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Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Becoming Gods/Chapter 4
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Claims made in Chapter 4: One God Versus Many Gods
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109 |
Mormons embrace polytheism—the belief in a plurality of gods. |
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112 n25-26 |
Mormons redefine monotheism to be the worship of one "primary or supreme god above all other gods." |
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114 |
Early biblical church quotes used by Mormons to support tritheism only superficially support their position. Upon closer examination, they do not provide this support. |
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114 |
Mormons worship the Godhead as "one god." |
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115, 379n47-48 |
The Trinity is "one of the most important doctrines of the Christian faith" and is at the "heart of the Christian conception of God." |
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130 |
The Mormon concept of the "eternality of matter" is a pagan belief. |
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130 |
The Mormon concept of "pre-existence of spirits" is a pagan belief. |
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130 |
The Mormon concept of "human deification" is a pagan belief. |
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