Jane_Doe22
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Personally, I have no problem with us learning more and more over time, and see the same pattern within the pages of the Bible.It wouldn't be so bad if the books they believed were scripture agreed with the Bible. But official LDS teaching is that not only there is other scripture other than the Bible, but they make the point as quoted earlier from LDS sources, that later revelations can and do supercede previous revelations. So truth not only grows, but can change as well. Now I can accept a growing understanding of truth that reveals a different perspective, for example on the Godhead, but I think we need to be wary of so called revelation that flat out denies and contradicts previous revelation.
There isn't a LDS Christian canonized statement saying anything about the Father's history. There are a whole 2 original speculative statements on the matter, which are not canonized nor actively discussed in LDS Church services. You'll find LDS Christians with a wide variety of views on them, all sitting in the same pew.As for your often made declaration that quotes from official LDS sources are inaccurate... Your personal faith as stated by your own lips appear to be in harmony with the majority of Christians in the person of Christ. Yet you then say official LDS sources which describe Christ differently to yourself, are inaccurate. Please describe in detail how it is inaccurate that God the father was once a man.
Zero of those views are what a Creedal Christian would think.
To discuss any of these speculations requires a LOT of background theological discussion, including how three persons are one God, what makes a person actually a sinner, the extreme power of God, etc. There's a lot of Creedal traditions that are different than LDS Christian understanding here. Through experience I've found that 99% of folks aren't interested in this in-depth discussion.
The Father is the Father of everyone.Please describe in detail how it is inaccurate that Christ and Satan are brothers.
That is a statement pretty much everyone believes (LDS and non). Nothing special about Christ and Lucifer/Satan specifically.
I have a newborn nephew. He was born ~9 days ago.Please describe in detail how it is inaccurate that humans were previous spiritual entities in another existence.
His body was obviously created in the previous 9 months, in my sister's womb.
How old is his spirit? Christians will vary on their reply to this. As for myself and other LDS Christians, Jeremiah 1:5 is believed literally and it is believe that his spirit is much older than 9 months and God knew him before his body was formed in the womb.