Let's set the record straight Part I

First off, let's define a Christian. Dictionary.com defines a Christian as:
of, pertaining to, believing in, or belonging to the religion based on the teachings of Jesus Christ: Spain is a Christian country.

By definition a group of people declaring themselves a church do not have to subscribe to the creeds written by groups of men that came to a compromise on their beliefs of God & Jesus Christ. Now that we have that out of the way, let’s clear up a few more things.


“THE MORMON CHURCH”
The name of the church is not “The Mormon Church.” The name of our church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We are Christians, because we teach the teachings of the Savior. Thus this is the church of Jesus Christ (because we teach His teachings, as defined by the dictionary.) Also, we are the saints of the latter-days.

We do not profess this to be the church of the Mormons, Latter-day Saints, or Joseph Smith, because Christ Himself said:

And how be it my church save it be called in my name? For if a church be called in Moses’ name then it be Moses’ church; or if it be called in the name of a man then it be the church of a man; but if it be called in my name then it is my church, if it so be that they are built upon my gospel.

This is not a church started by a man named Mormon. It was started by Jesus Christ.


MORMONS
“Mormons” This is a nick name given to members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, because we use a companion book of scripture: The Book of Mormon

The Book of Mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the Bible. It is a record of God’s dealings with the ancient inhabitants of the Americas and contains, as does the Bible, the fulness of the everlasting gospel.

Before you go off and thinking anything negative about our use of another book of scripture, it was just stated it is a companion book, not a replacement. You can read further details here: http://scriptures.lds.org/en/bm/introduction

Can not God have people record dealings anywhere else in the world, other than in Jerusalem? If you say no, you limit God.


To be continued...