Ensign, ‘Why the Lord Ordained Prayer,’ January 1976 “We are to solve our own problems and then to counsel with the Lord in prayer and receive a spiritual confirmation that our decisions are correct.” — Bruce R. McConkie (more…)
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LDS: Solve Your Own Problems, Then Ask God
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Bruce R. McConkie, Ensign January 1976, false apostle, Solve Your Own Problems First on 09/26/2020| 2 Comments »
Mormon Terminology: Familiar Spirit
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Book of Mormon, familiar spirit, Isaiah 29:4, Mormon vocabulary, Witchcraft on 05/17/2019| Leave a Comment »
Leviticus 19:31 “Regard not them that have familiar spirits, neither seek after wizards, to be defiled by them: I am the LORD your God.”
Today we’re looking at a not so common phrase in the Bible the LDS Church believes is a prophecy about their Book of Mormon. The phrase ‘familiar spirit’ is in the Old Testament 17 times. All but two of those refer to witchcraft – the exceptions are Job 19:14 & Psalm 41:9.
The Church has on numerous occasions referred to Isaiah 29:4 as the fulfillment of Smith’s gospel being delivered by Moroni, who was supposedly a resurrected man-turned-angel, who lived c. 400 AD.
Isaiah 29:4 “And thou shalt be brought down, and shalt speak out of the ground, and thy speech shall be low out of the dust, and thy voice shall be, as of one that hath a familiar spirit, out of the ground, and thy speech shall whisper out of the dust.”
Mormon Terminology: Veil
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, LDS Gospel Topics, preexistence, vail, veil on 03/27/2019| 3 Comments »
Matthew 27:51 “And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom; and the earth did quake, and the rocks rent.”
The LDS Church has gone out of its way to make a mockery of something in God’s most Holy works. The vail/veil.
It’s one of the key things Christians are most aware of in their walk with Him. Today we’re looking at the Mormon definition of the word veil, and comparing it with what our Lord has said in His word.
As we all know, the veil was rent in two at the death of Jesus, giving us direct access to God. It signified there would no longer be any need for sacrifices, as Jesus’ spilt blood fulfilled the Law. Never again would God reside inside a temple made of hands Acts 17:24.
Before we look at their definition of this important word, let’s see what God has to say! (more…)
Mormon Terminology: Soul
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged D&C 88:15, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, soul on 01/09/2019| Leave a Comment »
Doctrine and Covenants 88:15 “And the spirit and the body are the soul of man.” (more…)
Mormon Terminology: Discernment
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged David Bednar, discernment, false apostle, New Era June 2018 on 08/23/2018| Leave a Comment »
New Era, ‘Questions and Answers, What is the gift of discernment?,’ June 2018
“The scriptures talk about the “discerning of spirits” as a gift of the Spirit (1 Corinthians 12:10; D&C 46:23). It means “to understand or know something through the power of the Spirit. … It includes perceiving the true character of people and the source and meaning of spiritual manifestations” (Guide to the Scriptures, “Discernment, Gift of,” scriptures.lds.org).
Elder David A. Bednar of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has taught that the gift of discernment can help us (1) “detect hidden error and evil in others,” (2) “detect hidden errors and evil in ourselves,” (3) “find and bring forth the good that may be concealed in others,” and (4) “find and bring forth the good that may be concealed in us” (“Quick to Observe,” Ensign, Dec. 2006, 35).” (more…)
Mormon Terminology: Heresies
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Bruce McConkie, false doctrines of Mormonism, heresies, non-LDS on 07/26/2018| Leave a Comment »
Mormon Doctrine, p. 251 “Heresy … In the true gospel sense, any opinion or doctrine in opposition to the revealed word of the Lord as recorded in the standard works of the Church and as taught by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is an heresy. The issue is not how many people may believe a teaching; it is whether the doctrine is true or false. (2 Pet. 2:1.)
