April 24 — Can Effects of Sin Be Erased? Hebrews 8:12 “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘atonement’
Can Effects of Sin Be Erased?
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged atonement, Boyd K. Packer, Ensign October 2013, false apostle, forgiveness on 04/24/2023| 1 Comment »
The Crucifixion is the Atonement!
Posted in September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged atonement, cross, crucified, false apostle Jeffrey Holland, Jesus, Liahona October 2012 on 09/30/2022| 4 Comments »
September 30 –– The Crucifixion is the Atonement! Ephesians 4:14 “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive”. (more…)
Atonement Helps Us Overcome Mistakes, Resolves Unfair Acts of Others
Posted in Atonement of Jesus Christ, tagged atonement, false apostle, General Conference April 1997, Richard G. Scott on 08/30/2020| Leave a Comment »
General Conference, ‘Jesus Christ Our Redeemer’, April 1997 “The Atonement will not only help us overcome our transgressions and mistakes, but in His time, it will resolve all inequities of life—those things that are unfair which are the consequences of circumstance or others’ acts and not our own decisions.” — Richard G. Scott (more…)
LDS Prophet: Jesus’ Definition of ‘Gospel’ Falls Short
Posted in General Conference, tagged atonement, false gospel BoM, false prophet, General Conference October 1999, Russell Nelson on 08/08/2020| 1 Comment »
‘For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that which was lost.’ Luke 19:10
General Conference, ‘A Testimony of the Book of Mormon’ October 1999 “This unique mortal mission of the Lord—the gospel as He defined it—we know as the Atonement. The fulness of the gospel, therefore, connotes a fuller comprehension of the Atonement. This we do not obtain from the Bible alone. The word atonement, in any of its forms, is mentioned only once in the King James Version of the New Testament. In the Book of Mormon, it appears 39 times! The Book of Mormon also contains more references to the Resurrection than does the Bible.” — Russell Nelson (more…)
Atonement & Repentance
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged atonement, Boyd K. Packer, Ensign October 2013, false apostle, forgiveness on 04/24/2020| 2 Comments »
April 24 — Atonement & Repentance. Hebrews 8:12 “For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.” (more…)
Joseph Smith’s Atonement Contradictions
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged atonement, Calvary v Gethsemane, contradictions in LDS scriptures, Joseph Smith false prophet on 10/11/2019| Leave a Comment »
October 11 – Joseph Smith’s Atonement Contradictions. Galatians 3:13 “Christ hath redeemed us from the curse of the law, being made a curse for us: for it is written, Cursed is every one that hangeth on a tree.”
Tip of the Day December 24 — Scattered sheep
Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged atonement, cross, Daniel Ludlow, false doctrines of Mormonism, Garden of Gethsemane v Calgary on 12/24/2018| Leave a Comment »
Scattered sheep. Zechariah 13:7d; “Awake, O sword, against my shepherd, and against the man that is my fellow, saith the LORD of hosts: smite the shepherd, and the sheep shall be scattered: and I will turn mine hand upon the little ones.”
Matthew 26:31-56; “Then saith Jesus unto them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be scattered abroad. 32 But after I am risen again, I will go before you into Galilee. 33 Peter answered and said unto him, Though all men shall be offended because of thee, yet will I never be offended. 34 Jesus said unto him, Verily I say unto thee, That this night, before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me thrice. 35 Peter said unto him, Though I should die with thee, yet will I not deny thee. Likewise also said all the disciples. 36 ¶ Then cometh Jesus with them unto a place called Gethsemane, and saith unto the disciples, Sit ye here, while I go and pray yonder. 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy. 38 Then saith he unto them, My soul is exceeding sorrowful, even unto death: tarry ye here, and watch with me. 39 And he went a little further, and fell on his face, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me: nevertheless not as I will, but as thou wilt. 40 And he cometh unto the disciples, and findeth them asleep, and saith unto Peter, What, could ye not watch with me one hour? 41 Watch and pray, that ye enter not into temptation: the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak. 42 He went away again the second time, and prayed, saying, O my Father, if this cup may not pass away from me, except I drink it, thy will be done. 43 And he came and found them asleep again: for their eyes were heavy. 44 And he left them, and went away again, and prayed the third time, saying the same words. 45 Then cometh he to his disciples, and saith unto them, Sleep on now, and take your rest: behold, the hour is at hand, and the Son of man is betrayed into the hands of sinners. 46 Rise, let us be going: behold, he is at hand that doth betray me. 47 ¶ And while he yet spake, lo, Judas, one of the twelve, came, and with him a great multitude with swords and staves, from the chief priests and elders of the people. 48 Now he that betrayed him gave them a sign, saying, Whomsoever I shall kiss, that same is he: hold him fast. 49 And forthwith he came to Jesus, and said, Hail, master; and kissed him. 50 And Jesus said unto him, Friend, wherefore art thou come? Then came they, and laid hands on Jesus, and took him. 51 And, behold, one of them which were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his sword, and struck a servant of the high priest’s, and smote off his ear. 52 Then said Jesus unto him, Put up again thy sword into his place: for all they that take the sword shall perish with the sword. 53 Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than twelve legions of angels? 54 But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? 55 In that same hour said Jesus to the multitudes, Are ye come out as against a thief with swords and staves for to take me? I sat daily with you teaching in the temple, and ye laid no hold on me. 56 But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.” (more…)
Witnessing Tip of the Day November 5 Casting Lots for Clothes
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged atonement, crucifixion, Gospel Topics, responsible for own sins on 11/05/2018| Leave a Comment »
November 5 — Crucifixion Prophecy Fulfilled! Dan. 9:26a; “And after threescore and two weeks shall Messiah be cut off…”
Matthew 27:35; “And they crucified him, and parted his garments, casting lots: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophet, They parted my garments among them, and upon my vesture did they cast lots.” (more…)
Tip of the Day September 30 –– The crucifixion is the atonement!
