Do Mormons believe in God?

Question

...or gods?
Christians believe that Jesus is the only God and that He is the physical presence of the Trinity whilst God the Father is the mind of God and God the Holy Ghost is the Spirit of God.

This is no different than people. We all have a body, mind, and spirit. Do Mormons think that our body, mind, and spirit are three different people? Do they think that God's Body, Mind, and Spirit are three different people? When Christ founded the Roman Catholic Church He knew what He was talking about but when Joseph Smith Jr. started the Mormon church recently in the nineteenth century he clearly didn't look at all angles.

Also, Mormons say that they are going to be God themselves.

That sure is childish, huh?

Answer 1

You need to read the, "God Makers." It explains that Mormons do not believe in God. They do believe that they will be gods and that Jesus, the Father, and the Holy Spirit are three people.

It sure is sad that over 12 million people can be mislead like that:) All we can do is pray that Jesus will reveal himself to the Mormons so that they can be saved! Because God loves them too even though they want to be gods themselves.

Answer 2

FYI #1- Blue Phoenix is an idiot. Clearly, he/she has never actually read the Book of Mormon. (Oh, and he/she is also a chicken- doesn't allow email or IM- otherwise, I would have merely sent this info to him, not posted it publicly)

Here's a passage in the Book of Mormon....

Helaman 5:9 O remember.... that there is no other way nor means whereby man can be saved, only through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ, who shall come; yea, remember that he cometh to redeem the world.

Hm.. Sounds like we also rely on Jesus for redemption... or am I misinterpreting?



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In the meantime, in reference to the actual question asked...

No, I don't think Jesus founded Catholicism. He gave authority to Peter, affirming that revelation was the rock on which His church would be founded. (Yes, I think that Jesus used a pun.) Does Catholicism accept continuing revelation as a valid doctrine?

Oh, and in John 17-- I know how I interpret this chapter, but I wonder how others interpret it. Who was Jesus talking to? Was Jesus experiencing a dissociative personality episode or is there some other explanation? I apologize if this sounds kinda catty, but it's a question worth considering.
Pay particular attention to verse 11- How can all of Jesus' followers be one as He and the Father are one, if Jesus and the Father are one being? Does Jesus expect all His followers to merge into one being?

No, I've never had anyone address this- even try to explain this to me.

Answer 3

The problem with defining that we believe in ONE God is that other Christians think that the Holy Ghost and Jesus Christ are Gods.

We believe Jesus Christ is the Son of God.

We believe that the Holy Spirit is another personage in the Godhead, but he is not God.

We believe there is only one God, and that he is the one that we worship and who we call our Heavenly Father.

Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost are joined with Heavenly Father in the purpose of testifying of the truth that God exists.
Jesus Christ lived an earthly life as an example for us to follow to know who God is and to have the ability to go to Heaven to live with Him.

We don't think that our body, mind, and spirit are three different people, you only see it that way because you assume that we believe that Jesus Christ, the Holy Ghost, and God are one person. We don't.

How would you, using your one person only point of view, explain:

Matthew 3: 16-17
16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

How could Jesus Christ see the Spirit of God descending from heaven? If he was one person, that wouldn't be possible to do.
Also, the voice from heaven saying that Jesus is the son...
If Jesus was God, like you say - one person like you say...does that mean he left a prerecorded message in heaven to send down to himself?

We believe that the word "God," is a title, not a state of being. God has a name, but he is called God, just like a Catholic priest is called Father. We all have the potential to be god-like, no one will be greater than the God that created us.

Answer 4

First of all, Jesus did not found the Roman Catholic church. This seems less like a question and more like an attack. We (members of the LDS church) believe that Jesus is God's SON, not God Himself. We believe that God, Jesus and the Holy Spirit are one in PURPOSE but are actually 3 separate entities.

We believe that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is the restoration of Jesus' original church.

And just to clarify, members of the LDS church ARE Christians, we believe that Christ is the son of God and our savior and redeemer. THAT is the definition of Christianity. Jesus is the SON of God, not God Himself.

And for the record, the "godmakers" is NOT an accurate representation of the members of the LDS church. If you want to know the TRUTH of what we believe instead of someone's distorted completely UNTRUE opinion, try lds.org, or mormon.org. I'll never understand why so many get such pleasure out of spreading lies and mistruthes about the members of our church.

Secondly, we DO believe in the Holy Bible, the King James Version, in fact. And we also have the Book of Mormon which is another testament of Jesus Christ.

We ALSO believe that the ONLY way to eternal salvation is through accepting the Lord Jesus Christ as your savior, and following His plan for happiness.

People need to get their ACTUAL facts straight before answering a question they clearly know NOTHING about.

Answer 5

I am a Mormon. We believe in God the Eternal Father, and in his Son Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost. They are 3 Separate beings. This web page is a Glossary that answers questions about our Beliefs http://www.mormon.org/mormonorg/eng/basic-beliefs/glossary

Church Website http://www.lds.org

Hope this helps ;)

Answer 6

I am LDS (Mormon to you if you like).
I believe in God the Eternal Father and in His Son and in the Holy Ghost. They are 3 seperate personages but have One purpose.
I also believe we all have the potential to be as gods but lets say its more like priests/priestesses or kings and queens. If we do the work of God He wants to bless us. Yes even above what we really deserve, It doesn't matter what we do we will always fall short. He will always be greater than us. But He loves us so much and wants us to do our best. So He encourages us with great blessings.

Answer 7

Mormonism has their own book that is NOT the Holy Bible its basically an edited version of it for Mormons. Because of that they miss the whole point that God makes that through Jesus Christ is the only way to get to heaven. Most people generally belive that we are made of Mind body and spirit but most do not understand the spirit part which is the reason why we have so many Religions in the world....I can't wait till the day Religion dies...and everybody sees the truth that Jesus Christ is our Lord and Saviour and that there will be a New Heaven and Earth and sinful world will be no more.

Answer 8

In answer to your question, yes, Mormons believe in God. However, it's not the same God that Christians believe in. Mormons believe (and I know this because several of their missionaries told me this when I was a member) that God was once a man, and that he is "still progressing."

In the "Gospel Principles" book, which is the book given to new members so they can learn the basics of the church belief system, it states that if we go to the temple we can "become Gods" when we die. I have copies of that book in English and Spanish and its the same in both languages.

They also do not believe that the Holy Trinity is actually 3 separate entities, not 3 entities in one body the way Christians do.

Joseph Smith did not look at all the angles when he created the church, that's why the church doctrines have been changed so much over the years.

Answer 9

This is really a treat for some people: to become like god is. It's called the principle of eternal progression, and the current god will become even more cooler than now, so we are still not going to be his equals.

I don't know if we get visiting rights to see our Heavenly Uncle or Heavenly Brother in Law, but what the hell? It's sounds way better than playing harps in the clouds forever.

Answer 10

Here's a link on Mormon beliefs:
Though they like the teachings of Jesus, they deny His deity, and therefore, the Trinity Doctrine.

http://www.carm.org/lds/lds_doctrines.htm