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thanks ffh we should talk soon.
FFH does not speak for the LDS Church, he speaks for himself on these mattters -- no matter who he is related to.
Yep, just like all of us here.
Because the teaching that God was once a man, given to us by Joseph Smith, was given at an official church conference, we can be assured that it's doctrine, otherwise we might as well quit listening to conference.FFH does not speak for the LDS Church, he speaks for himself on these mattters -- no matter who he is related to.
Yeah, I have a whole thread dealing with this...
God is not bound by time as we are at the moment....
If we do not marry, or are not given the chance to marry, or were not required to marry, we will be given that opportunity in the next life...
Christ is an example of this...
Christ never married, but will definitely marry in the next life, after he has presented the church (bride) to the Father, at which time we will be one with Christ and the Father, through the blood of Christ, which was shed for those who have repented of their sins..
See "Marriage Supper of the Lamb" in scripture...
Remember God the Father and the Son are not bound by time. All is "as one day" with God.
This is the key to understanding this question of whether Christ married or not, while on earth.
This is Christ speaking in Revelation...
Christ is the God of the Old and the New Testament...
Revelation 1: 8
I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.
If this is the case, please provide us with the source. I am quite certain that this is not the case. If this had been given as doctrine, and the general membership of the Church has given it their sustaining vote, we would find it in the Doctrine & Covenants. It's not there.Because the teaching that God was once a man, given to us by Joseph Smith, was given at an official church conference, we can be assured that it's doctrine, otherwise we might as well quit listening to conference.
Official Church doctrine is contained in the Standard Works, which include "The Bible," "The Book of Mormon," "The Doctrine & Covenants" and "The Pearl of Great Price." I believe that every Mormon on RF will tell you the same thing. No other books are a part of the official LDS canon. They may be worthwhile commentaries on our doctrines, but that's all they are -- someone's interpretation of doctrine. None of us deny anything that is a part of our official canon. As far an non-canonical source materials are concerned, we are encouraged to read and learn all we can and when we have done so, to pray for guidance and understanding. By the power of the Holy Ghost, God will direct our paths. Somehow, I suspect that's going to be a bit over your head, but we'll wait and see.As I've realised man Mormons disgree (on what they condiser "doctrine" or not "doctrine", and have many different sects that claim different authority. Some old the Bible and the Book of Mormon highly. Others hold also the Book of Great Price and other books. But as I've discovered the Mormons on here contantly deny the words of their prophets. While others do accept the words of their prophets and President, Mormons can (seems so) choose to accpet or ignore their President's teachings (as though they mean crap when they made it up anyway).
We really don't know Christ's current marital status, or whether he was married, as a god, prior to coming to earth as our Savior, but I do know one thing, Christ was God before becoming a man, which he willingly volunteered to do...So if Jesus is the God of the Old and New testament why do you say he was married?Since marriage is needed before exaltation to god-hood, Jesus was already God (during his ministry) and therefore didn't need to be married. and hmm.....you kinda sound like you're teaching the doctrine of the trinity......
We really don't know Christ's current marital status, or whether he was married, as a god, prior to coming to earth as our Savior, but I do know one thing, Christ was God before becoming a man, which he willingly volunteered to do...
No other god in heaven volunteered to do this for us, but him alone...
So it's kind of ironic that this conversation turned in the opposite direction and we're now talking of a God (Christ) who bacame a man, a perfect sinless sacrifice..
If this is possible, then surely a man can become a god...
With man this seems impossible, but "with God all things are possible"..
With God's help we may become like him...all of us..
Official Church doctrine is contained in the Standard Works, which include "The Bible," "The Book of Mormon," "The Doctrine & Covenants" and "The Pearl of Great Price." I believe that every Mormon on RF will tell you the same thing. No other books are a part of the official LDS canon. They may be worthwhile commentaries on our doctrines, but that's all they are -- someone's interpretation of doctrine. None of us deny anything that is a part of our official canon. As far an non-canonical source materials are concerned, we are encouraged to read and learn all we can and when we have done so, to pray for guidance and understanding. By the power of the Holy Ghost, God will direct our paths. Somehow, I suspect that's going to be a bit over your head, but we'll wait and see.
Niether are a lot of things spoken of in conference..If this is the case, please provide us with the source. I am quite certain that this is not the case. If this had been given as doctrine, and the general membership of the Church has given it their sustaining vote, we would find it in the Doctrine & Covenants. It's not there.
April 7, 1844 Church Conference ~Joseph Smith expounds upon LDS doctrines ~Kat said:please provide us with the source
Neither are a lot of things spoken of in conference..
Is the fact that we should avoid certain movies in the Doctrine and Covenants ???
Only those things pertinent to our salvation should be in the Doctrine and Covenants, this not being one of them, just a matter of information/knowledge of who God is and that he was once a mortal man like you and I.
Is it possible to be a god without being born into this earth ??? Is it possible to be a god without being married ???
These questions we really don't have the answer to.
Christ was a god before coming to earth, the question should be, did he already have a physical body prior to that time...
The only way to answer this is to realize that God the Father and Christ (God the Son) are not bound by time. All is present, both past and future...
We are not God and really don't understand this, but I think it would be safe to say that all spirits, god or not, must obtain physical bodies, by coming to earth, otherwise this would go against God's own requirements.
God requires that we, obtain a body in order to become like him, so just like the marriage requirement, god must adhere to his own rules, which are eternal and have always existed...
So we can conlude that God and all god's have been born to an earth similar to this one, how long they stayed, is really something that is irrelevant...
God was once a mortal being, but now is immortal, which we may become.
The devils know that there is only one God, why can't man get it?