Redi-Answers on Mormon Doctrine
Sons of God

THE CURRENT TEACHING OF THE MORMON CHURCH:

We are all literal spirit-children of God.

"All men and women are in the similitude of the universal Father and Mother, and are literally the sons and daughter of Deity" as spirits they were "offspring of celestial parentage."

Joseph Fielding Smith, Man: His origin and Destiny, Pgs 351, 355

WHAT THE BIBLE SAYS ABUT BEING A SON OF GOD:

1. MAN BECOMES A SON OF GOD AT CONVERSION:

As many as received him, became sons of God. Jhn 1:12
As many led by the spirit, become Rom 8:14
May be, sons of God Phl 2:15
Should be called, sons of God 1Jo 3:1
Now, we are the sons of God 1Jo 3:2

2. "SONS OF GOD" IS A TERM FOR:

The Angels who are not pre-existent humans. Job 38:7
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Bibliographic Information:
Author: Grieshaber, Erich and Jean Grieshaber
Title: "Sons of God"
Work: Redi-Answers on Mormon Doctrine
Date Added: 1 Jul 2002