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mikegriffith1 wrote:Actually, if you understand the Hebraic background of the Book of Mormon, you can clearly see that the Book of Mormon teaches that there are three separate divine beings in the Godhead and that the Son is subordinate to the Father.


That is exactly what the Creeds teach, in fact on line 33 of the Athanasian Creed it says Jesus was subordinate to the Father

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Jesus Stripped his equality, wealth, joy and glory with God the Father and God the Holy Spirit and humbled himself to the form of a slave.


”Who although being essentially one with God and in the Form of God {possessing the fullness of the attributes which make GOD GOD} did not think this equality with God was a thing to be grasped or retained.” Philippians 2:6 Amplified version

“For ye know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that ye through his poverty might be rich.” 2 Cor. 8:9

Hebrews 12
1 Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, 2 Looking unto Jesus the author and finisher of our faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.

In the original language “for the joy” means “he exchanged Joy for Shame”.

John 17
I have glorified You on the earth. I have finished the work which You have given Me to do.
And now, O Father, glorify Me together with Yourself, with the glory which I had with You before the world was.

Thank you, Jesus, for coming down from your throne in heaven where you were the Almighty God, “EL SHADDAI”, The Great I AM creator of all things in heaven and earth, visible and invisible, thrones, dominions, and principalities and powers. You were rich yet you became poor. You were Almighty, yet you emptied yourself and became a humble slave, you exchanged joy for sorrow, sorrow by dying a shameful death on a cross as a criminal even thou you had no sin. You shared Glory with the Father but laid it aside and was born in a manager when you should have been born in the world’s greatest palace Thank you Jesus
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Re: Why does The Book of Mormon teach 4th and 5th century Cr

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Too bad the Book of Mormon isn't any improvement. :biggrin:

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