Duncan Posted July 12, 2011 Posted July 12, 2011 I read a Truman Madsen article recently and he mentioned that the term "Baptisms for the dead" is a misnomer, because we LDS believe in an afterlife so they aren't really dead, and probably more alive then some of us! Does anyone know where that term came from?
David T Posted July 12, 2011 Posted July 12, 2011 Because their physical bodies are dead. I think it's pretty clear.
LeSellers Posted July 12, 2011 Posted July 12, 2011 (edited) I read a Truman Madsen article recently and he mentioned that the term "Baptisms for the dead" is a misnomer, because we LDS believe in an afterlife so they aren't really dead, and probably more alive then some of us! Does anyone know where that term came from?From the very beginning the Saints have used the phrase "baptism for our/my deceased ancestors:. "Deceased" being a synonym for "dead" and our doing such work for more than our own ancestors (e.g., Wilford Woodruff in St George), the shift to "baptism for the dead" probably happened no later than the early 1870s. I believe I have read it from even earlier accounts, but do not have my library available right now. It may have been in the Doctrine and Covenants (127, 128) where Joseph was instructing the Saints on the procedures required to effect these ordinances.Yes, Doc&Cov 128:12; and don't forget 1 Cor 15:29: "Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead if the dead rise not at all ..."There are even earlier ones in 124, too, and Joseph used it repeatedly in several sermons and in 127. Lehi Edited July 12, 2011 by LeSellers
Duncan Posted July 12, 2011 Author Posted July 12, 2011 From the very beginning the Saints have used the phrase "baptism for our/my deceased ancestors:. "Deceased" being a synonym for "dead" and our doing such work for more than our own ancestors (e.g., Wilford Woodruff in St George), the shift to "baptism for the dead" probably happened no later than the early 1870s. I believe I have read it from even earlier accounts, but do not have my library available right now. It may have been in the Doctrine and Covenants (128, 129) where Joseph was instructing the Saints on the procedures required to effect these ordinances.Yes, Doc&Cov 128:12; and don't forget 1 Cor 15:29: "Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead if the dead rise not at all ..."Lehiinteresting!
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