Mormonism and the nature of God/Interaction with God

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Man's interaction with God

No man has seen God

Summary: It is claimed that the Bible teaches that God cannot be seen by mortals, and so claims by Joseph Smith and others to have seen God the Father or Jesus Christ must be false. The most commonly used Biblical citation invoked by the critics is probably John 1:18, which reads “No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.”

Question: Why did Jesus say “Never have I showed myself unto man whom I have created” when Enoch and others had already seen Jehovah face to face?

Summary: In Ether 3:15, the premortal Jesus says “Never have I showed myself unto man whom I have created” to the Brother of Jared, however we know that at least Adam and Enoch had already seen or walked with God or Jehovah by this time.