Quote Originally Posted by James Banta View Post
And by the work of the Holy Spirit they came up with the right answer.. He is begotten not created..

We believe in one Lord, Jesus Christ,
the only Son of God,
eternally begotten of the Father,
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made,
of one Being with the Father. (Nicene Creed)


Would you like to see wording is LDS scripture that was changed by Smith years after it was said that the translation was made by the gift and power of God, and not by any power of man? The Nicene Creed made no such claim. It was a way for illiterate men to memorize spiritually supported doctrines and have them with them always. After all no where in the Bible does it teach that Jesus was created. It does however say that He was begotten. IHS jim
Joseph Smith has nothing to do with my point. The information and ideas i am presenting come from Christian sources outside of the LDS.

Create, Begotten, are the same to me, but if it makes you feel better we can use Begotten.
be·get
be·got·ten
1.
(especially of a male parent) to procreate or generate (offspring).
2.
to cause; produce as an effect: a belief that power begets power.
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/begotten

1. spawn, sire, breed, father. 2. occasion, engender, effect, generate
Explain to me what it means to you that Christ was "begotten". Was there a difference in Christ before He was begotten opposed to after having been begotten?

I think we both feel comfortable with definition #2.