The Map — Seeking Jesus of Nazareth

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Living

Divine identity & relation · Kataphatic

God is the living God.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared. Both traditions affirm this of God in the same sense.

Source definition: God possesses life intrinsically.

Historic witness Church of England · Thirty-Nine Articles, Article I — Of Faith in the Holy Trinity one living and true God

Restoration comparator D&C 20:19 (Doctrine and Covenants) the only living and true God

Confidence: Medium-High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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True

Divine identity & relation · Kataphatic

God is true — authentic, faithful, and real.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared. Both traditions affirm this of God in the same sense.

Source definition: God is authentic, faithful, and ultimately real.

Historic witness Church of England · Thirty-Nine Articles, Article I — Of Faith in the Holy Trinity one living and true God

Restoration comparator D&C 20:19 (Doctrine and Covenants) the only living and true God

Confidence: Medium-High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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RNR-H03 QShared, but differently understood

Spirit

Divine identity & relation · Kataphatic

God is positively named as spiritual being.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared spiritual language; Restoration materially redefines spirit as refined matter (D&C 131:7–8).

Source definition: God is positively named as spiritual being.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter II.1 — Of God, and of the Holy Trinity a most pure spirit

Restoration comparator John 4:24; D&C 131:7–8 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works); Doctrine and Covenants) God is a Spirit Also: supplemental source · All spirit is matter

Confidence: Medium · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Father

Divine identity & relation · Kataphatic

God is Father.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine paternity/relational identity at the controlling floor.

Source definition: Names divine paternity and relational identity.

Historic witness Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) · Apostles' Creed, 2.1 God the Father Almighty

Restoration comparator Articles of Faith 1:1 (Articles of Faith) We believe in God, the Eternal Father

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Son

Divine identity & relation · Kataphatic

Names Jesus Christ as the eternal Son of God.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared filial identity/relationship controls A; thick Nicene metaphysical entailments are not imported automatically.

Source definition: Names the eternal filial relation of the Logos.

Historic witness Southern Baptist Convention · Baptist Faith and Message 2000, II.B. God the Son Christ is the eternal Son of God

Restoration comparator D&C 20:21; Articles of Faith 1:1 (Doctrine and Covenants; Articles of Faith) the Almighty God gave his Only Begotten Son

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Lord

Divine identity & relation · Kataphatic

Jesus Christ is Lord.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared authority and lordship.

Source definition: Affirms authority and sovereignty.

Historic witness Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) · Nicene Creed, 1.2 one Lord, Jesus Christ

Restoration comparator D&C 20:24 (Doctrine and Covenants) to reign with almighty power according to the will of the Father

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Almighty / omnipotent

Power, wisdom, goodness & holiness · Kataphatic

God is almighty; all power is His.

Here we genuinely agree.

Multi-layer familyMulti-layer family: the Almighty title is shared, but unrestricted modal omnipotence remains unresolved. (H07a Almighty/all-power = A; H07b unrestricted modal omnipotence = unresolved/U-HOLD lineage.)

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared supreme divine power; absolute modal or creatio-ex-nihilo implications are not imported automatically.

Source definition: Affirms supreme power.

Historic witness Church of England · Creed of S. Athanasius, Athanasian Creed — Almighty clause The Father is almighty

Restoration comparator Alma 26:35 (Book of Mormon) he has all power, all wisdom, and all understanding

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Wise / all-wise

Power, wisdom, goodness & holiness · Kataphatic

God is all-wise.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine wisdom.

Source definition: Affirms wisdom.

Historic witness Southern Baptist Convention · Baptist Faith and Message 2000, II.A. God the Father all wise

Restoration comparator Mosiah 4:9 (Book of Mormon) he has all wisdom, and all power

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Good

Power, wisdom, goodness & holiness · Kataphatic

God is good.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine goodness.

Source definition: Affirms goodness as belonging to God.

Historic witness Mennonite Church USA · Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective (1995), Article 5 — Creation and Divine Providence God is good

Restoration comparator Moroni 7:12 (Book of Mormon) all things which are good cometh of God

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Source of all good

Power, wisdom, goodness & holiness · Kataphatic

Every good thing comes from God.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared. Both traditions affirm this of God in the same sense.

Source definition: Affirms creaturely goodness as derived from God.

Historic witness Christian Reformed Church in North America · Belgic Confession, Article 1: The Only God the overflowing source of all good

Restoration comparator Moroni 7:12–13 (Book of Mormon) all things which are good cometh of God

Confidence: Medium-High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Just / righteous

Power, wisdom, goodness & holiness · Kataphatic

God is just and righteous.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine justice/righteousness.

