All religions differ in one way or another, but one of the biggest distinguishers for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is our core belief in the Godhead. This core belief, while not included in the Genesis account of the Creation, can be seen in Moses 2:1: “I am the Beginning and the End, the Almighty God; by mine Only Begotten I created these things; yea, in the beginning I created the heaven, and the earth…” Immediately we can see that Heavenly Father referred to His Son as the creator of the heaven and the earth, and it was only under the direction of the Father that it occurred. This knowledge of Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father as two separate beings brings a greater understanding of what they have done for us. Jesus taught the apostles that He could only do as He’d seen His Father do (John 5:19). As Heavenly Father’s children, this scripture teaches us so much about our Father’s identity! Heavenly Father may have once done just as Jesus Christ did for us—He atoned. He understood perfectly Christ’s struggles in the Garden of Gethsemane, and He also experienced the Creation process for Himself. He lived on an earth like we do now. He knows what it’s like to be human because He lived it first. In addition to …show more content…
Not only am I permanently linked into my family’s tree, but I am also capable of becoming like God. I was created in His image from the beginning, and now I am able to overcome sin and death because of the Savior, and one day become a goddess! D&C 132:20 asserts, “Then shall [the husband and wife] be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from everlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be gods, because they have all power.” The Plan of Salvation enables me to become like Heavenly Father—perfect, loving and all
Monotheism is the belief in the existence of one God. There are three of the most influential monotheistic religions in world history today known as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam. These three religions share both vast similarities and differences. One significant similarity they share is the belief in one deity. The belief of one God gave many people guidance and purpose in their lives. For this reason, these three religions gained many followers and believers who had faith in God. Through faithfulness in God, many were promised eternal paradise. In the following paragraphs, I will explain the similarities and differences between the rituals, holy scripts, and salvation that these religions shared.
It is said that history is shaped by the lives of great men. Great men are leaders. They bring about change; they improve the lives of others; they introduce new ideas, models, and theories to society. Most of the world's religions were founded, developed, or discovered by great men. Two particular religions - Christianity and Buddhism - developed in different parts of the world, under different circumstances, and in different social atmospheres. But each religion is based upon the teachings of a great man. When one compares the life of Buddha with the life of Jesus, one finds that the two share many things in common. This essay aims to compare and contrast the lives of Buddha1 and Jesus in two key areas: conception and birth. In these two areas, one finds that the Buddha and Jesus share many similarities.
...is composed of two natures, one external, one internal, one divine the other human, one invisible and one visible. “For notwithstanding this supreme and divine state, he experienced swaddling clothes, the crèche, childhood and the powerlessness of childhood, flight and persecution” (pg 144). God experienced the lowliness of human nature. Even though Jesus experienced all these states he was truly God-man. However, the glory of the Father wasn’t established in him yet. It was deferred by the plan of God for his son. This division only existed in Jesus. It was for the sole purpose of representing and erasing the separation that occurred between God and his creatures through sin. Jesus was separated from glory due to love. So its our duty to love Jesus in his love. It was due to love he gave his divinity to humanity. The mystery is love and only can be love.
Doctrine of the Mormon comprises on the Apostasy and restoration, sacred texts, God the Father, Jesus Christ and the Holy Ghost. Their social philosophy has the concepts of prayer, revelation, family, gender, exaltation, marriage. They also have the law of Chastity. In their societies, they have leadership and hierarchy, service hierarchy, i.e. priesthood, Aaronic priesthood, Melchizedek priesthood. They also have auxiliary organizations which examine the duties and expectations of the Church members, finances, organized worship and participation.
After God makes the earth he appears as spirit in it and hovers around the waters, Genesis 1 vs 2 states that, “the earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.” One example of the presence of the triune God can be found right at the beginning of Jesus' public activity, when, at His baptism, the Father and the Holy Spirit attest to the sending of the incarnate Son of God. After he is baptized, the spirit of God appears in spirit and mentions in front of John the Baptist and the people that were there that Jesus is the son. Mathew 3vs 16 and 17 supports that, “As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.” As shown here, we are shown that the Son of God, holy spirit and God works in unity with the to protect and love human beings. The son of God Jesus is born through the engaging of the holy spirit and the human being. The book of Mathew quotes in chapter 1 vs 18, “this is how the birth of Jesus the Messiah came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be pregnant through the Holy
Mormons have gone through a lot, have broken apart and come together several times while the different branches of Mormonism continue to grow and new branches may still form in the futures. One thing is known that the ‘new religion’ is strong and its believers continue to have faith. To outsides certain practices do seem questionable, yet one question remains, if it is part of Christianity or their own ‘new religion.’
