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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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Thrift Stores, Ringing Bells and Red Kettles
The Salvation Army operates thrift stores. These stores resell donated items such as clothing, furniture, household items, and toys. They even have trucks which will pick up donated items from your house. The revenue is used to fund their Adult … Continue reading
Posted in denominations, Doctrine, Fellowship, Giving, Stats
Tagged 1865, 1878, 2014, adult rehabilitatin centers, adult rehabilitation centers, arcs, baptism, bell ringers, benevolence, book handbook of denominations, charity, christian courier, christiancourier.com, christmas shopping, church organization, cooperation in benevolence, denominations, direct operation of the holy spirit, donations, east london christian mission, faith only, fellowship, frank mead, fund raising, fundraising, give, goodwill, helping the poor, instrumental music, Lord's Supper, methodist, new standard encyclopedia, new york, red kettles, salvation army, salvation army thrift stores, salvationarmy.org, soup ans soap and salvation, stat money salvation army raises, stats, temple of diana, total hereditary depravity, unscriptual fund raising, unscriptually organized, wayne jackson, wikipedia, william booth, Women preachers
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Austin McGary – A Radical
Austin McGary (1846-1928) was a Texas lawman. He served as sheriff of Madison County. He once disarmed and arrested the notorious John Wesley Hardin. Later, he worked for the State of Texas transporting prisoners to penitentiaries. In the early 1880’s, he began … Continue reading
Posted in baptism, Preachers, Preaching
Tagged austin mcgary, david lipscomb, denominational baptism, e.m. forster, edmund burke, extreme, firm foundation, gospel advocate, harry hamilton, j.d. tant, john f. kennedy, john s. durst, john wesley hardin, madison county, madisonville, methodist, one person makes a difference, passion of one person, power of one person, radical, shaken in the denominations, texas preacher
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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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A Humorous Story on Infant Baptism
“Raccoon” John Smith lived from 1784-1868. He was a very colorful and influential preacher in Kentucky. Louis Cochran wrote a novel entitled “Raccoon John Smith,” which was based upon Smith’s life. I want to give you an excerpt which provides … Continue reading
Ever Changing Doctrines
When the previous Pope died, numerous news reports cited various polls which asked the people what the next Pope should change: Should he allow the priest to marry? Should he allow female priests? Should the church change its views on abortion … Continue reading
Posted in Catholic, Doctrine, Jehovah Witnesses, mormon, Mormons
Tagged baby dedication, born in sin, Catholics, change, doctrine, infant baptism, Jehovah Witnesses, methodist, Mormons, polygamy, pope, selecting pope
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