
	Where results make sense

Topic: Godhead (Mormonism)

	Godhead - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Binitarianism - the belief that the Godhead is composed of two separate beings, Father and the Son, while the Holy Spirit is the power of God and not a separate being.
		Godhead (Christianity) - In Christianity, the divinity of Trinity is sometimes referred to as the "Godhead".
		Godhead (Mormonism) - The Godhead is composed of Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, a divine council of three distinct beings, according to the beliefs of various branches of the Latter Day Saint movement.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Godhead (306 words)

	What do mormons believe::mormon beliefs::godhead
		On the contrary, Mormons believe that He is a perfect Soul composed of both a spirit and an immortal physical body—bloodless, yet having flesh and bone.
		Mormon men who hold the priesthood (God’s authority) place their hands on the head of a recently baptized person and pronounce this gift upon him or her.
		Mormons know all of this because Heavenly Father has lovingly provided prophets to teach it, and the Holy Ghost to confirm its truth to human minds and hearts.
	www.mormonolympians.org /mormon/godhead_mormonism.html (845 words)

	Mormonism
		Mormonism, major world religion of close to ten million members, [was] founded in 1830 by Joseph Smith, known as the prophet.
		Millions of Mormons are on their way to eternal torments, because they follow not the Christ of Scripture, but the false religion of Mormonism (John 10:5; Revelation 21:8).
		Although the three members of the Godhead are distinct personages, their Godhead is "one" in that all three are united in their thoughts, actions, and purpose, with each having a fulness of knowledge, truth, and power.
	www.atruechurch.info /mormonism.html (2466 words)

	Are Mormonism, Mormon Church, and Mormon Beliefs Christian?
		Mormons will note that they include the Bible among the four books which they recognize as Scripture, and that belief in Jesus Christ is central to their faith, as evidenced by their official name, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
		By contrast, the Mormon Church teaches that eternal life in the presence of God (which it terms "exaltation in the celestial kingdom") must be earned through obedience to all the commands of the Mormon Church, including exclusive Mormon temple rituals.
		By contrast, the Mormon Church teaches that there was a great and total apostasy of the Church as established by Jesus Christ; this state of apostasy "still prevails except among those who have come to a knowledge of the restored gospel" of the Mormon Church (Gospel Principles, pp.
	www.irr.org /mit/Is-Mormonism-Christian.html (1580 words)

	What Lutherans Believe
		Mormonism bases its religion on the Book of Mormon and the "inspired" revelations of its leaders, rather than on the Holy Bible, which alone is the Word of God.
		Mormons explain that Young was describing Adam's elevation to a special, unique position of head of the human race, presumably its "only god" in distinction from the deified heads of other races in the universe.
		Obviously, since Mormons do not believe in the Son of God as He is revealed to us in the Bible, they also reject what He has done for us, namely, paid for all sins with His death on the cross.
	www.lifeoftheworld.com /believe/mormonism.php (1463 words)

	Mormon Doctrine of God
		Mormons believe that there are an infinite number of planets, each with their own god or gods.
		Mormon theologian Bruce McConkie states, "There are three Gods--the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost."{6} He further explains that, "[T]hree separate personages--Father, Son, and Holy Ghost comprise the Godhead.
		The Mormon Church teaches that "Jesus Christ is the son of Elohim both as (a) spiritual and bodily offspring; that is to say, 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.
	wri.leaderu.com /orgs/probe/docs/mormon-god.html (2426 words)

	Wikinfo \| Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Although Mormon theology sees the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost as separate beings, they are considered to be "one God" in most every other possible sense — most importantly they are one in purpose.
		Mormonism posits most of the same attributes to the members of the Godhead that Trinitarian Christianity posits to the Trinity: omnipotence, omniscience, omnibenevolence, eternal, immutable, immortality, and immanence in the universe but not transcendence of it.
		Mormon scholars, including Hugh Nibley, have developed a body of scholarly work which investigates the scriptural representations of the Book of Mormon and other scripture.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=Mormonism (6539 words)

