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Category Archives: Heavenly Father
The Cosmic Myth
The Hymn of the Pearl and the Cosmic Myth The Cosmic Myth is a story that teaches of eternal truths even though it may or may not be totally historically accurate. 1 Thus, the traditional Cosmic Myth is familiar to … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Near East, Ancient Temple Texts, Apocrypha, Chiasmus, deification, Early Christianity, Endurance, Extrabiblical literature, Faith, Fall of Adam and Eve, Fatherhood of God, Gifts, Glory, God, God the Father, Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, Knowledge, Purpose of Life, Symbolism, The Divine Council
Tagged Gnostic literature, Mythology, Temple Texts, Temple Themes, The Acts of Thomas, The Cosmic Myth, The Hymn of the Pearl, The Hymn of the Robe of Glory, The Song of the Pearl
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In my Father’s House are many mansions
In John 14:1-2 we read: Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me. In my Father’s house are many mansions: if it were not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place for you. The word for mansions … Continue reading
Posted in Ancient Temple Texts, Glory, Heavenly Father, Hell
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The Sermon as an Ancient Temple Text
Toward an Understanding of the Sermon as an Ancient Temple Text John W. Welch This article is taken from the book Illuminating the Sermon at the Temple & the Sermon on the Mount, Neal A. Maxwell Institute, 1999, Chapter 4. … Continue reading
The Probationary Test of Mortality
THE PROBATIONARY TEST OF MORTALITY Elder Bruce R. McConkie Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles Address given at the University of Utah Institute of Religion January 10, 1982 I’m very pleased and honored to have this opportunity to meet … Continue reading
Posted in Agency, Atonement, Creation, Death, Endurance, Faith, Fall of Adam and Eve, God, Heavenly Father, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Perfection, Purpose of Life
Tagged Bruce R. McConkie, Exaltation, Faith in Christ, mortality, Probation, salvation, The Atonement of Jesus Christ, The Plan of Salvation
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The god Zedek in the Ancient Near East
The god Zedek in the Ancient Near East The West Semitic deity Zedek, ‘Righteousness’, is found in the Old and New Testament in the personal names Melchizedek (Genesis 14:18; Hebrews 5:6; 6:20-7:17) and Adonizedek (Joshua 10:1), both Canaanite kings of … Continue reading
Posted in Belief, Heavenly Father, Jehovah, Jesus Christ, Melchizedek, Messiness of scripture, monolatry, Old Testament, Pearl of Great Price, Student questions
Tagged Gods of the Ancient Near East, Joseph Smith, Melchizedek, Messiness of scripture, monolatry, Old Testament, recontextualization, repackaging, Shamash, Zedek
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Monolatry in the Old Testament
Monolatry is all over the text of the Old Testament. This has to do with the idea of God in the Old Testament, an idea that there are many gods in the world of the Ancient Near East, but only … Continue reading
Mother in Heaven
On October 23, 2015, the Church of Jesus Christ published scholarly essays dealing with topics of interest – one of which deals with Mother in Heaven. I am reposting this essay here. It can be viewed on LDS.org here as … Continue reading
Posted in Families, Heavenly Father, Plan of Salvation, Student questions
Tagged Heavenly Mother, Mother in Heaven
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Genesis 37 – The betrayal of Joseph
The final ending of Genesis 37 takes some time to get to, with the reunification of the brothers happening in Genesis 45:1-15. A theme that I emphasize when teaching Genesis 37 and 38 is that the Lord can take something … Continue reading
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Heavenly Father
See also: Deification, Divinization, Theosis God is an exalted man Heavenly Father and Heavenly Mother How God lost his body Jesus reveals the Father The nature of God The … Continue reading
Posted in Fatherhood of God, God the Father, Heavenly Father
Tagged God, God the Father, Heavenly Father
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