7 Reasons Why Mormonism and Christianity Are Not the Same pt.3

4. View of God. In Mormon thought, God has a physicalbody. According to Doctrine and Covenants, “The Father hasa body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s; the Sonalso;” but “The Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh andbones, but is a personage of Spirit.”Whether God the Father is self-existent is unclear. There wasa long procession of gods and fathers leading up to ourHeavenly Father. Brigham Young once remarked, “How manyGods there are, I do not know. But there never was a timewhen there were not Gods and worlds.” What is clearer isthat the Mormon God is not a higher order or a differentspecies than man. God is a man with a body of flesh andbones like us.Mormons do not believe in the Trinity. They affirm the unityof three personages, but the unity is a relational unity inpurpose and mind, not a unity of essence. The threeseparate beings of the Godhead are three distinct Gods.5. View of Christ. Mormons believe Jesus is Redeemer,God, and Savior. He is endless and eternal, the only begottenson of the Father. Through Jesus, the Heavenly Father hasprovided a way for people to be like him and to live with himforever.But this familiar language does not mean the same thing toMormons as it does to Christians. Jesus was born of theFather just like all spirit children. God is his Father in thesame way he is Father to all. Whatever immortality orGodhood Jesus possesses, they are inherited attributes andpowers. He does not share the same eternal nature as theFather. Jesus may be divine, but his is a derivative divinity.Mormon theology teaches, in the words of Joseph Smith,that Jesus Christ is “God the Second, the Redeemer.”+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++For more information about this group, please visit their website at reformationboise.com. Every weekday at 3:30 am and 7:30 am you can listen to The Gospel for Life on KSPD 94.5 FM and 790 AM Boise's Solid Talk in the Treasure Valley,  Idaho, USA.If you have a question, comment, or even a topic suggestion for the Pastors, you can email them.  If you enjoy The Gospel for Life, please give us a rating and leave a review wherever you listen to podcasts. That helps us a lot!Phone: (208) 991-3526E-mail: [email protected] website:  https://www.790kspd.com/gospel-for-life/to donate on line https://www.reformationboise.com/donate