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Category Archives: Nature of God
Mormon Theism
Christianity is a monotheistic religion, but what is Mormonism? Mormonism has been called monotheistic, polytheistic, henotheistic, tri-theistic, and more recently, monolatristic. I don’t know if there is a defined theistic category that fits Mormonism, but let’s look at what these … Continue reading
Posted in Nature of God
Tagged cosmic henotheism, monolatry, monotheism, Polytheism, tri-theism
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More Reasons Why The Royal Line of Sinless Saviors Just Doesn’t Add Up
Clint Roberts writes, If only a few rare beings in the infinite family tree are part of this unique royal succession who lived sinlessly on earth in order to be redeemers, then it still remains that sinners become gods just … Continue reading
Posted in Nature of God
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God Doesn’t Sing Amazing Grace; He Never Was a Wretch Like Me
Ralph, a Mormon, writes, To say that the LDS God was a sinner would be like an LDS saying that the Traditional Christian God cannot forgive sins and make men perfect. We all know from the Bible that God has … Continue reading
Discovering the God of Christianity
Guest Post Over the past two months I’ve had the distinct privilege and opportunity given to me by my Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ, to have dialogue with a very prominent member of the LDS Church who comes from a … Continue reading
Posted in Christianity, Friendship, Interaction, and Evangelism, Nature of God
Tagged Father, Holy Ghost, Son, Trinity
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God Isn’t Grateful
God Isn’t Grateful
Posted in Coffee Beans, Nature of God
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Video Now Online: “Those Abominable Creeds”, by Ron Huggins
This seemed like a relevant post given the recent discussion on Jehovah. [swf]http://www.youtube.com/v/bGgCHRpHLNM&hl=en&fs=1&fmt=18,480,295[/swf] Direct Youtube link
Posted in Early Christianity, Multimedia, Nature of God
Tagged Creeds, Homoousios, Jehovah, JST, Nicene Creed, Ron Huggins
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The Impact of Mormonism on the Enjoyment of God as an Artist
C.S. Lewis once wrote, “It was when I was happiest that I longed most… The sweetest thing in all my life has been the longing… to find the place where all the beauty came from.” – Till We Have Faces In … Continue reading
Progression to Godhood — Mormonism’s God
The following quotes are from the LDS Church’s Achieving a Celestial Marriage Student Manual published by the Church Educational System, copyright 1976. — In the relationships of husband and wife and parent and child we begin to approach the divine … Continue reading
“You would have procreative power, you would have your own offspring, you would create your own worlds”
From “The Mormons Are Coming!“, by Daniel Brook of GOOD Magazine: “We’re going pretty deep into this theology thing,” President Boone [of the Provo MTC] says a bit uncomfortably. When Jesus returns, he says, the New Jerusalem will be located … Continue reading