January 13 — Mormon Pre-existence is a Lie. John 3:13 “And no man hath ascended up to heaven, but he that came down from heaven, even the Son of man which is in heaven.” (more…)
Posts Tagged ‘Ensign’
Mormon Pre-existence is a Lie
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ensign, February 2012, Quentin L. Cook, The Doctrine of the Father on 01/13/2023| 1 Comment »
Denying Jesus by Denying Joseph Smith
Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ‘Joseph Smith Among the Prophets, Ensign, false prophet Joseph Smith, John the Baptist, Malachi 4:6, Robert Millet on 12/30/2022| 1 Comment »
December 30 – Denying Jesus by Denying Joseph Smith. Malachi 4:6 “And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.”
Luke 1:16-17 “And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God. 17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.” (more…)
Why LDS Prophets Can’t Bring Salvation
Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ‘We Walk by Faith, ’ May 2002, Ensign, fulfilled prophecies, Gordon B Hinckley, Jesus, Psalm 22:22 on 12/28/2022| 1 Comment »
December 28 – Why LDS Prophets Can’t Bring Salvation. Psalm 22:22; “I will declare thy name unto my brethren: In the midst of the congregation will I praise thee.”
Matthew 12:50 “For whosoever shall do the will of my Father which is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.” (more…)
The Bible Is NOT About Joseph Smith
Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Ensign, false prophet Joseph Smith, George A. Horton, Jesus' birth, King Herod, Prophecies in the Bible about Joseph Smith, Slaughter of the Innocents on 12/21/2022| 3 Comments »
December 21 – The Bible Is NOT About Joseph Smith. Jeremiah 31:15 “Thus saith the Lord; A voice was heard in Ramah Lamentation, and bitter weeping Rachel weeping for her children Refused to be comforted for her children, because they were not.”
LDS Disastrous Covenant Definition
Posted in December, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ‘Joseph Smith Among the Prophets, ’ June 1994, Ensign, Robert L. Millet on 12/18/2022| 3 Comments »
December 18 — LDS Disastrous Covenant Definition. Isaiah 42:6-7 “I the LORD have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; 7 To open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison house.”
Matthew 26:28 “For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for the remission of sins.” (more…)
Mary’s Virginity Nonexistent in Mormonism
Posted in December, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged December 2013, Ensign, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, fulfillment of scripture, Gospel Principles on 12/07/2022| 2 Comments »
December 7 — Mary’s Virginity Nonexistent in Mormonism. Genesis 3:15 “And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.”
Luke 1:34-35 “Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? 35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.” (more…)
Jesus Gave His Life Because…
Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged ’ November 1995, Ensign, false apostle, Jesus gave his Life for happiness, Richard Scott, Trust in the Lord on 07/10/2022| 1 Comment »
July 10 – Jesus gave His life because… Galatians 1:4 “Who gave himself for our sins, that he might deliver us from this present evil world, according to the will of God and our Father”. (more…)
Godhood Status is Polytheism
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged “No Other Gods before Me, David H. Madsen, Ensign, godhood, Jan. 1990, mormonism, polytheism on 10/26/2021| 1 Comment »
October 26 –Godhood Status is Polytheism. Isaiah 43:10-11 “Ye are my witnesses, saith the LORD, and my servant whom I have chosen: that ye may know and believe me, and understand that I am he: before me there was no God formed, neither shall there be after me. I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.”
Rejecting Fulfilled Prophecies
Posted in Jesus, tagged Ensign, Jeffrey R. Holland, LDS Church News Week ending June 20 1998, Nov. 2007 on 08/11/2021| Leave a Comment »
“Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: (but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.” 1 John 2:23
Today we’re looking at how the Church has gone out of its way to deny the real Jesus. One of the ways they’ve done this is by rejecting God’s promises.
