This will be the first in a series of blogs on Mormonism. This is to help believers think logically and biblically about what Mormons believe. If you are a Mormon and have any questions, please email me at answers@youthteam.org . I would love to answer any questions i can for you.
Who is God to Mormons?
“God himself was once as we are now…he was once a man like us;…” (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Joseph Fielding Smith, p.345-6)
“As man is, God once was; as God is, man may be.” (Articles of Faith, Talmage p.430)
God isn’t anything special to the Mormons. The only thing that is different about God is that He was born before we were, otherwise we would be where He is right now. God cannot be ALL powerful to a Mormon because if God has ALL the power, then what is left for everyone else who becomes God? There is no possible way to have 2 ALL powerful Gods. Let’s say I ate ALL the Skittles. What is there left for you to eat? NONE.
God also had a beginning. God must not be the Great I AM, as God Himself told Moses. When God said, “I AM that I AM”, that basically means, “I exist because I exist”. Nothing created Him. He was not born. He exists because He is God and has ALWAYS been God. Mormons do not believe this about Him.
Is there only one God to Mormons?
“As each of these persons [God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost] is a God…a plurality of Gods exists. To us…these three are the only Gods we worship.” (Mormon Doctrine, pp.576-7 & 317-24)
This Doctrine seems to contradict even the Book of Mormon which actually argues for the trinity:
“And Zeezrom [wicked judge] said unto him; Thou sayest there is a true and living God? And Amulek [True Prophet] said: Yea, there is a true and living God. Now Zeezrom said: Is there more than one God? And he answered, NO.” (Alma 11:26-29)
Mormons will tell you that it MEANS one in purpose.
“Christ the Son, and God the Father, and the Holy Spirit, which is one Eternal God,” (Alma 11:44)…this is almost quoted directly in 2 Nephi 31:21 and in the testimony of the three witnesses at the beginning of the Book of Mormon
Mormons will also tell you that these verses MEAN separate Gods, but one in purpose. If God is not a God of confusion, don’t you think He would have made sure that the Amulek, the three witnesses, or 2 Nephi would have said “in purpose”? AND if it says ONE God, wouldn’t it MEAN One God?
THE TRUTH:
Isaiah 44:6 - “Thus saith the Lord…I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
Our God is an all powerful, all present, all knowing, unchangeable, perfectly holy, loving, forgiving and ONLY God. There is none like Him.
Praise the Lord that He is God alone.