Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Christ, Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, false prophet, Jesus, Joseph Smith History 1:40-41, mormonism on 08/25/2023| 1 Comment »
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).
Posted in Holy Week, tagged Christ, cross, Fulfilled OT Prophecies, Jesus the Lamb of God, Jesus' crucifixion on 04/13/2022| 4 Comments »
John 19:30; “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”
‘IT IS FINISHED’ – You can find this phrase listed in Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary with the following info – #G5055, “to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt) :- accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.”
The Greek word for the phrase ‘It is finished’, is ‘tetelestai’. An interesting article on Bible.org defined it this way –
“Literally translated the word tetelestai means, “It is finished.” The word occurs in John 19:28 and 19:30 and these are the only two places in the New Testament where it occurs. … The word tetelestai was also written on business documents or receipts in New Testament times to show indicating that a bill had been paid in full. The Greek-English lexicon by Moulton and Milligan says this:
“Receipts are often introduced by the phrase [sic] tetelestai, usually written in an abbreviated manner…” (p. 630). The connection between receipts and what Christ accomplished would have been quite clear to John’s Greek-speaking readership; it would be unmistakable that Jesus Christ had died to pay for their sins.”
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged 2nd Nephi, Christ, false gospel, name of Jesus on 07/05/2021| 1 Comment »
Name of Jesus
2 Nephi 10:3 “Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ—for in the last night the angel spake unto me that this should be his name—should come among the Jews, among those who are the more wicked part of the world; and they shall crucify him…” – BC 545
Posted in Holy Week, tagged Christ, cross, Fulfilled OT Prophecies, Jesus the Lamb of God, Jesus' crucifixion on 04/20/2019| 2 Comments »
John 19:30; “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”
‘IT IS FINISHED’ – You can find this phrase listed in Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary with the following info – #G5055, “to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt) :- accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.”
The Greek word for the phrase ‘It is finished’, is ‘tetelestai’. An interesting article on Bible.org defined it this way –
“Literally translated the word tetelestai means, “It is finished.” The word occurs in John 19:28 and 19:30 and these are the only two places in the New Testament where it occurs. … The word tetelestai was also written on business documents or receipts in New Testament times to show indicating that a bill had been paid in full. The Greek-English lexicon by Moulton and Milligan says this:
“Receipts are often introduced by the phrase [sic] tetelestai, usually written in an abbreviated manner…” (p. 630). The connection between receipts and what Christ accomplished would have been quite clear to John’s Greek-speaking readership; it would be unmistakable that Jesus Christ had died to pay for their sins.”
Posted in Masonic Logde and Mormonism, tagged Christ, Holy Spirit, Lucifer, Masonic Lodge, mormonism on 10/30/2016| 1 Comment »
2010 First Presidency Christmas Devotional, ‘Seeing Christmas through New Eyes,’ December 2010; “The more commercialized and busy the Christmas season becomes, the easier it is for the sublime message of the Savior’s life to get lost along the way. If we notice that planning for parties and scrambling for presents begin to detract from the peaceable message of Jesus Christ and distance us from the gospel He preached, let us take a step back, slow down a little, and reconsider what matters most.” — Dieter F. Uchtdorf [emp. mine]
Posted in Mormon Jesus, tagged Book of Mormon, Christ, Christianity, false christ, false gospel, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, not the same Jesus on 05/07/2016| Leave a Comment »
1 Timothy 4:1; “Now the Spirit speaketh expressly, that in the latter times some shall depart from the faith, giving heed to seducing spirits, and doctrines of devils.”
The dangers of Mormonism are many, and stand out as a constant reminder for Christians to always be on alert to protect themselves from Satan. In the words of Walter Martin; ‘the cults are the unpaid bills of the church’. We also concur with the Apostle Paul who warned the Galatians to beware of the false gospel. In this case the lies come from the Mormons’ gospel, and their Christ who sounds and looks, eerily similar to the Jesus we know in the Bible. Galatians 1:6-9Posted in Holy Week, tagged Christ, cross, Fulfilled OT Prophecies, Jesus the Lamb of God, Jesus' crucifixion on 03/25/2016| Leave a Comment »
John 19:30; “When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he said, It is finished: and he bowed his head, and gave up the ghost.”
