The sun itself can be in only one place at a time. But the heat, light, and energy that radiate from it fill the entire solar system at once. Similarly, the Holy Ghost as a person can be in only one place at one time, but his influence and power can and do fill the immensity of space. Mormons regard the Holy Ghost as a divine guide who shows people the truth about God the Father and Jesus Christ, and also as a being who calms and comforts people when things go wrong. Mormons don't think that the Holy Ghost often speaks to them in words.
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God Last updated God God God is not of another species, nor is he the great unknowable one; he is indeed our Father in heaven. God the Father God the Father God is not of another species, nor is he the great unknowable one; he is indeed our Father in heaven. Jesus Christ An overview of Mormon Jesus Christ Mormons regard Jesus Christ as the central figure of their faith, and the perfect example of how they should live their lives. Mormons believe that: Jesus Christ is the first-born spirit child of God Jesus Christ assisted God the Father at the Creation He was known as Jehovah to the people of the Old Testament He was the literal, biological Son of God, and of Mary Jesus Christ died, was buried, and rose again on the third day Jesus Christ has a physical body He will return to earth and rule for years Complete salvation is only possible through the life, death, resurrection, doctrines and ordinances of Jesus Christ They believe that after the resurrection, Jesus visited America, where he taught and performed miracles.
Premortal life Jesus was the first spirit child of God the Father. June Brigham Young had claimed that God Himself had revealed this doctrine to him.
If that is so, then how can the LDS Church today logically reject his teachings that he said came from his God? The LDS Church teaches that there must be an unbroken link of true prophets after the restoration, otherwise the authority would be lost.
There is absolutely no question about that! There is also no question that the LDS Church believes and teaches that Adam is that one, the Ancient of Days, who will judge the world. Apostle Bruce R. McConkie, in his book, Mormon Doctrine , says at page 34 :. It is clearly implied that he is God. There are more writings and documented evidence to this fact. First of all, it is already documented above that Brigham Young taught that Jesus was a spirit child of Adam and spirit brother of all human kind, as well as a brother of angels, spirit beings, even the fallen ones, i.
Brigham further taught that Jesus was also physically a son of Adam who as an exalted resurrected being had come to Mary and fathered Jesus. Brigham also emphasized that Jesus was not begotten by the Holy Ghost, as the Bible says. The current teachings of the LDS Church have not changed in this matter.
Jesus was not the son of Joseph, nor was He begotten by the Holy Ghost. He is the Son of the Eternal Father. And Christ was born into the world as the literal Son of this Holy Being; he was born in the same personal, real, and literal sense that any mortal son is born to a mortal father.
Only means only; begotten means begotten; and Son means son. This is not what the Bible says. Therefore, the Father and Mother of Jesus, according to the flesh, must have been associated together in the capacity of Husband and Wife; hence the Virgin Mary must have been, for the time being, the lawful wife of God the Father. The leaders of the LDS Church have also taught that their Jesus was married and had children, and that he was even a polygamist.
We have also proved that both God the Father and our Lord Jesus Christ inherit their wives in eternity as well as in time…. He together with His Father, appeared to the boy Joseph Smith in the year , and when Joseph left the grove that day, he knew more of the nature of God than all the learned ministers of the gospel of the ages. Where was there ever a son without a father?
We have imagined and supposed that God was God from all eternity. I will refute that idea and take away the veil, so that you may see. In the Bible, God calls us to know , to believe and to understand who He is.
God of the Bible says so! If there arise among you a prophet, or a dreamer of dreams, and giveth thee a sign or a wonder, and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou has not known, and let us serve them; thou shalt not hearken unto the words of that prophet, or the dreamer of dreams: for the LORD your God proveth you, to know whether ye love the LORD your God with all your heart and with all your soul.
Ye shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and ye shall serve him, and cleave unto him.
It is interesting to note that within weeks after Joseph Smith had in April preached this sermon that men will and can become gods and that God was not God from all eternity, Joseph was killed! This was the first time that He revealed His name Exodus The Bible came to us through Israel.
Most people agree that the Father is God. The Bible teaches that Jesus is God i. Acts and 4, and 1 Cor. In Isa. Other examples: Deut. James , it tells us that even demons know that there is only one God.
The Bible clearly says that His ways and thoughts are far above our thoughts, but that through the Holy Spirit we will learn to understand what He has done for us and how great His love is towards us.
God has given us a simple way, one way, narrow way. Let no one confuse you of that. If you would like to receive the truth, may we suggest that you go to God in prayer and tell Him that you would want to denounce all false ways, and false views of Him that you may have even promoted, and now accept Him and His ways, and ask His guidance in understanding His Word, the Bible.
