November 19 – Ephesians 4:5; “One Lord, one faith, one baptism.”
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Episode 4: Mormon Temple Baptisms for the Dead (made w/ hidden camera)
Baptisms for the Dead As Paul asked the Corinthians, why are you doing this if you don’t believe in the resurrection – 1 Cor. 15:29 – so we’re asking the Mormon people; Why do you call yourself Christians if you don’t believe God’s Holy Spirit resides inside you, negating the need for a temple built with hands? Acts […]
Mormon Dilemma 261
Secret Societies Evidences & Reconciliations, pg 282; “The Church ever operates in full light. There is no secrecy about its doctrine, aim, or work. It is open to all men who will conform to its requirements. Access to the temples, where the most sacred ordinances are performed, may be had by every member of the […]
Mormon Dilemma 166
Baptisms for the Dead Necessary for Salvation Gospel Doctrine, pg 469; “Through our efforts in their behalf their chains of bondage will fall from them, and the darkness surrounding them will clear away, that light may shine upon them and they shall hear in the spirit world of the work that has been done for […]
Tip of the Day, January 8
January 8 – In Luke16:19-31 we find Jesus telling the Pharisees the parable of Lazarus in the bosom of Abraham.
Thought of the Day about Mormonism
Baptism for the Dead and being Born Again I often wonder what Mormons think of the passage of scripture in John when Nicodemus asked Jesus what he must do to be born again. While we’ve explored this issue in our Mormon Dilemmas section before, today I began wondering about another angle to this scenario. If […]
Mormon Dilemma 100
Posthumous Baptisms for Murderers Peggy Fletcher Stack, Salt Lake Tribune, June 3, 2009; “Prominent fundamentalist Mormons, most of whom were excommunicated by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for practicing polygamy while they were alive, have been posthumously re-baptized in LDS temples, a Salt Lake City researcher says. Helen Radkey said in a […]
Tip of the Day, September 5
September 5 – Romans 1:18-20; “For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness; Because that which may be known of God is manifest in them; for God hath shewed it unto them. For the invisible things of him from the creation […]
Mormon Dilemma 47
Mormon Dilemma 47 This time we’re looking at the contradiction between: D&C 124:29-30; “For a baptismal font there is not upon the earth, that they, my saints, may be baptized for those who are dead—For this ordinance belongeth to my house, and cannot be acceptable to me, only in the days of your poverty, wherein […]
Tip of the Day, August 12
August 12 – Matthew 22:36-38; ‘Master, which is the great commandment in the law? Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.’