Posted in September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged atonement, cross, crucified, false apostle Jeffrey Holland, Jesus, Liahona October 2012 on 09/30/2018| Leave a Comment »
September 30 –– The crucifixion is the atonement! Ephesians 4:14 “That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive”. (more…)
Tip of the Day, June 21
Posted in June, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged atonement, false doctrines, Garden of Gethsemane vs. the Cross, mormonism on 06/21/2017| Leave a Comment »
June 21 – One verse out of context makes for disastrous theology. Luke 22:44; “And being in agony he prayed more earnestly: and his sweat was as it were great drops of blood falling down to the ground.”
Witnessing Tip of the Day December 9
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged atonement, BYU Studies, false christ, Garden of Gethsemane vs Calvary, John 19:28 on 12/09/2016| Leave a Comment »
Four Lies the Mormon Church Tells about Jesus’ Shed Blood
Posted in Atonement of Jesus Christ, tagged atonement, Jesus redeemed sinners, Jesus' blood, salvation on 11/14/2016| Leave a Comment »
The title of our post today actually serves as the question we have for Mormons. Why did Jesus shed His blood? Some might say it’s the most important question there is in all the world. Let’s explore God’s word…
In the book of Matthew, Jesus spoke about this very subject –
Matthew 26:28 “ …this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.”
Our question for the Mormon is: Why?
Why was blood necessary?
Hebrews 9:22 “And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.”
Where did Jesus Atone for Sin; Calvary, or Gethsemane?
Posted in Atonement of Jesus Christ, tagged atonement, Calvary vs. Gethsemane, false doctrines of Mormonism, Jesus Christ on 10/12/2016| 7 Comments »
Exodus 20:4; “Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth.”
Ensign, “Gratitude,” May 1997 [April General Conference], 33; “I express gratitude and love for Jesus Christ and His Atonement, for His willingness to leave the realms of the heavens as a God and come to earth as a lowly babe.
In the final hours of His mortal life, He went into the Garden of Gethsemane and took upon Himself the sins of all mankind, from Adam until the last person born on earth.” – Jerald L. Taylor
No Atonement = Lucifer Would Be Our God
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged atonement, false apostle Bruce R. McConkie, false christ, false doctrines of Mormonism, The Promised Messiah pp 227-230 on 06/14/2016| Leave a Comment »
The Promised Messiah, pp. 227-230; “…The purposes of the Almighty neither have been nor can be frustrated. The fall was part of his plan; he designed and decreed it from the beginning. … Jacob exclaims: “…if the flesh should rise no more our spirits must become subject to that angel who fell from before the presence of the Eternal God, and became the devil, to rise no more.” (2 Ne. 9:8.) Subject to whom? To Lucifer, the traitor and rebel who defied Deity and spread the woes of war in the heavenly courts. Christ is now our King and we worship him because we will it so. Had there been no atonement Lucifer would have been our eternal head and we would have worshipped him because he willed it so. Agency and freedom would have ceased for all those whom God had sired.” – Bruce R. McConkie
Tip of the Day, July 4
Posted in July, tagged atonement, Christianity, D&C 82:7, false doctrines of Mormonism, forgiveness of sins, former sins return, Jesus, John 8L32 on 07/04/2015| Leave a Comment »
Discovering Grace – Atonement
Posted in Discovering Grace, tagged atonement, false doctrines of Mormonism, LDS Gospel Topics, mormonism on 07/01/2015| Leave a Comment »
1 John 2:2 And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world.
As a Mormon I heard the word atonement used in odd and often confusing ways. Usually during General Conference I learned how I could apply it to my life, how it covered a multitude of things, how it would bring me personal strength, cleanse me and bring me happiness, and lastly how it will help me endure to the end.
Back then I was so clueless as to what the atonement was all about that, as a conversation starter, I asked a Christian woman in my homeschooling group if she believed in it. Looking back now I can’t imagine how bizarre she must have thought I was to even ask her such a question.
Bodies Will Function without Blood
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Adam and Eve had no blood, atonement, Ensign November 1996, false apostle, Russell Nelson on 04/15/2015| 2 Comments »
Ensign, “The Atonement,” November 1996; “…Paul said, “As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.” 14 The Atonement of Jesus Christ became the immortal
creation. He volunteered to answer the ends of a law previously transgressed. 15 And by the shedding of His blood, His 16 and our physical bodies could become perfected. They could again function without blood, just as Adam’s and Eve’s did in their paradisiacal form. Paul taught that “flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; … this mortal must put on immortality.” 17…” – Russell M. Nelson