FAIR is a non-profit organization dedicated to providing well-documented answers to criticisms of the doctrine, practice, and history of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
Difference between revisions of "Mormonism and the nature of God/Early teachings"
(m) |
(→: m) |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
{{Topics label}} | {{Topics label}} | ||
<onlyinclude> | <onlyinclude> | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{SummaryHeader |
|link=Mormonism and the nature of God/Early teachings | |link=Mormonism and the nature of God/Early teachings | ||
|subject=Early teachings about God in the Book of Mormon, from Joseph Smith, and among Church members | |subject=Early teachings about God in the Book of Mormon, from Joseph Smith, and among Church members | ||
|summary= | |summary= | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{SummaryItem |
|link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Joseph Smith's early conception of God | |link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Joseph Smith's early conception of God | ||
|subject=Joseph Smith's early conception of God | |subject=Joseph Smith's early conception of God | ||
|summary=It is claimed that Joseph Smith initially taught standard Nicene trinitarianism. The early documents tell a different story, however. | |summary=It is claimed that Joseph Smith initially taught standard Nicene trinitarianism. The early documents tell a different story, however. | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{SummaryItem |
|link=Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Sabellianism | |link=Book of Mormon/Anachronisms/Sabellianism | ||
|subject=Modalism in the Book of Mormon? | |subject=Modalism in the Book of Mormon? | ||
|summary=It is claimed that the Book of Mormon teaches the trinitarian heresy of modalism or Sabellianism. This reading misinterprets some Book of Mormon verses, and ignores Book of Mormon texts which clearly contradict this reading. | |summary=It is claimed that the Book of Mormon teaches the trinitarian heresy of modalism or Sabellianism. This reading misinterprets some Book of Mormon verses, and ignores Book of Mormon texts which clearly contradict this reading. | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{SummaryItem |
|link=Mormonism and the nature of God/God is a Spirit/Lecture of Faith 5 teaches the Father is "a personage of spirit" | |link=Mormonism and the nature of God/God is a Spirit/Lecture of Faith 5 teaches the Father is "a personage of spirit" | ||
|subject=Lecture on Faith 5 and the nature of God the Father | |subject=Lecture on Faith 5 and the nature of God the Father | ||
|summary=Lectures on Faith, which used to be part of the Doctrine and Covenants, teach that God is a spirit. Joseph Smith's later teachings contradict this. More generally, critics argue that Joseph Smith taught an essentially "trinitarian" view of the Godhead until the mid 1830s, thus proving the Joseph was "making it up" as he went along. | |summary=Lectures on Faith, which used to be part of the Doctrine and Covenants, teach that God is a spirit. Joseph Smith's later teachings contradict this. More generally, critics argue that Joseph Smith taught an essentially "trinitarian" view of the Godhead until the mid 1830s, thus proving the Joseph was "making it up" as he went along. | ||
}} | }} | ||
| − | {{ | + | {{SummaryItem |
|link=Mormonism_and_the_nature_of_God/Trinity/Early_beliefs | |link=Mormonism_and_the_nature_of_God/Trinity/Early_beliefs | ||
|subject=Early LDS beliefs about God | |subject=Early LDS beliefs about God | ||
Revision as of 19:30, 8 April 2014
- REDIRECTTemplate:Test3
Contents
Early teachings about God in the Book of Mormon, from Joseph Smith, and among Church members
Topics
Early teachings about God in the Book of Mormon, from Joseph Smith, and among Church members
Joseph Smith's early conception of God
Summary: It is claimed that Joseph Smith initially taught standard Nicene trinitarianism. The early documents tell a different story, however.Modalism in the Book of Mormon?
Summary: It is claimed that the Book of Mormon teaches the trinitarian heresy of modalism or Sabellianism. This reading misinterprets some Book of Mormon verses, and ignores Book of Mormon texts which clearly contradict this reading.Lecture on Faith 5 and the nature of God the Father
Summary: Lectures on Faith, which used to be part of the Doctrine and Covenants, teach that God is a spirit. Joseph Smith's later teachings contradict this. More generally, critics argue that Joseph Smith taught an essentially "trinitarian" view of the Godhead until the mid 1830s, thus proving the Joseph was "making it up" as he went along.Early LDS beliefs about God
Summary: Some evangelical Christians attempt to show that the LDS idea of deification is unbiblical, unchristian and untrue. They seem to think that this doctrine is the main reason why the LDS reject the Psychological Trinity.