Mormonism and the nature of God/"God is a man"

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Criticism

Critics object to the LDS position that God has a physical body and human form by quoting scripture which says that "God is not a man" (e.g. Numbers 23꞉19, 1 Samuel 15꞉29, Hosea 11꞉9).

Source(s) of the criticism

• Richard Abanes, Becoming Gods: A Closer Look at 21st-Century Mormonism (Harvest House Publishers: 2005). 136. ( Index of claims )

Response

These scriptures read (emphasis added):

• Numbers 23꞉19
• 1 Samuel 15꞉29
• Hosea 11꞉9)

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