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In reply to the discussion: When is it OK for Mormons to lie? [View all]Bluerthanblue
(13,669 posts)70. it's difficult for me to
understand or explain- but here is one 'take' on what they believe:
The Mormon Church teaches a plurality of Gods. They believe that God the Father (Elohim) was once a man on a separate world who attained godhood. He then had many spirit children with his wives, the oldest one being Jesus. According to LDS beliefs, we were all Elohims spirit children before our carnal existence. Therefore, Jesus is our eldest brother. Jesus was one of a very few who attained godhood before living an earthly life. For most of us, according to the LDS Church, the earthly life provides a means to demonstrate our obedience and earn our godhood. Therefore, there are practically unlimited worlds that are headed by gods who were once men like us. Through obedience and righteous living, Mormonism teaches that we too can aspire to be gods of our own worlds. As former LDS Prophet Brigham Young taught: How many Gods there are, I do not know. But there never was a time when there were not Gods and worlds, and when men were not passing through the same ordeals that we are passing through. That course has been from all eternity, and it is and will be to all eternity.1 Joseph Smith was clear that we are to follow the same task, when he said, you have got to learn how to be Gods yourselves, and to be kings and priests to God, the same as all Gods have done before you 2 Therefore, the number of gods is practically limitless.
http://www.contenderministries.org/mormonism/polytheism.php
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It has been my family's long and unhappy experience that yes, lying is permitted and even
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#1
Brigham Young’s Great-Great-Granddaughter has implied he asked permission to flip-flop
Brother Buzz
Sep 2012
#3
I find it unsettling that a church would condone lying when it protects or advances the church.
Alduin
Sep 2012
#4
aren't all religions like this? You can sin and then either go to confession or
sammytko
Sep 2012
#13
If I were a biblical literalist and fundie christian I would definitely be calling
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#29
Since you come from a Mormon family, I'm curious did they define themselves as "Christians"?
riderinthestorm
Sep 2012
#38
They're non-Trinitarian. The Byzantines voted them out of the club back in some year I'm not going
LeftyMom
Sep 2012
#37
That's what I was thinking, that Mormons and Muslims have similar views of Christ.
kestrel91316
Sep 2012
#51
Christians believe that Jesus was concieved of a virgin, Mormons reject that teaching
Bluenorthwest
Sep 2012
#67
But they were only "persecuted" because they were being held accountable for the financial...
Tom Ripley
Sep 2012
#20
In addition, at least in Illinois, they sent their kids onto farm land to steal the crops being
AnotherMcIntosh
Sep 2012
#26