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|L2=Response to claim: 136 - Mormons do not believe that "God is not a man" in spite of Biblical verses that state such
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==Response to claim: 136 - Biblical verses that describe God as having body parts are "difficult to interpret and require careful study"==
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Biblical verses that describe God as having body parts are "difficult to interpret and require careful study." 
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#Author's opinion.
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{{propaganda|The author doesn't agree, so the issue must require "careful study" and be "difficult to interpret."
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{{:Question: Why do the Latter-day Saints believe God has a body?}}

==Response to claim: 136 - Mormons do not believe that "God is not a man" in spite of Biblical verses that state such==
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|title=Becoming Gods
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Mormons do not believe that "God is not a man" in spite of Biblical verses that state such.
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*{{s||Numbers|23|19}}
*{{s|1|Samuel|15|29}}
*{{s||Hosea|11|9}}
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{{misinformation|It is incorrect to imply that God cannot be in human form, since a fundamental doctrine of Christianity is that Jesus is God, made flesh.
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{{:Question: Does the doctrine that God has a physical body contradict the Bible?}}

==Response to claim: 137 - God is a Spirit==
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God is a Spirit.
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*{{s||John|4|24}}
*{{s||Luke|24|39}}
*{{Ensign1|author=Gordon B. Hinckley|article=The Father, Son, and Holy Ghost|date=Oct. 5, 1986|page=no page listed by author}}
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{{information|LDS accept these scriptures, but (like many conservative Christian commentators) do not believe that they are statements about God's nature.
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{{:Question: Does the Mormon doctrine that God has a physical body contradict the Bible's statement in John 4:24 that "God is a Spirit"?}}
{{:Source:Webb:BYUS:2011:6:Mormons retrieved early Christian beliefs rejected by creeds}}

==Response to claim: 149 - The title "Son of Man," does not mean "son of ''a'' man," contrary to what Mormons may assert==
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The title "Son of Man," does not mean "son of ''a'' man," contrary to what Mormons may assert.
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#No source given.
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{{propaganda|The author implies through the construction of this text that Mormons believe that the title "Son of Man" actually means "son of a man." Latter-day Saints accept "Son of Man" as a messianic title, and do not attempt to reinterpret or alter it.
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