Source definition: Affirms perfect justice.

Historic witness The United Methodist Church · Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, Article I — God infinite in power, wisdom, justice, goodness and love

Restoration comparator Deuteronomy 32:4 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Holy

Power, wisdom, goodness & holiness · Kataphatic

God is holy.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared holiness.

Source definition: Affirms holiness.

Historic witness Southern Baptist Convention · Baptist Faith and Message 2000, II. God infinite in holiness

Restoration comparator 2 Nephi 9:20 (Book of Mormon) O how great the holiness of our God

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Truthful / faithful

Power, wisdom, goodness & holiness · Kataphatic

God is a God of truth; He cannot lie.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared faithfulness and truthfulness.

Source definition: Affirms truthfulness and trustworthiness.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter II.1 abundant in goodness and truth

Restoration comparator Ether 3:12 (Book of Mormon) thou art a God of truth, and canst not lie

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Love / loving

Love, mercy, grace & glory · Kataphatic

God is love; He loves His children.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine love.

Source definition: Affirms love as divine character and action.

Historic witness Southern Baptist Convention · Baptist Faith and Message 2000, II.A. God the Father all loving

Restoration comparator 1 John 4:8,16 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) God is love

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Merciful

Love, mercy, grace & glory · Kataphatic

God is merciful.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared mercy.

Source definition: Affirms mercy.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter II.1 gracious, merciful

Restoration comparator Exodus 34:6 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) The Lord God, merciful and gracious

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Gracious

Love, mercy, grace & glory · Kataphatic

God is gracious.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared grace/gracious action.

Source definition: Affirms gracious action toward creatures.

Historic witness The United Methodist Church · Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, Article I — God rules with gracious regard

Restoration comparator Exodus 34:6 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) merciful and gracious, longsuffering

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Long-suffering / patient

Love, mercy, grace & glory · Kataphatic

God is long-suffering and patient.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine patience/forbearance.

Source definition: Affirms forbearance.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter II.1 long-suffering

Restoration comparator Exodus 34:6 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Forgiving

Love, mercy, grace & glory · Kataphatic

God forgives sin.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared forgiving action.

Source definition: Affirms remission of sin.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter II.1 forgiving iniquity, transgression, and sin

Restoration comparator D&C 64:10 (Doctrine and Covenants) I, the Lord, will forgive whom I will forgive

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Blessed

Love, mercy, grace & glory · Kataphatic

God is blessed; all blessedness is in Him.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared. Both traditions affirm this of God in the same sense.

Source definition: Affirms beatitude in God.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter II.2 all life, glory, goodness, blessedness

Restoration comparator Alma 26:8 (Book of Mormon) Blessed be the name of our God

Confidence: Medium-High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Glorious

Love, mercy, grace & glory · Kataphatic

God is glorious.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine glory.

Source definition: Affirms glory as properly divine.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter II.2 God hath all life, glory, goodness, blessedness

Restoration comparator D&C 76:19–20 (Doctrine and Covenants) we beheld the glory of the Son

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Life-giving

Divine action, providence & salvation · Kataphatic

God gives life.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared life-giving divine action.

Source definition: Affirms communication of life.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, Holy Spirit clause the Lord, the giver of life

Restoration comparator John 5:21 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) the Son quickeneth whom he will

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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RNR-H22 QShared, but differently understood

Creator / Maker

Divine action, providence & salvation · Kataphatic

Affirms divine causation of created existence.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Creator/Maker confession is shared; creation ontology/mechanics are materially redefined around preexistent reality.

Source definition: Affirms divine causation of created existence.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Nicene Creed, Creator clause maker of heaven and earth

Restoration comparator Abraham 3:24 (Pearl of Great Price) we will take of these materials, and we will make an earth

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

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Preserver / Sustainer

Divine action, providence & salvation · Kataphatic

God preserves and sustains all things.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared sustaining/preserving action; stronger continuous ontological-conservation theory remains a thick-layer issue.

Source definition: Affirms continued conservation of creatures.

Historic witness Church of England · Thirty-Nine Articles, Article I — Of Faith in the Holy Trinity Preserver of all things

Restoration comparator Mosiah 2:21 (Book of Mormon) preserving you from day to day

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Governor / Ruler

Divine action, providence & salvation · Kataphatic

God governs all things.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared providential governance.

