Do Mormons have a top of the their pantheon?
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Not really. It is more of a Turtles all the way down thing. God has a God who has a God who has a God who has a God who has a God who has a God who, ad infinitum. They do not discuss where the first God came from.
When the LDS state they only believe in One God, they are misleading you. There are two caveats to that, first the 3 separate Gods that make up the Godhead [God the Father, God the Son (who got a body and earned his Godhood) and God the Holy Spirit (who really isn’t quite a God because he hasn’t gotten a body yet)] are only one God IN PURPOSE. The second caveat is that there is only one God (or Godhead) FOR THIS WORLD. Other worlds have their own Gods and Godheads.
With the LDS you need to watch how they use words because they use Christian terms but very different definitions. If you are interested, I can post a link to a Christian vs. Mormon dictionary that is sourced using the Bible vs. LDS scripture.
That link would be great.
First, it is my experience that every pantheon has a head deity. Secondly, as to where the first God came from, Christians believe that God always was. Then there is the caveat that God the Holy Spirit isn’t quite a God because of a lack of body. This would mean that God the Father wouldn’t be a God either for the same reason.
By-the-way, thank you for the mature and civil discussion. And understanding where I’m coming from.
Neither one of us is voting for Romney, but at least I’m learning something, so it isn’t a waste of time.