Do Mormon's really believe they can become gods? :)?

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Oh yea I have watched the video The god makers.

note Ian s when they spoke of the one true God in scripture God is capitalized and when Jesus spoke He referred to them with a small g which is false or not gods at all. all through scripture Gods Capitalized, little self made gods or false ones are with the little g.

Answer 1

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What does Mormonism teach?

The doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) are very interesting. Most of the 'odd' ones are not initially taught to potential converts. But they should be. Instead, "they are revealed later as one matures and gains the ability to accept them." The LDS Church tries to make its official doctrines appear Christian but what underlies those Christian sounding terms is far from Christian in meaning.
Following are the teachings of its officials throughout the years. Please note that these teachings are documented from Mormon writers, not anti-Mormon writers.
Finally, many Mormons respond that most of the the citations below are not from official Mormon writings, as if that disproves the doctrines they teach. If they are not official, fine. But, if not, then why have the Mormon apostles and high officials taught them, written them, and why are their books sold in Mormon bookstores? The truth is, the following is what Mormons are taught.



Atonement
"Jesus paid for all our sins when He suffered in the Garden of Gethsemane," (Laurel Rohlfing, “Sharing Time: The Atonement,” Friend, Mar. 1989, 39.)
"We accept Christ's atonement by repenting of our sins, being baptized, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and obeying all of the commandments," (Gospel Principles, Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1979, pg. 68.)
Baptism
Baptism for the dead, (Doctrines of Salvation, Vol. II, p. 141.) This is a practice of baptizing each other in place of non-Mormons who are now dead. Their belief is that in the afterlife, the "newly baptized" person will be able to enter into a higher level of Mormon heaven.
Bible
"We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly. . ." 8th Article of Faith of the Mormon Church.
"Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God." (1 Nephi 13:28).
Book of Mormon
The book of Mormon is more correct than the Bible, (History of the Church, 4:461.)
Devil, the
The Devil was born as a spirit after Jesus "in the morning of pre-existence," (Mormon Doctrine, page 192.)
Jesus and Satan are spirit brothers and we were all born as siblings in heaven to them both, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163.)
A plan of salvation was needed for the people of earth so Jesus offered a plan to the Father and Satan offered a plan to the father but Jesus' plan was accepted. In effect the Devil wanted to be the Savior of all Mankind and to "deny men their agency and to dethrone god." (Mormon Doctrine, page 193; Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, page 8.)
God
God used to be a man on another planet, Mormon Doctrine, p. 321. Joseph Smith, Times and Seasons, Vol 5, pp. 613-614; Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses, Vol 2, p. 345, Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, vol. 7, p. 333.)
"The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s..." (D&C 130:22).
God is in the form of a man, (Joseph Smith, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 6, p. 3.)
"God himself was once as we are now, and is an exalted man, and sits enthroned in yonder heavens!!! . . . We have imagined that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 345
God the Father had a Father, (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, vol. 6, p. 476; Heber C. Kimball, Journal of Discourses, vol. 5, p. 19; Milton Hunter, First Council of the Seventy, Gospel through the Ages, p. 104-105.)
God resides near a star called Kolob, (Pearl of Great Price, pages 34-35; Mormon Doctrine, p. 428.)
God had sexual relations with Mary to make the body of Jesus, (Brigham Young, Journal of Discourses, Vol. 4, p. 218, 1857; vol. 8, p. 115.) - This one is disputed among many Mormons and not always 'officially' taught and believed. Nevertheless, Young, the 2nd prophet of the Mormon church taught it.
"Therefore we know that both the Father and the Son are in form and stature perfect men; each of them possesses a tangible body . . . of flesh and bones." (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 38).
God, becoming a god
After you become a good Mormon, you have the potential of becoming a god, (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pages 345-347, 354.)
"Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have all power, and the angels are subject unto them," (DC 132:20).
God, many gods
There are many gods, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163.)
"And they (the Gods) said: Let there be light: and there was light (Book of Abraham 4:3)
God, mother goddess
There is a mother god, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 443.)
God is married to his goddess wife and has spirit children, (Mormon Doctrine p. 516.)
God, Trinity
The trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. "That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man." (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35.)
Gospel, the
The true gospel was lost from the earth. Mormonism is its restoration, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 182-185.)
