Mormons believe that Jesus is a finite being who was created at some point in time, used to be a man, and had to earn his “divinity”. Mormons don’t believe that Jesus is the one and only God, but instead one of many gods, who happened to be chosen by a council of gods to reign over Earth.
That view is entirely different from Christians who recognize Christ as eternally the one, true God.
Mormons diminish the view of Jesus by ascribing finite attributes to him.
Mormons don’t believe that Jesus is the one and only God, but instead one of many gods, who happened to be chosen by a council of gods to reign over Earth. . . .
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Actually that is not what Mormons believe. You are partly right. They do not believe that Christ is God The Father. They do believe that Christ is the Jehovah of the Old Testament. They do believe that Christ created this earth under the direction of God The Father, and created everything on this earth. They also believe that God, Christ and The Holy Ghost are all Gods. They believe that they are three individuals, not unlike the majority of 1st century Christians. The doctrine of the Trinity was not codified until Constantine. There were many arguments before Constantine settled the argument once and for all. The council you speak of is God The Father, Christ and The Holy Ghost. It is interesting in Genesis 1:26 God said “Let US make man in Our image”. Kind of sounds like a council at work doesn’t it.
They may not be right, who knows, but there is nothing insane about their belief on this matter. This argument has been argued for two thousand years, not just by Mornoms either. There is plenty of proof on both sides of the argument. I’m not sure how much it matters except for Mornmons anyway. Like Stephen, Joseph Smith said he saw Jesus Christ standing at the right hand of God.