In verses 26 – 35 Amulek and Zeezrom discuss the doctrine
that most separates Latter-day Saint theology from mainstream Christian
theology, namely the doctrine of the Godhead.
Mainstream Christianity teaches of a Trinity, in which God, Christ and
the Holy Ghost are three-in-one. Before
I discovered the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, this doctrine was
confusing to me. The best explanation I
found was from a Baptist friend who explained an idea of three components of
the same being by pointing out that I was simultaneously a daughter, a sister
and a cousin.
Latter-day Saints believe that the three are separate
personages, not so much from teachings in this chapter and other scripture, but because
Joseph Smith, Jr. saw God and Christ in a vision and saw them as separate
beings. Once I began reading the Bible
and other scriptures with the thought that God and Christ are separate
individuals who are one in purpose, what I was reading really began to make
sense to me.
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