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12 Terms for How Christians Participate with Christ

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What does it mean to be one with Christ?  I recommend this helpful chart that Andy Naselli posted to help us understand.

Is the LDS church unified?

Mormon missionaries will cite the number of Evangelical denominations as a sign of a false faith.  The reasoning is that if we had a true faith, we would not be so dis-unified. That is, the assumption is that different denominations vary in great degree as to core beliefs (the nature of God, the person of Christ, man's universal need for salvation, regeneration by grace through faith, etc.).  There is much more to say about this. However, while it's important to point out this misunderstanding, don't before gently testing the extent of that logic.   4Mormon.org posted a helpful list ( HT: DefCon ) demonstrating the same disunity stemming from the so-called "restored gospel:" FOUNDED BETWEEN 1830 AND 1844 Pure Church of Christ, Wycam Clark, 1831  The Independent Church, Hoton, 1832  Church of Christ, Ezra Booth, 1836 Church of Christ, Warren Parrish, 1837 The Church of Jesus Christ, the Bride, The Lamb's Wife, George M. Hinkle, 1840 Church of C...