Source definition: Affirms providential ordering.

Historic witness Southern Baptist Convention · Baptist Faith and Message 2000, Article II — God Ruler of the universe

Restoration comparator D&C 88:13 (Doctrine and Covenants) the law by which all things are governed

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Sovereign

Divine action, providence & salvation · Kataphatic

God is sovereign over all.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine sovereignty.

Source definition: Affirms supreme dominion.

Historic witness The United Methodist Church · Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, Article I — God Creator, Sovereign and Preserver

Restoration comparator D&C 104:14–17 (Doctrine and Covenants) all things therein are mine

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Judge

Divine action, providence & salvation · Kataphatic

God judges all people.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine judgment.

Source definition: Affirms divine judgment.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Apostles' Creed, Judgment clause judge the living and the dead

Restoration comparator 2 Nephi 9:15 (Book of Mormon) they must appear before the judgment-seat of the Holy One of Israel

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Savior

Divine action, providence & salvation · Kataphatic

God saves; Jesus Christ is the Savior.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared saving/redemptive action.

Source definition: Affirms redemptive action.

Historic witness The United Methodist Church · Confession of Faith of the Evangelical United Brethren Church, Article II — Jesus Christ eternal Savior and Mediator

Restoration comparator Moses 1:6 (Pearl of Great Price) mine Only Begotten is and shall be the Savior

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Revealer

Divine action, providence & salvation · Kataphatic

God reveals Himself.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine revelation/self-communication.

Source definition: Affirms divine self-communication.

Historic witness Southern Baptist Convention · Baptist Faith and Message 2000, II. God reveals Himself to us as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit

Restoration comparator D&C 1:38 (Doctrine and Covenants) whether by mine own voice or by the voice of my servants

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Fountain of being

Divine action, providence & salvation · Kataphatic

Affirms creaturely existence as derived from God.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Qualified because Restoration ontology affirms coeternal intelligence and elements rather than an exhaustive creator-created binary.

Source definition: Affirms creaturely existence as derived from God.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter II.2 the alone fountain of all being

Restoration comparator D&C 93:29,33 (Doctrine and Covenants) Man was also in the beginning with God

Confidence: Medium · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Word / Logos

Christ & Spirit titles · Kataphatic

Jesus Christ is the Word.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared identification/title of Christ.

Source definition: Positively identifies the Son.

Historic witness Mennonite Church USA · Confession of Faith in a Mennonite Perspective (1995), Article 1 — God the Word who became flesh

Restoration comparator John 1:1,14 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) the Word was God

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Wisdom

Christ & Spirit titles · Kataphatic

Jesus Christ is the Wisdom of God.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared christological title/metaphor at the accepted floor.

Source definition: Names the Son as divine Wisdom in confessional usage.

Historic witness Christian Reformed Church in North America · Belgic Confession, Article 8: The Trinity The Son is the Word, the Wisdom

Restoration comparator 1 Corinthians 1:24 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Light

Christ & Spirit titles · Kataphatic

Names Christ as the Light.

Here we genuinely agree.

Multi-layer familyMulti-layer family: Christ-as-Light is shared; the Light-from-Light relational formula is qualified. (H32a Christ is Light = A; H32b Light-from-Light relational formula = Q.)

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared christological light language at the accepted floor.

Source definition: Names the Son through the Nicene metaphor 'Light from Light.'

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, Son clause — Light from Light Light from Light

Restoration comparator D&C 88:7–13; D&C 93:21–23 (Doctrine and Covenants) This is the light of Christ Also: supplemental source · I was in the beginning with the Father

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Image of the Father

Christ & Spirit titles · Kataphatic

Jesus Christ is the image of the Father.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared image/manifestation language at the accepted floor.

Source definition: Affirms the Son as manifestation of the Father.

Historic witness Christian Reformed Church in North America · Belgic Confession, Article 10: The Deity of Christ the exact image of the person of the Father

Restoration comparator Hebrews 1:3 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) the express image of his person

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Giver of life

Christ & Spirit titles · Kataphatic

The Holy Spirit gives life.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared life-giving agency of the Spirit.

Source definition: Names the Holy Spirit's vivifying agency.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed, Holy Spirit clause the Lord, the giver of life

Restoration comparator Moses 6:61 (Pearl of Great Price) that which quickeneth all things, which maketh alive all things

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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Eternal power and might

Christ & Spirit titles · Kataphatic

The Holy Spirit is eternal power and might.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared divine power of the Spirit.

