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Category Archives: Mormon Scripture
An Existential Crisis?
A guest post by Mike Turnlund. Being a non-Mormon and an outsider to the LDS faith has not kept me from studying the Latter-day Saint system of belief. I am not a seeker, as I already know Jesus Christ – … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Book of Abraham, Book of Mormon, D&C and Pearl of Great Price, LDS Church, Mormon Culture, Mormon Scripture, Truth, Honesty, Prayer, and Inquiry
Tagged Bible, biblical reliability, Book of Abraham, Book of Mormon, Book of Mormon Geography, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Doubting Mormonism, Faith, LDS Church, LDS Community, Mormon Church, Mormonism, post-Mormonism
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A Scriptural Twin Study: Nature versus Nurture
A guest post by Mike Turnlund. One of the enduring issues in the science of psychology is nature versus nurture. Is a person’s behavior, at least in part, motivated by the person’s nature, that is, genetic factors; or by nurture, … Continue reading
Beware of false prophets.
In this short video (4:45) Ritch Sandford provides a solid overview of what the Bible says about false prophets. At the end of the video Mr. Sandford cites Matthew 7:15-16 where Jesus says, “Beware of false prophets…You will recognize them … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Christianity, Early Mormonism, Joseph Smith, Mormon Leaders, Prophets
Tagged Discernment, False Prophets, Joseph Smith, LDS Church, M. Russell Ballard, Mormon Church, Mormonism, Mormons
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The Great and Abominable Church
In the March, 2015 edition of Ensign magazine, Mormon apostle Dallin Oaks discusses the topics of atheism, moral relativism, secular humanism and the “great and abominable church.” The article, titled, “Stand as Witnesses of God,” was a devotional address he … Continue reading
Mormonism’s View: The Bible we have today “is rather incomplete.”
Mormonism has always held to the position that the Bible we have today has been corrupted. In 1st Nephi 13 the Book of Mormon talks about the “many plain and precious things taken away from the book”; that is, the … Continue reading
Posted in Bible, Early Christianity, Misconceptions
Tagged Bible, biblical reliability, Canon, Council of Nicea, LDS Church, Mormon Church, Mormonism, Mormons
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When Moroni’s Promise is Broken
Most people who have experienced Mormon proselytizing are familiar with “Moroni’s Promise” found in the Book of Mormon: “And when ye shall receive these things, I would exhort you that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father, in the name … Continue reading
From the Mailbag (17 Points of the True Church)
Please pray for me as i am trying to leave mormonism. My husband is very active in church and he sent me this. What do you think. Thank you. Connie FROM THE BIBLE: 17 Points of the True Church of … Continue reading
Commandment-keeping and God’s Grace
It’s Throwback Thursday! The following blog article originally posted at Mormon Coffee on September 26, 2006. —— My October, 2006 edition of Ensign just arrived. I wish more of my Christian friends who think Mormonism is abandoning its heretical past … Continue reading
The Indefensible Book of Mormon
Evangelical professor and author Philip Jenkins, in addition to teaching and authoring books, blogs at The Anxious Bench. He has published an interesting series of articles over the past few months that examine the Book of Mormon as a historical … Continue reading