KEY VERSES ON WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABOUT THE FATHER AND SON1. "For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;" 1 Timothy 2:5
2. "Ye are my witnesses, saith the Lord (1) (this is an endnote), and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me." Isaiah 43:10
3. "Thus saith the Lord the King of Israel, and his redeemer the Lord of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God ...Fear ye not, neither be afraid: have not I told thee from that time, and have declared it? ye are even my witnesses. Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any." Isaiah 44:6, 8
4. "Thus saith the Lord, thy redeemer, and he that formed thee from the womb, I am the Lord that maketh all things; that stretcheth forth the heavens alone; that spreadeth abroad the earth by myself; (2) Isaiah 44:24
5. "I am the Lord, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the Lord, and there is none else...Tell ye, and bring them near; yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from ancient time? who hath told it from that time? have not I the Lord? and there is no God else beside me; a just God and a Saviour; there is none beside me." Isaiah 45:5-6, 21
6 "For when God made promise to Abraham, because he could swear by no greater, he sware by himself," Hebrews 6:13
7. "Thou, even thou, art Lord alone; thou hast made heaven, the heaven of heavens, with all their host, the earth, and all things that are therein, the seas, and all that is therein, and thou preservest them all; and the host of heaven worshippeth thee." (3) Nehemiah 9:6
8. "For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him:" Colossians 1:16
9. "Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;" Hebrews 1:2
10. "Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God." (4) Psalms 90:2
11. "Thy throne is established of old: thou art from everlasting." Psalms 93:2
12. "But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting ......" Psalms 103:17
13. "God is a Spirit: and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth." John 4:24
14. "Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself: handle me, and see; for a spirit hath not flesh and bones, as ye see me have." Luke 24:39
15. "And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the Lord appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect." Genesis 17:1 (5)
16. "Unto thee it was showed, that thou mightest know that the Lord he is God; there is none else beside him." Deuteronomy 4:35
17. "Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God is one Lord:" Deuteronomy 6:4
18. "Know therefore this day, and consider it in thine heart, that the Lord he is God in heaven above, and upon the earth beneath: there is none else." Deuteronomy 4:39
19. "Know therefore that the Lord thy God, he is God, the faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy with them that love him and keep his commandments to a thousand generations;" Deuteronomy 7:9
20. "And I appeared unto Abraham, unto Isaac, and unto Jacob, by the name of God Almighty, but by my name JEHOVAH was I not known to them." Exodus 6:3ENDNOTES:
1. The King James edition of the Old Testament, as others, follows the tradition that the Hebrew word "Yahweh" (YHWH), frequently given as Jehovah, is shown as Lord, in small capital letters (The Holy Bible, New Revised Standard Version, Holman Bible Publishers, 1989, in the preface called "To The Reader," p. 3). Mormon teachings say this is the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ, the Lord before he came to earth (The Holy Bible, published by the Mormon Church, at the back is the Bible Dictionary, p. 710-711 under "Jehovah" and Mormon Doctrine, p. 392 under "Jehovah"). This should be kept in mind as you read the Old Testament verses. For example, LDS should view items #2, 3 and 5 as follows: here we have the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ, who would not lie to us and knows everything, saying he does not know of any another God, before him or after him. This also means the Lord is saying he knows nothing about his father, grandfather, great grandfather and so on.
2. Here we have, based upon Mormon Church teachings, the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ saying he created the universe by himself. This contradicts the LDS temple endowment ceremony which shows three persons involved in the creation: Elohim (the Father), Jehovah (the Son) and Michael (Adam).
3. Items 7-9 make it clear that God is the creator of the whole universe, the whole creation, not this earth.
4. Items 10-12 show that God has been God from eternity.
5. In items 15-20 we are told that the Lord (Yahweh in Hebrew, also called Jehovah) is God (Elohim in Hebrew) and God is the Lord. Elohim and Yahweh (Jehovah) are one in the same God. They are names/titles for the same one true God Almighty of the Bible, not two separate Gods as taught by the Mormon Church. According to them Yahweh (Jehovah) is the pre-incarnate Jesus Christ (see footnote #39) and Elohim is God the Father (The Holy Bible, published by the Mormon Church, at the back is the Bible Dictionary, p. 681 under "God"; Mormon Doctrine, p. 224 under "Elohim").John Farkas
Berean Christian Ministries; P.O. Box 1091; Webster, NY 14580E-mail: bcmmin@frontiernet.net
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12-30-97