Uploaded July 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
If I can conceive of something greater than your God, then it isn’t God.
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Which conception of God is truly greater: the eternal, uncreated Trinity of classical Christianity or the embodied and exalted Heavenly Father of Mormonism?
Can a being with a physical body be unlimited? Can a being who once progressed toward godhood be eternally perfect and unchanging? Can someone who organizes pre-existing matter truly be called the creator of everything? And what happens to the meaning of the Incarnation if divinity is already corporeal by nature?
Timestamps
00:00 – Christianity’s God vs. Mormonism’s God
00:46 – St. Anselm’s definition of God
02:13 – The LDS conception of Heavenly Father
03:05 – The classical Christian conception of God
03:47 – Can there be more than one supreme being?
05:29 – Is a physical God necessarily limited?
06:57 – Divine simplicity and the problem of bodily parts
09:24 – Is the Trinity composed of three parts?
10:14 – Can a perfect God change or progress?
13:07 – Creation from nothing vs. organizing matter
14:45 – Which view makes better sense of the Incarnation?
16:44 – Is Heavenly Father truly the greatest conceivable being?
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
If I can conceive of something greater than your God, then it isn’t God.
Support the channel by visiting: brianholdsworth.ca/help
Which conception of God is truly greater: the eternal, uncreated Trinity of classical Christianity or the embodied and exalted Heavenly Father of Mormonism?
Can a being with a physical body be unlimited? Can a being who once progressed toward godhood be eternally perfect and unchanging? Can someone who organizes pre-existing matter truly be called the creator of everything? And what happens to the meaning of the Incarnation if divinity is already corporeal by nature?
Timestamps
00:00 – Christianity’s God vs. Mormonism’s God
00:46 – St. Anselm’s definition of God
02:13 – The LDS conception of Heavenly Father
03:05 – The classical Christian conception of God
03:47 – Can there be more than one supreme being?
05:29 – Is a physical God necessarily limited?
06:57 – Divine simplicity and the problem of bodily parts
09:24 – Is the Trinity composed of three parts?
10:14 – Can a perfect God change or progress?
13:07 – Creation from nothing vs. organizing matter
14:45 – Which view makes better sense of the Incarnation?
16:44 – Is Heavenly Father truly the greatest conceivable being?
Music written and generously provided by Paul Jernberg. Find out more about his work as a composer here: pauljernberg.com
Podcast Version: brianholdsworth.libsyn.com
