Table of Mormon Teaching about God

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Mormon vs Biblical Teachings about God

Mormon Teaching Biblical Teaching

One God God is only one of many gods ¹ There is only one God ²

The Trinity Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods ³ There is one God with three distinct persons in the godhead ⁴

Changeable God was once a man who achieved godhood ⁵ God is unchangeable, has always been, will always be God ⁶

Essence God has flesh and bones ⁷ God is a Spirit, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent ⁸

Marital Status God has eternal wives ⁹ God stands alone as God and Creator ¹⁰

Adam Adam was the God of this world ¹¹ Adam was only a created man ¹²

(click on any reference number to show detailed documentation of each statement in the lower frame)

	Mormon Teaching	Biblical Teaching
One God	God is only one of many gods ¹	There is only one God ²
The Trinity	Jesus, God the Father, and the Holy Spirit are three distinct Gods ³	There is one God with three distinct persons in the godhead ⁴
Changeable	God was once a man who achieved godhood ⁵	God is unchangeable, has always been, will always be God ⁶
Essence	God has flesh and bones ⁷	God is a Spirit, omniscient, omnipresent, omnipotent ⁸
Marital Status	God has eternal wives ⁹	God stands alone as God and Creator ¹⁰
Adam	Adam was the God of this world ¹¹	Adam was only a created man ¹²