Mormons believe in more than one god so how do they reconcile this belief with 1 Timothy 1:17?
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1 Timothy 1:17, "Now to the King eternal, immortal, invisible, the ONLY GOD, be honor and glory forever and ever Amen." It should be noted that back in 2017 a question was asked about verse 16. https://christianity.stackexchange.com/questions/57737/mormon-concept-of-1-timothy-616
I am only interested in verse 17 regarding the "ONLY GOD" part. The Old Testament is filled with multiple verses declaring that there is only one God. Deuteronomy 4:35, "Unto thee it was shewed, that thou mightiest know that the LORD he is God; there is none else besides Him."
One more, Isaiah 44:6, "Thus says the Lord, the King of Israel And his Redeemer, the Lord of hosts; I am the first and I am the last, and there is no God besides Me." In the New Testament you have "Mark 12:32, "And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou hast said the truth; for there is one God; and there is none other but he."
In fact, the BoM teaches there is only one God at Alma 11:27-29, "And Amulek said: Yea, there is a true and living God. vs28, Now Zeezrom said: Is there more than one God? Vs29, And he answered, No."
The fact of the matter is the Church's first Article of Fath states, "We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost." We believe They are three distinct personages, not one singular being. We call Them the Godhead."
So again, please reconcile this with there being only "ONE GOD" according to 1 Timothy 1:17 and the other verses in the Bible that claim there is only one God. Or to put it another way, please explain this glaring contradiction?
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Mar 29, 2022, 11:25 PM
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