Source definition: Affirms the Holy Spirit's divine power.

Historic witness Christian Reformed Church in North America · Belgic Confession, Article 8: The Trinity the eternal power and might

Restoration comparator Romans 1:20 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works)) his eternal power and Godhead

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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RNR-H36 QShared, but differently understood

Uncreated

Beginninglessness & non-finitude · Apophatic / privative

Denies dependence on a creator or originating act.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Beginningless divine reality is affirmed; the exhaustive God-versus-created-reality binary is rejected.

Source definition: Denies dependence on a creator or originating act.

Historic witness Church of England · Creed of S. Athanasius, Athanasian Creed — uncreated clause The Father uncreated

Restoration comparator D&C 93:29,33 (Doctrine and Covenants) was not created or made, neither indeed can be

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

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RNR-H37 QShared, but differently understood

Unbegotten

Beginninglessness & non-finitude · Apophatic / privative

Denies generation from another.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Beginninglessness/source-status concern is shared; absolute 'from none' versus antecedent divine lineage remains a material qualification.

Source definition: Denies generation from another.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church, Q.47 principle without a principle

Restoration comparator D&C 20:17; Joseph Smith, Sermon in the Grove (Doctrine and Covenants; Joseph Smith Papers) from everlasting to everlasting the same unchangeable God Also: supplemental source · God the Father of Jesus Christ had a Father

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

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RNR-H38 QShared, but differently understood

Not made

Beginninglessness & non-finitude · Negative delimiter

Denies that the Son is a created being.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Qualified by Restoration distinctions among intelligence, spirit birth, embodiment, and creation.

Source definition: Denies creaturehood.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Nicene Creed, Son clause begotten, not made

Restoration comparator John 1:1–3; D&C 93:21,29 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works); Doctrine and Covenants) All things were made by him

Confidence: Medium · Count-constrained reconstruction

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RNR-H39 QShared, but differently understood

Infinite

Beginninglessness & non-finitude · Apophatic / privative

Denies finite limitation.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared unlimited perfection/transcendence; blanket non-finitude is too thick where divine personal presence is embodied/determinate.

Source definition: Denies finite limitation.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Shorter Catechism, Q.4 — What is God? infinite, eternal, and unchangeable

Restoration comparator D&C 20:17,28; D&C 130:22 (Doctrine and Covenants) one God, infinite and eternal, without end Also: supplemental source · The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s

Confidence: High · Author adjudication (Session 18A)

Use in a conversation

RNR-H40 QShared, but differently understood

Immense / immeasurable

Beginninglessness & non-finitude · Apophatic / privative

Denies spatial or metaphysical circumscription.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Embodied personal presence is distinguished from universally operative light, knowledge, power, and governance.

Source definition: Denies spatial or metaphysical circumscription.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Fourth Lateran Council, Canon 1 eternal and immense

Restoration comparator D&C 88:6–13; 130:22 (Doctrine and Covenants) proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space Also: supplemental source · The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

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Invisible

Embodiment & classical divine metaphysics · Apophatic / privative

Denies perceptibility by bodily sight.

Here we directly disagree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Direct divergence only when invisibility is treated as an intrinsic or absolute property of divine being.

Source definition: Denies perceptibility by bodily sight.

Historic witness Christian Reformed Church in North America · Belgic Confession, Article 1: The Only God invisible

Restoration comparator D&C 130:22 (Doctrine and Covenants) The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

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Incorporeal / without body

Embodiment & classical divine metaphysics · Apophatic / privative

Denies material embodiment.

Here we directly disagree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Directly conflicts with the Father's tangible glorified body.

Source definition: Denies material embodiment.

Historic witness The United Methodist Church · Articles of Religion, Article I — Of Faith in the Holy Trinity without body or parts

Restoration comparator D&C 130:22 (Doctrine and Covenants) The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

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Without parts / simple

Embodiment & classical divine metaphysics · Apophatic / privative

Denies metaphysical composition.

Here we directly disagree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Direct divergence in the accepted classical sense of absolute divine simplicity.

Source definition: Denies metaphysical composition.

Historic witness Church of England · Thirty-Nine Articles, Article I — Of Faith in the Holy Trinity without body, parts, or passions

Restoration comparator D&C 130:22 (Doctrine and Covenants) The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

RNR-H44 DDifferent

Without passions / impassible

Embodiment & classical divine metaphysics · Apophatic / privative

Denies that God can be moved or affected by His creatures (classical impassibility).

