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It's often said that because Judaism,
Islam, Mormonism and Christianity share a
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common historical heritage in Abraham
then they all worship the same god,
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right? No they don't.
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While Judaism, Islam and Christianity are
all monotheistic, Mormonism is not.
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Mormons believe in many gods and that
they will become gods themselves. They
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might worship a version of Jesus but
he's like a bad fiction version. He's not
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the Jesus of the Bible. Separating
Christianity from judaism is a bit
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different.
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Both share the Old Testament and a
common ethic referring to
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judeo-christian values. But where
Christianity and Judaism separate is at
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Christ. Orthodox jews do not believe that
Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. And
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He had some pretty harsh words for them:
"If God were your Father, you would love
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me, for I came from God and I am here I
came not have my own accord, but He sent
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me. Why do you not understand what I say?
It is because you cannot bear to hear my
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word. You are of your father the devil
and you will is to do your father's
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desires." So if someone does not know
Christ, the Son of God, then he is not a
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worshipper of the true God. This also
eliminates Islam, since Muslims consider a
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blasphemy to claim that God has a son.
Jesus is not God, they will say, only a
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prophet. But the Bible says: "Whoever does
not have the Son does not have the
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Father either, and the wrath of God
remains on him."
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Jews, Muslims and Mormons need to hear
the Gospel. No one gets to God except
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through Jesus-Christ. Only those given to
Jesus by the Father worship the true God.
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...When we understand the text.