Consists of laws and ordinances: "As these sins are the result of individual acts it is just that forgiveness for them should be conditioned on individual compliance with prescribed requirements -- 'obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.'" (Articles of Faith p. 79)
Heaven
There are three levels of heaven: telestial, terrestrial, and celestial, Mormon Doctrine, p. 348.
Holy Ghost, the
The Holy Ghost is a male personage, A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, (Le Grand Richards, Salt Lake City, 1956, page 118; Journal of Discources, Vol. 5, page 179.)
Jesus
The first spirit to be born in heaven was Jesus, (Mormon Doctrine, page 129.)
Jesus and Satan are spirit brothers and we were all born as siblings in heaven to them both, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 163; Gospel Through the Ages, p. 15.)
Jesus' sacrifice was not able to cleanse us from all our sins, (murder and repeated adultery are exceptions), (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 3, p. 247, 1856.)
"Therefore we know that both the Father and the Son are in form and stature perfect men; each of them possesses a tangible body . . . of flesh and bones." (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 38).
"The birth of the Saviour was as natural as are the births of our children; it was the result of natural action. He partook of flesh and blood - was begotten of his Father, as we were of our fathers." (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 8: p. 115).
"Christ was begotten by an Immortal Father in the same way that mortal men are begotten by mortal fathers" (Mormon Doctrine," by Bruce McConkie, p. 547).
"Christ Not Begotten of Holy Ghost ...Christ was begotten of God. He was not born without the aid of Man, and that Man was God!" (Doctrines of Salvation, Joseph Fielding Smith, 1954, 1:18).
"Elohim is literally the Father of the spirit of Jesus Christ and also of the body in which Jesus Christ performed His mission in the flesh ..." (First Presidency and Council of the Twelve, 1916, God the Father, compiled by Gordon Allred, pg. 150).
Joseph Smith
If it had not been for Joseph Smith and the restoration, there would be no salvation. There is no salvation [the context is the full gospel including exaltation to Godhood] outside the church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Mormon Doctrine, p. 670.)
Pre-existence
We were first begotten as spirit children in heaven and then born naturally on earth, (Journal of Discourse, Vol. 4, p. 218.)
The first spirit to be born in heaven was Jesus, (Mormon Doctrine, page 129.)
The Devil was born as a spirit after Jesus "in the morning of pre-existence," (Mormon Doctrine, page 192.)
Prophets
We need prophets today, the same as in the Old Testament, (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 444-445.)
Salvation
"One of the most fallacious doctrines originated by Satan and propounded by man is that man is saved alone by the grace of God; that belief in Jesus Christ alone is all that is needed for salvation." (Miracle of Forgiveness, Spencer W. Kimball, p. 206.)
A plan of salvation was needed for the people of earth so Jesus offered a plan to the Father and Satan offered a plan to the father but Jesus' plan was accepted. In effect the Devil wanted to be the Savior of all Mankind and to "deny men their agency and to dethrone god." (Mormon Doctrine, page 193; Journal of Discourses, vol. 6, page 8.)
Jesus' sacrifice was not able to cleanse us from all our sins, (murder and repeated adultery are exceptions), (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 3, p. 247, 1856.)
Good works are necessary for salvation, Articles of Faith, p. 92.)
There is no salvation without accepting Joseph Smith as a prophet of God, (Doctrines of Salvation, Vol. 1, p. 188.)
"The first effect [of the atonement] is to secure to all mankind alike, exemption from the penalty of the fall, thus providing a plan of General Salvation. The second effect is to open a way for Individual Salvation whereby mankind may secure remission of personal sins (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 78-79.)
"As these sins are the result of individual acts it is just that forgiveness for them should be conditioned on individual compliance with prescribed requirements -- 'obedience to the laws and ordinances of the Gospel.'" (Articles of Faith p. 79).
"This grace is an enabling power that allows men and women to lay hold on eternal life and exaltation after they have expended their own best efforts" (LDS Bible Dictionary, p. 697).
"We know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do," (2 Nephi 25:23).
Trinity, the
The trinity is three separate Gods: The Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost. "That these three are separate individuals, physically distinct from each other, is demonstrated by the accepted records of divine dealings with man." (Articles of Faith, by James Talmage, p. 35.)
"Many men say there is one God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are only one God. I say that is a strange God [anyhow]--three in one and one in three. . .It is curious organization… All are crammed into one God according to sectarianism (Christian faith). It would make the biggest God in all the world. He would be a wonderfully big God--he would be a giant or a monster." (Joseph Smith, Teachings, 372).
Some Mormons may disagree with a few of the points listed on this page, but all of what is stated here is from Mormon authors in good standing of the Mormon church.