Here we directly disagree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Direct divergence from strong classical impassibility.

Source definition: Denies passive susceptibility to creaturely alteration in classical usage.

Historic witness Church of England · Thirty-Nine Articles, Article I — Of Faith in the Holy Trinity without body, parts, or passions

Restoration comparator Moses 7:28–29; 3 Nephi 17:6–7 (Pearl of Great Price; Book of Mormon) the God of heaven looked upon the residue of the people, and he wept

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

RNR-H45 QShared, but differently understood

Immutable / unchangeable

Embodiment & classical divine metaphysics · Apophatic / privative

Denies change.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Constancy of character, purpose, covenant faithfulness, and moral perfection is shared; strong metaphysical immutability is not imported.

Source definition: Denies change.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Fourth Lateran Council, Canon 1 unchangeable

Restoration comparator Mormon 9:19; D&C 20:17 (Book of Mormon; Doctrine and Covenants) he changeth not

Confidence: High · Author adjudication (Session 18A)

Use in a conversation

RNR-H46 AShared

Eternal

Eternity & epistemic transcendence · Apophatic / privative

God is eternal — without beginning or end.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

A controls only beginningless/endless divine existence or duration; timelessness/denial of temporal succession is excluded.

Source definition: Denies temporal beginning or ending; often also temporal succession in classical theology.

Historic witness Church of England · Creed of S. Athanasius, Athanasian Creed — eternal clause The Father eternal

Restoration comparator D&C 20:17 (Doctrine and Covenants) infinite and eternal, from everlasting to everlasting

Confidence: High · Author adjudication retained A

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RNR-H47 AShared

Incomprehensible

Eternity & epistemic transcendence · Apophatic proper

God cannot be fully comprehended.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Compatible with Restoration epistemic humility.

Source definition: Denies exhaustive intellectual comprehension.

Historic witness Orthodox Presbyterian Church · Westminster Confession of Faith, Chapter II.1 incomprehensible

Restoration comparator Mosiah 4:9 (Book of Mormon) man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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RNR-H48 AShared

Ineffable

Eternity & epistemic transcendence · Apophatic proper

God cannot be fully put into words.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Compatible with Restoration epistemic humility.

Source definition: Denies exhaustive linguistic expression.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Fourth Lateran Council, Canon 1 incomprehensible, and ineffable

Restoration comparator D&C 76:114–116 (Doctrine and Covenants) Neither is man capable to make them known

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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RNR-H49 AShared

Inscrutable

Eternity & epistemic transcendence · Apophatic proper

God's counsels cannot be fully searched out.

Here we genuinely agree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Compatible with Restoration epistemic humility.

Source definition: Denies exhaustive rational penetration of divine counsel.

Historic witness Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) · Scots Confession, 3.01, Chapter I — God ruled and guided by his inscrutable providence

Restoration comparator Romans 11:33; Mosiah 4:9 (Bible (Latter-day Saint standard works); Book of Mormon) how unsearchable are his judgments, and his ways past finding out

Confidence: High · Count-constrained reconstruction

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RNR-H50 QShared, but differently understood

Not circumscribed / not contained

Eternity & epistemic transcendence · Apophatic / privative

Denies localization within bounded place.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Universal divine operation/omnipresence concern is shared while determinate personal presence remains materially differentiated.

Source definition: Denies localization within bounded place.

Historic witness Historical-only admitted witness · Admitted historical corpus source packet. Historical source packet required; no public text witness yet.

Restoration comparator D&C 88:6–13; 130:22 (Doctrine and Covenants) proceedeth forth from the presence of God to fill the immensity of space Also: supplemental source · The Father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as man’s

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

RNR-H51 QShared, but differently understood

No adequate likeness or comparison

Eternity & epistemic transcendence · Meta-apophatic

Denies univocal or fully adequate Creator-creature correspondence.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Epistemic restraint is shared, but literal divine-human kinship prevents an absolute denial of likeness.

Source definition: Denies univocal or fully adequate Creator-creature correspondence.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Catechism of the Catholic Church, CCC 42 Our human words always fall short

Restoration comparator Mosiah 4:9; D&C 76:114–116 (Book of Mormon; Doctrine and Covenants) man doth not comprehend all the things which the Lord can comprehend

Confidence: Medium · Count-constrained reconstruction

Use in a conversation

RNR-H52 QShared, but differently understood

Without confusion

Christological delimiters · Christological delimiter

Denies collapse of distinctions.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Underlying Christological concern is shared without adopting Chalcedonian two-natures metaphysics.

