Tag: virgin birth
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Who Supplied the Y-Chromosome in Jesus’ Conception?
Christianity: The Spirit created it by an effortless, touchless, omnipotent act. “That which is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. (Matthew 1:20; cf. Luke 1:35) 100% of the DNA was mortal, and none of the DNA was transferred from any divine being. 20th century Mormonism: Heavenly Father (Adam’s spirit father) did via natural…
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Mormonism:
Jesus Is the Literal “Bodily Offspring” of God the FatherI was just paging through an old book I found at a used bookstore. It’s titled Principles of the Gospel, published in 1961 by the Corporation of the President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, and contains an opening note to “Brethren” of the armed services from the First Presidency (David O.…
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Teaching Mormon Children:
Jesus is God’s Only Begotten Son — In the FleshThe December (2013) Visiting Teaching Message found in Ensign magazine focuses on Jesus Christ as God’s only begotten Son. The message begins, “Our Savior, Jesus Christ, is called the Only Begotten Son because He is the only person on earth to be born of a mortal mother and an immortal Father…Modern prophets have testified: [Jesus…
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Virgin Birth (Defined)
Virgin Birth: The literal siring of Jesus via the agency of Heavenly Father and Mary. Sixth President Joseph F. Smith explained, “Now, we are told in scriptures that Jesus Christ is the only begotten Son of God in the flesh. Well, now for the benefit of the older ones, how are children begotten? I answer…
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From the Mailbag (9/5/2012)
[Tess, quoting from “Redefining the Virgin Birth: Mormonism on the Natural Conception of Jesus” by McKeever and Shafovaloff]: “When one considers that Mormonism teaches that every human born on earth is a literal spirit child of God, the concept that Jesus was conceived in a natural manner becomes even more blasphemous. Why? Because it means…
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BYU Professors Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks Think You’re a Prude if God Having Sex With Mary Is a Problem for You
If you object to the teaching of Mormon leaders that God the Father had physical sex with Mary, then BYU professors Daniel C. Peterson and Stephen D. Ricks say you have “a Neoplatonic and gnosticizing disdain for the material cosmos, a discomfort with the body and with sexuality.” Get ready for a roller coaster ride.…
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Silencing Christian Critics of Mormonism
A crusade (of sorts) is moving across Facebook. It is targeting pages that are critical of Mormonism. Who the crusaders are is unknown, but it seems reasonable to suggest that they may be Latter-day Saints. The crusade is aimed at silencing those who disagree with Mormonism. In a broad sense (and from the perspective of…
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Mormonism’s Grinch and a Response to James of Lehi’s Library
Mormonism’s Grinch smiled and said, “‘Only Begotten Son.’ Only Begotten in the flesh, meaning in mortality. This designation of our Lord signifies that he was begotten by Man of Holiness as literally as any mortal father begets a son. The natural processes of procreation were involved; Jesus was begotten by his Father as literally as…
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“The Church is not all butterflies and cupcakes.”
Over this past week the Salt Lake Tribune ran several articles related to the LDS Church, blacks, and the now-defunct priesthood ban. One special report covered the story of Vanna Cox and her sisters. They grew up in the LDS Church very aware of their minority status. The Tribune reports, “When [Vanna] and her sisters…
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The “Marvelous Creative Power and Function” by Which Christ Was Conceived
I continue to be amazed over the amount of evidence supporting the claim that Mormon leaders taught that God the Father “joined” with Mary, his spirit-daughter, to “associate together in the capacity of husband and wife” and naturally conceive Jesus in the same way that children are normally begotten on earth. I was surprised to…
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Merry Christmas from Bruce McConkie?
The back of this “Christmas card” has a note from Kevin Barney of FAIR: “My usual tack when asked about it is to point out that the idea is not now and never was doctrine; it was a speculation… I will confess, however, that I actually like this idea. Maybe it is because I have…
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An Analysis of “21 Questions Answered About Mormon Faith”
It’s sad when a religious representative answers questions like a politican. As I write this an article is featured on the front page of FoxNews.com, “21 Questions Answered About Mormon Faith”. The following is an analysis of the response they received to their questions. “Many of these questions are typically found on anti-Mormon blogs or…
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LDS Church Public Education Campaign
An article posted today on the American Spectator’s web site suggests that the LDS Church is worried about the publicity Mitt Romney’s presidential campaign may bring to the Church. “Mormonism in the Spotlight” says, The Salt Lake City-based Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is growing increasingly concerned about the public-perception hit the presidential…
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Fair Above All Virgins
In the recently released movie titled, The Nativity Story, viewers are given a glimpse at what life was probably like for Mary and Joseph after it was learned that the espoused Mary is pregnant. Though I’ve heard pastors and theologians discuss the social ramifications of such a predicament, I can’t recall any film that does…
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