Restoring Christ: Leaving Mormon Jesus for Jesus of the

Restoring Christ: Leaving Mormon Jesus for Jesus of the Gospels

I have come to greatly prefer the Jesus of the Gospels over the Jesus of Mormonism. This book is an exploration of the foundations of my journey, and what I have chosen to believe, what I hope others might consider. I write on Christianity and I write on Mormonism, with the hope that struggling Latter-day Saints can find a way forward with Christ as their foundation. Looking at both Christianity and Mormonism, my intent is to lift the baby from the bathwater, to restore the Savior, with no desire to save the Jesus of Mormonism. Joseph Smithâ€™s Restoration has grave problems. He went astray in my view, because he went beyond the footprint of Jesusâ€™ teachingsâ€”committing the same mistake he claimed others had made. I suppose this book is a Restoration-type endeavor; an effort to rediscover what is most basic, most important. How ironic to seek to restore the Christ of the Gospels from Mormonism! So what does a Latter-day Saint do when they discover that the church narrative they were taught all their life has fallen apart? For me, the â€œrevelationsâ€ of Mormon Jesus and their practice by Joseph Smithâ€”as especially seen in chapters 9, 17-19â€”is radically different from the behavior, character and personality of Jesus of Nazareth. For example, Smith produced â€œscripturesâ€ which depended on nineteenth-century sources, claiming them to be ancient.Â He initiated a secret â€œspiritual wife systemâ€ which included concubines and slandered women who resisted his sexual advances.Â He married young teenagers and other menâ€™s wives.Â He cursed his enemies and set up a secret organization, had himself ordained kingÂ and sought to violently overthrow the Nation. Comparing the two portraits has been the single most cathartic event since my crisis of faith. I find the Jesus of the Gospels to better reflect Godâ€™s nature and love, and thus how to clearly respond to others as a disciple.
Country USA
Manufacturer Independently published
Binding Paperback
EANs 9781521776360
ReleaseDate 0000-00-00

Country	USA
Manufacturer	Independently published
Binding	Paperback
EANs	9781521776360
ReleaseDate	0000-00-00

Restoring Christ: Leaving Mormon Jesus for Jesus of the Gospels

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