	Godhead (Mormonism) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mormonism, depending on era and denomination within the Latter Day Saint movement, has accomodated a diverse range of views of the the concept of the Christian Godhead including forms of modalism, binitarianism, tritheism, henotheism, and trinitarianism.
		The dominant doctrine of the Godhead in Mormonism is that God the Father, his Son Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three distinct persons (or personages).
		This official doctrine is supported with the circumstances surrounding the baptism of Jesus, as recorded in the Bible: the Father spoke from heaven, the Son stood on Earth in the water, and the Holy Ghost appeared separately (Matthew 3:16-17).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Godhead_(Mormonism) (1861 words)

	Sword&Spirit + The Library
		Mormons claim they believe in the God of the Bible, but what they actually mean is that the Bible teaches the LDS concept of God.
		Again, because Mormonism claims that extra-solar gods are not the church's particular concern, this belief in tritheism is somehow held to be monotheistic.
		Again, for Mormons to claim to be monotheists solely because one of their gods plays a more prominent role in their affairs than other gods is like a polygamist claiming he is really a monogamist merely because he has a favorite wife.
	swordandspirit.com /LIBRARY/texts/mono_poly.php (1502 words)

	Godhead - MormonWiki
		Mormons believe in one God as taught in the scriptures.
		Although Mormon theology sees the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost as separate beings, they are considered to be "one God" in most every other possible sense—most importantly they are one in purpose.
		Though the existence of other gods or divine beings is acknowledged by the Church and its members, this fact is considered almost irrelevant to salvation: the other gods—which Latter-day Saints would refer to as exalted beings—have no impact on this sphere of existence, are not worshipped by members, nor is their eternal role defined.
	www.mormonwiki.com /mormonism/Godhead (338 words)

	Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		According to the theology of the Church the Father Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost are three separate and distinct personages together form the Godhead (as distinct from the Trinity decreed by the First Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325 in response to in the form of Arianism within the early church).
		Mormonism posits most of the same attributes the members of the Godhead as Christianity of the Trinity: omnipotent omniscient omnibenevolent eternal immutable immortal and immanent in the universe but not transcendent of it.
		However currently one of the commonly used visual symbols of the LDS is the trumpeting angel Moroni proclaiming the of the true gospel to the Earth identified as the angel mentioned in Revelation and a statue depicting the angel often the tallest spire of LDS temples.
	www.freeglossary.com /Church_of_Jesus_Christ_of_Latter-day_Saints (4232 words)

	God - MormonWiki.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Because Mormonism affirms polytheism (i.e., more than one God), it is clear that it rejects the biblical and historic doctrine of the Trinity, claiming that each person of the Godhead is a seperate being, or in other words, a separate God.
		In an official publication from the Mormon church, it clearly states that "From [Joseph Smith's] account of the First Vision and from his other teachings, we know that the members of the Godhead are three separate beings...
		No matter how much LDS emphasize that the beings of the Godhead are one, they have never subscribed to the idea that they are ontologically one, that is, one in their being.
	mormonwiki.org /God (911 words)

	ipedia.com: Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		According to the theology of the Church, God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost are three separate and distinct personages that together form the Godhead (as distinct from the Trinity decreed by the First Council of Nicaea in A.D. 325, in response to disagreement in the form of Arianism within the early church).
		Mormonism posits most of the same attributes to the members of the Godhead as Christianity posits of the Trinity: omnipotent, omniscient, omnibenevolent, eternal, immutable, immortal and immanent in the universe but not transcendent of it.
		The Church has been criticized for its practice of baptism for the dead whereby a member of the Church stands in as a proxy for a deceased individual and is baptized on behalf of the deceased person.
	www.ipedia.com /church_of_jesus_christ_of_latter_day_saints.html (4354 words)

	Comparing Mormonism
		The Mormon Prophet Joseph Smith said the Lord told him that the Catholic Church is wrong and that that the Catholic Creeds are an abomination (JSH 1:18,19).
		The Mormon Church teaches that original sin is a false doctrine and that infant baptism is a solemn mockery (LDS Ensign: The Salvation of Little Children).
		Mormons testify Jesus is a separate god from God the Father as I am a person separate and distinct from you.
	comparing-views.com (5277 words)

	The Watchman Expositor: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Profile
		The majority of the Mormons followed Brigham Young, who himself added several strange and unique doctrines to the LDS Church's repertoire after arriving in the Salt Lake Valley.
		Mormon Apostle McConkie explained, "And Christ was born into the world as a literal Son this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father.
		GOD THE HOLY GHOST/HOLY SPIRIT: In Mormonism a distinction is drawn between the Holy Ghost and the Holy Spirit.
	www.watchman.org /profile/ldspro.htm (1607 words)

