June 28 – What is the gospel? Romans 1:16; “For I am not ashamed of the gospel of Christ: for it is the power of God unto salvation to everyone that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.”
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Tip of the Day, June 28
Posted in June, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged good news, grace vs. works, Mormon doctrine, plan of salvation on 06/28/2017| Leave a Comment »
Mormons and Grace
Posted in grace, tagged Dieter Uchtdorf, Ensign March 2005, grace, grace vs. works on 05/19/2017| Leave a Comment »
I saw an article in LDS Living that caught my eye yesterday with the title Why Do Mormons Struggle So Much with Grace? Now, I must confess there was a part of my that wanted to jump up, raise my hand and say “I know, I know. Pick me, pick me!!” after reading it.
The short answer is because they don’t understand it, nor have they been taught the biblical view of God’s grace. The idea of being saved by grace after nothing I did was a foreign concept to me as a new creation in Jesus Christ. I thought to myself, there has to be something I must to earn my place in God’s presence.
Questions Mormons ask to draw you into Mormonism #14 – 17
Posted in Mormonism, tagged 51 Questions that might lead you into Mormonism, baptism for dead, grace vs. works, Romans on 04/28/2017| 6 Comments »
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Here are Questions 14 to 17 in our series based on the article ’51 Questions that might lead you to Mormonism’.
Just to let you know, after consulting with Michelle I don’t believe I’m going to answer all the questions in his article. However, I do plan on answering the ones that pertain directly to Mormon doctrine, and those which use scripture as a means to mislead the lost or cast doubts on what God has actually said.
Pure Religion: Christianity vs. Mormonism
Posted in Christianity v Mormonism, tagged false apostle, General Conference April 2014 Russell Nelson, grace vs. works, Pure religion on 03/05/2017| Leave a Comment »
General Conference, ‘Let Your Faith Show,’ April 2014; “But living the Lord’s pure religion, which means striving to become a true disciple of Jesus Christ, is a way of life and a daily commitment that will provide divine guidance.” – Russell M. Nelson
Witnessing Tip January 11
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false Mormon gospel, grace is earned, grace vs. works, Mormon Doctrine 339 on 01/11/2017| Leave a Comment »
January 11 – Grace. Hebrews 4:16 says we can “come boldly unto the throne of grace, so that we can obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need”.
Tip of the Day, January 25
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, Ephesians 2:8-9 & Doctrines of Salvation 2:139, false doctrines, grace vs. works, Jesus, mormonism, salvation on 01/25/2015| Leave a Comment »
January 25 – Ephesians 2:8-9 is a golden scripture reminding us of how we are saved. “For by grace ye are saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: Not of works, lest any man should boast.”
Tip of the Day, January 23
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, false doctrines, Genesis 17:19 vs. D&C 132:34, grace vs. works, Isaac vs. Ishmael, Jesus, mormonism, salvation on 01/23/2015| Leave a Comment »
January 23 – The Promise. God explicitly told Abraham the promise of his seed would come through the lineage of Isaac. Gen. 17:19; “And God said, Sarah thy wife shall bear thee a son indeed; and thou shalt call his name Isaac: and I will establish my covenant with him for an everlasting covenant and with his seed after him”.
Tip of the Day, January 11
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, false doctrines, grace vs. works, Jesus, mormonism, salvation, works based salvation on 01/11/2015| Leave a Comment »
January 11 – Grace. Hebrews 4:16 says we can “come boldly unto the throne of grace, so that we can obtain mercy, and find grace to help in time of need”.
Salvation by What?
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Book of Mormon, contradictory Mormon scriptures, false Mormon doctrines, grace vs. works, Mormon Dilemmas, salvation on 07/15/2014| Leave a Comment »
2 Nephi 10:24; “24 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, reconcile yourselves to the will of God, and not to the will of the devil and the flesh; and remember, after ye are reconciled unto God, that it is only in and through the grace of God that ye are saved.”
2 Nephi 25:23; “23 For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.”
Mormon Dilemma 340
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged 2 Nephi 25:23, bible, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, grace vs. works, Jesus, Mosiah 3:9, salvation on 08/09/2012| 1 Comment »
Lying to Deceive
Mosiah 3:19; “For the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been from the fall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he yields to the enticings of the Holy Spirit, and putteth off the natural man and becometh a saint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a child, submissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.”
False Prophecies of the Mormon Church
Posted in false gospel, False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, false prophets, tagged Christianity, grace vs. works, Heber J. Grant false prophet, Jesus, Relief Society Manual pg. 31, salvation on 08/05/2012| Leave a Comment »
Works for Salvation
2004 Priesthood/R.S. Manual – page 31; “There is but one path of safety for the Latter-Day Saints, and that is the path of duty. It is not a testimony only; it is not marvelous manifestations; it is not knowing that the gospel of Jesus Christ is true, that it is the plan of salvation — it is not actually knowing that the Savior is the Redeemer, and that Joseph Smith was his prophet, that will save you and me, but it is the keeping of the commandments of God, living the life of a Latter-Day Saint.” – Heber J. Grant
Mormon Dilemma 239
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged anti-Christ, Bible vs Book of Mormon, Christianity vs Mormonism, faith vs unbelief, godhood, grace vs. works, Jesus vs. Joseph Smith, Mormonism and false prophets, polytheism on 04/30/2012| Leave a Comment »
Bible vs. Book of Mormon
Come, Listen to a Prophet’s Voice, pg. 15; “Of the four great standard works of the Church—the Bible, the Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price—I would particularly urge you to read again and again the Book of Mormon and ponder and apply its teachings. The Book of Mormon was referred to by the Prophet Joseph Smith as “the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man [and woman] would get nearer to God by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book.”” – Ezra Taft Benson
Tip of the Day, September 25
Posted in September, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, Enoch translated, false gospel, false prophets LDS Church, false teachers, gospel law, gospel of God, Gospel Ordinances, grace vs. works, Jesus, mormonism, Witnessing tips for Mormons on 09/25/2011| Leave a Comment »
September 25 – Genesis 5:21-24; “And Enoch lived sixty and five years, and begat Methuselah: And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters: And all the days of Enoch were three hundred sixty and five years: And Enoch walked with God: and he was not; for God took him.”