Ask God to search your heart and help you to understand that you cannot earn your salvation, but that you will accept it as a gift from God as Eph. Ask God to help you to grow in the grace and knowledge of the true Savior, Jesus Christ 2 Peter The LDS Church as an organization employs a large number of translators covering a majority of the worlds languages.
It was translated from the Hebrew about B. This Greek version of the Old Testament was in common use at the time of Christ. It is quite obvious that the Septuagint and thus the Hebrew Old Testament as well is correct, since Jesus Christ quoted from them and by doing so authenticated it them.
Genesis and went through ALL the prophets, in other words, the entire Old Testament explaining that which was written about Him. He did not mention any mistranslation in the Septuagint nor missing scriptures. The Old Testament was complete about B. Jesus Himself assured us Matt. Heaven and earth have not passed away, so we have His promise, that we can trust His word being correct and complete. When we came to the conclusion, that we can trust the Bible and accept it as the infallible Word of God, it made a huge difference.
We realized, that what Mormon doctrine says about God is not the Bible doctrine of God. Mormon doctrine teaches that God was once a man, who had a father — and who had a father and so on.
According to the Bible, God is not a man Num. That should make it clear that men will not become gods. Jesus, that we had accepted as Mormons, is not the Jesus of the Bible. Jesus of the Bible is literally God Almighty who became a man to redeem us Isa. He created everything including Lucifer Col. He is the only Way, the Truth and the Life. His salvation is a Gift so no one can boast of earning it Eph. But one must know Him first as John says. They cannot pass across that gulf. Give yourself at least the possibility to see the truth by doing some checking.
If the LDS Church is the truth, you should not fear to investigate. The truth will not change. Only lies have to be protected and hidden. If we have made any errors, we would like to know where. We have presented to you some samples of our studies in the History of the LDS Church, its doctrines and claims. Study them and see if they are true. I, Dennis grew up in an LDS family. I was a sixth generation Mormon.
My parents were always active, temple-going Mormons and the same was expected of me. I never had a problem of believing in the Mormon story and I was very happy when I was called on a mission to Finland where I served faithfully for two and a half years. Our progression will never change His identity as our Father and our God. The church also contends that the belief in every person's divine potential is rooted in the Bible and consistent with the understanding of many early Christians.
A centurieslong emphasis on "the depravity of humankind and the immense distance between Creator and creature" caused such thinking to wane.
The essay acknowledges that what the early church fathers meant is "open to interpretation," and Terryl Givens says it's likely that their views weren't equivalent to how Mormons interpret humanity's divine potential. Many Mormons are too quick to draw parallels, he says, and "in doing so we misread the past and hang our theology on too fragile a branch. Shipps points out that the Eastern Orthodox belief that the body becomes spiritually close to Christ does not approach the Mormon vision of exaltation.
The essay also "sort of takes a position" on Smith's disputed King Follett sermon, Bushman says. Humans will have their own planets in the afterlife, and God lives on one such planet named Kolob. The context for these beliefs requires understanding the role of family and the significance of ancient views of the universe in early Mormonism.
Mormon founder Joseph Smith believed that the work of the universe was the creation of relationships, connections he framed within a notion of the family that encompassed all of humanity, indeed the entire cosmos. Smith and his followers understood celestial bodies as participating in a kind of family relationship parallel to that of humans. Family relationships, especially those between parent and child, were central to the Mormon worldview, and Mormons saw the relationship between God and Jesus as parental they strongly rejected the traditional Trinitarian view of God dominant within Christianity.
Mormons therefore believed that the basic meaning of life was to parent. They imagined that they would participate in creation the way God and Christ had.
It seemed logical that their participation could potentially result in the creation of new planets. Smith told his followers that the way to establish the family relationships that could interconnect all humanity was through special rituals that took place in buildings called temples.
The Mormon temple liturgy contains various rites that think through what it means to be human and to create. As part of the temple system, Mormons acquire sacred undergarments, essentially an undershirt and boxer shorts. By wearing this clothing Mormons affirm their commitment to Mormonism, their connections to all humanity and their new life in the death and resurrection of Christ.
Academics also see this clothing as a marker of cultural difference—a way to remind Mormons that they are indeed Mormons, a tool to resist the influence of outsiders. Such beliefs are not much different from folk Catholic beliefs about the power of holy water or saintly relics, or modern American beliefs about the power of pomegranate juice, antioxidants, or St.
In historical context, some of the early Mormon beliefs that have persisted into portions of modern Mormonism are primarily concerned with puzzling through the meaning of life, our integration into the universe, the persistence and scope of human relationships. Though at times these beliefs bear a more antique flavor than many contemporary observers would favor, the Mormon tradition vigorously attempts to make sense of the world.
In some respects these Mormon beliefs recall, in idiosyncratic specificity, the visceral stirrings of awe that strike many of us at some point when we stare into the night sky and wonder how we could possibly fit into the universe.
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