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|link=First Vision/Doctrine and Covenants 84 says God not seen without priesthood
|link=Joseph Smith's First Vision/Doctrine and Covenants 84 says God not seen without priesthood
|subject=D&C 84 states that God cannot be seen without priesthood
|subject=D&C 84 states that God cannot be seen without priesthood
|summary=How could Joseph Smith has seen God the Father and Jesus Christ during the First Vision if he had not yet received the priesthood?
|summary=How could Joseph Smith has seen God the Father and Jesus Christ during the First Vision if he had not yet received the priesthood?

Revision as of 19:21, 11 April 2014

Doctrine and Covenants

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Criticism of the Doctrine and Covenants


Contradiction between Section 132 and Jacob 2

Summary: Critics note that D&C 132 speaks favorably about some Old Testament practitioners of plural marriage, while Jacob 2 is negative. Some claim that this discrepancy is a contradiction, suggesting that Joseph Smith's ideas about plural marriage changed, and the Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants are not inspired.

D&C 84 states that God cannot be seen without priesthood

Summary: How could Joseph Smith has seen God the Father and Jesus Christ during the First Vision if he had not yet received the priesthood?