However, taken as a whole, the book of mormon lends itself more to a modalistic understanding of god rather than trinitarian. The scriptures plainly and repeatedly affirm that god is the creator of the earth and the heavens and all things that in them are. The books in the book of mormon primary song youtube. Fourth nephi through moroni, from zion to destruction, edited by monte s. Healing the fatherwound in men today dalbey, gordon on. The selfpublished book is really just the book of mormon reformatted. The father and the son a doctrinal exposition by the first presidency and the twelve. If youve had a less than perfect experience with your father or as a father, you can benefit from studying and developing characteristics of the father and the son as found in the holy bible and in the book of mormon. And now, my sons, remember, remember, that it is upon the rock of our redeemer, who is christ, the son of god, that ye must build your foundation helaman 5. However, mormon doctrine denies the trinity, teaching that the father, son, and spirit do not comprise one god. They convincingly argue that one of the main themes of the book of mormon is that we need to learn from our fathers and come to know the the clark brothers insightfully demonstrate the powerful of influence of fathers on their sons and the importance of sons learning from both their immediate and distant generations.
Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1988, 4472. Four inspiring scriptures in the book of mormon about forgiveness. Mormon ends his mortal ministry with his stirring testimony of jesus and leaves his lifes work, his abridgment of the large plates of nephi, the book of mormon, in the hands of his son, moroni. The following paragraphs were written before i learned of a most exciting discovery that may further confirm the plausibility of the book of mormon. And the angel said unto me, behold the lamb of god, yea, even the son of the eternal father. The book of mormon teaches that god the father, and his son jesus christ, and the holy ghost are one, with jesus appearing with a body of spirit before his birth, and with a tangible body after his resurrection. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 1995. Latterday saint scriptures refer to jesus christ as both the father and the son. For example, god is revealed as father in creation, son in. In the book of mormon, the doctrine of the father and the son stands in majestic testimony alongside the holy bible. Does the book of mormon support the idea of the trinity. By doing so, youll enrich your own life and the lives of your.
Enos was third in the series of record keepers who maintained the record of the nephites, a set of metal plates containing the spiritual and secular history of the nephites. Our church lds believes that jesus christ is the son of our heavenly father, two separate and distinct individuals. The enos problem in the book of mormon adventures in. Using only the text of the book of mormon as the narration, get a glimpse of the fatherson relationship between mormon and moroni, as they strive to pass the plates along so we today can cherish. Moroni shares a name with captain moroni, a much earlier book of mormon figure, of whom mormon wrote highly the book of mormon tells that moroni served under his father, the commander in chief of 23 groups of about 10,000 nephites each, who battled against the lamanites. Alma 1alma 2, helaman 1helaman 2, and nephi 2nephi 3. Heavenly father has a plan for every person on eartha plan to help all of his children return to live with him in the next life. Examples of how the book of mormon teaches men to be. This unity between the father and the son catches the ey e of the r eader ev en bef or e ent er ing t he book of mor m on text. Visit book of mormon central at follow us on facebook and because jesus christ dwelleth in flesh he shall be called the son of god, and having subjected the flesh to the will of the father, being the father and the son.
Is jesus both the father and the son, as it so clearly says in the book of mormon. Christ is the father in several ways, which are delved deeply by others in many books, but briefly. God himself shall come down among the children of men, and shall redeem his people. Although most book of mormon passages are easy to understand, some are more difficult, such as abinadis teachings about the father and the son in mosiah. The father and the son brigham young universityidaho. To get back to gods presence, though, you have to live a life worthy of such a great gift.
My father was the son of lithuanians, but he was born in scotland. Rigdon, sidneys son, asks his dad if he wrote the book of. Indeed, the book of mormon record is replete with references regarding the distinct personalities of elohim the father and jehovah or jesus christ the son see. Enos was given charge of the record by his father, jacob, son of lehi and brother of nephi. Does the book of mormon teach a trinitarian concept of god. Update 04092009 note, by the way, that the fatherson name sharing pattern shows up later in the book of mormon. Sidney rigdons final confession about joseph smith and the origin of the book of mormon. Book of mormon nuggets supplementing jeff lindsays book of mormon evidences page. Good fathers share good things with their children. Why in the book of mormon is jesus christ and the father always. Book of mormon central how is christ both the father and.
Be sure to subscribe to our youtube channel for hundreds of videos about the book of mormon. He was selected to lead a group of 10,000 men into battle. In those great and challenging words of moroni, a knowledge of the truth of the book of mormon is promised by the power of the holy ghost. When he does, it is to introduce his son, jesus christ. One important example is johns vision of a heavenly throne room in the book of revelation. Modalism in the book of mormon mormonism research ministry. What if instead of verses and chapters, it had episodes. Mormonboyz fresh meat for mormon daddy bishop angus. Parker an important part of drawing nearer to god is coming to know and understand him through the scriptures he has given us see john 5.