Source definition: Denies collapse of distinctions.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Catechism of the Catholic Church / Chalcedonian Definition, CCC 467 without confusion

Restoration comparator The Living Christ (First Presidency / Quorum of the Twelve collective declaration) the Only Begotten Son in the flesh

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

RNR-H53 QShared, but differently understood

Without change

Christological delimiters · Christological delimiter

Denies conversion of one nature into another.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Underlying Christological concern is shared without adopting Chalcedonian two-natures metaphysics.

Source definition: Denies conversion of one nature into another.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Catechism of the Catholic Church / Chalcedonian Definition, CCC 467 without confusion, change

Restoration comparator The Living Christ (First Presidency / Quorum of the Twelve collective declaration) the Only Begotten Son in the flesh

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

RNR-H54 QShared, but differently understood

Without division

Christological delimiters · Christological delimiter

Denies partition into distinct subjects.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Underlying Christological concern is shared without adopting Chalcedonian two-natures metaphysics.

Source definition: Denies partition into distinct subjects.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Catechism of the Catholic Church / Chalcedonian Definition, CCC 467 without confusion, change, division

Restoration comparator The Living Christ (First Presidency / Quorum of the Twelve collective declaration) the Only Begotten Son in the flesh

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

RNR-H55 QShared, but differently understood

Without separation

Christological delimiters · Christological delimiter

Denies disjunction of Christ's natures.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Caution, scope, and sources

Underlying Christological concern is shared without adopting Chalcedonian two-natures metaphysics.

Source definition: Denies disjunction of Christ's natures.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Catechism of the Catholic Church / Chalcedonian Definition, CCC 467 without confusion, change, division or separation

Restoration comparator The Living Christ (First Presidency / Quorum of the Twelve collective declaration) the Only Begotten Son in the flesh

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

RNR-H56 QShared, but differently understood

Neither confounding nor dividing

Godhead unity & distinction · Trinitarian delimiter

Excludes both collapse and division in Trinitarian description.

Here we share a concern but mean it differently.

Multi-layer familyMulti-layer family: relational distinction and unity are shared, while one-substance metaphysics directly diverges. (H56a relational distinction/unity = A; H56b one-substance metaphysics = D.)

Caution, scope, and sources

Shared concern for distinction and unity, with materially different Godhead ontology.

Source definition: Excludes both collapse and division in Trinitarian description.

Historic witness Church of England · Creed of S. Athanasius, Athanasian Creed — Trinity unity/distinction clause Neither confounding the persons nor dividing the substance

Restoration comparator Gospel Topics: Godhead (Official Church doctrinal publication) the members of the Godhead are three separate beings

Confidence: Medium · Count-constrained reconstruction

Use in a conversation

RNR-H57 DDifferent

Greater dissimilarity than similarity

Divine-human analogy & kinship boundary · Meta-apophatic

Denies adequacy of any creaturely likeness to the divine mode of being.

Here we directly disagree.

Caution, scope, and sources

Direct divergence when the principle denies strong literal divine-human kinship and ontological continuity.

Source definition: Denies adequacy of any creaturely likeness to the divine mode of being.

Historic witness Roman Catholic Church · Catechism of the Catholic Church quoting Lateran IV, CCC 43 / DS 806 an even greater dissimilitude

Restoration comparator The Family: A Proclamation to the World (First Presidency / Quorum of the Twelve collective declaration) a beloved spirit son or daughter of heavenly parents

Confidence: High · Explicit in master handoff

Use in a conversation

RNR-A01 · Tier I +Restoration addition

The Father is an embodied, tangible, glorified person; humanity is made in His image.

Deity / Godhead · Deity / Godhead

The Father is an embodied, tangible, glorified person; humanity is made in His image.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 130:22 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical statement

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A02 · Tier II +Restoration addition

Father presides within the Godhead.

Deity / Godhead · Deity / Godhead

Father presides within the Godhead.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source Gospel Topics: Godhead (Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine) Official summary

Confidence: Medium-High · Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine

Use in a conversation

RNR-A03 · Tier I +Restoration addition

God is personally present in one place at a time, while His light, knowledge, power, and governance fill all creation.

Deity / Godhead · Deity / Godhead

God is personally present in one place at a time, while His light, knowledge, power, and governance fill all creation.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 88:6–13; 130:22 (Canonical scripture) Composite canonical inference

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A04 · Tier III +Restoration addition

God the Father was once as humanity now is and is an exalted man.

