RELS 3501 Lecture Notes - Lecture 5: Degrees Of Glory, Pre-Existence, Theodemocracy

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Mormonism Lecture 5
Elohim-General Hebrew term for god
Used by early latter day saints
Jehovah-latinized term for the personal name of god.
Now equated with jesus
Council of gods-a meeting in the premortal life with the godhead and spirits designated for this
earth in which the plan for salvation was presented.
Exaltation-rising to the position of a god through obedience to eternal, universal laws and
ordinances-the gospel
Eternal progression-process of moving from the stages of existence of intelligences to spritis to
mortality
Intelligences-primal element from which spirit children come from through an unknown
process via their birth to the mother and father god in the pre-existence. Intelligences are self
existent, uncreated and eternal
Kingdom of god-the little stone of Daniel, the final end theocracy that was established in 1844
in Nauvoo Ill aka the council of fifty. It is now commonly associated with the church of jesus
Christ of latter-day saints
The council of fifty, the living constitution, the kingdom of god an organization established in
1844 as a quasi-republican, theocratic or theodemocratic kingdom of god. It was the political
structure through which jesus and his elect would rule during the millennium.
New and everlasting covenant-plural or celestial marriage before 1925. Now generally the
gospel or all covenants between god and humankind are part of the new and everlasting
covenant
Polygamy-marriage to more than one spouse
Polygyny-marriage to more than one woman
Polyandry-marriage to more than one male
KINGDOM OF GOD
If one accepted smiths religious authority one also accepted his authority in the social, political,
economic and cultural realms
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drastic shift between 1830-1844
from modalism to henotheism
from Christian sect to mystery religion
Nauvoo period 1840-1844
Related to evolving temple program
Groups divided over Nauvoo concepts
Most groups reject the Nauvoo developments
Lds retain and expand upon the Nauvoo developments
Two central sermons in 1844
King follett discourse in april
Public address of june 16
Concepts had deep roots in esotericism
Existence of a council of gods
God is a perfected man
Humans have to potential to become divine (a god)
Developments at Kirkland 1830-1840
Pre existence-nature of humankind
Original sin-fall upward
Gospel-principles-eternal
Concept of heaven
Pattern of zion
Polygamy-plural marriage
Ritual
Pre existence- nature of humankind
Rejection of creation ex hihilo as god had organized the world out of chaos or chaotic matter.
Matter can be reorganized but never destroyed
Introduction of a council in heaven whose plans were to be implemented on this earth
Jesus plan was chosen and Lucifer was expelled from heaven
Original sin-fall upward
As part of the plan in heaven adam was predisposed to fall
No original sin-all are accountable for their sin
An age personal accountability is set at the age of eight
Gospel-principles etrnal
The plan produced in the council of heaven is the only way in which individuals came to god. All
who aspire to attain the heavens must follow the same path.
Concept of heavens
Three heavens-celestial, telestial, terrestrial
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Jehovah-latinized term for the personal name of god. Council of gods-a meeting in the premortal life with the godhead and spirits designated for this earth in which the plan for salvation was presented. Exaltation-rising to the position of a god through obedience to eternal, universal laws and ordinances-the gospel. Eternal progression-process of moving from the stages of existence of intelligences to spritis to mortality. Intelligences-primal element from which spirit children come from through an unknown process via their birth to the mother and father god in the pre-existence. Kingdom of god-the little stone of daniel, the final end theocracy that was established in 1844 in nauvoo ill aka the council of fifty. It is now commonly associated with the church of jesus. The council of fifty, the living constitution, the kingdom of god an organization established in. 1844 as a quasi-republican, theocratic or theodemocratic kingdom of god.

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