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, […]
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Thought of the Day about Mormonism
The Twelve Apostles Right now I’m watching a sermon by John MacArthur on the 12 apostles (link below). As I watch it I can’t help but think about the Mormon 12 and how completely different these two groups of men are. Jesus’ 12 were taught at his feet and then were sent out by him […]
Role of Mormon Prophets
Role of Prophets in Mormonism While perusing the official website of the LDS Church I came upon their page defining the role of a prophet. I thought it’d be of interest for us to just take a look at what they say and see if we can glean any insight. Here’s what they had to […]
What is Necromancy?
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
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 […]
Thought of the Day about Mormonism
Mormon Testimonies While compiling some testimonies of ex-Mormons for our site it occurred to me how much the testimony of Mormons and ex-Mormons are so vastly different. While we’ve written about this many times one significant thing came shining forth about the differences.
Mormon Dilemma 104
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
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
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
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).