Q. for Mormons: do you believe in the Trinity?

Question

The Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost? Do you recognize Jesus as God in the flesh?

Answer 1

We believe in Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. The Bible defines them collectively as the Godhead. Each has a unique role in the plan of salvation.

I was reading up on the official Catholic doctrine of the trinity. The catecism says:

The Trinity is a mystery of faith in the strict sense, one of the "mysteries that are hidden in God, which can never be known unless they are revealed by God."

I am sure that Protestants have not claimed the revelation to solve the "mysteries".

Latter Day revelation has simply severed the Gordian knot of the trinity. We have just dispensed with 4th century invention and returned to a plain and simple reading of the scriptures.

Answer 2

Mormons believe in the Trinity but have a slightly different view than other Christians. Mormons tend to read the New Testament more literally than other Christians when considering this question.

We believe in the divinity of the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Ghost. We believe they are physically separate beings, but that they function in perfect harmony of will and purpose as one monotheistic unit, called the "Godhead," or, as Mormons often shorten it, just "God."

The difference between Mormons and other Christians is that other Christians technically believe that the three members of the Trinity are somehow simultaneously "one and three," but when they talk about the Trinity casually they typically speak of its three members as if they were separate beings. In casual speech Mormons speak the same way about the Trinity, except they actually do believe they are three separate beings (but one in purpose).

In the end, this slight difference in doctrine has virtually no theological consequences. To make a nerdy analogy, it doesn't matter whether you have three computer processors in one case, or three separate computers perfectly networked together. The power and function is the same. :)

And yes, Mormons do believe Jesus is God, and they do worship him.

If you'd like to learn more about the Mormon view of the Trinity, visit my site at http://www.allaboutmormons.com/misconceptions_jesus_christ_god_the_father_christianity_joseph_smith.php

Answer 3

Tell me where does it say explicitly that Jesus is God in the Flesh? The Godhead which I believe to be true is that God the Father, God the son Jesus and God the Holy spirit which are three personages who are one Godhead.
They aren't one in substance or essence like the Nicean creed states where traditional Christianity believes.

Answer 4

No. We believe in the Godhead. God the Father, Jesus Christ- Son of God, and the Holy Ghost (Spirit). They are separate beings, but one in purpose.

We do not believe Jesus is God in the flesh. We believe that Christ is God's Son. That he is our savior, redeemer, friend and brother. It is through Him we gain salvation. But we do not believe that He is God the Father.

Here is a website for you that may explain it better.

Answer 5

We believe in the Godhead- God, the Father, Jesus- the Son and the Holy Ghost- three separate beings united in purpose. There is tons of evidence in the bible to back it up too.

Here is a link to articles that have to do with this concept:

http://www.lds.org/portal/site/LDSOrg/menuitem.062a5ea6a5e8d8661b622015f1e543a0?vgnextoid=84010fd41d93b010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD&locale=0&hideNav=1&bucket=AllChurchContent&query=Trinity&submit=Search

Answer 6

I believe that Jesus is part of the God head but being a god in the flesh.....well I suppose that we could become gods in heaven but on earth I am not really sure.

Answer 7

No, they don't.

"Our first and foremost article of faith in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is “We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost.”2 We believe these three divine persons constituting a single Godhead are united in purpose, in manner, in testimony, in mission. We believe Them to be filled with the same godly sense of mercy and love, justice and grace, patience, forgiveness, and redemption. I think it is accurate to say we believe They are one in every significant and eternal aspect imaginable except believing Them to be three persons combined in one substance, a Trinitarian notion never set forth in the scriptures because it is not true." Jeffery R. Holland, Nov 2007, Ensign

Answer 8

How could Jesus be God? The scriptures repeatably state the he is the son of God.

Mormons believe in 3 separate being, but one in purpose.

Answer 9

Your question was addressed by Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, one of the members of the Council of the 12 Apostles, in the October 2007 general conference. It is a little much to quote here but I will provide links to the text, audio, and video record of that talk so that you can here his response to that question.

Answer 10

Yes and no.

They believe that all three are supreme deities, but that they constitute three distinct individuals.

Jesus, for them, was Jehovah of the OT, but when He was born of Mary, his Father (who was sitting on the sidelines & wasn't prayed to for the first 4000 years) stepped in, and since Jesus/Jehovah has now ascended to His glory, he can't be prayed to anymore. So, to answer your last question, they believe Jesus was "a" god in the flesh.

They call the Divine triumvirate "The Godhead", borrowing a term from Paul used to define the power of God. In many ways, it is actually more Biblical than the Nicene definition of the Trinity. Neither this concept nor the Trinitarian concept, however, (in my mind) are quite an accurate definition for God.