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Category Archives: Mormons
Western Religions: The Latter-Day Saints (Mormonism) Part 3
Beliefs and Practices 1. God. Joseph Smith wrote, “We believe in God, the Eternal Father, and in His Son, Jesus Christ, and in the Holy Ghost” (The Articles of Faith 1). The Father and the Son have a body of … Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics, mormon, Mormons, Premillennialism, World Religions
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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, mormon, Mormons, Prophecy, World Religions
Tagged 1832, 1835, 1851, 2200 b.c., 385 a.d., 600 b.c., archaeology, authority, bedrock of faith jolted by william lobdell, bible, book the golden myth of mormonism, brigham young, civil war, cognitive dissonance, continued revelation, credibility, dna issues, doctrine and covenants 10, doctrine and covenants 57, doctrine and covenants 84, doctrine and covenents, doctrine and covenents 87, document difficulties, don simpson, failed prophecies, george q cannon, hill cumorah, james e faust, jared, jaredites, joseph f smith, josheph smith, journal of discourses, la times feb 16 2006, laman, lamanites, lehi, lemuel, manchester new york, martin harris, missing book, modern day prophets, Moroni 10:4, nephi, nephites, nullification, orson pratt, smith prophect on temple, smith prophecy on coming war, soth carolina, spencer w kimball, subjective feelings, the articles of faith, the book of abraham, the book of lehi, the book of mormon, the book of moses, the moroni challenge, the moroni promise, the pearl of great price, the smithsonian institute, the writtings of joseph, translation problems, trustworthiness, wilford woodruff
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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, World Religions
Tagged 1834, aiken party massacre, april 6 1830, bank fraud, baptist, book of mormon, book the mormon war, brandon g. kinney, brigham young, carthage illinois, commerce illinios, communal life, doctrine and covenents, europe, Executive order 44, fayett new york, golden plates, Governor Boggs, great britain, hill cumorah, history of book of mormon, history of mormonism, hyrum smith, james buchanan, jane law, joseph smith, june 25 1844, june 7 1844, kirkland ohio, kirkland safety society, manchester new york, methodist, missouri, mob kills joseph smith, mormonism, moroni, mountain meadow massacre, nauvoo expositor, nauvoo illinois, nauvoo legion, numbers, october 1838, october 27 1838, palmyra newyork, peter whitmer, polyandry, polygamy, presbyterians, printing press destroyed, quincy illinios, reformed egyptian, scandinavia, september 1845, september 21 1823, september 27 1827, sidney rigdon, 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, western religions, wilford woodruff, william law
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Catholicism: Interpreting the Bible
Catholics do not believe that the Bible can be properly understood apart from the Magisterium, that is, the guidance of the Pope and the Bishops of the Catholic Church. Catechism of the Catholic Church (second edition) states, “The task of … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Jehovah Witnesses, mormon, Mormons, Textual study
Tagged 2 Peter 1:20-21, attitude, Bible or jehocah witness scriripture studies, Bible or scripture studies, cathoilc interpretation of scripture, charles taze russel, interpreting scripture, jehovah witnesses interpretation, josh mcdowell, kerry duke, magisterium, mormon conference report 1951, mormons and authority, nobel bereans, religious division, twisting scripture, watch tower 1910, watch tower 1967, will to do His will, wresting scripture
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What Do I Say?
You’re at home. You hear a rap upon the door. You look out and two young men in white shirts are standing there. You open the door, and find that they are from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter … Continue reading
Posted in mormon, Mormons
Tagged 1 Corinthians 15:29, almah 34, baptism for dead, book of mormon preface, Deuteronomy 18, doctrine and covenents 87, ether 15, joseph fielding smith, joseph smith, latter day saints, Mormons, the fullness of the everlasting gospel, why do we need book of mormon
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In The News: What Will Future Homes Look Like?
Some months ago, (this article was first written in February 2006) there was a big push for America to recognize homosexual marriage. The mayor of San Francisco was licensing and performing such marriages, defying the state. The Commonwealth of Massachusetts … Continue reading
Posted in Family, Homosexuality, Islam, Marriage, mormon, Mormons, World Religions
Tagged adam and eve, group marriage, Homosexuality, Islam, koen brand, marcinella belgium, massachusetts, Mormons, muslim, pandora's box, polyandry, polygamy, rosendale netherlands, same sex marriage, san francisco mayor, serge and christine and katrina and judith regnier, stanley kurtz, the weekly standard, unitarian church, victor and bianca and mirjam de bruijn
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The Unpardonable Sin
I was studying with an eighty-seven year old woman. She was a Methodist, who had never been baptized in the right way, or for the right reason. She wanted to be, and later would be, but at this point she … Continue reading
Posted in Evidence, Forgiveness, Holy Spirit, mormon, Mormons, Plan of salvation, Sin, Textual study, Uncategorized
Tagged 1 Corinthians 6, 1 Timothy 1, adultery, back slidding, beelzebub, blasphemy, blasphemy against the holy spirit, Corinthians, doctrine and covenents, elizabeth reed, fornication, Homosexuality, Mark 3, Matthew 12, methodist, Mormons, murder, paul, rejecting evidence, sin against the holy spirit, song o why not tonight, the unpardonable sin
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