Thread by @drantbradley

🧵For Fun, I asked AI to compare Mormonism with the Westminster Confession of Faith to explain 1/ Why Westminster Confession Presbyterians don’t consider Mormons Christians? Here’s what it said:

The answer is not that Mormons are insincere, immoral, or don’t talk about Jesus.

The issue is theology. Specifically, Mormonism rejects several doctrines that historic Christianity considers essential.

2/ First, the doctrine of God.

The Westminster Confession teaches that God is eternal, unchanging, and has always been God.

Mormonism teaches that God the Father was once a man who became a god and that faithful humans may one day become gods themselves.

Those are fundamentally different views of God.

3/ Second, the Trinity.

Historic Christianity teaches one God in three persons: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.

Mormonism teaches three separate divine beings united in purpose, not one God in three persons sharing the same divine essence.

4/ Third, Scripture.

The Westminster Confession recognizes the 66 books of the Bible as the final authority for faith and practice.

Mormonism adds the Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and Pearl of Great Price, along with ongoing prophetic revelation.

5/ Fourth, salvation.

The Westminster Confession teaches justification by faith alone through Christ alone.

Mormonism teaches a system involving faith, repentance, ordinances, covenant-keeping, and progression toward exaltation.

These are not the same gospel.

6/ Fifth, Christ.

Historic Christianity teaches that Jesus is the eternal Son of God, uncreated and of the same divine essence as the Father.

Mormonism teaches that Jesus is the firstborn spirit child of Heavenly Father.

7/ Therefore, Westminster Presbyterians conclude that Mormonism teaches a different God, a different Christ, a different gospel, and a different source of authority.

For that reason, Mormonism is not regarded as a Christian denomination but as a distinct religion that emerged from Christian language and themes.