Physical Form & Deification
Defends the LDS understanding that God has a physical, glorified body, and that humans can become like God (theosis/deification). Shows this view is supported by early Christian writers, the Old Testament, and the New Testament alike.
14 documents
Quick-reference cheat sheet responding to the criticism: Creation Ex Nihilo Is Biblical, Not LDS Materialism. Key scriptures, one-line responses, and debate-ready talking points in a condensed format.
Quick-reference cheat sheet responding to the criticism: 23. Key scriptures, one-line responses, and debate-ready talking points in a condensed format.
Quick-reference cheat sheet responding to the criticism: God Cannot Have a Physical Body. Key scriptures, one-line responses, and debate-ready talking points in a condensed format.
Quick-reference cheat sheet responding to the criticism: 25. Key scriptures, one-line responses, and debate-ready talking points in a condensed format.
Quick-reference cheat sheet responding to the criticism: Mormons Worship a Different Jesus. Key scriptures, one-line responses, and debate-ready talking points in a condensed format.
An overview of how LDS theology understands the nature of God — eternal, unchanging in attributes, embodied in glory — and why this view is more consistent with scripture than creedal formulations.
Addresses the claim that God is a spirit without body, parts, or passions. Covers Old Testament appearances of God, New Testament affirmations of Christ's glorified body, and early Christian statements about God's form.
A comprehensive defense of the LDS doctrine that humans can become like God (exaltation/theosis). Shows that this teaching — often dismissed as un-Christian — was central to early Christian theology and is supported by both scripture and Church Fathers.
Quick-reference sheet on theosis — the doctrine that the ultimate destiny of humanity is to become like God. Covers biblical support, early Christian sources (Athanasius, Irenaeus), and how LDS exaltation is the restored version.