One observation that I did not pay much attention to for decades was how "Mormonism" or the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ is different from traditional orthodox Christianity as to how the two have developed. I am familiar with the prophetic authority of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint but not how General Christianity developed its doctrines. My observations are simply those of someone that is looking at the discussions that take place among Christian apologists as they make claims against Latter-day Saint theology and write their scholarly articles. I finally realized that the orthodox method of determining doctrinal teachings is scholarly endeavors and philosophical debates. There is no authoritative injunction other than what they themselves might impute to their efforts. They say that they must be inspired by God or they wouldn't be doing it. They study a closed canon of which they say they are the ones that give meaning to any ...
Comparing theology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, to the beliefs and doctrines of Traditional Mainstream Christian churches. The thoughts and opinions expressed are my own and do not represent the church's official positions.