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Mormonism and the nature of God/"God is a man"
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Criticism
Critics object to the LDS position that God has a physical body and human form by quoting scripture which says that "God is not a man" (e.g. Numbers 23꞉19, 1 Samuel 15꞉29, Hosea 11꞉9).
Source(s) of the criticism
- Richard Abanes, Becoming Gods: A Closer Look at 21st-Century Mormonism (Harvest House Publishers: 2005). 136. ( Index of claims )
Response
These scriptures read (emphasis added):
Conclusion
Endnotes
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