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God

God

God is not of another species, nor is he the great unknowable one; he is indeed our Father in heaven.

Mormons believe that:

  • God is an exalted, perfected man
  • God has a physical body
  • There is more than one God
  • Human beings have the potential to become like God
  • The Godhead consists of 3 separate and distinct beings, united in purpose

They believe that God the Father is the all powerful and all knowing supreme being.

Mormons believe that God is immortal and that God was once a man.

One God or three

Mormons believe that God consists of 3 beings, united in purpose. They call this the Godhead.

The Mormon view of the three persons who make up the Godhead is that they are in fact 3 separate beings.

But these three beings are so united in the way that they work that they function as one Godhead. This is because they "function with complete harmony of will, purpose, love and covenant."

Jesus wanted his disciples to work together with a completely united and shared purpose in the image of the way the beings of the Godhead work together.

  • God the Father, also called Elohim.
  • Jesus Christ, who is also the Jehovah of the Old Testament
  • The Holy Ghost

God has a physical body

A key Mormon belief is that God has a physical body.

This doesn't limit God's ability to be with human beings since his Holy Spirit fills the whole of space, enabling God's influence to be everywhere.

Mormons don't think that having a physical body makes God less holy, or less awe-inspiring, and they point out that the fact that Christ had a bodily resurrection didn't make him seem any less holy to the apostles.

In this article

  1. God
  2. God the Father
  3. Jesus Christ
  4. The Holy Ghost

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