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Racing to Beat Traffic
In the Pearl of Great Price we learn more about the Enoch of the Bible, who “walked with God: and he was not, for God took him” (Genesis 5:24). He was the leader of a city so righteous that it … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Mormon, BYU, Christianity, David A. Bednar, Enoch, Example, General Conference, Judge Not, Judgement, Judging, Judgment, Mormonism, Old Testament, Pearl of Great Price, Priesthood
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A Response to “Biblical” Criticism of Spiritual Witnesses Part 10
Go back to Part 1. 1 John 5 In TBC’s third volley, there is more wresting of the scriptures (it’s like they can’t help themselves). They write, “The Apostle John reaffirms these principles by stating, “If we receive the witness of … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Mormonism, Book of Mormon, Christianity, Faith, Holy Ghost, Isaiah 8:20, Jesus Christ, Johannine comma, Mormonism, New Testament, NIV, NLT, Old Testament, Pearl of Great Price, Post Series, Spiritual Truth, Testimony, Trinity Baptist Church, Truth
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A Response to “Biblical” Criticism of Spiritual Witnesses
I hope you can excuse a quick catch-up before I dig into the meat of this post. Once Upon a Time… Once upon a time, a girl who read this blog emailed me to ask a question about the LDS … Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Mormonism, Book of Mormon, Boyd K. Packer, Christianity, Doctrine and Covenants, Faith, Holy Ghost, Isaiah 8:20, Jeremiah 17:9, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, New Testament, Old Testament, Post Series, Spiritual Truth, Testimony, Trinity Baptist Church, Truth, Twitter
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I Know Him!
In the Christmas movie Elf, Will Farrell plays a human named Buddy that was raised in the North Pole by Santa’s elves. When Buddy grows to adulthood, his adopted father tells him who he really is, and Buddy decides to … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Mormon, Charity, Christianity, Christmas, Elf, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Prayer, Short Posts, Will Farrell
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The Potter’s Clay
I was reading through some of my old mission notes the other day, and came across a fantastic little lesson. It all starts with this scripture from Jeremiah: “O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith … Continue reading
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Tagged Atonement, Book of Mormon, Christianity, Clay, God, Humility, Jeffrey R. Holland, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Old Testament, Repentance, Vision
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The Youth Activity from Hell
We had a relative visit from back east last night. He just moved there for a job, but has to come back here every other weekend to finish an E-MBA he’s pursuing. He flies in Friday night and sleeps over, … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Mormon, Christianity, Hawaii, Jesus Christ, Missionary Work, Mormonism, Preach My Gospel, Short Post, Vision
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More Discussion About Spiritual Truth
I just mentioned in my last post that I’d had two recent discussions dealing with spiritual truth. The first discussion, and the one that peaked my curiosity in the first place, was with a non-Mormon who (among other things) berated … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Mormon, Christianity, Evidence, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, New Testament, Proof, Revelation, Testimony
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Coming to Know Spiritual Truth – “Come, Feel and See”
I’ve recently been engaging in discussions with two friends (you can find one of those discussions in my post “An Apple Not Quite Ripe”, and the other in my post “More Discussion About Spiritual Truth”) where the subject of knowing truth … Continue reading
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Tagged Book of Mormon, Christianity, Doctrine and Covenants, Holy Ghost, Jesus Christ, Mormonism, Murder, Revelation, Testimony, The Book of Mormon (Musical), War
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Proving My Testimony
In 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon, Nephi tells us how “my soul delighteth in proving unto my people the truth of the coming of Christ”.
The word “proving” caught my attention, especially after the conversation I had with my well-meaning evangelical friend. One main theme of her emails was an obsession with empirical evidence as a source of faith, and she derided my testimony as ludicrous because it is based on “feelings” (her words, mind you, not mine). Continue reading
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Tagged Anti-Mormonism, Book of Mormon, Christianity, Evidence, Missionary Work, Mormonism, Nephi, Proof, Short Posts
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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
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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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