Mormonism
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Here's a comparison chart of Christianity and Mormonism on the specified topics:
Topic | Christianity (Historic) | Mormonism (LDS) |
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Trinity | One God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit—coequal, coeternal, and of the same essence. | Three separate beings: God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. They are "one in purpose" but not in essence. |
Father | God the Father is uncreated, eternal, and spirit (John 4:24). He is omnipotent, omniscient, and omnipresent. | God the Father (Heavenly Father) has a physical body of flesh and bone. He was once a man who progressed to godhood. |
Son (Jesus Christ) | Jesus is God the Son, the second person of the Trinity, coequal and coeternal with the Father. He became incarnate, fully God and fully man, to redeem humanity. | Jesus is the firstborn spirit child of Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother. He is a separate being from the Father but was chosen as Savior in the pre-mortal existence. |
Holy Ghost | The Holy Spirit is the third person of the Trinity, fully God, coequal with the Father and Son. He is a spirit and does not have a body. | The Holy Ghost is a separate being from the Father and Son, a spirit personage who reveals truth and guides believers. |
Gospel | Salvation is by grace through faith in Jesus Christ alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). Good works are the fruit of salvation, not the means of earning it. | The gospel includes faith in Christ, repentance, baptism, receiving the Holy Ghost, and enduring in good works. Salvation includes different levels of heaven, with exaltation requiring temple ordinances and obedience. |