I am asking this seeking the truth, not as an attack, and none of my family will answer me...so please, answer me honestly and politely. Is it true, to your beliefs, that if you are sealed in the temple, that you will live to be a family in heaven, still be married and still have your kids.
I am just wondering, because in the original bible Lue 20:27-47 it states that marriage is just a worldly thing, and that when we die, we will no longer be married, but we will be like angels, and we will be there for god.
If you cannot be a good person, and answer without being snippy or rotten, please don't answer. I seek the truth...not to blow you down. I have been fighting as to whether to ditch a religion, in seek of one more enlightened, or whether the church I was baptised into is just a church of convenience. Please answer only if you can be nice. I am being totally sincere here.
2007-04-21 14:52:51 · 7 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
To the third to answer, the LDS member...THANKYOU...that is all I wanted to know.
2007-04-21 15:17:38 · update #1
Although I am not Mormon I have studied with plenty of Elders. The truth to that is not based solely on your family but yourself. If you all do the will of God then they believe you will reunite as a family. The Mormon faith is drawn more off of the Book of Latter Day Saints, there are also 2 other books they study from but you must be baptized in their faith to read them. If you have questions arrange a sit-down session with an Elder. They Church has Elders in all parts of the Country and it is their job to teach. Just some food for thought, there is a web-site call beliefnet.com where you can take a test of your morals and values and beliefs and it will tell you what religion your mind is closest to, good luck.
2007-04-21 15:03:00 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Mormons believe that those passages in Luke refer only to those individuals (i.e., the brothers and the woman in that example) who did not obey God's law of marriage; those ones would not enjoy marriage in the next world and have family perpetuity, but would be still be "angels", servants of God.
Mormons refer to verses like Hebrews 13:4 ("Marriage is honourable in all"), 1 Corinthians 11:11 ("Neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord") and Matthew 19:4-8 ("What therefore God hath joined together, let not man put asunder") to support their belief that marriage is a godly institution; and if godly, then in practice in God's kingdom.
Above all, though, Mormons rely on the strength of the new revelations to their founding prophet (the Doctrine and Covenants), which clearly state their doctrines on eternal marriage.
2007-04-21 22:16:12 · answer #2 · answered by Bravo-Alpha 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Besides the excellent scriptres cited above, there's also Matthew 22:24-33.
In that case, Jesus was approached by a group of Sadducees. They gave him an example of where there were seven brothers. The first one married, then died without having any children. The second brother married his widowed sister-in-law (under Jewish tradition, if a married man died without having any sons, his next nearest single male relative married his widow to both provide for her and to ensure that she would have sons to continue to care for her in their later years), but also died. Each of the remaining brothers in turn married the woman, but died before any sons were born.
The Sadducees then asked Jesu, "Therefore in the resurrection whose wife shall she be of the seven? For they all had her."
Now, why would they ask such a question if marriage was only until death do they part, and didn't exist in any form after that?
2007-04-22 00:19:33 · answer #3 · answered by Rynok 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
In the beginning years of the Bible there were many teachings that were edited by the early Christians.
Important truths were left out as the leaders bended doctrine to fit their way of life. Many different versions of the Bible sprouted over the ages.
To understand the Latter Day Saints, you need to understand their belief in a restored doctrine we call the Book of Mormon.
It clarifies the many precious teachings of an Eternal nature that were lost over the centuries.
If we are children of God, who loves us, as his children. Why would he not have us live into Eternity as he has? If we as mortals would die for our children. What would a GOD do for his children?
2007-04-21 22:22:59 · answer #4 · answered by Derek J 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yours is a good question and I will attempt to answer it.
The sealing ordinances performed in the holy temples of God under requisite priesthood authority will allow eternal families to be together provided no one breaks their covenants. The same holds true for baptism for the dead; these ordinances can only be performed in the mortal sphere and not in the next life.
Understanding what Luke 20: 27-47 says it is referring to ordinances performed only in mortality and not in the next life to be valid. It is true there will not be marriages performed in the next life; that is why it is crucial for those ordinances to be performed in mortality--both for the intended persons and those done vicariously. For what is sealed on earth is sealed in heaven.
During the Millennium, when Christ shall reign, these special temple ordinances will continue, having spiritual entities, resurrected persons, and mortal persons working together to bind together man, his family, and his ancestors.
It is my hope that this explanation is found satisfactory for you.
Added note: Kata, above, made some good points, but it isn't the Book of Latter-day Saints we follow; it is called the Book of Mormon, so named after one of the last great prophets on the American hemisphere.
2007-04-21 22:07:50 · answer #5 · answered by Guitarpicker 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
Jesus said, according to Matthew and Mark, that IN THE RESURRECTION, they neither marry nor are given in marriage. Jesus told Peter, in Matthew, that what he bound on earth would be bound in heaven.
We must use this mortal existence to form those etenal bonds with our companion, not wait until the resurrection, when it will be too late.
2007-04-22 06:56:21 · answer #6 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I can answer without being snippy or rotten. Not that I can answer intelligently. But I'll try.
My understanding is that the Baptists have done one better than the Mormons. In the Baptist religion you can get saved and still sin. (Just be discreet.)
If that sounds better than the Mormons' eternal family, contact your local Baptist church for details, and have your credit card ready.
2007-04-21 22:04:00 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