you will be Gods and godesses of your own world one day?
I really want an honest answer. No funnies please?
2007-09-05 06:59:31 · 8 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
ROMANS 8:16-17
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
PSALMS 82:6
6 I have said, Ye are gods; and all of you are children of the most High.
2007-09-05 07:45:01 · answer #1 · answered by Luv&Rockets 4 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Some great answers have already been given. To add, this whole doctrine can be very misleading to people. LDS do NOT believe we will become of the same importance as God, or no longer subject to him. We don't believe we will take away from his glory. No one is above our Heavenly Father.
To those who follow Christ, though, we are promised from the scriptures that we can receive the fulness of God through the grace of Christ (Ephesians 3:19). Christ also said that we can become one with him, as he is one with the Father (in John 17:20-23). And Romans 8:14-18 states that those who follow Christ can become "joint heirs". NONE of this means that we believe that we are higher than God or no longer subject to him. In my mind, it means that we have a chance to serve and represent God.
Christ also said in John 10:34 that 'Ye are Gods'. See, this doesn't mean humans are actually God, but humans representing and serving God can be called "Gods" in a limited sense.
Simply saying "Mormons think they can become Gods" is a very misleading statement of true LDS beliefs.
2007-09-05 14:07:17 · answer #2 · answered by Daniel 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
By these scriptures, it taught us that we are descendants of God, and we can become like our heaveanly parents if we live up to the heavenly laws.
17 Jesus saith unto her, Touch me not; for I am not yet ascended to my Father: but go to my brethren, and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father, and your Father; and to my God, and your God.
(New Testament | John 20:17)
16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
(New Testament | Romans 8:16 - 17)
48 Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which is in heaven is perfect.
(New Testament | Matthew 5:48)
Incase you think we are too out of our mind,
I do want to emphasized that believing we can become like gods is one thing, achieving it is another. We cannot obtain godhood, if we do not abide to the laws of god, so being a LDS Mormon does not automatically mean you will be a god.
2007-09-05 07:33:44 · answer #3 · answered by Wahnote 5 · 6⤊ 0⤋
Romans 8:16 The Spirit itself beareth witness with our spirit, that we are the children of God:
17 And if children, then heirs; heirs of God, and joint-heirs with Christ; if so be that we suffer with him, that we may be also glorified together.
Galatians 4:7 Wherefore thou art no more a servant, but a son; and if a son, then an heir of God through Christ.
2007-09-05 18:50:42 · answer #4 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Many other answers have shared scripture and explanations about this doctrine. Here is one more thought.
As inhabitants of this earth, the order of things is to mate, have offspring, and in the case of human beings, teach your offspring to grow and develop and become successful as the parent is.
It makes perfectly good sense to me, that if we have a Heavenly Father, and that he has sent us to this earth, that he as our Heavenly Parent, he wants us to grow and develop and become like him. And by the term "like him" I think that means literally, like him.
We too can grow and progress and become godly and even a God. We then, as a God (or Goddess) would become Heavenly Parents over our own spirit children, and "oversee" the process again, the same process we now are currently involved in as mortals on this earth.
2007-09-06 06:36:10 · answer #5 · answered by Kerry 7 · 3⤊ 0⤋
This is just one limited possibility. In my Fathers house there are many mansions. What is a mansion? A large house, an estate, a planet? If that is the desire of your heart, would Heavenly Father not give it to you?
2007-09-06 03:14:06 · answer #6 · answered by Isolde 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
you should read this
ok...well I put a link in here but it wont put it up...
go to mormon. org click on basic beliefs, then go to Heavenly Father's plan of salvation, click heaven and eternal reward...
It tells you what mormons believe about the after life...
2007-09-05 07:20:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
i think the real question is why do Muslims, Jews, Christians, Hindus ect. believe in an invisible man that lives in the sky and grants wishes? (He sometimes grants wishes)
And i'm not being funny. I'm dead serious. Why? and how far does this religious bullshit go?
2007-09-05 07:08:27 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