THE CURRENT TEACHING OF THE MORMON CHURCH:
Father God is a resurrected man with a physical body. Christ is a separate resurrected man with physical body. The Holy Ghost is a separate man with a spiritual body. There are three totally separate gods.
WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE TRINITY
1. THERE IS ONLY ONE GOD:
| The Lord our God is one Lord | Deu 6:4 |
| There is no other god with Me, i.e., as far as there being a god, I am the only one in heaven | Deu 32:39 |
| No God was formed before me or after me | Isa 43:10 |
| There is no other God | Isa 44:6 |
2. YET EACH IS CALLED GOD:
| Father is called God. | Eph 4:6; Jhn 6:27 |
| Son is called God. | Hbr 1:8; Tts 2:13; Jhn 1:1; 20:28; 29; 1Jo 5:20 |
| Holy Spirit is called God. | Act 5:3, 4 |
3. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS CREATOR:
| Father created by himself. | Isa 44:24 |
| Son created all things. | Jhn 1:1-3 |
| Holy Spirit created. | Job 33:4; 26:13 |
4. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS ETERNAL:
| Father | Psa 93:2 |
| Son | Mic 5:2; Hbr 1:8 |
| Holy Spirit | Hbr 9:14 |
5. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS INSPIRED:
| Father | 2Ti 3:16 |
| Son | 1Pe 1:10, 11 |
| Holy Spirit | 2Pe 1:21 |
6. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS OMNIPRESENT:
| Father | Jer 23:24 |
| Son | Mat 28:20 |
| Holy Spirit | Psa 139:7-10 |
7. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS OMNISCIENT:
| Father | Jer 17:10 |
| Son | Jhn 2:24 |
| Holy Spirit | 1Cr 2:10-12 |
8. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS OMIPOTENT:
| Father | Mat 19:26 |
| Son | Hbr 1:3 |
| Holy Spirit | Rom 15:19 |
9. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS HOLY:
| Father | Hab 1:12 |
| Son | Act 3:14 |
| Holy Spirit | Jhn 14:26 |
10. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS RESURRECTING JESUS:
| Father | 1Th 1:10 |
| Son | Jhn 2:19-21 |
| Holy Spirit | Rom 8:11 |
11. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS TRUTH:
| Father | 1Th 1:10 |
| Son | Jhn 14:6 |
| Holy Spirit | Jhn 14:17 |
12. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS SANCTIFYING THE BELIEVER:
| Father | Jhn 10:29 |
| Son | Hbr 2:11 |
| Holy Spirit | 1Cr 6:11 |
13. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS PRESERVING THE BELIEVER TO SALVATION:
| Father | Jhn 10:29 |
| Son | Jhn 10:28 |
| Holy Spirit | Eph 4:30 |
14. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS BEING AN INDWELLING PRESENCE:
| Father | Eph 4:6; 2Cr 6:16; Jhn 14:23 |
| Son | Col 1:27; Jhn 14:20, 23 |
| Holy Spirit | 1Cr 6:19; Jhn 14:17 |
15. YET EACH IS DESCRIBED AS LEADING BELIEVERS:
| Father | Deu 32:12 |
| Son | 1Cr 10:1-4 |
| Holy Spirit | Isa 63:11-14 |
NOTE: The Mormon Church is guilty of a serious act of reductionism in the way they represent the Trinity of God. "Many men say there is one God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are only one God! I say that is a strange god any how -- three in one, and one in three! It is a curious organizations...All are to be crammed into one god, according to sectarianism. It would make the biggest God in all the world. He would be a wonderfully big God -- he would be a giant or a monster." Joseph Smith, Jr., HISTORY OF THE CHURCH 6:476:76
They teach that the relationship between the Father, son, and the Holy Spirit should somehow be understood by man. Since the Trinity cannot be understood by man, then it cannot explain the relationship within the Godhead. Of course this is the point exactly: God’s nature is past finding out; His ways are unsearchable; etc. The nature of God is beyond the full comprehension of man and that is why He is God! (See Romans 11:33-36)
The Mormon Church is polytheistic, they believe in more than one God. This removes them from ever being referred to as Christians for all Christians are monotheistic, they hold to the Jewish affirmation of faith of belief in ONE GOD.
Cite This Page:
Grieshaber, Erich, and Jean Grieshaber. "Godhead," Redi-Answers on Mormon Doctrine. Blue Letter Bible. 1 Jul 2002. 20 Mar 2010.
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