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Spiritual Growth: (#2) Need/Opponents
The book of 2 Peter puts a premium on knowledge. The word knowledge appears in some form 16 times in this book. Why such an emphasis and value on knowledge? One source provides this answer, “Just as 1 Peter warned … Continue reading
Posted in Bible Study, christian growth, Christian Influence, Priorities, Textual study, Word Study
Tagged 1 John 4:1, 1 Kings 13, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 Timothy 6:15, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Peter 2:1, 2 Peter 2:10, 2 Peter 2:10-11, 2 Peter 2:15, 2 Peter 2:18, 2 Peter 2:19-21, 2 Peter2, 2 Thessalonians 2:9-11, 2 Timothy 4:1-5, 2 Timothy 4:3-4, 2Peter 2:3, Acts 17:11, allure through lewdness, authades, balaam, balak, being taught wrong is no excuse, book New Testament survey, covetousness, deceive heart of simple, desires, desires of ego, desires of flesh, desires of the ears, despise authority, Deuteronomy14:1-4, discern good and evil, don shackleford, Ephesians 4:14, Ephesians 4:19, Ezekiel 13:3, false prophets, false teachers, flatter to gain advantage, flattery, Galatians 2:20, Galatians 5:4, Galatians 5:7, Genesis 3, Guy N. Woods, harding university school of religion, Hebrews 5:14, Isaiah 30:10, Isaiah 9:15, itching ears, Jeremiah 14:14, Jeremiah 5:31, Jeremiah 6:13-14, Jeremiah 8:10-11, Jude 16, Jude 19, Jude 4, Jude 8-9, knowledge, Luke 12:15, Luke 22:42, Luke 9:23, lust of the eyes, lust of the flesh, lusts, material possessions, Matthew 15:14, Matthew 23:15, need for spiritual growth, opponents of spiritual growth, opposition to spiritual growth, pareisago, Philippians 3:19, pleonexia, presumptuous, pride of life, Revelations 2:14, Romans 16:17, Romans 16:18, self-pleasing, self-will, speak smooth things, speaking evil of dignitaries, spiritual growth, strabo, Titus 1:11, tolmetes, tossed to and fro, turn grace of God into lewdness, vine's, whose god is their belly, Zechariah 13:4
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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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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 1 John 4:1, 1 Thessalonians 5:21, 2 Chronicles 34:18-33, 2 Kings 22:8-17, 2 Kings 23:2-3, 2 Peter 1:20-21, 2 Peter 2:14, 2 Peter 3:15-16, 2 Peter 3:16, 2 Timothy 2:15, 2 Timothy 3:16-17, 2 Timothy 3:6, 2 Timothy 4:3, Acts 17:11, Acts 17:2, Acts 23:8, attitude, Bible or jehocah witness scriripture studies, Bible or scripture studies, book handbook of todays religions, catechism 100, catechism 85, cathoilc interpretation of scripture, charles taze russel, Deuteronomy 17:19, Deuteronomy 31:19, don stewart, Ephesians 3:4, esv, Exodus 24:7, Galatians 4:30, Hebrews 5:12, hugo mccord's translation, interpreting scripture, Isaiah 30:10, jehovah witnesses interpretation, Jeremiah 6:14, Jeremiah 8:11, John 3:19, John 7:17, josh mcdowell, Joshua 8:34-35, Jude 16, Jude 4, kerry duke, kerry duke debate charts, Luke 11:45-52, Luke 7:43, Luke 8:15, magisterium, Mark 12:37, Matthew 11:10, Matthew 12:3-5, Matthew 15:13-14, Matthew 19:4, Matthew 21:13, Matthew 21:16, Matthew 21:42, Matthew 22:23-24, Matthew 22:23-32, Matthew 22:29, Matthew 22:31, Matthew 24:15, Matthew 26:24, Matthew 26:31, Matthew 27:20, Matthew 4:4-10, mormon conference report 1951, mormons and authority, Nehemiah 13:1-3, Nehemiah 8:1-8, Nehemiah 9:1-3, nobel bereans, pharisees, Philippians 2:12, Proverbs 2:1-5, Psalm 119:130, religious division, Romans 11:2, Romans 16:18, Romans 4:3, sadducees, scribes, scribes and pharisees, the magisterium, twisting scripture, watch tower 1910, watch tower 1967, watchtower, why some do not understand, will to do His will, wresting scripture
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In The News: Dennis Prager
Dennis Prager is a wise man. I enjoy his weekly Fireside Chats. Rarely do I miss viewing this weekly program. His Rational Bible Commentary series on the Torah contains some good thoughts. However, no one should be blindly followed. All … Continue reading →