belief is considered holy when he or she has complied the series of actions that must be done to attain holiness. ... On the other hand, Christianity, is based on someone's faith in what Jesus Christ has done 2000 years ago.
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In Mormonism, by contrast, God created the universe and everything in it from existing matter. The Mormon sense of "eternal" differs from that of traditional Christians, who believe that God's eternal nature exists outside of space and time.
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Originally Answered: What is the difference between God and religion? In popular thought, God is an all powerful being and religion is a set of beliefs and practices around him. ... Religion is far bigger than the God. While God may be omnipresent in theory, in practice, it is religion which is omnipresent.
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Eastern religions are also typically polytheistic, whereas typically Western religions are monotheistic in that only one God is worshipped. Western religions are those religions that are practiced in most other countries outside of the East.
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The Amish and Mormons have really, really big theological differences. The Amish are descended from the 16th-17th century Anabaptist movement in Europe. They share a lot of basic theological beliefs with other Christian denominations. The Mormons, on the other hand, have a completely different belief system.
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The key difference is that they are different epistemological positions — philosophy has a system of logical principles in place to arrive at conclusions whereas many religions (such as Christianity) allow for other sources of knowledge (i.e. faith).
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One way to distinguish between science and religion is the claim that science concerns the natural world, whereas religion concerns both the natural and the supernatural.
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Technically speaking, a religion is an overarching philosophical belief system, while a sect is sub-group that has a distinct and idiosyncratic philosophical perspective within that system.
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Both religions seek truth by offering its followers a roadmap for their place in the universe, along with a moral code. Those who accept the beliefs and rituals are members of the religion. But many outside consider the movement, and its followers, to be a cult. How have the two been conflated?
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There are multiple theological differences. One of the biggest, something shared by Catholics and Orthodox but not by Protestants, is a belief in the true presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Another major difference is hierarchy. The Catholic Church is headed by the Pope.
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As nouns the difference between paganism and animism is that paganism is indigenous and polytheistic religions while animism is a belief that spirits inhabit some or all classes of natural objects or phenomena.
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The Mormon (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) and Seventh-day Adventist religions are both Christian religions. The core belief in both churches is that of a redeeming son, sent by God, to pay for the sins of humanity and that faith in this belief will lead to eternal salvation of the soul.
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Mormonism , another universalizing faith, is centered around Utah in the United States. This Church is also known as the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
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Catholics also follow the teachings of Jesus Christ but do so through the church, whom they consider as the path to Jesus. They believe in the special authority of the Pope which other Christians may not believe in, whereas Christians are free to accept or reject individual teachings and interpretations of the bible.
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The ranks of the two religions also differ greatly. In Christianity, God is above all. Prophets delivered messages from God, but were not held higher than the rest of man. In the Roman religion, which has several gods, when one becomes emporer he or she is officially made a god by the Roman senate.