Mike Huckabee's Question

Mike Huckabee asked a very fair question of Mitt Romney, his opponent in the Republican Presidential primaries: "Don't Mormons believe that Satan is the brother of Jesus Christ?"

Romney, of course, is a Mormon. From the hysterical reaction of the Mormon Church, you would think that Huckabee had threatened to blow up the Mormon Temple in Salt Lake City. I'm sorry, Mr. Romney, but it is perfectly legitimate for a candidate's religion and values to be questioned by other cadidates and voters. I believe the Mormon Church would be much better off in the long run if they don't conceal their doctrine. If they would lay all their cards out on the table, they would not have to worry about being exposed.


I am going to lay my cards on the table right at the beginning of this blog so there will be no misunderstanding. Like Mike Huckabe, I am a Baptist. Politically, I am more Conservative than Mr. Huckabee, but my views on God are the same as the ones I assume he preaches, if he is an orthodox Baptist. I believe in the Trinity. I believe that Jesus Christ is God, Who came to earth in the flesh and died on a cross to save people from their sins. I believe He rose from the dead and is alive for evermore, and in the end will banish Satan and those who follow him into the lake of fire, to be tormented day and night forever. Satan is no more His brother (spirit or otherwise) than I am the brother of an ostrich.



Nevertheless, this is what the Mormons believe, but this is not in the Book of Mormon. It is in the other Mormon scripture, The Dotrine and Covenants, and The Pearl of Great Price. An exposition of the doctrine is found in the June, 1986 issue of Ensign magazine, pages 25-26. It is an answer to a quesion submitted by a reader, written by Jess Christenson.

The early Church Presidents Brigham Young and George Q. Cannon also taught the doctrine.
Anyone wishing to see the substantiation of this, go to the website of the Utah Lighthouse Mission. It is utlm.com.

Mike Huckabee asked a fair and legitimate question that should have been answered truthfully. If their doctrine is the truth, then they should be truthful as to what that doctrine is. The fact that they feel it necessary to hedge on the truth should cause everyone to question the honesty of the Church, and therefore the integrity of any doctrine they hold.