Chances are, if you’ve had any extended conversation with a Mormon, you’ve realized that he or she identifies as a Christian. But if you pay attention to recent polls or presidential politics or popular Broadway shows, you’ve also probably realized that other Christians firmly deny Mormonism’s “Christian” status.
Yes, there are some theological differences, but the problem is these denials give the mistaken impression that Mormons do not believe in a divine Jesus. In the words of Mormon historian Philip Barlow, Mormons should be seen as “Bible-believing Christians with a difference.”
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