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Do Mormons actually believe in any sort of supreme being/ultimate reality/"Absolute"?
Short answer is that the Mormon God, Heavenly Father, is as supreme as it's going to get.
On your misconceptions on the Mormon belief about God:
Not creating matter - you are correct in your ...
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How do Mormons interpret Isaiah 43:10?
First, it's important to take that scripture in context so going through verse 12 reads:
Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, ...
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What is the LDS stance on John 14:9-10?
The LDS interpret that scripture the same way we interpret these Book of Mormon Scriptures:
3 Nephi 11:27
27 And after this manner shall ye baptize in my name; for behold,
verily I say unto you, ...
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Is there such a thing as worshipping the wrong god?
In Truth in Religion, Mortimer Adler laid out the philosophical case that addresses this question. He asked the question, "Is there truth in religion?" In a universe of religions, here are ...
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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?
TL;DR: When the 3 quotes are considered in proper genre and context they fail to support OP's argument.
First, it is helpful to distinguish the following 3 angles when reading the Church Fathers ...
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Do Mormons actually believe in any sort of supreme being/ultimate reality/"Absolute"?
I want to address points 2 and 3 in your question, as a supplement to depperm's answers.
Point 2
God the Father is the supreme figure of Mormon theology. All of us, including Jesus, are God the ...
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What is the understanding between the Genesis account and the book of Abraham account of creation? (LDS)
God
LDS worship one God, the Father, and that we must not have any other gods before Him. [God the Father, Exodus 20:3] God is also referred to as Elohim, the father of Jesus Christ and our spirits. ...
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What makes Christian theism more likely to be true than polytheism?
As pointed out by Plato... if there are many gods and not one. How do you determine ethics? If the many different gods do not agree with each other (and in most polytheistic systems they have their ...
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Who or what does LDS worship that qualifies them as monotheist?
The difference is that henotheists believe that there are many gods active in the world, and they pick and choose to worship the one that they feel is the most beneficial to them, ("I acknowledge ...
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Is there such a thing as worshipping the wrong god?
If anyone desires to worship deity correctly, acceptably to that deity, then that deity should make it known to sincerely searching individuals how to do that. Such divine communication, from above to ...
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What is the understanding between the Genesis account and the book of Abraham account of creation? (LDS)
The LDS's third creation account in Moses 2:1 answers this question:
1 And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I reveal unto you concerning this heaven, and this earth; ...
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Have any prominent theologians or Biblical academics argued that the original Eucharistic meals contained psychoactive properties beyond normal wine?
Brian Muraresku is a Biblical academic, in the sense that he is a religious influencer. You can find a sermon that he preached at Westmoreland Congregational United Church of Christ here.
A typical ...
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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?
TLDR: As noted in comments your question(s) are in the final paragraph:
...Is that actually true, or have I misunderstood?
I would say you have misunderstood in part. You are correct that the LDS ...
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Where in the Biblical narrative does God first reveal himself as the only living and true god?
Deuteronomy provides much of the early "one true only God" motif. Here are some references.
Deut. 32:39 See now that I, even I, am he, and there is no god with me: I kill, and I make alive;...
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Where in the Biblical narrative does God first reveal himself as the only living and true god?
I think you are missing something by eliminating verses that contain the qualifiers along the lines of "there are no gods like me." I think these are very strong statements for God being the only ...
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Is there such a thing as worshipping the wrong god?
There is such a thing as worshiping the wrong gods. Both in a religious and non-religious sense.
I will explain things as much as I kind because you seem to be relatively new to Christianity and it ...
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Who or what does LDS worship that qualifies them as monotheist?
Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints believe exactly what true Christianity itself professes (they are one and the same): That Jesus Christ is the Only Begotten Son of God in the ...
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Is it true that Yahweh was part of a polytheistic religion?
In ancient times, to know the name of a god gave the worshipper access to its power. By calling a god's name, its presence could be assured. Yet the God of the Old Testament expressly forbade using ...
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Who or what does LDS worship that qualifies them as monotheist?
This question is best answered by a member of the Church of Latter Day Saints, but I will offer this from their own literature:
Mormons, more properly referred to as Latter-day Saints or members of
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What makes Christian theism more likely to be true than polytheism?
I spent many years studying mathematics and writing computer code.
One thing I learned while implementing mathematical algorithms is that the real world maps nicely into three numbers: zero, one, and ...
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Is there such a thing as worshipping the wrong god?
Is there such a thing as worshipping the wrong god?
The short answer is yes, a least from a Christian point of view.
Let me start off with the story of St. Paul and his visit to Athens and his ...
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Aquinas on polytheism
Here is a good video summarizing Aquinas' position on polytheism.
To summarize, it depends very much on your definition of God. The Christian definition of God means perfection and omnipotence. There ...
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How were missionaries able to convert native populations?
As a title of example, in the Americas, most Jesuits missionaries shared in the daily life of the Indians, travelling with them as they moved from one encampment to the next.
The two religious ...
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How were missionaries able to convert native populations?
The power of the Holy Ghost
In "Preach My Gospel: A Guide to Missionary Service" (the manual used by LDS missionaries) it states (in Chapter 4)
The power of the Holy Ghost. The witness that comes ...
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Where in the Biblical narrative does God first reveal himself as the only living and true god?
Genesis 1:1 -
In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. - NIV
This sets the context of the narrative. False gods are introduced incidentally much much later in the narrative (after ...
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Where in the Biblical narrative does God first reveal himself as the only living and true god?
The first documented revelation of God in scripture is in the book of Job which preceded the Pentateuch. In the first chapter is the account of the sons of God, Satan among them, presenting themselves ...
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Do Mormons actually believe in any sort of supreme being/ultimate reality/"Absolute"?
With regards to the OP's number 3 point:
The Mormon God doesn't act as the ground and source of all existence...
I refer you to D&C 88, which proceeds as follows:
the light of Christ......
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What is the LDS stance on John 14:9-10?
Some added insight:
John 17:21-26 does a wonderful job of conceptualizing the LDS belief in three seperate divine beings. An excerpt...
That they all may be one; as thou, Father, art in me, and I ...
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How do Mormons interpret Isaiah 43:10?
God is our Father.
Just as we each have only one earthly father, we have only one Father in Heaven. "Thou shalt have no other gods before me" has an inescapable parallel in "honor thy ...
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