{"id":3292,"date":"2018-06-21T18:48:29","date_gmt":"2018-06-21T18:48:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thescripturecache.com\/?p=3292"},"modified":"2023-11-06T22:34:03","modified_gmt":"2023-11-06T22:34:03","slug":"jesus-or-a-jino","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thescripturecache.com\/?p=3292","title":{"rendered":"Jesus, or a &#8220;JINO&#8221;?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Views: 2<\/p><p><span style=\"font-size: 14pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">[<strong>Note: <\/strong>This MS is available in larger font on our <strong>Brief Articles 1<\/strong> page.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The only <strong>credible <\/strong>source of information regarding Jesus of Nazareth is the Bible. The Old Testament foretells Him approximately 300 times. The four Gospel accounts record His brief earthly life of 33 years (basically, only the last 3-1\/2 years thereof). The remainder of the New Testament centers upon Him and His doctrine.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Various cults and sects foreign to the New Testament claim to \u201cbelieve in Jesus.\u201d When their doctrines are compared with the Bible, however, their \u201cJesus\u201d is actually a \u201cJINO\u201d (\u201c<strong>J<\/strong>esus <strong>I<\/strong>n <strong>N<\/strong>ame <strong>O<\/strong>nly\u201d). A case in point is the \u201cJesus\u201d of the Mormon cult (\u201cThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints\u201d):<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Preincarnation: <\/strong>The Bible states that the preincarnate Jesus was the eternal Word Who possessed full Godhood, created all things, and is God\u2019s only begotten Son (John 1: 1\u20134, 14; 3:16; Phi. 2:5\u201311; Col. 2:8\u201310; Heb. 1:1\u20133; et al.). Mormonism teaches that Jesus is the firstborn and mightiest of <strong>many <\/strong>\u201cspirit children\u201d of God Whom He <strong>physically <\/strong>fathered by numerous \u201cspirit wives\u201d (in His material planet-home, no less) (<em>Doctrine and Covenants, Gospel Principles<\/em>, et al.). The Mormon \u201cJesus\u201d is therefore <strong>not <\/strong>eternal (i.e., without beginning), nor is he the \u201conly begotten\u201d son of God. Holy Writ knows nothing of the Mormon \u201cJesus.\u201d Attributing physical existence and fatherhood to God the Father in an outer-space dwelling is fantasy equal to the tallest tales of \u201cscience fiction.\u201d<\/li>\n<li><strong>Incarnation: <\/strong>According to the Bible, Mary, while still a virgin, conceived Jesus by the Holy Spirit, rather than by normal physical impregnation (Isa. 7:14; Mat. 1:18; Luke 1:26\u201335). Mormonism\u2019s \u201cJesus\u201d resulted from physical sexual intercourse between God the Father and Mary (McConkie, Talmage, et al.). This revolting heresy denies the inspired record, demotes the Father to humankind, and produces a \u201cJesus\u201d unknown (either to Mary and Joseph or to the New Testament!) that is both disgusting and utterly blasphemous.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Marriage: <\/strong>Jesus taught that marriage between <strong>one <\/strong>man and <strong>one <\/strong>woman is an honorable (because Divinely authorized) relationship (Gen. 2:24; Mat. 19:4\u20139; Heb. 13:4; et al.). While no hint exists in the Gospel accounts that the Lord even thought of marrying, the Mormon \u201cJesus\u201d was married at Cana (John 2:1\u201311), was a polygamist (with at least three wives), and produced children (<em>Journal of Discourses<\/em>). Such vile fiction appears to be a lame attempt to sanction Joseph Smith\u2019s and Brigham Young\u2019s unbridled sexual lusts and their resultant respective harems. Mormons must have a \u201cJesus\u201d who was married since their doctrine decrees that unmarried persons cannot attain \u201cgodhood\u201d (<em>Doctrine and Covenants<\/em>). <em>Blasphemy <\/em>is too mild a term to describe the novel creature Mormons call \u201cJesus.\u201d<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mormonism contains several other errors relating to our Lord (e.g., being a \u201cspirit- brother\u201d of Satan, sharing \u201csaviorhood\u201d with Joseph Smith, denying the blood atonement, et al.). Clearly, the Mormon Church is <strong>not <\/strong>\u201cThe Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-[or earlier] Day Saints.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">[<strong>Note:<\/strong> I wrote this article for and it appeared in the <em>Denton Record-Chronicle, <\/em>Denton, TX, March 2, 2012.]<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-size: 10pt; font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\"><strong>Attribution: <\/strong>From <em>TheScripturecache.com<\/em>, owned and administered by Dub McClish.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"margin-left: 9.35pt;\"><span style=\"font-family: 'book antiqua', palatino, serif;\">\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Views: 2[Note: This MS is available in larger font on our Brief Articles 1 page.] The only credible source of information regarding Jesus of Nazareth is the Bible. The Old Testament foretells Him approximately 300 times. 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