The Fall, Part 2

Shawn McCraney hosts a live show from Salt Lake City, where he discusses varying religious beliefs, critiques the postmodern stance on absolute truth, and highlights an upcoming Bible conference with knowledgeable speakers in April. He addresses criticism from Latter-day Saints, emphasizing the challenges of communicating truths about modern Mormonism and recognizing the ministry's online presence through videos on platforms like YouTube.

The teaching critiques the LDS Church, suggesting a discrepancy between public personas and private attitudes among its members, attributed to historical, political, and theological factors within Mormonism. It challenges LDS doctrines, like the interpretation of the Fall, arguing they are grounded in humanism rather than divine principles, and emphasizes the need for LDS members to experience the grace of Jesus Christ for true understanding and salvation.

The Adam God Doctrine, introduced by Brigham Young, claimed that Adam is both the father and God of humanity, a belief that was once embraced by the LDS Church but later renounced by church leaders for contradicting both the Bible and the Book of Mormon. Despite being labeled as "false doctrine" by later leaders such as Spencer W. Kimball, this teaching was propagated by Brigham Young as divinely revealed and was supported by other prominent LDS figures, though it faced significant internal opposition and confusion.

The Adam-God doctrine, once embraced by the LDS Church and taught by Brigham Young, suggested that Adam, originally Michael, reached Godhood and procreated spirit children, a teaching later refuted by Spencer W. Kimball as false doctrine, leading to a fundamental inconsistency within LDS teachings. The key takeaway emphasizes bypassing fallible human teachings and focusing solely on Jesus Christ, relying on Him and the Word of God for spiritual guidance and truth.