Deity / Godhead · Deity / Godhead

God the Father was once as humanity now is and is an exalted man.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it. Attributed to a prophet's teaching rather than canonized scripture; the details are not revealed, and Latter-day Saints hold them with reverence and restraint.

Restoration source Joseph Smith, King Follett discourse; Doctrines of the Gospel ch. 3 (Attributable prophetic / apostolic exposition) Prophetic exposition

Confidence: Medium-High · Attributable prophetic / apostolic exposition

Use in a conversation

RNR-A05 · Tier III +Restoration addition

God the Father had a Father, implying antecedent divine lineage while leaving the mechanics unrevealed.

Deity / Godhead · Deity / Godhead

God the Father had a Father, implying antecedent divine lineage while leaving the mechanics unrevealed.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it. Attributed to a prophet's teaching rather than canonized scripture; the details are not revealed, and Latter-day Saints hold them with reverence and restraint.

Restoration source Joseph Smith, Sermon in the Grove, 16 June 1844 (Attributable prophetic / apostolic exposition) Attributable exposition; mechanics unrevealed

Confidence: Medium · Attributable prophetic / apostolic exposition

Use in a conversation

RNR-A06 · Tier II +Restoration addition

Humans are literal spirit children of Heavenly Parents.

Divine-human kinship / premortality · Divine-human kinship / premortality

Humans are literal spirit children of Heavenly Parents.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source The Family: A Proclamation to the World, para. 2 (Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine) Collective official declaration

Confidence: High · Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine

Use in a conversation

RNR-A07 · Tier II +Restoration addition

Heavenly Mother exists as a divine parent.

Divine-human kinship / premortality · Divine-human kinship / premortality

Heavenly Mother exists as a divine parent.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Historical maternal-Spirit imagery is only a remote analogue; not direct Heavenly Mother continuity.

Restoration source Gospel Topics Essay: Mother in Heaven (Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine) Official essay and collective declarations

Confidence: High · Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine

Use in a conversation

RNR-A08 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Human beings possessed personal premortal existence.

Divine-human kinship / premortality · Divine-human kinship / premortality

Human beings possessed personal premortal existence.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source Abraham 3:22–28; D&C 138:56 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical support

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A09 · Tier II +Restoration addition

Gender is an essential characteristic of premortal, mortal, and eternal identity.

Divine-human kinship / premortality · Divine-human kinship / premortality

Gender is an essential characteristic of premortal, mortal, and eternal identity.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source The Family: A Proclamation to the World, para. 2 (Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine) Collective official declaration

Confidence: High · Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine

Use in a conversation

RNR-A10 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Human intelligence is uncreated/unmade and beginningless in a fundamental sense.

Divine-human kinship / premortality · Divine-human kinship / premortality

Human intelligence is uncreated/unmade and beginningless in a fundamental sense.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 93:29–30 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical statement with ontology caution

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A11 · Tier II +Restoration addition

Human divine nature and potential arise from literal heavenly parentage.

Divine-human kinship / premortality · Divine-human kinship / premortality

Human divine nature and potential arise from literal heavenly parentage.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source The Family: A Proclamation to the World, para. 2 (Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine) Collective official declaration

Confidence: High · Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine

Use in a conversation

RNR-A12 · Tier II +Restoration addition

Christ is the Firstborn spirit Son and stands in genuine familial relation to the Father's other spirit children while remaining uniquely Savior and Redeemer.

Divine-human kinship / premortality · Divine-human kinship / premortality

Christ is the Firstborn spirit Son and stands in genuine familial relation to the Father's other spirit children while remaining uniquely Savior and Redeemer.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source The Living Christ; D&C 93:21; official doctrinal manuals (Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine) Collective testimony plus canon

Confidence: High · Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine

Use in a conversation

RNR-A13 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Elements are eternal.

Cosmology / ontology / embodiment · Cosmology / ontology / embodiment

Elements are eternal.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 93:33 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical statement

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A14 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Spirit is refined matter rather than immaterial substance.

Cosmology / ontology / embodiment · Cosmology / ontology / embodiment

Spirit is refined matter rather than immaterial substance.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 131:7–8 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical statement

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A15 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Divine creation organizes preexistent reality rather than creating all constituent reality from absolute nothing.

