THE ATTRIBUTES OF GOD


(see reference abbreviations below)

As Taught by the Mormon Church
As Taught In The Bible
GOD THE FATHER: 
1. Origin explained - was once a mortal man, has a father, grandfather, etc. 
TPJS p.345, 373; JD 6:3; STC p.152; GP p. 9, 305 
2. One of many Gods. 
TPJS p.370; STC p.152; MD p.576-577 
3. Has a body of flesh and bones. 
D&C 130:22; 
4. Is an exalted man. 
ACM p.129-132; GP p. 305; TPJS p.345 
5. Is married, there is a mother in heaven. 
ACM p.129-132; GP p. 11, 19; AF p.443 
 		 GOD THE FATHER: 
1. Eternal - no beginning, no end, always been God. 
Psalms 90:2; Psalms 93:2; Deut 33:27 
2. Only one God, there are no other gods, the only One. Is 43:10; Is 44:6, 8, 24; Heb 6:13 
3. Is spirit. 
John 4:24, 1:18, 6:46 
4. Is not a man, never was mortal. 
Hosea 11:9; Num 23:19; Ps 90:2 
5. Is not married. 
The Bible has nothing about God being married. 
 
JESUS CHRIST: 
1. God's first spirit child (which means he didn't always exist); progressed to be a God. 
GP p. 11; TPJS p.345-346; ACM p. 129-132; MD p.129; AF p.472 
2. Is the spirit brother of Lucifer, Satan the devil. 
GTTA p.15; MD p.192-193; Moses 5:13; GP p.17-18 
3. Has a literal father; in the same way we have. 
FHEM p.125-126; MD p.546-547, 742 
4. Man must atone for some of his sins. 
MD p.92; DS p.1:133-138 
5. Jesus is a son of God, one of many. 
Alma 36:17; Moses 1:13, 5:13, 6:68; GP p.11; AF p.473		 JESUS CHRIST: 
1. Eternal - no beginning, no end. 
Heb 13:8; Is 43:3, 11 with Luke 2:11; 2 Sam 22:32 with 1Cor 
10:1-4; Is 44:24 with Col 1:16 & Heb 1:2; Ex 3:14 with John 8:58; Is 9:6; Rev 1:8, 22:20; Jer 10:10; Ps 90:2, 93:2; Deut 33:27 
2. The only begotten Son of the Father. 
John 3:16, 18; 1 John 4:9 
3. Became man by miraculous conception. 
Matt 1:18-23; Luke 1:34-35 
4. His death and blood cleanses us of all sin. 
1 John 1:7; 1 Pet 3:18; 1 Cor 15:3 
5. He is the Son of God. 
1 John 4:15
MAN: 
1. Can become a God. 
ACM p.129-132; D&C 132:20; JD 6:4; AF p.430, 473, 529; GP 301-304 
2. Spending eternity with God is earned. 
MD p.540; #3 The Articles of Faith; Moroni 10:32-33; 2 Nep 25:23, 9:23 
3. Spirit is procreated. 
GP p.11, 14, 302; MD p.589; AF p.472 
 
 		 MAN: 
1. Cannot become God. 
Is 43:10; Is 44:6, 8; Is 48:11 
2. Spending eternity with God is a gift, not earned. 
Eph 2:8-9; Gal 2:16-21; Rom 11:5-6; Titus 3:5 
3. His spirit was created by God. 
Zec 12:1; Is 42:5; John 3:6; Is 64:8 
 
 
 
THE NATURE OF GOD: 
1. The Father, Son and Holy Ghost, are three separate Gods. 
TPJS p.370; D&C 130:22 
2. Gods, men, angels, and devils, are of the same nature, except they are at different levels of progression. 
MD p.238-239, 192-195; GP p.11, 14, 17-18; ACM p.129-132, GTTA p.15; TPJS p.345, 346, 370 

REFERENCE CODES:  ACM = Achieving A Celestial Marriage; AF = Articles of Faith (the book); D&C = Doctrine & Covenants;  DS = Doctrines of Salvation;  FHEM = Family Home Evening Manual (Personal Commitment, 1972);  GP = Gospel Principles, 1997 edtion ; GTTA = Gospel Thru The Ages;  JD = Journal of Discourses;  MD = Mormon Doctrine; STC = Search These Commandments (a Priesthood study guide);  TPJS = Teachings of The Prophet Joseph Smith.   Those not listed here are Mormon scriptures. 

NOTE: All the above references, except DS, JD, MD and TPJS, are published and copyrighted by the Mormon Church. 
 

 THE NATURE OF GOD: 
1. Father, Son and Holy Ghost are One God. 
Is 44:6, 8; Rom 8:8-11; James 2:19; Rom 3:30; Matt 28:19 
2. God, men angels and devils each has a different nature. 
1 John 1:9-10; Hosea 11:9; 1 Cor 6:3; Is 42:8 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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