Creation Doctrine
The Creation occurred in this realm before it happened physically on earth
What is the spiritual creation?
Adam and Eve received this command before they could physically fulfill it
What is “multiply and replenish the earth”?
The Fall introduced mortality, meaning humans became subject to this
What is physical and spiritual death?
Agency requires not only choice, but also this element
What is accountability?
Christ’s Atonement addresses both forms of death introduced by the Fall
What are physical and spiritual death?
This doctrine explains why Creation accounts differ in wording but not purpose
What is continuing revelation?
This apparent contradiction in Eden teaches a higher principle of obedience
What is obedience through agency?
This Book of Mormon prophet taught that Adam fell “that men might be”
Who is Lehi?
Satan’s rebellion centered on removing this mortal requirement
What is agency with consequence?
Resurrection solves this universal consequence of the Fall
What is physical death?
God created the earth for this specific class of beings
Who are His spirit children?
Adam and Eve were innocent, meaning they lacked this capacity
What is moral accountability?
The Fall made joy possible by introducing this necessary condition
What is opposition in all things?
Opposition without agency would result in this unjust condition
What is forced righteousness?
Repentance allows individuals to overcome this effect of the Fall
What is spiritual death?
This truth about God is implied by His command to create “after their kind”
What is that God is a God of order and law?
Eating the fruit did not immediately do this, according to Latter-day Saint doctrine
What is make Adam and Eve evil?
Without the Fall, humans could not have experienced this eternal outcome
What is eternal progression?
God allows suffering because it preserves this eternal principle
What is moral agency?
The Atonement preserves justice while extending this divine attribute
What is mercy?
The Creation demonstrates that Jesus Christ acts under this authority
What is the authority of the Father?
God’s command in Eden required Adam and Eve to choose between these two eternal goods
What are competing commandments?
The Fall transformed Eden from a protected space into this type of environment
What is a probationary state?
Agency is meaningful only when choices carry this
What are real consequences?
Without the Atonement, agency after the Fall would lead only to this outcome
What is permanent separation from God?