Robert L. Millet
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Robert L. Millet (b. December 30, 1947) is a Mormon theologian and is currently Professor of Ancient Scripture at Brigham Young University. He received a B.S. in Psychology and an M.S. in Psychology and Religion from Brigham Young University and a Ph.D. in Religious Studies from Florida State University. He has been on faculty at BYU since 1983.
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He has worked with LDS Social Services, LDS Seminaries and Institutes, and joined the BYU Religious Education faculty in 1983. He has also served as Ancient Scripture Department Chair and as Dean of Religious Education at BYU. In addition, he spends a great deal of his time meeting with church leaders and academicians in the field of religion in an effort to build bridges of friendship and dissolve misunderstandings between the LDS Church and other faiths.
Quotes
- "The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is absolutely indispensable to our salvation. No supposed personal relationship with Jesus, no commitment to the gospel, no high level of Christian conduct in society can compensate for what is to be found in the Church." - Robert Millet, Alive in Christ: The Miracle of Spiritual Rebirth [1997], p. 140 -- Notice he is not speaking of simply being in a Christian fellowship. He is specifically speaking of being in the LDS Church.
- "It is in this context, the idea that God is a Man of Holiness, that we come upon several of the singular Latter-day Saint doctrines. First, the Latter-day Saints believe that God the Father is an exalted man, a corporeal being, a personage with flesh and bones. They do not believe he is a spirit, although they acknowledge that his Spirit or sacred influence is everywhere present. Joseph Smith taught in 1844 that God our Father was once a mortal, that he lived on an earth, died, was resurrected and glorified, and grew and developed over time to become the Almighty that he now is. To say this another way, they teach that God is all-powerful and all-knowing, but that he has not been so forever; there was once a time in an eternity past when he lived on an earth like ours." - The Mormon Faith: A New Look at Christianity, p.29
- “Latter-day Saints believe that angels are men and women, human beings, sons and daughters of God, personages of the same type as we are. Parley P. Pratt, an early apostle, wrote, ‘Gods, angels and men are all of one species, one race, one great family.’ Elder Bruce R. McConkie, a more recent apostle, wrote, ‘These messengers, agents, angels of the Almighty, are chosen from among his offspring and are themselves pressing forward along the course of progression and salvation, all in their respective spheres.’ In spite of prevailing sentiments in the religious world, as well as in Christian traditions and legends, Joseph Smith taught that angels do not have wings. These beings, Joseph explained, either have lived or will live on this earth at some time in its history. (D&C 130:5.) They do minister to people on earth, sometimes being seen and often unseen. They are subject to the will and power of Jesus Christ” - The Mormon Faith: A New Look at Christianity, p.39
Selected publications
- Men of Influence: The Potential of the Priesthood to Lift the World (Deseret, 2009)
- Holding Fast: Dealing with Doubt in the Latter Days (Deseret, 2008)
- Magnifying Priesthood Power (Horizon, 2008)
- The Vision of Mormonism: Pressing the Boundaries of Christianity (Paragon House, 2007)
- What Happened to the Cross? Distinctive LDS Teachings (Deseret, 2007)
- MEN OF VALOR - The Powerful Impact of a Righteous Man (Deseret, 2007)
- Claiming Christ: A Mormon-Evangelical Debate, with Gerald McDermott (Brazos Press, 2007)
- Bridging the Divide: The Continuing Conversation Between a Mormon and an Evangelical, with Gregory Johnson (2007)
- A Different Jesus? The Christ of the Latter-Day Saints (Eerdmans, 2005)
- Are We There Yet? (Deseret, 2005)
- Getting at the Truth: Responding to Difficult Questions about LDS Beliefs (Deseret, 2004)
- Magnifying Priesthood Power (Horizon, 2004)
- Grace Works (Deseret, 2003)
- Lost and Found: Reflections on the Prodigal Son (Deseret, 2001)
- Selected Writings of Robert L. Millet, Gospel Scholars Series (Deseret, 2000)
- The Mormon Faith: A New Look at Christianity (Shadow Mountain, 1998)
See also
External links
- Robert Millet, BYU Faculty Page
Online writings
Other links
- Eerdman's Interview with Millet
- Easter Message: Robert Millet Lecture at Benchmark Books
- A Different Jesus? The Christ of the Latter-day Saints: Book review (PDF) reviewed by Bill McKeever
- After All We Can Do â Grace Works, reviewed by Bill McKeever
- John MacArthur, Robert Millet, and Mormonism (mrm.org)