The whole Christian world, in the days of the Prophet, believed falsely that God was a mystical spirit essence that filled the immensity of space and was everywhere and nowhere in particular present — all of which proved only that they were all heretics, that the apostasy was universal. Heresy is false doctrine. … One of the purposes of this mortal probation is to see how much of the truth men will believe when they walk by faith rather than by sight. There is no salvation in a false doctrine.” – Bruce R. McConkie, 1966 (more…)
Mormon Terminology: Zion
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, Mormon terminology, Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Zion on 07/18/2018| Leave a Comment »
Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 362 “President Joseph Smith said: — … I want to make a proclamation to the Elders. … I have another revelation in relation to economy in the Church—a great, grand, and glorious revelation. … You know there has been great discussion in relation to Zion—where it is, and where the gathering of the dispensation is, and which I am now going to tell you. The prophets have spoken and written upon it; but I will make a proclamation that will cover a broader ground. The whole of America is Zion itself from north to south, and is described by the Prophets, who declare that it is the Zion where the mountain of the Lord should be, and that it should be in the center of the land. When Elders shall take up and examine the old prophecies in the Bible, they will see it.” (more…)
Mormon Terminology: Blasphemy
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged blasphemy, Bruce McConkie, Mormon doctrine on 07/11/2018| Leave a Comment »
Mormon Doctrine, p. 65 “Among a great host of impious and sacrilegious speaking that constitute blasphemy are such things as: Taking the name of God in vain; evil-speaking about the Lord’s anointed; belittling sacred temple ordinances, or patriarchal blessings, or sacramental administrations; claiming unwarranted divine authority; and promulgating with profane piety a false system of salvation.” – Bruce R. McConkie (more…)
Mormon Terminology: Baurak Ale
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Baurak Ale, Doctrine and Covenants, Joseph Smith's pseudonym, Journal of Discourses on 07/06/2018| 3 Comments »
Journal of Discourses 16:156 “And when the Lord was about to have the Book of Covenants given to the world it was thought wisdom, in consequence of the persecutions of our enemies in Kirtland and some of the regions around, that some of the names should be changed, and Joseph was called Baurak Ale, which was a Hebrew word; meaning God bless you.” – Orson Pratt, Ogden, August 16, 1873 (more…)
Mormon Terminology: Adam and Eve
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Adam and Eve, false doctrines of Mormonism, terminology on 06/27/2018| 1 Comment »
Last week as I was gathering info from the Church’s site, I came across their definition for Adam and Eve. As a heads up, here’s the chain of links I went through to get to what was supposed to be a simple thing…
You can find this info in their section, ‘Lesson Helps for Teaching Children’, and then from there the real info is found in ‘Friend, ‘Our First Parents,’ February 1973’. We’ve taken just a few of the most pertinent things they said. To read their article in full, see link above.
The Church’s definition for both names, (Adam and Eve), is far from correct! For me this is just heartbreaking. Why can’t they just tell the truth???
LDS Lies ~
‘Adam and his wife, Eve, were the first people Heavenly Father and His Son, Jesus Christ, placed on the newly created earth. Adam’s name means many, for all who have ever lived upon the earth, or who will live upon the earth, are the children of this great and intelligent man. Eve was the first mother of the human family, and her name means mother of all living.’
Mormon Terminology: Born Again
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged born again, Holy Spirit on 06/21/2018| Leave a Comment »
Like most topics in Mormonism, there’s not always a straightforward answer to the questions you may ask. Case in point is today’s topic, ‘born again’.
On June 19, 2018, we paid a visit to the LDS Gospel Topics section to look at born again, and the page came back with the following info; See Baptism; Conversion; Salvation.
We found the closest info for born again to be under the topic for conversion. Here’s what it said –
“Conversion includes a change in behavior, but it goes beyond behavior; it is a change in our very nature. It is such a significant change that the Lord and His prophets refer to it as a rebirth, a change of heart, and a baptism of fire. … Conversion is a process, not an event. Conversion comes as a result of righteous efforts to follow the Savior…”
Mormon Terminology: Works v. Grace
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged cross, grace v works, salvation on 06/14/2018| Leave a Comment »
Romans 4:4 “Now to him that worketh is the reward not reckoned of grace, but of debt.”
Mormon Doctrine, Grace, p. 241 “Grace is granted to men proportionately as they conform to the standards of personal righteousness that are part of the gospel plan. Thus the saints are commanded to “grow in grace” (D. & C. 50:40), until they are sanctified and justified, “though the grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ.” (D. & C. 20:30- 32.)
