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1. We must reject the teachings of Joseph Smith of which he states that God has heavenly parents, and had to become God (cf. Joseph Smith in History of the Church vol. 6, 305, The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 373). If this is the case, the God was not before all things. (cf. Col. 1:17) 2. We must reject the doctrine that God is a contingent being who is subordinate to nature, the inevitable result of a finite God (cf. History of the Church vol. 6, 305). If this is the case, then not all things consist in God, and He is not before all things (cf. Col. 1:17). 3. We must also reject any claim about God that says he cannot create something. Joseph Smith says that God does not have the power to create the spirits of men (History of the Church Vol. 6, 310-11). We must reject that kind of weak God. If this is the case, then God did not create all things, and the Bible is lying (cf. Isaiah 44:24; John 1:3). 4. We must also reject any doctrine that competes with the idea that God alone created the heavens and the earth. The Pearl of Great Price in the Book of Abraham says that the "Gods", and the Council of the Gods created the heavens and the earth (cf. Abraham Ch. 5). That must be rejected because God is a jealous God, and claims to have done it all by Himself. God proves this to us by saying He doesn't know of any other true Gods out there (Isaiah 44:6-8). If Joseph Smith is correct, then the Bible lies when it says He did it alone (cf. Isaiah 44:24). On these points, the Mormon God shall be rejected, and the traditional Christian God embraced.
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