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BEGOTTEN SONS AND DAUGHTERS, Chapter 10 of Mysteries of Creation

Episode 689

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Pages 101 to 111

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This chapter will show (1) that all are begotten sons and daughters of the Father, (2) that some become begotten of the Son, and (3) even a few become begotten of the devil. The difference between natural and adopted will also be discussed.

 

All Begotten of the Father

The origin of man is by birth–first a spiritual birth, then a physical one. All mankind are the begotten sons and daughters of a heavenly Father. This is taught in the scriptures and by the leading authorities of the Church. Talking about His spiritual offspring, God asked Job, “Where wast thou when I laid the foundations of the earth . . . and all the sons of God shouted for joy?” (Job 38:4,7)

Peter makes this implication in his writings:

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, which according to his abundant mercy hath begotten us…. (I Peter 1:3)

Paul the Apostle understood this spiritual birth, and he also wrote about it:

Furthermore we have had fathers of our flesh which corrected us, and we gave them reverence: shall we not much rather be in subjection unto the Father of spirits, and live?” (Heb. 12:9)

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THE ONLY BEGOTTEN, Chapter 9 of Mysteries of Creation 

Pages 90 to 100

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In a literal sense begotten refers to procreation and being the father or sire. However, the word has a much broader definition which should be kept in mind in reading the next two chapters:

to bring into being; produce. (Webster’s New World Dictionary)

Various forms of “beget” are frequent in the OT both in the literal sense and the metaphorical. * * * When understood prophetically of Christ, the word passes far beyond the adoptionist sense. In the NT, the literal sense is still common but the metaphorical use is greatly extended. For instance, in 1 Corinthians 4:15 an evangelist may be said to have “begotten” his converts to new spiritual life.

Christ, by contrast, is the “son” of God, to John, but this verb is not used in the NT to describe God’s relationship to Him. “Only Begotten” is a mistranslation in older VSS of “only”, “unique”, probably corresponding to Hebrew of which “beloved” is another NT tr. (Zondervan Pic. Enc. of the Bible 1:510)

JEHOVAH, Chapter 8 of Mysteries of Creation Episode 687

Pages 68 to 89

This chapter will show the evolution of the nebulous title and position of Jehovah in both Christian circles and within the LDS Church. It will be evident that many Biblical spokesmen had different perceptions of God, just as Mormon authorities have. It is just as difficult to harmonize these Biblical writers as it is Mormon authors. The word Jehovah has become a slippery and inconsistent term, too often used in generalities. In the first 50 years of Mormon history, it had a different meaning than it has had in the past 100 years. The interesting development of this part of the Gospel will be traced in the next few pages.

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NAMES, TITLES AND OFFICES, Chapter 7 of Mysteries of Creation Episode 686

Pages 58 to 67

The names and titles used in scripture to describe Deity are multitude. Some names are actually titles that signify a particular office, work, mission, authority, etc. For this reason, it has resulted in much confusion and controversy, causing many to misunderstand the proper identity and position of the God and Christ of this earth.

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TWO CREATIONS: SPIRITUAL AND TEMPORAL, Chapter 6 of Mysteries of Creation Episode 685

Pages 52 to 57

From the writings of Moses comes information that there are many earths likes this one and also many heavens:

And the Lord God spake unto Moses, saying: the heavens, they are many, and they cannot be numbered unto man; but they are numbered unto me, for they are mine. And as one earth shall pass away, and the heavens thereof, even so shall another come; and there is no end to my works, neither to my words. (Moses 1:37-38)

The Lord also indicated to Moses that there was a separate heaven to each earth:

And it came to pass that the Lord spake unto Moses, saying: Behold, I reveal unto you concerning this heaven, and this earth; write the words which I speak. (Moses 2:1)

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TIMES AND SEASONS, Chapter 5 of Mysteries of Creation Episode 684

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Pages 47 to 51

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God’s Time versus Man’s Time

Another scriptural problem pertaining to the earth’s creation is the length of time it took. This is probably the biggest difference between science and religion, and even religionists disagree among themselves.

The Bible says God created the heavens and the earth in six days and rested on the seventh. The determination of the length of a day is inconclusive. Although it may seemingly be a matter of little significance, yet it is important in understanding the timetable used by the Lord in His work of creation.

WHO IS THE CREATOR? Chapter 4 Part 2 of Mysteries of Creation Episode 683

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Part 2:

Everyone thinks he knows who created heaven and earth, but it really isn’t that easy to understand after reading the scriptures. There are many contradictions that present a multitude of problems, the main issue being: Was it God or Jesus Christ that created the earth?

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Part 1 of WHO IS THE CREATOR?, Chapter 4 of Mysteries of Creation Episode 682

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Pages 35 to 41

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Everyone thinks he knows who created heaven and earth, but it really isn’t that easy to understand after reading the scriptures. There are many contradictions that present a multitude of problems, the main issue being: Was it God or Jesus Christ that created the earth?

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THE BIRTH OF THE EARTH, Chapter 3 of Mysteries of Creation Episode 681

Pages 27 to 35

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Something Out of Nothing?

How was our solar system created? Both scientists and religionists have expressed several different views; however, the scientists have probably made more accurate conclusions than most of the modern religionists. The Prophet Joseph Smith explained why:

You ask the learned doctors; why they say the world was made out of nothing; and they will answer, “Doesn’t the Bible say He created the world?” And they infer, from the word create, that it must have been made out of nothing. Now, the word create came from the word baurau which does not mean to create out of nothing; it means to organize; the same as a man would organize materials and build a ship. Hence, we infer that God had materials to organize the world out of chaos–chaotic matter, which is element, and in which dwells all the glory. Element had an existence from the time he had. The pure principles of element are principles which can never be destroyed; they may be organized and re-organized, but not destroyed. They had no beginning, and can have no end. (TPJS, pp. 350-352; DHC 6:309)

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WONDERS OF THE UNIVERSE, Chapter 2 of Mysteries of Creation Episode 680

 

Pages 12 to 26 

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Complexities of our Universe, Galaxies, and Solar System

The vast complexity of the universe extends far beyond the shallow confines of our mortal minds. We have only scratched the surface of knowledge pertaining to this world, not to mention the rest of creation. Our sun is only a speck among the endless galaxies that compose our universe, as clearly described below:

But, great and glorious as the Sun is, and seemingly so much greater than every other object in the sky, it is really only a tiny fragment, a mere speak, in the magnificent starry empire of which it is a part. It is less to the material universe at large than a globule to our globe. With all its retinue of ponderous orbs, it is only one of innumerable hosts of such suns and systems. There are myriads of stars in space immeasurably greater than it. (The Gospel in the Stars, Joseph A. Seiss, pp. 9-10)