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Western Religions: The Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism) Part 2
Authority 1. The Bible There is a claim to believe the Bible. Joseph Smith declared, “We believe the Bible to be the word of God…” (The Pearl of Great Price, The Articles of Faith, 8). However, their belief is qualified … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, History, Holy Spirit, mormon, Mormons, Prophecy, World Religions
Tagged 1 Nephi 13:25-29, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 13 basic points of belief, 1823, 1832, 1835, 1851, 1978, 2 Nephi 29:7-10, 2200 b.c., 385, 385 a.d., 600 b.c., Abraham 1:21-27, Abraham 3:22-23, Acts 26:9, archaeology, authority, bedrock of faith is jolted, bedrock of faith jolted by william lobdell, bible, book the golden myth of mormonism, brigham young, churchofjesuschrist.org, civil war, cognitive dissonance, continued revelation, continuing revelation, credibility, D&C10, D&C107, D&C57, D&C84, dark skin a curse, Deuteronomy 18:20-22, dna, dna issues, doctrine and covenants 10, doctrine and covenants 57, doctrine and covenants 84, doctrine and covenents, doctrine and covenents 87, doctrines of salvation, document difficulties, don simpson, fail prophecies, failed prophecies, fall of jerusalem, feelings as a guide, george q cannon, george q. cannon, hill cumorah, holy ghost testifies, introduction to book of mormon, James 1:5, james e faust, james e. faust, jared, jaredites, Jeremiah 36:27-ff, Jesus in Americas, john wentworth, joseph f smith, joseph fielding smith, josheph smith, journal of discourses, Journal of Discourses Vol 7, LA Times, la times feb 16 2006, laman, lamanites, lehi, lemuel, los angeles times february 16 2006, manchester new york, martin harris, Matthew 24, missing book, modern day prophets, Mormon 6, Mormon 6:6, Moroni 10:4, nephi, nephite, nephite records, nephites, nullification, orson pratt, Proverbs 16:25, Proverbs 28:26, richard draper, size of Book of Mormon, smith prophect on temple, smith prophecy on coming war, south carolina, spencer w kimball, subjective feelings, summary of book of mormon, the articles of faith, The Articles of Faith 7, The Articles of Faith 8, The Articles of Faith 9, the book of abraham, the book of lehi, the book of mormon, the book of moses, the moroni challenge, the moroni promise, the moroni test, the pearl of great price, the smithsonian institute, the writings of joseph smith, the writtings of joseph, tower of babel, translation problems, trustworthiness, us.archive.org, wilford woodruff, william lobdell
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Western Religions: The Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism) Part 1
This is a sub-division of a series on the religions of the world. The sub-title, “Western Religions,” does not mean that these religions are confined to the West. It indicates that they originated in the West. The Church of Jesus … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, History, mormon, Mormons, Stats, World Religions
Tagged 1 Nephi 1:2, 1801, 1805, 1820, 1823, 1827, 1830, 1831, 1832, 1834, 1838, 1839, 1840-1841, 1843, 1844, 1845, 1846, 1847, 1852, 1857, 1869, 1877, 1890, 1896, aiken party massacre, april 6 1830, bank fraud, baptist, Book of Joseph 2, book of mormon, book the mormon war, brandon g. kinney, brigham young, carthage illinois, church of christ, commerce illinios, commerce illinois, communal life, constitutioncenter.org, D&C20, D&C21, doctrine and covenents, europe, excommunication, Executive order 44, fayett new york, flee to rockies, golden plates, Governor Boggs, governor ford, great britain, hill cumorah, history of book of mormon, history of mormonism, history.com, hyrum smith, iowa, james buchanan, jane law, Joseph 2:64, joseph smith, june 25 1844, june 7 1844, kirkland ohio, kirkland safety society, manchester new york, methodist, missouri, mob kills joseph smith, mormon 9:32-33, mormonism, moroni, mountain meadow massacre, nauvoo expositor, nauvoo illinois, nauvoo legion, numbers, october 1838, october 27 1838, palmyra new york, palmyra newyork, path tp statehood, pearl of great price, peter whitmer, polyandrous marriage, polyandry, polygamy, presbyterians, printing press destroyed, quincy illinios, reformed egyptian, safe-haven for thieves and robbers, scandinavia, september 11, september 1845, september 21 1823, september 27 1827, sharon vermont, sidney rigdon, slander, spetember 11 1857, spring 1820, susquehanna pennsylvania, the church of jesus christ latter day saints, the great salt lake, the pearl of great price, utah, utah statehood, utah war, western new york, western religions, wilford woodruff, william law
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Biblical Gender Equality
Let me begin by clarifying what is meant by “gender.” Cambridge Dictionary’s first listing says, “the male or female sex, or the state of being male or female” (dictionary.cambridge.org). One certainly can find other definitions. However, this is how I … Continue reading
Posted in church, Church Organization, culture, Ethics, Family, Marriage
