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A Tragic Example of Christian Cognitive Dissonance
This post will be more or less a recap of a (sad) conversation I’ve been mildly involved in. The topic everyone was discussing is how literally to take the Creation story in Genesis. That’s not the purpose of this post, and … Continue reading
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Tagged Christianity, Cognitive Dissonance, Creation, Firefly, Mormonism, Old Testament, Psychology
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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 Part 8
Go back to Part 1. The Authority of the Word of God TBC’s second volley continues the trend of wresting the scriptures. They write, “Is there any absolute way to know the truth? Yes! The prophet Isaiah has said, “To the … Continue reading
A Response to “Biblical” Criticism of Spiritual Witnesses Part 7
Go back to Part 1. Jeremiah 17:9 The first wave in TBC’s attack comes in the form of a twisted Jeremiah 17:9: “A basic Bible fact is Jeremiah 17:9. “The heart is deceitful above all things, and desperately wicked. . .” … Continue reading
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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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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“God Has No Body” Part 2.1
Perhaps the foremost argument used by those who claim that God is incorporeal is an appeal to the scripture John 4:24, which states in part that “God is a Spirit” (KJV). This argument often also appeals to Luke 24:39, where the Savior describes spirit as incorporeal. The formal argument goes something like this: Continue reading
Changing Shoes
The other day while reading the scriptures I come to the story where Christ cleanses the temple. I’ve heard the story many times; it’s not at all unfamiliar. I breeze through it while thinking, “Thank heaven I’d never do anything like that.” Continue reading
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Tagged Abigail, Atonement, Book of Mormon, David, Forgiveness, James Ferrell, Jesus Christ, Law of Moses, Mormonism, Nabal, New Testament, Old Testament, The Peacegiver, Zoramites
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