3:16). Strauss claims that it is “outside the range of human natural comprehension and apprehension” and perceivable only through Divine revelation and illumination by the Holy Spirit. It is true that a complete understanding is humanly impossible and the Christian believer must not lose sight that Jesus expressly come to save the entire world (John 12:47). However, if this is the case then those who do not possess the Holy Spirit are eternally doomed. They would never understand the same simple truth that the Apostle John clearly lays out that the Logos put on human flesh and dwelt with His creation (John 1:1-18). Fully appreciating the Incarnation is impossible, but to understand that the Bible teaches Jesus is God or that God took on human form would negate the intellect of many who read the Scripture for the first time. Understanding the basic principle is possible. Comprehending the complexity of God in human form is
The first revelation (Chapters IV to IX) is the revelation of “His precious crowning with thorns” and Jesus’s love for all that He made by dying on the cross for His people. When He left earth the Holy Spirit came down to dwell among us. St. Julian is brought to understand the death, resurrection, and the incarnation of Christ. She is also led to see that our God is a Triune God. Our heavenly Father is made up of three parts: the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Each person is distinctly different but together they make up one God identical in essence. The three persons of God remain in unity and
John focuses on the profound meaning of the life of Jesus, whom he saw as the
The concepts of Heaven and Hell too have totally different perceptions in both the cults of Christian Science and Mormons. For example, the Mormons are of the view that each human being will be assigned to any of the 3 heavens as preached in the Mormon set of beliefs. The Christian Science in rejecting the concept of both heaven and hell preaches that sinners make their own hell, while saints make their own heavens, each according to their actions. Furthermore, the Christian Science also rejects the judgement day as preached by Christians, and claims that it is one event occurring all the time. (Stevens, 2004)
In the Bible, God, sacrifices his only son, a respectable, revered "heavenly" figure, allowing Jesus to live amongst sinful people. In human form, Jesus treats the common people's illnesses and performs miracles to help them; above all, he cares for them and loves them. Jesus is selfless, endlessly devoting himself to helping and serving others, and ensuring that they will have a better life by showing them "the way" to God. Jesus sacrifices his life in heaven to come to Earth and help his people.
The world had always been full of different religious beliefs, because there is probably no universal explanation of the origins of human creation. Since the ancient times, we all needed a symbol of faith and of the existence of the judge, who sees everything, thus, is always eager to price, or to punish. Depending to the extent to which we’ve followed his commandments. The two religions: Islam and Christianity are highly different, and their followers are people, whose worldview differs from the other’s. However, these two faiths both believe in the existence of the Jesus Christ. It makes the two different religions mystically connected, and create a view of the existence of one God, who has the different names, but, in reality, is unique for all the people. Never the less, the understanding of this significant figure is quite different: Christians believe the Jesus to be the son of the God, while the Muslims believe him to be the God’s messenger, who was born from a virgin mother and performed miracles.
Within any religion, there is a multitude of human needs that are addressed. It is due to these needs that people are initially drawn to the religion. The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter Day Saints is no different. This religion seems to address emotional and personal needs, but does not neglect the physical. The specific needs addressed by the Mormon faith include: hope, belonging, love, and purpose. The religion provides hope for its members because it gives them something to look forward to. By believing and abiding by the teachings in the Book of they understand that death isn’t the end. They will eventually have everlasting life
The Trinity is made up of God the Father, God the Son, and the Holy Spirit. This concept is what many Catholics believe in, but other worldwide religions believe in other beliefs. Out of all the three Divine Persons, “Jesus is the most qualified to bring the renewal of creation because it was through him that creation came into being” (Pohle February 7th). We as humans will have to face the consequences for actions that we have done in the past, present and future. Jesus has come into the world as a human to show his dignity and save us from sin; he was the world and of all creation. As we come to read more about Jesus we get to know Jesus more, we learn about what he did, how he did it and why he had to do these saving actions.
"For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." This verse - John 3:16 - is perhaps the most important in the Bible. Jesus Christ was the son of God, but he was also the son of man.