“Didn’t Mormons believe that Jesus and the devil are brothers?” That question is still causing political controversy. Since the reporter didn’t bother to put his answer in the article; it also made me curious enough to do some research. I will post that information after I address what caused me to write this article.
On a blog site; Greg said:
…Mike Huckabee, a college graduate with a THEOLOGY degree doesn’t know the basic doctrines of the country’s 4th largest Church? Seriously? If the voting public were to buy that, then it raises a lot of questions about what Gov. Huckabee really does know. On the contrary, I believe this was a calculated move meant to test the waters of religious and patriotic bigotry… http://tinyurl.com/5tybtl
I honestly don’t know whether or not Gov. Huckabee studied anything about the Mormon religion; much less that particular topic. Even if he did, is he REALLY expected to remember something he studied MANY years ago? Not to mention the fact that while he WAS in school his young bride had cancer AND he was working to support his family. Could that topic have been discussed at a time his mind was on something much more important than a religion he didn’t practice?
Is knowing about someone else’s religion a requirement for being president? I never read that in the Constitution. In fact it states:
The Senators and Representatives before mentioned, and the Members of the several State Legislatures, and all executive and judicial Officers, both of the United States and of the several States, shall be bound by Oath or Affirmation, to support this Constitution; but no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or public Trust under the United States. http://tinyurl.com/7lmmx
Gov. Huckabee said the reporter “knew more about the Mormon faith than I did.” (From his interview with Larry King) http://tinyurl.com/3hzkzk
Huckabee goes into more detail in a news article.
“Huckabee apologized Wednesday, saying he had asked an innocent question during a lengthy conversation and was shocked to see it taken out of context. “I was horrified when I read that, and I apologized to Mitt Romney, because first of all, I don’t think that his being a Mormon or not being a Mormon has a thing to do with his being president.” Huckabee said his discussion with the reporter, Zev Chafets, lasted several hours. “He was saying, ‘But there are some different things about Mormonism.’ He obviously knew more about it than I did. In the course of that conversation, honestly, I raised the question.” Read more: http://tinyurl.com/4b5n7e
For those like Gov. Huckabee and myself that are curious about the question; I’ll post some of the information I found in my research. I will quote Scripture verses to back up what I believe.
According to the official Mormon website; they do teach that Satan and Jesus are brothers.
Jess L. Christensen, Institute of Religion director at Utah State University, Logan, Utah. On first hearing, the doctrine that Lucifer and our Lord, Jesus Christ, are brothers may seem surprising to some—especially to those unacquainted with latter-day revelations. But both the scriptures and the prophets affirm that Jesus Christ and Lucifer are indeed offspring of our Heavenly Father and, therefore, spirit brothers. Jesus Christ was with the Father from the beginning. Lucifer, too, was an angel “who was in authority in the presence of God,” a “son of the morning.” (See Isa. 14:12; D&C 76:25–27.) …” http://tinyurl.com/27n2hq
Since I have always been taught the best commentary of the Bible is the Bible; I went to the Bible to find out whether or not what they teach is Scriptural.
Acts 17:11 (KJV) “These were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, and searched the scriptures daily, whether those things were so.”
What does the Bible say? The Bible teaches God created all things. Genesis 1:1 “In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.”
The Bible says Jesus was God’s Son. John 1:18“No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared him.” John 2:16-18 “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. 17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 18 He that believeth on him is not condemned: but he that believeth not is condemned already, because he hath not believed in the name of the only begotten Son of God.” Acts 13:32-33 “And we declare unto you glad tidings, how that the promise which was made unto the fathers, 33 God hath fulfilled the same unto us their children, in that he hath raised up Jesus again; as it is also written in the second psalm, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee.”
Psalms 2:7 “I will declare the decree: the LORD hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.”
This passage addresses the subject we are discussing. Although it doesn’t actually answer the question; it implies God never referred to any of the angels as a “begotten son.”
Hebrews 1:2-8 “Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; 3 Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; 4 Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they. 5 For unto which of the angels said he at any time, Thou art my Son, this day have I begotten thee? And again, I will be to him a Father, and he shall be to me a Son? 6 And again, when he bringeth in the firstbegotten into the world, he saith, And let all the angels of God worship him. 7 And of the angels he saith, Who maketh his angels spirits, and his ministers a flame of fire. 8 But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.”
The Scripture reference used on the LDS website in the KJV is Isaiah 14:12 “How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! how art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!”
Lucifer is referred to as the “son of the morning.” The Noah Webster’s 1828 Dictionary describes morning as “The first part of the day, beginning at twelve o’clock at night and extending to twelve at noon.” It describes God as “The Supreme Being; Jehovah; the eternal and infinite spirit, the creator, and the sovereign of the universe.” According to a dictionary “morning” and “God” have different meanings, also.
Jesus is part of the Trinity that created all things. Notice God used the plural form in this verse: Genesis 1:26 “And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness…”
Here are a few verses describing Jesus’ involvement with creation:
John 1:1-3,14 “In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. 2 The same was in the beginning with God. 3 All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made… 14 And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.”
I Corinthians 8:6 “But to us there is but one God, the Father, of whom are all things, and we in him; and one Lord Jesus Christ, by whom are all things, and we by him.”
Ephesians 3:9 “And to make all men see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world hath been hid in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:” Colossians 1:13-17 “Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son: 14 In whom we have redemption through his blood, even the forgiveness of sins: 15 Who is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of every creature: 16 For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him: 17 And he is before all things, and by him all things consist.” Hebrews 1:2 “Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;”
Based on the research I have done; I do not believe Jesus and Satan are brothers. I believe that since Jesus is God; Jesus created Satan.
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