In today’s episode, we dig into one of the most critical differences between LDS doctrine and the Bible: Is the goal of eternal life to become like God (exaltation)? Or is it something far better — being reconciled to Him through Jesus?
We examine LDS teachings on exaltation as found in Gospel Principles Chapter 47: Exaltation (official LDS site) and compare them to the true gospel found in Scripture.
Together, we'll unpack:
What the LDS church teaches about becoming gods and eternal families
What the Bible says about who God is, who we are, and what eternal life actually means
Why salvation is not a stepping stone to godhood — it is the goal
How striving for exaltation shifts our eyes off Jesus and onto ourselves — and why grace through faith is enough
We’ll hold each claim up to God’s Word and let Scripture speak louder than tradition.
📖 Scriptures Referenced:
1 Corinthians 15:46 — “The natural is first, then the spiritual.”
Zephaniah 3:17 — “The Lord your God is with you...He will rejoice over you with singing.”
Matthew 25:46 — “And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
John 3:16 — “For God so loved the world...”
Romans 6:23 — “The wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus.”
John 17:3 — “This is eternal life: that they know you, the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom you have sent.”
Ephesians 2:8–9 — “For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith...”
Hebrews 10:14 — “For by one offering He has perfected forever those who are being sanctified.”
Galatians 2:21 — “If righteousness comes through the law, then Christ died for nothing.”
Colossians 2:10 — “You have been given fullness in Christ.”
Luke 8:19–21 — “My mother and brothers are those who hear God’s word and do it.”
Matthew 22:30 — “At the resurrection, people neither marry nor are given in marriage, but are like the angels.”
Isaiah 43:10 — “Before Me no god was formed, and none will be after Me.”
Isaiah 42:8 — “I will not give My glory to another...”
📜 LDS References Discussed:
Gospel Principles Chapter 47: Exaltation
(You can read it here).
This was Part 1 of a two-part conversation!
Next week in Part 2, we’ll explore what happens after someone accepts Jesus in LDS teachings, and how that compares to what the Bible says about salvation, sanctification, and the Holy Spirit.
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