Mormonism: Today’s Doubting Thomas
Ensign, Nov. 2007, p 40 “…our view of the Godhead breaks with post–New Testament Christian history…” – Jeffrey R. Holland
LDS Church News Week ending June 20, 1998, p. 7 “In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints ‘do not believe in the traditional Christ.’ ‘No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak. For the Christ of whom I speak has been revealed in this the Dispensation of the Fullness of Times. He together with His Father, appeared to the boy Joseph Smith in the year 1820, and when Joseph left the grove that day, he knew more of the nature of God than all the learned ministers of the gospel of the ages.’” (more…)
The Erratic LDS Gospel Ordinances
Posted in grace v works, tagged August 2001, ‘Ordinances and Covenants’, Dennis B. Neuenschwander, Ensign on 06/18/2021| 7 Comments »
Ensign, ‘Ordinances and Covenants’, August 2001 “Sacred ordinances and the divine authority to administer them did not begin with the Restoration of the gospel and the founding of the modern Church in 1830. The sacred ordinances of the gospel as requirements for salvation and exaltation were “instituted from before the foundation of the world.” They have always been an immutable part of the gospel. The Prophet Joseph Smith taught: “Ordinances instituted in the heavens before the foundation of the world, in the priesthood, for the salvation of men, are not to be altered or changed. All must be saved on the same principles.”6
If this were not the case, salvation would indeed be an arbitrary matter and would be restricted to those few who may have been fortunate enough to have heard of, and believed in, Jesus Christ.” — Dennis B. Neuenschwander (more…)
LDS Holy Ghost Contradictions
Posted in contradictions in Mormonism, tagged August 2001, ‘Ordinances and Covenants’, Dennis B. Neuenschwander, Ensign, Holy Ghost on 06/17/2021| 2 Comments »
Ensign, ‘Ordinances and Covenants’, August 2001 “Confirmation brings with it the promise of the constant companionship of the Holy Ghost.” — Dennis B. Neuenschwander (more…)
How to Know God — Christianity v. Mormonism
Posted in grace v works, tagged August 2001, ‘Ordinances and Covenants’, Dennis B. Neuenschwander, Ensign, false teachers of Mormonism on 06/16/2021| 5 Comments »
‘How much more shall the blood of Christ, who through the eternal Spirit offered himself without spot to God, purge your conscience from dead works to serve the living God?’ Hebrews 9:14
Today we’re looking at part of a talk given by LDS General Authority, Dennis B. Neuenschwander.
I came across this man’s talk a few weeks back and it reminded me of Masonry and the book Alice in Wonderland. There were a lot of nonsensical statements shrouded in circular reasoning. To read his talk in full see link provided below.
Ensign, ‘Ordinances and Covenants’, August 2001 “A Way to Know God …
First, through personal participation in sacred gospel ordinances we come to know God. I refer to the 84th section of the Doctrine and Covenants, in which we read:
And this greater priesthood administereth the gospel and holdeth the key of the mysteries of the kingdom, even the key of the knowledge of God. …in the ordinances thereof, the power of godliness is manifest. … Second, sacred gospel ordinances are the gateway to solemn covenants with God. Ordinances and covenants can hardly be understood apart from each other. By ordinances we enter into covenants, and by covenants we receive the ordinances.
Though there may be ordinances that do not have an associated covenant—…—there is no eternal covenant that is not connected to an ordinance.” — Dennis B. Neuenschwander (more…)
LDS: Christ was Perfect Because He Wanted to Be
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged ‘The Temptations of Christ’, Ensign, Howard Hunter, November 1976 on 03/18/2021| 2 Comments »
Ensign, ‘The Temptations of Christ’, November 1976, p. 19 “Christ was perfect and sinless, not because he had to be, but rather because he clearly and determinedly wanted to be.” — Howard Hunter (more…)
Following Deceivers v. Trusting Historical Truth
Posted in Follow the Prophet, tagged “To Be Learned Is Good If . . .”, Boyd K. Packer, Ensign, November 1992 on 03/07/2021| 1 Comment »
Ensign, “To Be Learned Is Good If . . .”, November 1992, p. 71 “There are some among us now who have not been regularly ordained by the heads of the Church and who tell of impending political and economic chaos, the end of the world – something of the “sky is falling, chicken licken” of the fables. They are misleading members to gather to colonies or cults.
