In the Bible the word of god in the New Testement in the new law in Titus 3:9 Aviod foolish disputes , genealogies contenttions, and strivings about the law: for they are unprofitable and useless.
2007-08-07 07:26:16 · 12 answers · asked by Tinkerbelle2007 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
They need to do genealogy to get names to use for the posthumous baptism of the unwilling, also known as disrespecting everyone else's ancestors.
2007-08-07 07:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by LabGrrl 7 · 2⤊ 7⤋
There is a difference between finding an ancestor on Family Search and having temple work done for that person. The Church collects information from all over the world. They copy it and put it on film. The film is available to any one, member or not. These records are now being indexed and will soon be available on line. Half of all the people using information are non-members. Church members use information to do sacred ordinances for the dead in temples. If the person was born in the past 95 years, the work should only be done by an immediate family member.
2016-05-21 00:03:50 · answer #2 · answered by joleen 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Isaiah 42:7, Zechariah 9:11, 1 Peter 3:19, 1 Peter 4:6 -- to bring the prisoners out of prison
John 5:25, Romans 14:9, 1 Cor. 15:29, To do for the dead what they cannot do for themselves.
Malachi 4 -- The spirit of Elijah
Matthew 16:19, Mark 10:9 -- to bind families together
We do it to serve others and in so doing serve God.
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2007-08-08 05:25:15 · answer #3 · answered by Dionysus 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Malachi 4:5 ¶ Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
6 And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
A call to do Genealogy work.
2007-08-07 09:00:27 · answer #4 · answered by HighFlyDanger 4 · 5⤊ 1⤋
Have you noticed that the New Testament starts with the genealogy of Jesus? See Matthew chapter 1. Have you noticed how important genealogy is throughout the Bible? Do you really think Paul thought there was something wrong with genealogy, when done in the right spirit?
Mormons do genealogy because they are commanded to do genealogy. It's in the scriptures. Search the scriptures, because in them ye think ye have eternal life.
2007-08-08 08:30:15 · answer #5 · answered by Doctor 7 · 3⤊ 2⤋
Because it is a commandment and actually a fulfillment of prophecy "turing the hearts of the father's to their children and the children's hearts to their father's"
We believe the family unit is essential in God our Heavenly Father's great plan of Salvation and that we are all like links and we don't want any links missing from our family "chain".
We are commanded to perform saving ordinances for those who did not have the chance during this life to partake of those ordinances...geneology helps us fill those missing links and perform those saving, sacred ordinances.
2007-08-09 09:31:50 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
To give you something to make a foolish dispute, contention, and striving about the law. Now you are two up on us.
2007-08-07 09:12:17 · answer #7 · answered by Isolde 7 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Alwaysabridesmaid has it right. That verse refers to the erroneous belief that certain lineages are better than others and the geneologies can be used as proof of superiority.
We do genealogy to learn about our ancestors. We believe that families are forever and in heaven we'll be able to chill with our ancestors and descendants. It would make it easier to get along when we know more about them. It also helps you know who you are when you know where you came from. And, of course, to be able to perform ordinances for them that were unavailable to them while they were alive.
2007-08-07 08:27:29 · answer #8 · answered by Senator John McClain 6 · 7⤊ 1⤋
I'll just add to what's already be written and reference Hebrews 11.
These all died in faith, not having received the promises, but having seen them afar off....
....God having provided some better thing for us, that they without us should not be made perfect.
2007-08-07 20:08:37 · answer #9 · answered by Christopher B 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
The law in Titus was referring to the prideful act of beleving a person's worth was related to their heritage. We study geneology in an effort to learn lessons from our forefathers and in an effort to perform what we beleive to be sacred ordinances for those anscestors. We do not base one persons value on what their geneology is.
2007-08-07 07:30:16 · answer #10 · answered by alwaysa(ducky)bridesmaid 4 · 6⤊ 2⤋
In order to baptize (ie save) those ancestors who were not baptized. But, before one can baptize one's ancestors, one must find out who they were.
2007-08-07 07:53:04 · answer #11 · answered by bikerchickjill 5 · 4⤊ 1⤋