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Critics claim that Latter-day Saint doctrine, which teaches that a physical body is necessary for a fulness of glory, is inconsistent, since Jesus was God prior to his mortal birth. | Critics claim that Latter-day Saint doctrine, which teaches that a physical body is necessary for a fulness of glory, is inconsistent, since Jesus was God prior to his mortal birth. | ||
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Having a body is necessary for a fullness of joy ({{s||DC|93|33}}). The Holy Ghost is [[Holy_Ghost/Divinity_without_a_body|also God]], but does not [[Identity of the Holy Ghost|at present]] have a body in LDS doctrine. | Having a body is necessary for a fullness of joy ({{s||DC|93|33}}). The Holy Ghost is [[Holy_Ghost/Divinity_without_a_body|also God]], but does not [[Identity of the Holy Ghost|at present]] have a body in LDS doctrine. | ||
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Critics ignore that the gospel teaches us what ''we'' must do to fulfill God's commandments and purposes. It does not spend much time telling us what ''Jesus'' was required to do—clearly, he had many duties and abilities which far outstripped ours. That is why he was God and Savior before we came to this earth, and why we must rely upon his grace for salvation. | Critics ignore that the gospel teaches us what ''we'' must do to fulfill God's commandments and purposes. It does not spend much time telling us what ''Jesus'' was required to do—clearly, he had many duties and abilities which far outstripped ours. That is why he was God and Savior before we came to this earth, and why we must rely upon his grace for salvation. | ||
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== Critics claim that Latter-day Saint doctrine, which teaches that a physical body is necessary for a fulness of glory, is inconsistent, since Jesus was God prior to his mortal birth.
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==Detailed Analysis
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Having a body is necessary for a fullness of joy (DC 93꞉33). The Holy Ghost is also God, but does not at present have a body in LDS doctrine.
It was necessary that at some point Jesus receive a body, but the specific time in which He did so is not particularly important. (To travel overseas, one needs both a passport and an airplane ticket. It doesn't matter in which order one gets the passport or the ticket, but one must eventually have both in order to reach one's destination.)
If a specific sequence is an absolutely requirement, then all Christians would need to explain how Christ's atonement could be efficacious to those who were born, lived, and died prior to His crucifixion. The fact that the atonement was effective should caution us against adopting an absolute requirement for sequence concerning Christ's receipt of a physical body.
Critics ignore that the gospel teaches us what we must do to fulfill God's commandments and purposes. It does not spend much time telling us what Jesus was required to do—clearly, he had many duties and abilities which far outstripped ours. That is why he was God and Savior before we came to this earth, and why we must rely upon his grace for salvation.
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