‘IT IS FINISHED’ – You can find this phrase listed in Strong’s Talking Greek & Hebrew Dictionary with the following info – #G5055, “to end, i.e. complete, execute, conclude, discharge (a debt) :- accomplish, make an end, expire, fill up, finish, go over, pay, perform.”
The Greek word for the phrase ‘It is finished’, is ‘tetelestai’. An interesting article on Bible.org defined it this way –
“Literally translated the word tetelestai means, “It is finished.” The word occurs in John 19:28 and 19:30 and these are the only two places in the New Testament where it occurs. … The word tetelestai was also written on business documents or receipts in New Testament times to show indicating that a bill had been paid in full. The Greek-English lexicon by Moulton and Milligan says this:
“Receipts are often introduced by the phrase [sic] tetelestai, usually written in an abbreviated manner…” (p. 630). The connection between receipts and what Christ accomplished would have been quite clear to John’s Greek-speaking readership; it would be unmistakable that Jesus Christ had died to pay for their sins.”
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Christ, false christs, false doctrines of Mormonism, Mormon Jesus is a god, Mt 24:24 on 02/04/2016| Leave a Comment »
February 4 – False Christs. Matthew 24:24; “For there shall arise false Christs, and false prophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect.”
Posted in Baptism into the Mormon Church, tagged Christ, covenants, God, Holy Spirit, Jesus, Mormon, New Covenant on 01/02/2014| Leave a Comment »
Baptismal Interview Questions – Part 5
One thing you’ll learn as you begin the process of converting to Mormonism is that Mormons think of themselves as a “covenant keeping people”. They believe they enter into and make many covenants with God throughout their lives, the first being the one they enter into when they’re baptized into the Mormon Church. This final question in the interview process asks for their commitment to keep this covenant.
Posted in Lifestyles of the Mormon, tagged Christ, Gethsemane, Gordon B Hinckley, Jesus, joseph smith, Mormon testimonies on 09/13/2013| 8 Comments »
Yesterday (September 12, 2013) the LDS Missionary Facebook page launched a challenge to fellow church members to share their testimony of Jesus Christ. Church members can meet the challenge a couple of ways; one is by making the icon seen here as their profile picture and another is by sharing their testimony of Jesus Christ on the various social media outlets.
I sent this picture and the link to the challenge to a friend this morning. I asked her “if they have a testimony of Jesus Christ, how in the world can they stay Mormon?” Even though my question was rhetorical the answer is very simple. The sad truth is they don’t know Jesus, the real Jesus.
Posted in March, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged body of Christ, Christ, Christianity, false doctrines, mormonism, rock on 03/07/2012| Leave a Comment »
March 7 – 1 Corinthians 10:4; “And did all drink the same spiritual drink: for they drank of that spiritual Rock that followed them: and that Rock was Christ”.
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Christ, false prophet, Jesus, joseph smith, Messiah, mormonism, salvation on 11/19/2011| 2 Comments »
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).
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged 2nd Nephi, angel of light, bible, Book of Mormon, Christ, false doctrines, false gospel, false prophet, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, name of Jesus, salvation on 08/29/2011| 9 Comments »
Name of Jesus
2 Nephi 10:3; “Wherefore, as I said unto you, it must needs be expedient that Christ—for in the last night the angel spake unto me that this should be his name—should come among the Jews, among those who are the more wicked part of the world; and they shall crucify him…” – BC 545
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged bible, Christ, false doctrine, false gospel, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, salvation on 07/27/2011| 2 Comments »
Who Brings Salvation?
Journal of Discourses 8:177; “For unbelievers we will quote from the Scriptures—”Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God.” Again—”Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh, is of God.” I will now give my scripture—”Whosoever confesseth that Joseph Smith was sent of God to reveal the holy Gospel to the children of men, and lay the foundation for gathering Israel, and building up the kingdom of God on the earth, that spirit of God; and every spirit that does not confess that God has sent Joseph Smith, and revealed the everlasting Gospel to and through him, is of Anti-christ.” – Brigham Young, September 9, 1860
1 John 4:2-3; “Hereby know ye the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesseth that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is of God: 3 And every spirit that confesseth not that Jesus Christ is come in the flesh is not of God: and this is that spirit of antichrist, whereof ye have heard that it should come; and even now already is it in the world.”
