Themis wrote:ldsfaqs wrote:
Yep.... That's LDS Theology.... It's the whole reason for Temple Work, so the Dead might be judged accordingly the same as those in the flesh.
Statement sound familiar from Peter about Christ in the Bible?
For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust, that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: By which also he went and preached unto the spirits in prison; Which sometime were disobedient, when once the longsuffering of God waited in the days of Noah....
For for this cause was the gospel preached also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in the spirit.
Just to be clear I am saying that God will have to show up in person to everyone proving he exists and then giving them a chance to decide to follow him. If they do they will then receive exaltation in the Celestial kingdom. This would be necessary in order to have meet equal opportunity, since God supposedly has done it for a few who were wicked.
Nope, that is not correct....
People will be judged according to who they are in life, what good, what light they were able to know and nourish. In the post mortal life in the Spirit World, they will be taught, most all will accept Christ. The ones who were in the light will receive of the Celestial Kingdom, those less of the light will receive the lower kingdoms.
There is no "requirement" for Christ to show up to anyone "in person" proving he exists, and then they decide to follow him. Once people die, they will know for sure he exists, for all truth will be revealed to them, the Vail will be lifted.
You forget that God "placed" everyone on this earth.... Thus, whatever circumstance they are in and knowledge they have, he knows it already. Everyone has their test, and then God will see if they returned with honor.
Everyone is having "equal opportunity" by being mortal, by being able to choose between good and evil according to their own agency. It's actually the reason for the flood. The earth got so wicked that no one was any longer having a "chance" to choose between good and evil, for all they knew was evil.
The purpose of life is not to know the Gospel and the Church, that is only a blessing and calling given to a few, and those who seek it. The rest must simply choose between the good/light/truths they are able to know and darkness and evil. Every culture has it's "higher angels" per se, and access to basic and key moral principles, as well as some sort of religious devotion which contain many truths and moral principles.
There is a "reason" we aren't ANTI other religions and otherwise..... It's because we do the necessary work for the dead that must be done, and in the end God's going to work it all out and everyone will have a chance to know the "whole" truth, and based on who they were, they will go exactly where they belong and be exactly who they were to be.
The is BASIC LDS theology which you should already know.....
A righteous Catholic, Muslim, or Atheist will after life be able to know the truth, and because they were righteous, they will live with God. Truth is important, but to God "character" is the most important thing in the end. Because as humans "truth" is relative to each individual. While there are absolutes, few are going to know them all or even most, let alone what is still not known.
And FYI, the reason the Church and the Gospel Truths are still important is because it provides the truths people can know and accept, and be a light unto the world. The world in "character" has been greatly influenced by Christ being on the earth, as well as other events and people who were/are called.