While organizing my endless list of quotes I came across our entry on Witchcraft which got me to thinking…
Why do Mormons accept and applaud Adam and Eve’s rejection of God while at the same time teach that behaving inappropriately isn’t acceptable?
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Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Adam and Eve, bible, Book of Mormon, children in Garden of Eden, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophecies, original sin on 02/16/2013| Leave a Comment »
If Adam & Eve Hadn’t Sinned Could They have had Children?
2 Nephi 2:22-23; “And now, behold, if Adam had not transgressed he would not have fallen, but he would have remained in the garden of Eden. And all things which were created must have remained in the same state in which they were after they were created; and they must have remained forever, and had no end. 23 And they would have had no children; wherefore they would have remained in a state of innocence, having no joy, for they knew no misery; doing no good, for they knew no sin.”
Genesis 2:24, 3:23; “Therefore shall a man leave his father and his mother, and shall cleave unto his wife: and they shall be one flesh…Therefore the LORD God sent him forth from the garden of Eden, to till the ground from whence he was taken.”
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Adam and Eve, bible, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus, no original sin in Mormonism, plan of salvation on 08/14/2012| Leave a Comment »
Original Sin a Plan of Salvation
“The Atonement: All for All”, Ensign, May 2004, 97; “The Fall was not a disaster. It wasn’t a mistake or an accident. It was a deliberate part of the plan of salvation. We are God’s spirit ‘offspring,’ sent to earth ‘innocent’ of Adam’s transgression. Yet our Father’s plan subjects us to temptation and misery in this fallen world as the price to comprehend authentic joy. Without tasting the bitter, we actually cannot understand the sweet. We require mortality’s discipline and refinement as the ‘next step in [our] development’ toward becoming like our Father. But growth means growing pains. It also means learning from our mistakes in a continual process made possible by the Savior’s grace, which He extends both during and ‘after all we can do’ (2 Nephi 25:23).” – Bruce C. Hafen
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Adam and Eve, curse, Doctrines of Salvation 1:90 vs. Genesis 3:15, enmity between God and man, fall of man, false doctrines, Mormon Adam is Michael the Archangel and Ancient of Days, mormonism, original sin on 01/30/2012| Leave a Comment »
Who was Adam in the pre-existence?
Doctrines of Salvation 1:90; “The first man placed upon the earth was a perfect being, a son of God. He was Michael, the Archangel, who had reached great distinction and power before he ever came to this earth; and who helped to frame this earth while he was yet a spirit, just as our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ was a spirit before he was born in Bethlehem. Michael, after being placed upon this earth, is known as Adam.”
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged Adam and Eve, bible, false doctrines, Garden of Eden, Jesus, mormonism, original sin a blessing, salvation on 11/28/2011| Leave a Comment »
Man has Power within to Become Like God
Doctrines of Salvation 2:35; “Man has within him the power, which the Father has bestowed upon him… that eventually he shall become like the Father and the Son; this virtue, wisdom, and knowledge on the part of the faithful does not rob the Father and the Son, but adds to their glory and dominion. Thus it is destined that those who are worthy to become his sons and joint-heirs with our Redeemer, would be heirs of the Father’s kingdom, possessing the same attributes in their perfection, as the Father and the Son now possess.”
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged Adam and Eve, Adam and Eve had no blood, bible, false doctrines, Garden of Eden, Jesus, mormonism, salvation on 10/13/2011| Leave a Comment »
Adam and Eve Had No Blood
http://scriptures.lds.org/bd/f/2 ; “Before the fall, Adam and Eve had physical bodies but no blood. There was no sin, no death, and no children among any of the earthly creations. With the eating of the “forbidden fruit,” Adam and Eve became mortal, sin entered, blood formed in their bodies, and death became a part of life. Adam became the “first flesh” upon the earth (Moses 3: 7), meaning that he and Eve were the first to become mortal. After Adam fell, the whole creation fell and became mortal. Adam’s fall brought both physical and spiritual death into the world upon all mankind (Hel. 14: 16-17).” – Bible Dictionary of the LDS Church
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Posted in Sinful Nature, tagged Adam and Eve, bible, false doctrine, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, original sin, salvation, sinful nature on 07/15/2011| 3 Comments »
Man’s Sinful Nature
“Since there is no such thing as original sin, as that expression is used in modern Christendom, it follows that children are not conceived in sin. They do not come into the world with any taint of impurity whatever.” – Bruce R. McConkie (April 1977 Ensign)
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Adam and Eve’s Sin and the New Mormon Website
In my daily LDS Gems e-mails I received notice today (February 26, 2008) of another new website launched by the Church. Here in part is what it said;
“The new site is a helpful resource for anyone who wishes to know firsthand what Latter-day Saints believe about Jesus Christ. It is also a valuable reference that Church members can use as they share their beliefs with others.”