I made an offhand comment about Mormonism being a cult in my last live and I’ve gotten a lot of FLAMING emails because of it.

Most of the arguments I’m being given are “of course it’s a Christian religion, it’s called the ‘church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints!’”

If you are Mormon, I don’t mean to offend. Really. But I do believe Mormonism is a theological cult of Christianity and here’s why..

Mormonism (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) qualifies as a cult of Christianity in the theological sense because it originates from and claims to build upon Christianity but significantly deviates from essential Christian doctrines. In historical Christian theology, a cult is typically defined as a religious movement that claims to be Christian while fundamentally altering core doctrines about God, Jesus, salvation, and scripture.

Here’s how Mormonism differs from historic, biblical Christianity:

1. Different God – Christianity teaches that God is eternal, unchanging, and uniquely one (Deuteronomy 6:4; Isaiah 43:10). Mormonism teaches that God was once a man who became divine and that humans can also become gods.

2. Different Jesus – Christianity teaches that Jesus is the eternal, uncreated Son of God (John 1:1-3). Mormonism teaches that Jesus is the spirit brother of Lucifer and was created by God.

3. Different Scripture – Christianity holds the Bible as the sole, authoritative Word of God (2 Timothy 3:16). Mormonism adds extra scriptures like the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price, which often contradict the Bible.

4. Different Salvation – Christianity teaches that salvation is by grace through faith alone (Ephesians 2:8-9). Mormonism teaches a works-based system where individuals must follow LDS ordinances and rituals to reach the highest level of heaven.

Because of these fundamental differences, Mormonism is classified as a theological cult—not in the popular sense of a dangerous sect, but in the sense that it distorts core Christian doctrines while still claiming to be Christian.

I realize that many Mormons are not aware of these differences, but they are there nonetheless.

My only intention is to “rightly divide the word of truth” as we are admonished to do in 2 Timothy 2:15.

If you Are Mormon, feel free to take my points above and attempt to refute them. In fact, I challenge you to do so.