Islander Posted November 15, 2021 Posted November 15, 2021 On 10/20/2021 at 5:57 PM, Teancum said: Mosiah 3:19: 19 For the anatural bman is an cenemy to God, and has been from the dfall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he eyields to the enticings of the fHoly Spirit, and gputteth off the hnatural man and becometh a isaint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a jchild, ksubmissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father. Why would God create creatures that are his enemy? In Christian thought there are varying ideas on the purpose of creation amongst Christian sects and Mormonism certainly has a unique view. And then there are the philosophies of the Omni's and some LDS thinkers have some interesting ideas on this though LDS scripture seem to tilt towards the more general understanding. I think the omnis play into this. More on this later. But one thought. In LDS thought humans were supposed to fall from grace. Adam and Eve had to fall. Sin had to be introduced into the world. We would all sin so we were destined to become God's enemy. It was planned. This to me some like an insidious plan to create us to have to start as God's enemy. So let's talk about it. The "natural man" was the result of the Fall. Before, Adam and Eve walked in the garden with God. They were created without sin and in perfect standing with the Lord. Not so after the Fall. God creates all spiritual things, including his human creatures with agency but He is NOT the author of sin. So, fallen men exist as a result of their own broken nature, the byproduct of sin which entered into the human race by Adam's transgression. And, as an all-knowing God, He has accounted for all the sin of mankind. "You mean it for evil but the Lord meant it for good" Joseph would say to his brothers in Egypt. 1
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