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In post #665
I Said: In all in the KJV there are 12 instances where God the Father introduces Jesus with "In whom I am well pleased" And 7 where he introduces him as "My beloved son" and that's just in the New Testament. please not that "Atonement" appears only once in the bible, but that doesn't diminish it's importance.

In Post #666
You Replied: And in NONE of them does the 'Father' have a BODY.

I responded with a lengthly post with Scriptures from Genisis to Acts (I could have gone into Revelations) showing God having a Body.

Then I said: "Face it Elsie, the scriptures support God having a Body, even if there are also interpretations for other definitions, saying God and Jesus both have bodies of "Flesh and Bone" is biblical.

You now say: Simile and metaphor and allegory seems to be an unacceptable answer for these verses, so I'll have to show that GOD is really a bird:

So, when God clearly is speaking in a literal sense, you have to Interpret the scriptures in oder to keep your "Traditions", so in your view, taking scriptures of creation literally is silly, and when God talks of Speaking to Moses Face to face as a man speaketh to his friend is a Simile, for a man speaking to another is some how not to be interpreted the way the lord clearly meant it to be?.

You Quote: NIV Matthew 23:37
"O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, you who kill the prophets and stone those sent to you, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were not willing.
Again, I don't think you understand the words you keep using, for this is not a simile, it is a metaphor.

Simile: a figure of speech in which two unlike things are explicitly compared, as in “she is like a rose.”

noun
a figure of speech that expresses a resemblance between things of different kinds (usually formed with 'like' or 'as')

Metaphor, now that is a little harder to spot, but only a little harder.

noun
a figure of speech in which a term or phrase is applied to something to which it is not literally applicable in order to suggest a resemblance, as in “A mighty fortress is our God.”

The metaphor of the "Chicks" is obvious, he is talking to the Jews about trying to lead them in paths of righteousness, and they will not obey. The metaphor will be obvious to all who read it, except for you apparently who thinks God is now a Chicken.

And then you go to: Genisis 1:26 & 27
26 And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth.
27 So God created man in his own image, in the image of God created he him; male and female created he them.
I would have to assume, since GOD commanded these words to be written, that 'he' would have to be a 'he/she', for it plainly 'says' Male&Female.

GOD has to have BOTH types of sex organs.

Now I have to questions your ability to read and your sincerity.

Lets break down Verse 27 that seems to confuse you so much:

So God created man in his own image

So, God created Adam in his image, Adam, not Adam and Eve.

in the image of God created he him;

So, Adam is in God's image, not Adam and Eve, just Adam, and BTW both Adam and Jesus Christ were created in the "Express image" of God, neither was a hermaphrodite.

male and female created he them.

So, now God is speaking in the plural (sorry if I am moving to fast here) and is saying that he created mankind in both male a female genders, specifically, Adam is the Male and Eve is the Female.

So your interpretation here is at least consistent with your other points; nonsensical and designed to make light of sacred things, not to actually teach or try to make a valid point.

Now, you say: Face it DelphiUser, the scriptures support God having a Body as I've described.

This is funny.
A) You have not described a body (although you did reference chickens).
B) You Denied a Body in Post #666 (Which I thought was appropriate).

Elsie, this is a really silly argument, and I am embarrassed for you that this is all you could come up with.

I encourage any who will read this, discerning by the spirit of God that I am sincere while others here are not Now, to put the Book of Mormon to the test?

Get a Book of Mormon, Get a Bible They are both free, pray about both, and try the spirits to see if the Book of Mormon is indeed of God.

If we are wrong, God will tell you so, if we are right, God will tell you that too. What have you got to lose if we are wrong (Nothing, God will tell you, and you can move on), what have you got to lose if we are right? (Salvation)

Think about it, and pray about it. Whatever you do do not rely upon the word of any man, but ask God.

God be with you and lead you into paths of righteousness.

Any one want to have fun with DU?

God the Father has a body and he’s posted Scripture to prove it.

I am at a loss; I may lose my faith over his evidence.

I may have to join the LDS organization; headquartered in SLC.

(No, wait; them ex-RLDS folks are closer and they don’t have an albatross of polygamy hanging over them.

If we are wrong, God will tell you so, if we are right, God will tell you that too.

Now you KNOW the response you true believers tell those who've gotten an "It is false" answer.

If we are wrong, God will tell you so, if we are right, God will tell you that too. What have you got to lose if we are wrong (Nothing, God will tell you, and you can move on), what have you got to lose if we are right? (Salvation)

Wow..I guess the Rubicon as been crossed here. Ha!!

So are now saying that mormonism is the ONLY way to salvation?

And you wonder why you get opposition??? ROFLOL!!

You are a hoot, man!

So you quote the Bible, which may (since the JST is NOT finished yet) have many 'errors' in it, to bolster your claim that GOD the Father has a mortal body, but in the BoM we find this:

Alma 31: 15

Holy, holy God; we believe that thou art God, and we believe that thou art holy, and that thou wast a spirit, and that thou art a spirit, and that thou wilt be a spirit forever.

What to believe??