Many instances of repentance are based on what a father said or taught when the child seemingly was not listening. Mormon fatherson duo are changing book of mormon scripture. Good fathers pray for and never give up on wayward children. Moroni then declares, and by the power of the holy ghost ye may know the truth of all things moro. The ministry of the father and the son religious studies. Like his father, moroni distinguished himself in battle. I see that ronald has beat me to this, graham, but by way of amplification, let me add my understanding. The best example of a fathers love is found in the example of heavenly father and his son, jesus christ. Aaron, in the book of mormon, was the son of king mosiah. Both nephi and jacob had kept the record previously. The father, son, and holy ghost church of jesus christ. Lynn rosenvall and his son david rosenvall had an idea. An account written by the hand of mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of nephi.
In other texts, the messiah is not only father, he is also son. Not a word is changed, but it allows readers to do all of the aforementioned things. He persecuted nephite christian church members until called to repentance by an angel appearing. Fathers and sons in the book of mormon hardcover november 1, 1991 by e. Yet, many mormons try to get around these facts by pointing to passages in the bible which they believe are exceptions to this rule. Learn the books in the book of mormon primary song with actions. According to the book of mormon, moroni was the son of mormon, the prophet for whom the book of mormon is named. This has caused many to wonder whether the book of mormon teaches a. In latterday saint doctrine, a fathers purpose is to preside over, provide for and protect his family.
Blonde twink boy step son fucked by hunk step dad on family couch. In the 1837 and 1840 editions of the book of mormon, the prophet joseph smith altered 1 nephi 11. So an enos 1 enos 2 naming pattern would be consistent with other parts of the book of mormon. However, this reading quickly breaks down when the passage is viewed more broadly within the backdrop of the book of mormons overall theology about god the father and his son. The last fatherson relationship studied is god the father and jesus christ, the son. Abinadi taught that jesus christ was both the father and the son. The book describes the spirit of the lord in the form of a man and speaking as a man would.
Book of mormon, 1837, page 26 the joseph smith papers. This blog has my personal thoughts and inspirations about the incredible stories and passages that i love from the book of mormon. For instance, the most pointed refutation of the mormon doctrine that the father, son, and holy ghost are actually three separate gods is found in alma 11. A new approach to studying the book of mormon is the brainchild of father and son lynn and david rosenvall. The first presidency and quorum of the twelve clarified in a 1916 doctrinal treatise that christ is the father in that he is the creator of the earth, the father of those who accept his gospel, and has the authority of god the father by divine investiture. Four inspiring scriptures in the book of mormon about. We see this in the new testament when jesus was baptized, and on the mount of transfiguration, the book of mormon when christ appears to the nephites, and in the pearl of great price when the father and son appear to the boy joseph. In the sense so expressed, the creator is an organizer. Most notably in the book of mormon, christ introduced himself to the brother of jared saying, i am the father and the son ether 3. The rosenvalls names will not be recognizable to most. By viewing abinadis teachings through the lenses of mesoamerican deity complexes, however.
According to the book of mormon, enos was a son, or grandson, of jacob, a nephite prophet. This has caused many to wonder whether the book of mormon teaches a trinitarian concept of god. The authors look in detail at the fatherson relationships found in the book of mormon. Sidney rigdons confession to his son about the book of mormon. In this most important of male roles, fathers have good models to look to in the book of mormon. So many scripture heroes are found within the pages of the book of mormon. According to mormonism, jesus is a created being, the first spirit to be born of the father mormon doctrine, p. The t itle pa ge o f the book of mor mon d escr ibes o ne o f the p urposes of this scri pture as the conv inci ng of the je w and gentile that jesus is the christ, the eternal god. Knowest thou the meaning of the tree which thy father saw.
Helamans talk with his sons produces perhaps one of the most memorable verses of the book of mormon. Some have assumed so because certain verses taken separately do seem to use trinitarian language. And because of the fall of man came jesus christ, even the father and the son. Book of mormontextual changesthe son of fairmormon. Did john see god the father in the book of revelation. It is claimed by some that this is evidence that joseph smith changed the book of mormon to conform to his changing beliefs about the trinity, claiming that joseph was originally a solid trinitarian perhaps even a modalist, and as he later began to teach that the father and son were two separate beings, he had to change the book of mormon to. Book of mormon prophets were powerful leaders who presided over the church and the sacred records handed down from father to son. The elders journal issue of july notes that at age nine this boy had a remarkable vision, in which he talked with the father and many of the ancient prophets face to face, and beheld the son of god coming in his glory. While the book of mormon claims that the father, the son, and the holy ghost are one god, the definition give is more in line with the heretical doctrine of modalistic monarchianism accepted as true by united pentecostals today than it is with the trinity. His ability to speak english facilitated his conversion since he could read the book of mormon in english, and there was not yet a reliable translation into portuguese. Mormons say they believe in the father, the son, and the holy spirit.
Millet, the ministry of the father and the son, in the book of mormon. Good fathers teach correct principles, then encourage children to learn. The book of mormon contains dozens of examples of fathers teaching their children to become better people. The book of mormon contains dozens of examples of fathers teaching. Surely, one of the ways his father was goodly was by instilling in his son a testimony.
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