Questions tagged [polytheism]
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Do Mormons actually believe in any sort of supreme being/ultimate reality/"Absolute"?
From what I've heard about the Mormon God, he doesn't actually seem to fit the description of "supreme being" and rather seems more like a polytheistic Greek or Hindu God.
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How do Mormons interpret Isaiah 43:10?
"Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, 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 ...
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Who or what does LDS worship that qualifies them as monotheist?
Polytheism is the belief in, and often worship of, multiple deities or spirits, which are usually assembled into a pantheon of gods and goddesses, along with their own religious sects and rituals. ...
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Are any of the LDS gods without beginning or end, or are they all created at a certain point in time?
I say ‘gods’ because of the LDS doctrine of the plurality of gods. They believe in more than one God.
I’ve now become confused with an LDS answer to this recent question, asking how the LDS view of ‘...
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What is the understanding between the Genesis account and the book of Abraham account of creation? (LDS)
There seems to be a clear difference between the Pearl of Great Price and the Bible in terms of creation:
The Pearl of Great Price
And then the Lord said: Let us go down. And they went down at the
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Was the Trinity looked upon by John of Damascus and Gregory of Nyssa as a combination of Jewish monotheism and pagan polytheism?
John of Damascus says "of the Greek we have the distinction of hypostases.". That is adding Greek doctrine to "Christianity."
When John says "we have" something "...
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