Summary: <br> Theology With Blake Ostler <br> <br> Blake has authored a number of papers and articles and currently has completed two volumes of his multi-volume set, Exploring Mormon Thought. <br> <br> Joseph Smith's basic teaching that Mormons are open to receiving all truth; that Mormonism is progressive, looking for development of its beliefs in a variety of ways including thought, pondering and continued revelation, opens the path for the consideration of various aspects and angles beyond the parameters of basic Mormon doctrine. <br> <br> Joseph Smith opposed the idea of a creed because it sets up stakes beyond which a person is not to think. Instead he encouraged LDS to seek deeper and deeper into the mysteries of Godliness. <br> <br> We discussed our differences in our interpretations of Joseph Smith's views as found in D&C 121:28-32 and two discourses: 7 April 1844 and 16 June 1844. Blake concludes that Joseph Smith believed that there is one Eternal God of all other gods. I conclude that, by 1844, Joseph Smith believed that there is an infinite patriarchy of Gods - that there is no God who does not have a Father and God. <br> <br> Topics Raised by Callers and Email <br> Is not the Articles of Faith a creed, if not why? <br> <br> What is the status of progressive Mormonism and Mormon neo-orthodoxy? <br> <br> What about W.W. Phelps hymn "If you could hie to Kolob"? <br> <br> What is a creed? <br> <br> By Joseph Smith's declaration that Jesus followed in the footsteps of his Father, does he mean that the Father was the Savior of the world upon which he went through mortality? <br> Blake is trying to harmonize JS's Nauvoo teachings on plurality of gods with his 1835 Book of Abraham council of gods. According to JS's logic if there was a first God, there would have to be a last. <br> What about the Adam God doctrine of Brigham Young? <br> <br> God does not have a navel. <br> <br> The Adam God theory is basic gospel truth and those who reject it will be damned. <br> <br> Does God the Father have a Father? <br> <br> Who was God the Father's Father when he went through mortality? <br> <br> Allegation that Joseph Smith believed the Adam God theory. <br> <br> <br> Talk Show host: Van Hale, LDS <br> Official website: <a href="http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/">http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/</a> <br> Podcast address: <a href="http://www.mormonmisc.podbean.com/">http://www.mormonmisc.podbean.com/</a> <br> Talk Show Blog: <a href="http://www.mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog">mormonmiscellaneous.com/radioprogramblog</a> <br> <br> This is the 26 August 2007 episode of the Mormon Miscellaneous Worldwide Talk Show, now in its 28th year. <br> <br> To listen to future Talk Shows live, go to <a href="http://www.k-talk.com/">http://www.k-talk.com/</a> Sunday evenings 5:00 - 7:00 pm MST. <br> <br> If you have a question or comment, your participation is invited, regardless of your point of view. <br> <br> Your voice will be heard around the world. <br> <br> <a href="http://mormonmisc.podbean.com/estore-catalog/">Click</a> to visit my eStore Catalog of Digital Articles related to some of my Podcast Episodes <br> <br> To make a comment, click on “Comment” below.<br>
