Five Marks of the Divinity of Jesus Christ “The most fundamental doctrine of true Christianity is the divine birth of the child Jesus. It is a doctrine not comprehended by the world, misinterpreted by [many] Christian churches, and even misunderstood by some members of the true Church.
The paternity of Jesus Christ is one of the mysteries of godliness.
It may only be comprehended by the spiritually minded… … I am bold to say to you, … Jesus Christ is the Son of God in the most literal sense. The body in which He performed His mission in the flesh was sired by that same Holy Being we worship as God, our Eternal Father. He was not the son of Joseph, nor was He begotten by the Holy Ghost. He is the Son of the Eternal Father! … ” — Ezra Taft Benson, 9 December 1979.
1 Timothy 3:15-16 “But if I tarry long, that thou mayest know how thou oughtest to behave thyself in the house of God, which is the church of the living God, the pillar and ground of the truth. 16 And without controversy great is the mystery of godliness: God was manifest in the flesh, justified in the Spirit, seen of angels, preached unto the Gentiles, believed on in the world, received up into glory.”
Dictionary.com defines bold as “not hesitating to break the rules of propriety…”.
Well, Mr. Benson certainly fulfilled that scenario. He wasted no time to shamelessly malign the Lord instead of exalting Him!
It’s always sad to witness someone who rejects the Lord, but our main concern today is the effect it has on LDS members like my mother. A true interpretation for the mystery of godliness can be seen in Matthew Henry’s commentary —
Matthew Henry Concise Commentary “The church is the house of God; he dwells there. The church holds forth the Scripture and the doctrine of Christ, as a pillar holds forth a proclamation. When a church ceases to be the pillar and ground of truth, we may and ought to forsake her; for our regard to truth should be first and greatest. The mystery of godliness is Christ. He is God, who was made flesh, and was manifest in the flesh…”
There’s nothing in Paul’s direction to Timothy that would indicate the outrageous theory the LDS Church comes up with!
May we uphold the truth as Matthew Henry said and share this with a Mormon!
With Love in Christ —
Michelle ✟
The image below comes from the Family Home Evening lesson plan on how to explain Jesus’ paternity with little kids. For more info see Teaching LDS Kids God had Sex with Mary.
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