Re: So, why did Jesus have to die?
Posted: Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:03 pm
He certainly is not preacing in harmony with the gospels nor what Christianity became.
But of course, he predates those ideas.
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Spot on Haggoth. Best explanation I've heard. Many thanks. Especially loved the last paragraph.Hagoth wrote: ↑Wed Jul 05, 2023 3:00 pmI think it hitched a ride on the Protestantism that Mormonism grew out of.
St. Augustine kind of solidified the narrative in the 4th century that because Adam ate the fruit all men live in a fallen state until we do special magic that allows Jesus to redeemed us with his blood. That became central to Protestantism and took precedent over papal authority, and was part of the package that Mormonism accepted as fundamental.
Then, like everything else, Joseph and friends took it up a notch with the idea multiple probationary states, that is only spoken of in whispers. Now, if you sufficiently prove yourself worthy, you get to be an Adam in another universe, then a Jesus, and then you get to be an Elohim in the universe that you build and send your own kid to die. One eternal freakin' round.