Grace is an attribute of perfection possessed by Deity (D. & C. 66:12; 84:102), and Christ himself “received grace for grace” until finally he gained the fulness of the Father. The same path to perfection is offered to man. “If you keep my commandments,” the Lord says, “you shall receive of his fulness, and be glorified in me as I am in the Father; therefore, I say unto you, you shall receive grace for grace.” (D. & C. 93:6-20.)” – Bruce McConkie (more…)
Mormon Definition of Jesus’ Sacrifice Empty of True Meaning
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged crucifixion, Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus on 03/28/2018| 1 Comment »
Online LDS Bible Dictionary; “Crucifixion, A Roman form of punishment, usually inflicted only on slaves and the lowest criminals. The Lord was condemned to it at the request of the mob on a nominal charge of sedition against Caesar. The purple robe, the crown of thorns, and other insults to which He was subjected were illegal. The punishment was preceded by scourging. The criminal was made to carry his own cross to the place of execution, which was always outside the city. His clothing was the perquisite of the soldiers who carried out the sentence. The cross was driven into the ground so that the feet of the prisoner were a foot or two above the surface. The cross was watched by four soldiers at a time until death took place, which was sometimes not until the third day.”
Mormon Terminology: Dust of Earth, Creation and Book of Mormon
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Book of Mormon, Mormon Doctrine p 211, voice from the dust of the earth on 03/24/2018| 1 Comment »
In Mormonism, the four word phrase ‘dust of the earth’ is loaded with various meanings. For brevity ‘s sake we’re taking a quick look at just two of them.
One can see in this first definition that it’s somewhat similar to what our Lord tells us in the Bible. Adam was created from the dust of the earth.
In reality, Mormonism doesn’t believe this as they actually believe the gods gathered elements from the earth and elsewhere, to organize Adam’s bodily composition. Oh dear…
Check out this first meaning from Bruce McConkie’s definition –
Mormon Terminology: Urim and Thummim
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Book of Mormon, joseph smith, Urim and Thummim on 09/04/2017| Leave a Comment »
A Young Folk’s History of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, p. 21; “The Urim and Thummim consisted of two transparent stones, clear as crystal, set in two rims of a bow. It was used in ancient times by the seers, and through it they received revelations of things past and future. You may read about this instrument in the Bible, in Exodus, 28:30; and Ezra 2:63.”
Mormon Terminology: Land of Promise
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Book of Mormon false gospel, Canaan vs America, Land of Promise, Mormon terminology on 06/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
2 Nephi 1:3; “And he also spake unto them concerning the land of promise, which they had obtained—how merciful the Lord had been in warning us that we should flee out of the land of Jerusalem.”
Mormon Terminology: Alma
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Alma, Hebrew definition of Alma, Mormon terminology on 06/08/2017| Leave a Comment »
LDS.org, ‘Alma’; “The account of Alma, who was the son of Alma, the first and chief judge over the people of Nephi, and also the high priest over the Church. An account of the reign of the judges, and the wars and contentions among the people. And also an account of a war between the Nephites and the Lamanites, according to the record of Alma, the first and chief judge.”
Mormon Terminology: Grace
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Eph 2:8-9 v 2 Nephi 25:23, grace, Mormon terminology, words vs grace on 04/02/2017| Leave a Comment »
Romans 6:14 “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”
LDS.org/Youth What is grace?; “Grace is divine help and strength that we receive through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Through grace, we are saved from sin and death. In addition, grace is an enabling power that strengthens us from day to day and helps us endure to the end. Effort is required on our part to receive the fulness of the Lord’s grace.”
Mormon Terminology: Martyr
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Articles of Faith p 25, James Talmage, Joseph Smith not a martyr, Seal of Martrydom on 03/23/2017| Leave a Comment »
Articles of Faith, p. 25*; “The Seal of Martyrdom—”The highest evidence of sincerity that a man can give his fellow-men—the highest proof that he has spoken the truth in any given case—is that he perseveres in it unto death, and seals his testimony with his blood…” – James E. Talmage
Mormon Terminology: Divine
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Divine, false doctrines of Mormonism, godhead, Life and Teachings of Jesus and His Apostles Instructor's Manual, Partakers of Divine Nature on 03/17/2017| Leave a Comment »
“Partakers of the Divine Nature” The Life and Teachings of Jesus and his Apostles, Instructor’s Guide (Rel 211–12), (2000), 109–10; “Theme. The purpose of the gospel is to assist man in overcoming sin so that he might become a partaker of the divine nature of Jesus Christ.”
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