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==Question: Does the Book of Mormon teach that God is a spirit?== | ==Question: Does the Book of Mormon teach that God is a spirit?== | ||
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Critics who object to the LDS position that God has a physical body claim that the Latter-day Saints are being inconsistent, since the Book of Mormon teaches that God is a spirit. However, the Book of Mormon is not discussing Nicene trinitarianism, and does not contradict the doctrine that God or Jesus possess a physical body. | Critics who object to the LDS position that God has a physical body claim that the Latter-day Saints are being inconsistent, since the Book of Mormon teaches that God is a spirit. However, the Book of Mormon is not discussing Nicene trinitarianism, and does not contradict the doctrine that God or Jesus possess a physical body. | ||
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The critics ignore several key points: | The critics ignore several key points: | ||
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* The God to which the Book of Mormon scriptures refer is Jesus Christ, or Jehovah. In LDS doctrine, Jesus Christ was a premortal spirit that did not yet have a physical body when the scriptures in Alma were given. Thus, the description of Christ as a Spirit was accurate before His birth even in LDS terms. | * The God to which the Book of Mormon scriptures refer is Jesus Christ, or Jehovah. In LDS doctrine, Jesus Christ was a premortal spirit that did not yet have a physical body when the scriptures in Alma were given. Thus, the description of Christ as a Spirit was accurate before His birth even in LDS terms. | ||
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[[es:Pregunta: ¿El Libro de Mormón enseña que Dios es un espíritu?]] | [[es:Pregunta: ¿El Libro de Mormón enseña que Dios es un espíritu?]] | ||
[[pt:Pergunta: O Livro de Mórmon ensina que Deus é um espírito?]] | [[pt:Pergunta: O Livro de Mórmon ensina que Deus é um espírito?]] | ||
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Critics who object to the LDS position that God has a physical body claim that the Latter-day Saints are being inconsistent, since the Book of Mormon teaches that God is a spirit. However, the Book of Mormon is not discussing Nicene trinitarianism, and does not contradict the doctrine that God or Jesus possess a physical body.
Critics typically drawn on such Book of Mormon scriptures as Alma 18꞉26-28 or Alma 22꞉8-11, and then contrast them with D&C 130꞉22.
The critics ignore several key points:
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