~”Finally, the Mormon’s believe in multiple Gods. This contradicts the entire Bible...”~
We do not. We believe in God the Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holy Ghost. If there are others out there in the vastness of the cosmos, it doesn’t matter to us; such are not our Father, and so are not worshiped.
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Is Father, Jesus Christ and Holy Ghost 1 God? No, to the Mormon they are not 1 God but multiple Gods. So your statement that you do not believe in multiple Gods is something you know to be false. Further, those who have died can be Gods. Have there been no “Gods” (i.e. good Mormons) in all of Mormon history? If you believe there have been Mormons in the past that became Gods then you are not being honest in saying that you do not believe in multiple Gods. This is a central issue and I think it could be a salvation issue. The “God” you worship was created, not the creator of the Universe, not “God,” but a created being in your theology. This is not God.
~”Is Father, Jesus Christ and Holy Ghost 1 God? No, to the Mormon they are not 1 God but multiple Gods. So your statement that you do not believe in multiple Gods is something you know to be false.”~
The context in which I had understood your question was in light of the oft-heard claim that Mormons are polytheists.
While we do not accept Trinitarianism, we do believe in the Godhead - God the Father, Jesus Christ our Savior, and the Holy Ghost. They are three distinct, separate, divine individuals, albeit united - one - in purpose, power, and authority.
I suppose you could technically call this belief in multiple gods, but I find it a bit of a stretch. I certainly consider myself monotheistic. But, then, I also consider myself Christian; and that, as we’ve seen, is a hotly contested point in some quarters.
~”Further, those who have died can be Gods”~
We do believe that those who have lived worthy lives - i.e. employed faith, repentance, embraced grace, etc. - will be inheritors of “all that God hath.” This means a literal progression over time to receipt of the attributes of divinity, and such will then be gods - not Gods, because such will still be subject to the reign of God the Father.
~”Have there been no “Gods” (i.e. good Mormons) in all of Mormon history?”~
Not that I know of; though we have been given to understand that Abraham has received his exaltation and obtained attributes of divinity. I suspect that I would need a tad more than a few thousand years, personally.
You must understand a simple principle: the LDS Church is a facilitator in the process, but Mormons do NOT corner the market on exaltation. God judges according to the heart; if a person lives their lives as best they can according to that law which is available to them, they are just as worthy of the prize as the most devout, picture-perfect Mormon. We aren’t running an exclusive club here.
~”The “God” you worship was created, not the creator of the Universe, not “God,” but a created being in your theology. This is not God.”~
This is not your concept of God; but the logical error here is that you assume that your concept of God is the correct one. I suppose it’s something we all do.
But let’s step back for a moment. Do we have a full comprehension of the universe? Is our universe the only one? Who knows but that God is the creator of the universe? He says He is. But what’s beyond that? Do we know? Perhaps creation of a universe - or a thousand - is within God’s power, and that other universes have been created by other hands? If “forever” is defined as the lifetime of our space-time continuum, then God has literally existed forever, regardless of His origins.
I’m speaking theoretically here, of course; this conjecture is not based on LDS doctrine. I don’t believe the topic is covered. Frankly, it’s not that important to my salvation, so I don’t spend much time thinking about it.