7 Reasons Why Mormonism and Christianity Are Not the Same pt.1

A quick note on secondary sources: Christian materials do
not always treat Mormonism fairly or go the extra mile to
present Mormon ideas as a Mormon would recognize them.
One book that does is Andrew Jackson’s Mormonism
Explained: What Latter-day Saints Teach and Practice. I also
recommend A Different Jesus? The Christ of the Latter-Day
Saints by BYU professor Robert Millet. Richard Mouw
concedes too much in his Foreword and Afterword, but it is
still helpful to get Mormon Christology from a Mormon
himself.

1. View of history. In Mormon thinking, the rise of
Mormonism was not merely a reformation or renewal of the
church. It was a complete restoration. Following the death of
Christ’s apostles, the church fell into complete apostasy. The
church lost divine authority and true doctrine. There is no
unbroken continuity from the early church to the present.
Christianity, for almost all of its history, was false and without
the truth—until Joseph Smith and his revelation. Mormonism
not only rejects historic orthodox Christianity, the entire
religion is based on the need for such repudiation.

2. View of revelation. Mormons believe the Bible (the KJV
version), but do not consider it inerrant. Neither do they
consider the Bible complete. What makes Mormonism
unique is their belief in continuing revelation sustained
through prophets, seers, and revelators. So while Mormons
affirm the Bible, they also affirm the inspiration of the Book
of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great
Price. Through an elaborate hierarchy of President, First
Presidency, Twelve Apostles, First Quorum of the Seventy,
and Second Quorum of the Seventy, Mormons can receive
authoritative interpretations and new authoritative
revelations.

Kevin DeYoung is the senior pastor at Christ Covenant
Church (PCA) in Matthews, North Carolina and associate
professor of systematic theology at Reformed Theological
Seminary.

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