Those deceivers say that the Brethren do not know what is going on in the world or that the Brethren approve of their teaching but do not wish to speak of it over the pulpit. Neither is true. The Brethren, by virtue of traveling constantly everywhere on earth, certainly know what is going on, and by virtue of prophetic insight are able to read the signs of the times. (more…)
James Faust’s Disregard for Isaiah’s Warning
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged ‘Lord, Ensign, I Believe; Help Thou Mine Unbelief’, James E Faust, November 2003 on 03/03/2021| 3 Comments »
Ensign, ‘Lord, I Believe; Help Thou Mine Unbelief’, November 2003 “The gap between what is popular and what is righteous is widening. As prophesied by Isaiah, many today “call evil good, and good evil.” Revelations from the prophets of God are not like offerings at the cafeteria, some to be selected and others disregarded. We are greatly indebted to the Prophet Joseph Smith for the many great revelations which came through him. He was without peer in restoring spiritual knowledge.” — James E. Faust (more…)
Mormon Callings are Obligations from Men, not God
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged ‘Watch Over and Strengthen’, Ensign, Henry Eyring, May 2000 on 03/02/2021| 5 Comments »
Ensign, ‘Watch Over and Strengthen’, May 2000 “Confidence depends on your seeing the call for what it is. Your call to serve is not from human beings. It is a trust from God. And the service is not simply to perform a task. Whatever name it has, every call is an opportunity and an obligation to watch over and strengthen the children of our Heavenly Father. The Savior’s work is to bring to pass their immortality and eternal life (see Moses 1:39). He called us to serve others so that we could strengthen our own faith as well as theirs. He knows that by serving Him we will come to know Him.” — Henry Eyring (more…)
Jesus Our Brother – False Prophecies of Mormonism
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged “The Beatitudes: Pattern for Coming unto Christ, December 1987, Ensign, Robert Wells on 02/27/2021| Leave a Comment »
Ensign, “The Beatitudes: Pattern for Coming unto Christ, December 1987, p. 8 “God’s mercy comes from his unlimited and unconditional love for us. Likewise, we should show mercy to others because of our unlimited and unconditional love for them. Our Savior, Jesus Christ, loves us – not because we deserve it, but because we are his brothers and sisters and he has sacrificed for us. Our parents love us – not because we deserve it, but because they have sacrificed for us.” – Robert Wells (more…)
Attend Meetings to Qualify for Guidance
Posted in Holy Spirit, tagged ‘Strengthen Home and Family’, Ensign, Mary N. Cook, November 2007 on 02/12/2021| 4 Comments »
Ensign, ‘Strengthen Home and Family’, November 2007, 12 “How can attending your meetings–particularly sacrament meeting–bless you and your family? Regularly partaking of the sacrament will help you keep your baptismal covenant. As you live worthily and renew this covenant weekly, you will qualify for the guidance of the Spirit. The Holy Ghost will guide you and will teach you what you should do to bless your family.” — Mary N. Cook (more…)
Lifeblood of LDS is Revelation
Posted in revelation, tagged ‘Revelation the Word of the Lord to His Prophets’, Ensign, May 1977, Spencer W. Kimball on 02/10/2021| 4 Comments »
Ensign, ‘Revelation the Word of the Lord to His Prophets’, May 1977 “Of all things, that for which we should be most grateful today is that the heavens are indeed open and that the restored church of Jesus Christ is founded upon the rock of revelation. Continuous revelation is indeed the very lifeblood of the gospel of the living Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
The foreverness of this kingdom and the revelations which it brought into existence are absolute realities. Never again will the sun go down; never again will all men prove totally unworthy of communication with their Maker. Never again will God be hidden from his children on the earth. Revelation is here to remain.” — Spencer W. Kimball [emp. added] (more…)
LDS Prophet: Church Members are Gullible
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged ‘Admonitions for the Priesthood of God’, Ensign, Harold B. Lee, January 1973 on 02/09/2021| Leave a Comment »
Ensign, ‘Admonitions for the Priesthood of God’, January 1973 “As I say, it never ceases to amaze me how gullible some of our Church members are…
If our people want to be safely guided during these troublous times of deceit and false rumors, they must follow their leaders and seek for the guidance of the Spirit of the Lord in order to avoid falling prey to clever manipulators…” — Harold B. Lee (more…)