Cosmology / ontology / embodiment · Cosmology / ontology / embodiment

Divine creation organizes preexistent reality rather than creating all constituent reality from absolute nothing.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source Abraham 3:24; D&C 93:29, 33 (Canonical scripture) Composite canonical inference

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A16 · Tier I +Restoration addition

The Light of Christ fills the immensity of space and functions as life, law, illumination, divine power, and governance.

Cosmology / ontology / embodiment · Cosmology / ontology / embodiment

The Light of Christ fills the immensity of space and functions as life, law, illumination, divine power, and governance.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 88:6–13 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical cluster

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A17 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Spirit and element permanently and inseparably united constitute the condition for fulness of joy.

Cosmology / ontology / embodiment · Cosmology / ontology / embodiment

Spirit and element permanently and inseparably united constitute the condition for fulness of joy.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 93:33–35 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical statement

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A18 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Mortal social relationships can continue eternally when sealed and transformed by eternal glory.

Cosmology / ontology / embodiment · Cosmology / ontology / embodiment

Mortal social relationships can continue eternally when sealed and transformed by eternal glory.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 130:2; 132:7, 19 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical support; Family Proclamation supportive but not necessary

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A19 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Human beings may receive divine fulness and become like God, canonically described as becoming gods.

Exaltation / eternal family / progression · Exaltation / eternal family / progression

Human beings may receive divine fulness and become like God, canonically described as becoming gods.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 132:19–20; 76:58; John 10:34–36 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical statements

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A20 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Celestial marriage continues eternally.

Exaltation / eternal family / progression · Exaltation / eternal family / progression

Celestial marriage continues eternally.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 132:19 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical statement

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A21 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Celestial marriage is required for the highest degree of exaltation.

Exaltation / eternal family / progression · Exaltation / eternal family / progression

Celestial marriage is required for the highest degree of exaltation.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 131:1–4 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical statement

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A22 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Family relationships can be perpetuated eternally.

Exaltation / eternal family / progression · Exaltation / eternal family / progression

Family relationships can be perpetuated eternally.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 132:7, 19 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical support

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A23 · Tier I +Restoration addition

Exalted spouses receive continuation of the seeds / eternal increase.

Exaltation / eternal family / progression · Exaltation / eternal family / progression

Exalted spouses receive continuation of the seeds / eternal increase.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source D&C 132:19, 30–31 (Canonical scripture) Direct canonical language

Confidence: High · Canonical scripture

Use in a conversation

RNR-A24 · Tier II +Restoration addition

Resurrected and glorified exalted beings become parents of spirit offspring.

Exaltation / eternal family / progression · Exaltation / eternal family / progression

Resurrected and glorified exalted beings become parents of spirit offspring.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it.

Restoration source Gospel Principles ch. 47; related official curriculum (Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine) Official doctrinal curriculum; mechanism unrevealed

Confidence: Medium-High · Collective / strongly authoritative official doctrine

Use in a conversation

RNR-A25 · Tier III +Restoration addition

Their spirit offspring subsequently pass through estates corresponding to those through which their glorified parents attained exaltation.

Exaltation / eternal family / progression · Exaltation / eternal family / progression

Their spirit offspring subsequently pass through estates corresponding to those through which their glorified parents attained exaltation.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Detailed mechanics are not revealed; use source-role and evidence caution. Attributed to a prophet's teaching rather than canonized scripture; the details are not revealed, and Latter-day Saints hold them with reverence and restraint.

Restoration source Lorenzo Snow and later prophetic exposition (Attributable prophetic / apostolic exposition) Attributable exposition; detailed mechanics not revealed; teach cautiously

Confidence: Medium · Attributable prophetic / apostolic exposition

Use in a conversation

RNR-A26 · Tier III +Restoration addition

Exalted existence entails continuing increase in knowledge, wisdom, power, glory, relationship, posterity, and divine capacity.

Exaltation / eternal family / progression · Exaltation / eternal family / progression

Exalted existence entails continuing increase in knowledge, wisdom, power, glory, relationship, posterity, and divine capacity.

Here one tradition makes an additional claim.

Caution, scope, and sources

Counted as an addition because it does not appear as a positive doctrine in the creeds and confessions studied — not because no Christian ever taught something like it. Attributed to a prophet's teaching rather than canonized scripture; the details are not revealed, and Latter-day Saints hold them with reverence and restraint.

Restoration source Lorenzo Snow and related prophetic exposition; D&C 130:18–19; 132:19–20 (Attributable prophetic / apostolic exposition) Composite doctrine; breadth exceeds any single canonical verse

Confidence: Medium · Attributable prophetic / apostolic exposition

Use in a conversation