Is Mormonism Christian?

At the Mormon Church's General Conference in October 2012, Elder Robert D. Hales (I'll call him Robert as this is easier, though no disrespect is intended) gave a talk at which he outlined a couple of key Mormon beliefs.

He then asked if there can be any doubt Mormons are Christian.  

After reading what he said, I think the answer is clear - there can be doubt.  Here is what he said:

What does it mean to be a Christian?

A Christian has faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, that He is the literal Son of God, sent by His Father to suffer for our sins in the supreme act of love we know as the Atonement. 

A Christian believes that through the grace of God the Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, we can repent, forgive others, keep the commandments, and inherit eternal life. 

The word Christian denotes taking upon us the name of Christ. We do this by being baptized and receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands by those holding His priesthood authority. 

A Christian knows that throughout the ages, God’s prophets have always testified of Jesus Christ. This same Jesus, accompanied by Heavenly Father, appeared to the Prophet Joseph Smith in the year 1820 and restored the gospel and the organization of His original Church. 

Through the scriptures and the witness of Joseph Smith, we know that God, our Heavenly Father, has a glorified and perfected body of flesh and bone. Jesus Christ is His Only Begotten Son in the flesh. The Holy Ghost is a personage of spirit whose work is to testify of the Father and the Son. The Godhead is three separate and distinct beings, unified in purpose. 

With these doctrines as the foundation of our faith, can there be any doubt or disputation that we, as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are Christian?

Where do I start?!  

Robert starts out well, Christians do indeed have faith in Jesus.  From here, I have issues.  When a Mormon says Jesus is the literal Son of God, they do mean literal - God had sex with his wife and she gave birth to Jesus.  And Satan, and you and me.  Is this Christian?

A Christian certainly believes in grace, repentance etc.  But do we inherit eternal life by obeying commandments?  No.  That's not what the Bible teaches in Ephesians 2:8.  We inherit eternal life (indeed inherit anything) because someone - Jesus - died for us.  We obey God out of love, not to get something.

Do we receive the Holy Spirit through the laying on of hands by someone with "priesthood authority"?  No.  We receive the Holy Spirit by believing in Jesus.  (Galatians 3:2)

Do we believe that Joseph Smith was a prophet?  Hardly (see my other articles on the Book of Mormon for why).

Do we believe that the Father has a body of flesh and bone?  No! (John 4:24) Do we believe that the Godhead is merely unified in purpose?  No.  (See article on the Trinity)

Revisiting Robert's question then, "With these doctrines as the foundation of [their] faith, can there be any doubt or disputation that ...members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, are Christian?"  Erm... Yes!  Sociologists may say they are Christian, but Mormons are definitely not Christians in any biblical sense of the word "Christian".  

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Source: http://www.lds.org/general-conference/2012/10/being-a-more-christian-christian?lang=eng
The talk also appeared in the November 2012 edition of the Ensign Magazine, published by the Mormon Church.