Mormon vs Biblical Teachings about Man

	Mormon Teaching	Biblical Teaching
Origin	Man was a pre-existent spirit 1	Man was created by God 2
Progression	Man can progress to become a God 3	Man can be redeemed and reborn but will always be a man 4
Sin	Adam's fall was a 'fall upward'; it was not sinful 5	Adam's sin caused spiritual and physical death for all men 6
Marriage	Man can marry for eternity and rule over a planet of his spirit children 7	There is no marriage in heaven 8
	Man may have multiple wives simultaneously 9	Plural marriage has always been an abomination to God 10
Priesthood	Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthoods are restored and necessary 11	Jesus superceded the Old Testament priesthood - all Christians are priests 12
God's Children	All of us are children of God 13	One becomes a child of God only by faith in Christ Jesus 14

(click on any reference number to show detailed documentation of each statement in the lower frame)