How do you reconcile the fact that lucifer is the brother of Jesus when satan was a created being John 1:3 Ezekial 28:11-19 and a fallen being Isiah 14:12-20 known as the son of the morning Isiah 14:4 and Jesus who is eternal John 1:1-2 without beginning and end? This is one doctrine that I have troubles with accepting. Please help me to understand how the opposites can be brothers.
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Mario Paz
2010-10-02 22:12:08
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Hi John. Mormons don't talk much about or emphasize the idea that Jesus and Lucifer are brothers. That's an idea that anti-Mormons try to pretend is central to Mormon belief. Truth be told, I can't remember the last time I even heard this idea expressed in Church.
It is, frankly, misleading to state that Mormons believe Satan and Jesus are brothers without further explanation. Mormons believe that God the Father created all things, so He created both Jesus (God the Son), Lucifer (Satan), and all mankind. Jesus and Lucifer are "brothers" in the sense that God the Father created both of them, in the same sense that Hitler, Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, and I are all "brothers." It doesn't imply any special affinity or friendship between Jesus and Lucifer. Obviously, they are on opposite sides of the whole good/evil divide.
The LDS Church itself has clarified this issue: "Like other Christians, we believe Jesus is the divine Son of God. Satan is a fallen angel. As the Apostle Paul wrote, God is the Father of all. That means that all beings were created by God and are His spirit children. Christ, however, was the only begotten in the flesh, and we worship Him as the Son of God and the Savior of mankind."
Mormons do not typically interpret John 1:1-2 to mean that Jesus Christ, God the Son, is "uncreated." If He is God the Father's Son, as He claimed, then that implies that God the Father created Him. In my view, John 1:1-2 indicates that Christ was the Father's first creation, and so was with Him from the beginning of creation. This must be true, since Christ, as God the Son, played a central role in executing the creation.
However, the belief that Christ is a created being is not central to Mormon doctrine. It doesn't come up in the temple-recommend questions, for example. I think one could still be a faithful Mormon without accepting this particular doctrine. Hope this answer helps.
It is, frankly, misleading to state that Mormons believe Satan and Jesus are brothers without further explanation. Mormons believe that God the Father created all things, so He created both Jesus (God the Son), Lucifer (Satan), and all mankind. Jesus and Lucifer are "brothers" in the sense that God the Father created both of them, in the same sense that Hitler, Mother Teresa, Albert Einstein, and I are all "brothers." It doesn't imply any special affinity or friendship between Jesus and Lucifer. Obviously, they are on opposite sides of the whole good/evil divide.
The LDS Church itself has clarified this issue: "Like other Christians, we believe Jesus is the divine Son of God. Satan is a fallen angel. As the Apostle Paul wrote, God is the Father of all. That means that all beings were created by God and are His spirit children. Christ, however, was the only begotten in the flesh, and we worship Him as the Son of God and the Savior of mankind."
Mormons do not typically interpret John 1:1-2 to mean that Jesus Christ, God the Son, is "uncreated." If He is God the Father's Son, as He claimed, then that implies that God the Father created Him. In my view, John 1:1-2 indicates that Christ was the Father's first creation, and so was with Him from the beginning of creation. This must be true, since Christ, as God the Son, played a central role in executing the creation.
However, the belief that Christ is a created being is not central to Mormon doctrine. It doesn't come up in the temple-recommend questions, for example. I think one could still be a faithful Mormon without accepting this particular doctrine. Hope this answer helps.