The more interesting part is the “authentic” Jesus part. You guys got me kicking this around a lot lately.
This is even worse because:
Jesus is born a baby,
has a body,
eats after his resurrection,
ascends bodily up to heaven (a specific place),
we are all made in the image and likeness (better outline) of God,
and all look forward to a resurrection,
plus we’ve got the testimony of Stephen who sees Jesus at the right hand of God (seated).
That’s an awful lot of “physicalness”, no?
Yet, the LDS pick that up right away. It’s wholly Biblical, but not Catholic. So if you’re a schismatic Catholic you have to choose between what the Catholic Church teaches about the nature of God and what the Bible says about God.
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Quite interesting 1010 that you would absolutely endorse Stephen's testimony when Stephen's very words run 100% counter to prohibitions made by your Mormon leaders.
Your Mormon leaders have carefully & repeatedly instructed NOT to pray directly to Jesus, but rather ONLY to heavenly Father.
Yet what does Stephen's testimony show?
59 And they stoned Stephen, calling upon God, and saying, Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 60 And he kneeled down, and cried with a loud voice, Lord, lay not this sin to their charge. (Acts 7:59-60)
ALL: See, we can -- and do -- pray DIRECTLY to Jesus.
And for you Mormons still not convinced that your Mormon leaders are AWOL on this subject matter...read how the Nephite disciples characters in the Book of Mormon (3 Nephi 20) REPEATEDLY prayed directly to Jesus and were in no wise rebuked, but rather encouraged, for doing that.
#1, 1010 we're Christians...not JWs ('tis JWs who believe Jesus was resurrected spiritually -- vs. bodily)
#2, the incarnation fleshes out God's original intent of God living "in fellowship" with man...And, that such-a-man in perfect fellowship with God can be perfect, after all...
#3...Yes, Jesus was/is physically man, but no mere man...'cause Psalm 49:7-8 precluded any atoning Savior from simply being only man: br>7 NONE of them can BY ANY MEANS REDEEM HIS BROTHER, NOR GIVE TO GOD A RANSOM FOR HIM; 8 (For the redemption of their soul is precious, and it ceaseth for ever:)
So stop the nonsense that Jesus started out his pre-existence as a mere anthropological species...
Our Lord God doesn't appreciate the reduction of Him (Father, Son & Holy Ghost) to such a depreciated level.
“That’s an awful lot of “physicalness”, no?”
If the Mormons stopped obsessing over their gods’ penis and what he does with it, they probably wouldn’t have to ignore scriptures like this: “before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me” (Isaiah 43:10).
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The people laughing are not laughing WITH you.