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Mormon Dilemma 106

28 November

Laws of God not Perfect Yet Journal of Discourses 2:314; “The laws that the Lord has given are not fully perfect, because the people could not receive them in their perfect fulness; but they can receive a little here and a little there, a little today and a little to-morrow, a little more next week, […]

What is Necromancy?

24 November

What is necromancy?   Mormon Doctrine pg. 526; “Necromancy is that form of divination which attempts to foretell the future by consultation with the dead. Sometimes the term is enlarged to include magic in general. It is and has been a common practice among apostate peoples, but the Lord calls it an abomination and expressly commands […]

Mormon Dilemma 105

23 November

Mormon Plan of Happiness The other day I came across a couple of verses in Hebrews 4:12-13 from a Christian blog I was reading (http://doesthebible.wordpress.com) The verses say; “For the word of God is quick, and powerful, and sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing even to the dividing asunder of soul and spirit, and of […]

Mormon Dilemma 104

20 November

What is the Meaning of “Families are Forever”? Gospel Fundamentals, pg. 177; “God made it possible for families to be together forever. He has given the leaders of His Church the authority to bind families together forever. This binding together is called sealing. This sealing can take place only in a temple. Temples are sacred […]

Thought of the Day about Mormonism

20 November

Romney and Huntsman Glaringly Absent in Iowa Family Leader Forum Where were Mitt Romney and/or Jon Hunstman yesterday and why weren’t they at the Christian church in Iowa with all the other Republican candidates? Ironically enough the name of the conference was “Family Leader Forum”.  Mormons are all about families, right? I have to wonder…did […]

Mormon Dilemma 103

20 November

God’s Secret Promised Land? 2 Nephi 10:20; “And now, my beloved brethren, seeing that our merciful God has given us so great knowledge concerning these things, let us remember him, and lay aside our sins, and not hang down our heads, for we are not cast off; nevertheless, we have been driven out of the […]

Mormon Dilemma 102

19 November

What does the word Christ mean? The word “Christ” first appears in Matthew 1:1.  The Greek rendering is “Christos” meaning anointed, the Messiah.  Messiah is a term for a high priest who was consecrated with oil.  The term Christ is never used in the Septuagint (oldest Greek version of the Old Testament).