Tagged a man won gold in women cycling, AP june 19 2019, bbc, book economic facts and fallacies, daily signal october 23 2019, dean kalahar, economics, equality, gender equality, gender wage disparity, high school athletes file complaint over transgender policy, how many genders, jessica chasmar, nbc.com, nicole russell, over 100 genders, payscale.com, realclearmarkets.com, role of women, roles in church, roles in home, the christian worker, the gap is a major economic myth november 05 2012, thomas sowell, transgender, wage gap, washington times september 13 2019
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Memorial Day (Remember)
“Memorial Day is an American holiday, observed on the last Monday of May, honoring men and women who died while serving in the U.S. Military… originally known as Decoration Day, it originated in the years following the Civil War and … Continue reading
Posted in History, holiday
Tagged 1 Corinthians 11:23-26, 2 Timothy 3:14-15, book of deuteronomy, decoration day, Dennis Prager, dennis prager video the fallen soldier, feast days, forget, Genesis 40, God remembers, Heberews 13:17, Hebrews 13:7, Hebrews 6:10, history.com, Jennie Evelyn Hussey, joseph and chief butler, Lord's Supper, matthew 10:42, memorial day, rember Jesu, remember, remember others, remember those who minister and shepherd, song lead me to calvary
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Rethinking Our Role as a Church
It is my educated opinion that many Christians have much too narrow of a view of the role of the church. They are comfortable with the church proclaiming the Gospel, what one must do for salvation, how the church is … Continue reading
Posted in Chruch, Fellowship, Mental Health, Stats
Tagged 2 Peter 1:3, A.A., alcohol, alcoholic anonymous, anoint with oil, book koinonia, confess faults one to another, confess trespasses one to another, Coping: A Biblical Approach, depression, e. fuller torrey, fellowship, heart of a servant, James 5:14, James 5:16, jimmy jividen, martin and deidre bobgan, mental health issues, post traumatic stress disorder, ptsd, role of church, spousal abuse, stats, steven lloyd, we are family
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Don’t Be Too Subtle
Yes, we are to speak the truth in love (Ephesians 4:15). We do not want to be unkind, rude, or unnecessarily offensive. However, neither should we be so subtle that the point is missed. The LORD told Habakkuk, “Write the … Continue reading
Posted in History, Preaching
Tagged Acts 2:37, air traffic control, aviana flight 052, book outliers, columbia, dont be too subtle, Ephesians 4:15, eternity, Habakkuk 2:2, january 25 1990, kennedy airport, make it plain, malcolm gladwell, mitigating speech, ntsb, salvation, sin, speking the truth in love, the ethnic theory of plane crashes, weather
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Misused Passages (Part 1)
There are certain passages which are commonly misused. I am speaking of passages which are misused by brethren, not the passages which are misused by the world at large. These passages are sometimes used as crutch passages, to support a … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, Ethics, evangelism, hermeneutics, Soul Winning, Word Study
Tagged abstain from all appearance of evil, abstain from every form of evil, asv, book baptism and the greek make simple, counting the cost, dave miller, easter, epieekes, esv, forbearance, gentleness, God is no respecter of persons, hesiod, honor, j.w. mcgarvey, james burton coffman, kjv, leon crouch, make disciples, marry only in the lord, Matthew 28:19-20, misused passages, moderation, moderation in all things, nkjv, participles, perfering one another, Philippians 4:5, proegeomai, Romans 12:10, roy deaver, teach baptize and teach some more, thayer, the great commission, wayne jackson
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Rest From Labor
In 1844, President Grover Cleveland made Labor Day a Federal Holiday. “It constitutes a yearly national tribute to the contributions workers have made to the strength, prosperity, and well being of our country” (History of Labor Day, dol.gov). American workers … Continue reading
Posted in History, holiday, Man, Preachers, Stats, Work
Tagged beethoven, bible class teachers, canada, Christians ultimately work for the Lord, deacons, fanny crosby, forbes, gdp, germany, Give your best, Grover Cleveland, Hebrews 6:10, holiday, ireland, japan, labor day, martin luther king jr., mexico, michelangelo, music group alabama, niall mccarthy, norway, prayer leaders, preachers, roy deaver, scripture readers, shakespeare, song 40 hour week (for a livin'), song leaders, song to the work, south korea, stats, street sweepers of memphis, supporting roles, thanks you, the rest is to come, where labor productivity is highest, william j. bennett, work, zeal
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Bryan Hodge 
Sacrificing The Abomination
“Then Pharoah called for Moses and Aaron, and said, ‘Go sacrifice to your God in the land.’ “And Moses said, “It is not right to do so, for we would be sacrificing the abomination of the Egyptians to the LORD … Continue reading →