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Joseph Smith Greater Than Isaiah and Moses

Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 01/21/2025| 7 Comments »

 January 21 — Joseph Smith Greater Than Isaiah and Moses. Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 7 “In thirty nations are men and women who look upon him as a greater leader than Moses and a greater prophet than Isaiah; his disciples now number close to a million [the present figure is over 3.5 million]; and already a granite shaft pierces the sky over the place where he was born, and another is in course of erection over the place where he is credited with having received the inspiration for his Book. (John Henry Evans, op. cit., introduction.)” (more…)

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Did Joseph Smith Bear Infirmities of Others?

Posted in July, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , on 07/02/2024| 2 Comments »

  July 2 – Did Joseph Smith Bear Infirmities of Others? Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 28 “Although I was called of my Heavenly Father to lay the foundation of this great work and kingdom in this dispensation, and testify of his revealed will to scattered Israel, I am subject to like passions as other men, like the prophets of olden times. Notwithstanding my weaknesses, I am under the necessity of bearing the infirmities of others, who when they get into difficulty, hang on to me tenaciously to get them out, and wish me to cover their faults. (HC 5:516.) (more…)

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What Does the Word Christ Mean?

Posted in August, Mormon Dilemmas, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged , , , , , 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).

 

 

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Joseph Smith Bears Infirmities of Others Mormon Dilemmas 37

Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged , , on 07/02/2021| Leave a Comment »

Joseph Smith Bears Infirmities of Others 

Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 28 “Although I was called of my Heavenly Father to lay the foundation of this great work and kingdom in this dispensation, and testify of his revealed will to scattered Israel, I am subject to like passions as other men, like the prophets of olden times. Notwithstanding my weaknesses, I am under the necessity of bearing the infirmities of others, who when they get into difficulty, hang on to me tenaciously to get them out, and wish me to cover their faults. (HC 5:516.)”

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