From Deseret News archives:
How do LDS members differ from other Christians?
UVSC panel focuses on differing beliefs, scripture literacy
That was one of the questions raised Thursday during the first sessions of a two-day conference on "Mormonism and the Christian Tradition," held at Utah Valley State College.
Participants in a panel discussion representing various perspectives shared their thoughts on a host of doctrines that mainstream Christian faiths and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have widely divergent opinions on.
As to scriptural dialogue with other Christians, the level of understanding among Latter-day Saints about both the Bible and uniquely LDS scripture has increased since the 1970s, according to Bob Millet, a professor of religion at Brigham Young University.
He said the reason that doctrines like eternal progression the notion that mortals can become like God in the afterlife are less discussed now is "because we've begun to talk about other things more." An emphasis on personal scripture study for Latter-day Saints began in the 1970s, as the church was preparing to put all of its scriptures including the Bible together in one book.
The impact of a belief in the Christian trinity the literal union of Father, Son and Holy Spirit on believers sets them apart from those like Latter-day Saints who believe the three are separate beings, but one in purpose, according to James Wakefield, a professor at the Salt Lake Theological Seminary.
When asked how such a belief impacts people's daily actions, Wakefield pointed to the Christian doctrine of transubstantiation those who believe the bread and wine of the Eucharist literally are Christ's body and blood. "One literally takes Jesus into his body and has communion with him. The other only engages in a remembrance" of Christ's sacrifice, he said.
In daily life, it's the same as kissing your wife, he said. "If you kiss your wife, you kiss your wife. If you only think about kissing her, you don't kiss your wife."
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