1 John 5:1; “Whosoever believeth that Jesus is the Christ is born of God: and every one that loveth him that begat loveth him also that is begotten of him.”
It’s interesting to note that Brigham was addressing the unbelievers in the crowd. I guess when you quote scripture to unbelievers it’d be easier to add your own version of what the bible says – after all how would they know?
This is what makes my heart so sad. Mormons like my mother will believe Brigham Young, yet she’s been groomed enough not to believe the Bible or how to read the rest of First John to find the truth for herself…if she could find First John. Pray for her and all the Mormons won’t you? Her name is Vickie.
Posted in Voided Atonement of Christ?, tagged atonement, bible, Book of Mormon, Christ, covenant, cross, false prophet, grace, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, sacrifice, salvation, works on 04/25/2011| Leave a Comment »
Who Voided the Atonement of Christ?
We received an e-mail from a member of the LDS Church who felt compelled to reply to our online newsletter he received last week. I thought it was important to share this with our readers for two reasons. First, to show the mindset of the Mormon and secondly, to ask the Mormon some serious questions.
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged baptism for the dead, Christ, Corinthians, Jesus, Mormon temples, Moronism, resurrection, salvation, Savior on 04/13/2011| Leave a Comment »
April 13 – 1 Cor. 15:16, 29; “For if the dead rise not, then is not Christ raised: Else what shall they do which are baptized for the dead, if the dead rise not at all? Why are they then baptized for the dead?”
Posted in Joseph Smith & Lucifer Compared, Joseph Smith Descriptions of, tagged bible, Christ, false prophet, grace, Jesus, joseph smith, Joseph Smith influence, medium, money-digger, mormonism, salvation, truth on 01/13/2011| Leave a Comment »
“Martyrdom” of Joseph
Gospel Kingdom, pg. 360; “He, however, instantly arose, and with a firm, quick step, and a determined expression of countenance, approached the door, and pulling the six-shooter left by Brother Wheelock from his pocket, opened the door slightly, and snapped the pistol six successive times. Only three of the barrels, however, were discharged. I afterwards understood that two or three were wounded by these discharges, two of whom, I am informed, died.” – John Taylor (Third prophet of the Church.)
Posted in Martyrdom of, tagged bible, Carthage, Christ, false gospel, false prophet, freedom, Jesus, joseph smith, martyrdom, mormonism, salvation, truth on 01/11/2011| 4 Comments »
Martyrdom of Joseph Smith
Martyrdom: the act of extreme suffering; torment.
Martyr: a person who willingly suffers death rather than renounce his or her religion. One who makes great sacrifices or suffers much in order to further a belief, cause or principle.
The definitions of martyr and martyrdom above will serve as the foundation of what we’re looking at today for this subject matter. The Mormon Church has emphatically defended their position that Joseph Smith fulfilled the requirements of martyrdom. I thought it’d behoove us to look at how people in history have indeed become martyrs for the Lord and compare those alongside the case of Joseph Smith.
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Christ, false gospel, joseph smith, Lamb of God, lamb to slaughter, mormonism, sacrifice on 12/13/2010| Leave a Comment »
December 13 – 1 Peter 1:19; “But with the precious blood of Christ, as of a lamb without blemish and without spot.”
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It is rare someone will hear about the blood of Christ and the cross at any sacrament meeting held at the local ward building of the LDS Church. Share with a Mormon why it was necessary the sacrifice had to be spotless.
The Greek word for blemish is: amoômos. It means without blame (unblameable), or faultless. The Mormon will hear the phrase “lamb of God” couched in the middle of ordering them to obey the ordinances and laws of the gospel; this makes it confusing and nonsensical! On the flip side, they will more than likely hear the following about Smith.
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“When Joseph went to Carthage to deliver himself up to the pretended requirements of the law, two or three days previous to his assassination, he said: “I am going like a lamb to the slaughter; but I am calm as a summer’s morning; I have a conscience void of offense towards God, and towards all men. I SHALL DIE INNOCENT, AND IT SHALL YET BE SAID OF ME—HE WAS MURDERED IN COLD BLOOD.”—The same morning, after Hyrum had made ready to go—shall it be said to the slaughter? yes, for so it was.” Doctrine and Covenants 135:4
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