The Seer, p. 85 “And in that day the Holy Ghost fell upon Adam, which bore record of the Father and the Son, saying, I am Jesus Christ from the beginning, henceforth and forever, that as thou hast fallen, thou mayest be redeemed and all mankind, even as many as will.” — Orson Pratt, 1853
Romans 1:28 “And even as they did not like to retain God in their knowledge, God gave them over to a reprobate mind, to do those things which are not convenient.”
Today we just have a few questions –
How did the Holy Ghost fall on Adam before Pentecost?
How is Jesus both the Holy Ghost and the Son of God?
Moreover, how did Orson Pratt consider Adam as ‘fallen’ when Mormons don’t believe he sinned?
This excerpt from Pratt’s work, The Seer, may seem like an obscure albatross we’ve pulled from a dark and dusty shelf. However, this man’s teachings were the mainstay of Mormon theology for many years. His teachings were passed down from one generation to the next, and the confusion about God’s Holy Spirit is still alive and well today in 21st century Mormonism.
Pray for those who are ensnared in the myriads of lies this church has produced!
With Love in Christ;
Michelle
Good points. Another strange doctrine can be read in Moses 6:64 – 65, I quote; ‘Adam……..was caught away by the Spirit of the Lord, and was carried down into the water, and was laid under the water, and was brought forth out of the water’ ….’And thus he was baptized….’ According to Mormon doctrine, ‘The Holy Ghost descended upon him ( Jesus Christ ) in the form of a dove, and sat upon him…’ ( D&C 93:15 ), and ‘…the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of spirit..’ ( D&C 130:22 ). In 1 Nephi: 11, The Spirit of the Lord is declared to be ‘in the form of a man’. It’s a strange being who is ‘a personage of spirit’ in male form that transforms into the ‘form of a dove’.
That’s a good one – thanks for sharing it w/ us!