	Trinity - MormonWiki.org (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mormonism rejects this idea, understanding the terms "person" and "being" to be the same thing.
		This sounds trinitarian, however, the statement "there are three beings in the Godhead" is identical to "there are three persons (or personages) in the Godhead." Evangelicals can become confused between the terms, but it should be clearly noted that Mormons are not Trinitarian in the Evangelical and Nicene sense of the word.
		While Mormonism has historically rejected the doctrine of the Trinity it has in recent times tried to express their own concept of the tritheistic (i.e., three-being) "Godhead" in terms of a "Trinity".
	mormonwiki.org /Trinity (539 words)

	MORMONISM (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mormon adherents seem untroubled by this fact, believing that it’s "just a matter of time" before such evidence is uncovered.
		Brigham Young identifies God the Father as Adam, and Mormons teach that is was not through the in-dwelling of the Holy Spirit but through the physical union of this immortal Adam-God and the mortal Virgin Mary that God the Son, "Jehovah" or Jesus Christ, was born in the flesh.
		The subject of things doesn’t change the fact that the Mormons consider one of the gods as the main one, but the fact that their god is limited and is not the unique.
	www.fatheralexander.org /booklets/english/mormon_e.htm (5282 words)

	How Mormonism Differs from Traditional Christianity -- Beliefnet.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mormons do not affirm any of the creeds as stated, though they share some of the theological ideas in the creeds.
		For most Christians, the Godhead is composed of three persons of one substance, power, and eternity—the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
		Mormons believe that Jesus is the Son of God in the most literal sense.
	www.beliefnet.com /features/mormonism.html (465 words)

	The Changing World of Mormonism, Chapter 7, The Godhead, by Jerald and Sandra Tanner, Reason!, Joseph Smith, LDS ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-13)
		Mormon writers explain that these are the ones who have not obeyed the law of "celestial marriage" and who cannot have children in the resurrection.
		Mormon leaders claim that all Christians are in a state of apostasy and have lost the true knowledge of the Godhead, yet a careful examination of Mormon teachings concerning the Godhead reveals a serious state of confusion.
		Mormon missionaries go throughout the world using Joseph Smith's story of the first vision as evidence that Christians are in error about the Godhead.
	www.xmission.com /~country/chngwrld/chap7.htm (5846 words)

	ReformedCatholicism.com » My Thoughts on Mormonism
		The Mormons have an expanded scriptural canon, which includes both ancient and modern revelations. They view the Book of Mormon, the Book of Moses and the Book of Abraham as ancient texts which have been restored through prophetic revelation.
		Mormons deny the doctrine of creation ex nihilo, and insist that matter and intelligence are eternal, and incapable of destruction.
		The second is the use of DNA to undermine the Mormon belief in Native Americans as descendants of ancient Israelites.
	www.reformedcatholicism.com /?p=468 (1984 words)

	confusion of Mormonism
		The First Presidency of the Mormon Church declared that, "Each [human being] is a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents..." (Sept. 23, 1995 "The Family: A Proclamation to the World").
		The Mormons agree with the Pharisees, as the father got Mary pregnant without being married to her and she was then later married to Joseph.
		The Jesus of Mormonism who is an angel also married and had offspring not only on earth but in heaven.
	www.letusreason.org /LDS2.htm (2501 words)

	Informat.io on Godhead
		In Christianity, the Godhead is a term denoting deity or divinity.
		The nature of the Godhead is defined differently among different Christian denominations.
		In most branches of Christianity, including Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Protestantism, trinitarianism prevails and the Godhead is viewed as the Holy Trinity, and so the word Godhead is often used interchangeably with Trinity.
	www.informat.io /?title=Godhead (153 words)

	Gospel Link
		This knowledge concerning the Godhead derives primarily from the Bible and the revelations of the Prophet Joseph Smith (see Smith, Joseph: Teachings of Joseph Smith).
		The prime purpose of the Godhead and of all those united with them is "to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man" (Moses 1:39; Hinckley, p.
		Roberts, B. "The Doctrine of the Church in Respect of the Godhead." IE 1 (Aug. 1898):754–69.
	ldsfaq.byu.edu /emmain.asp?number=92 (869 words)

Try your search on: Qwika (all wikis)