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An Apple Not Quite Ripe
I’ve mentioned a recent missionary moment. Unfortunately, it turned out to be less a sincere inquiry and more an effort to witness to a hapless Mormon blogger. I thought it might be an interesting read for anyone wanting to sift through the thread below. Continue reading
Posted in Preaching
Tagged Anti-Mormonism, Articles of Faith, Atonement, Belief, Bible, Book of Mormon, Cannon, Christianity, Closed Cannon, DNA, Faith, Fallacy, Godhead, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith, Missionary Work, Mormonism, Nature of God, New Testament, Open Cannon, Original Sin, Paul, Pearl of Great Price, Philosophy, Prophets, Resurrection, Sin, South Park, The Fall, Translation, Trinity
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Mormon Observations on “The Book of Mormon” the Musical – Making Things Up Again
“I’m making things up again. kind of. But this time, it’s helping a dozen people!” Continue reading
Mormon Observations on “The Book of Mormon” the Musical – Making Things Up Again
“You’re recklessly warping the words of Jesus!” Continue reading
Mormon Observations on “The Book of Mormon” the Musical – Making Things Up Again
“Where in that book of yours does it say anything about sleeping with a baby, huh? Nowhere.” Continue reading
Mormon Observations on “The Book of Mormon” the Musical – Making Things Up Again
Having manned up and taken charge, Elder Cunningham begins teaching the villagers. Unfortunately, Elder Cunningham doesn’t know much about The Book of Mormon, and he ends up making stories, merging the gospel with fantasy and science fiction. His stories resonate with the local villagers, and Elder Cunningham rationalizes lying because he’s helping people. Continue reading
A Speaking God
One of the core tenants of mainstream Christianity is that the Bible is sufficient, or in other words, that it contains everything that God would want us to know. Latter-day Saints, on the other hand, not only have other sources of scripture, but believe that God continues to speak through prophets like Moses or Paul. Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics
Tagged Apostasy, Apostles, Bible, Book of Mormon, Christianity, Hugh B. Brown, Jesus Christ, Lost Scripture, Mormonism, New Testament, Prophets, Thomas S. Monson
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Rebuilding Broken Walls
I often heard my father say, “The road to hell is paved with good intentions.” This quote is attributed to, among others, Samuel Johnson and Saint Bernard of Clairvaux. In part it refers to those that see problems that they would like to fix, and are filled with intentions to do good, but never quite see their intentions materialize and come to fruition. Continue reading
Posted in Preaching
Tagged Bible, Jerusalem, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Nehemiah, Old Testament, Planning, Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Samuel Johnson, Vision
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Mormonism and Robert Jeffress Part 3
While I do think that it is important for non-Mormons to recognize that Jesus Christ is the focus and foundation of our faith, I am not usually found among Latter-day Saints who so often cry, “Hey, we’re Christian, too!” This may seem like a strange position to take considering what we’ve just covered in Part 2, but hopefully it will make sense in a moment. Continue reading
Posted in Apologetics
Tagged Anti-Mormonism, Apostles' Creed, Athanasian Creed, Bible, Book of Mormon, C. S. Lewis, Christianity, Doctrine and Covenants, Jesus Christ, Joseph Fielding McConkie, Mere Christianity, Mormonism, Nicene Creed, Post Series, Prophets, Robert Jeffress, Salvation, Trinity
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