December 18 — Distorting the Biblical Jesus. Mark 3:35 “For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is my brother, and my sister, and mother.”
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We see here the simplicity of Jesus’ words. If you love and obey Him, you’re His brother and sister.
The LDS Church claims their heavenly Father and heavenly Mother spiritually created all of us (Jesus and Lucifer included) through a sexual union; thereby making everyone literal brothers and sisters.
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“Thus it is shown that prior to the placing of man upon the earth, how long before we do not know, Christ and Satan, together with the hosts of the spirit-children of God, existed as intelligent individuals, possessing power and opportunity to choose the course they would pursue and the leaders whom they would follow and obey. In that great concourse of spirit-intelligences, the Father’s plan, whereby His children would be advanced to their second estate, was submitted and doubtless discussed. The opportunity so placed within the reach of the spirits who were to be privileged to take bodies upon the earth was so transcendently glorious that those heavenly multitudes burst forth into song and shouted for joy.” — James E. Talmage, Jesus the Christ, p. 8.
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If you’re LDS, what do you think?
Jesus said that if you love Him, you’re His brother or sister. The Bible doesn’t ever say that we’re literally begotten of God. In fact, the Bible states that when God breathed into Adam, he became a living soul.
Genesis 2:7 “And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.”
It also says we were first created physically and then spiritually.
1 Corinthians 15:44-47 “It is sown a natural body; it is raised a spiritual body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual body.45 And so it is written, The first man Adam was made a living soul; the last Adam was made a quickening spirit.46 Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that which is natural; and afterward that which is spiritual.47 The first man is of the earth, earthy: the second man is the Lord from heaven.”
Based on the three verses we’ve listed today we hope and pray you’ll do more research and come to know that what God says in His word is truth!
With Love in Christ —
Michelle ✟
[…] Distorting the Biblical Jesus […]
The biggest distortion of the biblical Jesus is that they teach Mary had sex with their god to provide the body for Jesus.
that has to be the worst thing they taught then and still adhere to even now. I can’t imagine facing the Lord believing that most horrendous lie!