God Is Absolutely Unique

July 21, 2025 / by Pastor Traig Whittaker

I recently struck up a conversation with someone who told me that he graduated from Brigham Young University. I asked if he would tell me more about Mormonism, and he began by saying that it wouldn’t differ much from what I believed since he knew that I was a Christian.

However, a core Mormon doctrine is, “As man is now, God once was; as God is now, man may be.” Mormon men are taught to follow the same path as “Heavenly Father.” They’re told it’s a path which leads them to becoming a god. Mormons believe that there are many worlds, each with its own god. All these gods were once men.

As Christians, we know that is untrue. In fact, one of God’s attributes is that he is absolutely unique. “I am the LORD, and there is no other, besides me there is no God.” (Isaiah 45:5)

Knowing God is so integral to our relationship with him that the New City Catechism, which we have been working through in East White Oak’s children’s ministry since January 2025, says the reason God has created us is “to know him, love him, live with him, and glorify him.” To “know him” is an essential part of living out our God-ordained purpose.

Mormons neither know nor worship the absolutely unique God of the Bible. They worship a god of their own making. Are we guilty in any way of doing the same? How would we know? Well, does “your” God love America more than other nations? Does “your” God like hymns better than contemporary songs? Is “your” God a lot angrier at some sinners than others? It’s nice to have a God who feels the same way as we do about stuff (sarcasm intended).
Like Mormons, have we concocted a view of God that is untrue, unbiblical?

Worshipping a god of our own making is no worship at all for Mormons or anyone. Only the one true God should be worshipped. Make sure that your God is the God of the Bible. We know Him by being Rooted in Scripture. He is absolutely unique; besides Him there is no God.

Pastor Traig Whittaker has served at East White Oak since 2000. His ministry responsibilities include oversight of the church’s Christian Education programs and administrative duties. Traig is married to Laura and they have four adult children.