Answer 2

You might have a good point with regard to your note to Ian s, except for one thing, you are making your argument based on capitalization of modern English text. Did you know that Hebrew has no capital letters? So, any time in the Old Testament where there is a small "g" for god it is because the translators decided that the reference was to someone other than the one and only God. That amounts to either adding or subtracting from the scriptures. Do you want to be on the side of those who do that? The capitalization of Greek letters is not so straight forward, and translating from Greek manuscripts may or may not reveal what the writer intended to indicate.

Answer 3

Yes we do. We believe that God was once a man and attained Celestial Glory(perfection). He had spiritual children(us) now we are going through the same process. We must have faith in Jesus Christ, Repent of our Sins, Be baptised by someone who has the priesthood authority. Recieve the Gift of the Holy Ghost throught the laying on of hands again by someone with the correct authority. And finally we must remain righteous for the rest of our lives.

After Christ's second comming ever person who has ever lived will be ressurected. We will then be judged. If we have done those things then we can live with God our Father. Not as Spirits but with our bodies. If we did everything including being married for time and all eternity and sealed as an eternal family in the Temple then we can become God's ourselves. Think for a moment a baby bird grows up to be a bird. A Baby horse grows up to be a horse it doesnt grow up to be a dog. Same with us. We as spiritual sons and daughters of God will grow up to be.....Gods of course.

That doesnt mean we will worship each other. God the Father will still be our Father and God evenm though we are Gods. Just a child here grows up to be a father that doesnt mean his father isnt his father any more.

Now keep in mind that God the Father is the god of our WHOLE universe. We as God's will have our own universe not just a planet. We will have spiritual children too and the cycle will continue through out eternity, no begining, no end.

John 10:33 The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because thou, being a man, makest thyself God.

34 Jesus answered them, Is it not written in your law, I said, Ye are gods?

35 If he called them god, unto whom the word of God came, and the scripture cannot be broken.

Christ's refernce there was refering to this scripture:

Psalms 82:6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.

Answer 4

at first I surely ought to inform you that i'm no longer a Latter-Day Saint. yet awhile in the past i became like you, i became very intense of the LDS church because my husbands sister switched over and that i felt that a number of their beliefs were unusual. So after criticizing them for awhile i realized that I ought to collect each and every of the data so i'd have a very solid argument hostile to the LDS church. So I appeared on the LDS internet website and that i also surely talked to a missionary. What i got here across instead became that notwithstanding i received't trust a number of their teachings, they're extremely solid Christian those who're doing their surprising to serve the Lord and do His paintings. you ought to experience that they are faulty of their beliefs, yet though they in all likelihood experience a similar way about your beliefs, yet I surely have no longer began to ascertain an LDS contributors put up a question ranting about how incorrect non-LDS denominations are. the truth of the total count is that we are all Christians and maximum folk are doing our surprising to stay a great and Christian existence. instead of criticizing the Latter-Day Saints we ought to continuously embody them as we embody our different Christian brothers and sisters. no longer something receives finished by criticizing others, if you're inquisitive about their faith and prefer to study extra, than seem at extra credible aspects. you're entitled to disagree with their faith, yet do you quite imagine if Jesus were the following in the present day, he should be so intense?

Answer 5

Mormons believe that in the next life, everyone (not just Mormons) who has been righteous will become like God. That is the basic answer, obviously, there is a lot more to it then that. If you have friends who are Mormon, I would ask them about it.

Answer 6

weeeelll,its a long story because not all mormons believe the same just as not all pagans,wiccans and christians believe the same.
i have heard of the "style" in the sense as becoming a "godform".where they honor the creator/god self glory but not as individuals but as a creation of gods likeness manifest.
i would myself consider it an archetypal(jung) way of approaching the universe...on thwe whole as a belief system.

Answer 7

They believe that God was once a man on a different world, but through spiritual development he became God as we know him, and that we may become like him

Answer 8

Coming from a religion that wears sacred underwear, doesn't believe in eating chocolate, and gets up for church at 6:30 EVERYDAY. I'd believe it. Those crazy mormons.

Answer 9

read Mormonism, Mama, and Me- it does a good job explaining exactly what mormons believe. And yes, they believe that they can attain godhood, marry another who has attained godhood, have spiritual babies, etc.

Answer 10

no they believe that they can get to where god is and reside with him in spirit.

Answer 11

No they believe they WILL BECOME GODS.

Then populate their own planet!