Tip of the Day, July 29
Posted in July, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, false doctrines, grace vs. works, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, righteousness, salvation, Savior vs. saviors on 07/29/2011| 1 Comment »
July 29 – Luke 18:9-14; “And he spake this parable unto certain which trusted in themselves that they were righteous, and despised others: 10 Two men went up into the temple to pray; the one a Pharisee, and the other a publican. 11 The Pharisee stood and prayed thus with himself, God, I thank thee, that I am not as other men are, extortioners, unjust, adulterers, or even as this publican. 12 I fast twice in the week, I give tithes of all that I possess. 13 And the publican, standing afar off, would not lift up so much as his eyes unto heaven, but smote upon his breast, saying, God be merciful to me a sinner. 14 I tell you, this man went down to his house justified rather than the other: for every one that exalteth himself shall be abased; and he that humbleth himself shall be exalted.”
Mormon Dilemma 34
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Book of Mormon, false doctrine, false gospel, godhood, grace vs. works, Jesus, joseph smith, Mormon Dilemmas, salvation on 07/25/2011| 4 Comments »
Mormon Terminology and Grace
2 Nephi 25:23 says; “…for we know that it is by grace we are saved, after all we can do”.
“God’s grace consists in his love, mercy, and condescension toward his children…
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…Grace is an attribute of perfection possessed by Deity (D. & C. 66:12; 84:102)… The same path to perfection is offered to man.” Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, 339.
Mormon Dilemmas 18
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, eternally pregnant, false doctrine, false prophets, grace vs. works, Jesus, Mormon Dilemmas, mormonism, salvation, spirit babies, worshipping God on 06/23/2011| 1 Comment »
A Woman’s Duty is to Bring Forth Spirit Babies
Journal of Discourses 4:56; “Do you understand this? I have told you many times that there are multitudes of pure and holy spirits waiting to take tabernacles, now what is our duty?—to prepare tabernacles for them; to take a course that will not tend to drive those spirits into the families of the wicked, where they will be trained in wickedness, debauchery, and every species of crime. It is the duty of every righteous man and woman to prepare tabernacles for all the spirits they can; hence if my women leave, I will go and search up others who will abide the celestial law…This is the reason why the doctrine of plurality of wives was revealed, that the noble spirits which are waiting for tabernacles might be brought forth.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, September 21, 1856
Mormon Dilemmas 15
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Doctrine and Covenants, false doctrine, false prophets, grace vs. works, Jesus, joseph smith, Mormon Dilemmas, mormonism, polygamy, salvation on 06/21/2011| 1 Comment »
Mormon Dilemmas 15
The ex-communication of Hyram Brown
It’s a problem when the Church practices one thing while preaching another. On Thursday, February 1, 1844 the Times and Seasons published a notice declaring one of their adherents, Hyram Brown, had “been preaching polygamy and other false and corrupt doctrines…” (Times and Seasons vol. 5, pg. 423)
Mormon Dilemmas 10
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged atonement, cross, crucified, false doctrine, false prophet, free gift, grace vs. works, Henry B. Eyring, Jesus, joseph smith, Mormon Dilemmas, mormonism, salvation, sin on 06/15/2011| 1 Comment »
Atonement
Ensign, November 2008, pg. 57; “”[The] testing of our limits in priesthood service is made necessary by God’s plan to qualify His children to live with Him again forever. Heavenly Father loves His children…To qualify us to receive that gift, He gave us a mortal body, the opportunity to be tempted to sin, and a way to be cleansed from that sin and to rise in the First Resurrection. He gave us His Beloved Son, Jehovah, as our Savior to make that possible. The Savior was born in mortal life, was tempted but never sinned, and then in Gethsemane and on Golgotha paid the price of our sins so that we could be cleansed. The purifying can come only to those who have faith enough in Jesus Christ to repent of sin, be cleansed through the ordinance of baptism, and make and keep covenants to obey all His commandments. And there was to be a fierce enemy of our souls, Lucifer, who would with his legions relentlessly try to capture every child of God to keep him or her from having the joy of eternal life.”” – Henry B. Eyring
Thoughts of the Day about Mormonism
Posted in Thought of the Day about Mormonism, tagged bible, Doctrine and Covenants, elohim, false gospel, false prophet, God, grace vs. works, Heavenly Father, Jesus, joseph smith, mormonism, Redeemer on 05/11/2011| 1 Comment »
Contradictions in the Doctrine and Covenants
Today we’re wondering why the prophecy declared by Joseph Smith contradicts what has taken place in the Mormon Church. As you’ll see from the text, God told Joseph that whoever performs or declares more than repentance and coming to Christ is not in obedience.
Nauvoo Missions Report 2
Posted in Nauvoo Missions Reports 2, tagged Book of Mormon vs. the Bible, false prophet, false teacher, grace vs. works, Jesus vs. Joseph Smith, joseph smith, King Follett Discourse, mormonism, Nauvoo Pageant, Nauvoo Temple on 05/06/2011| Leave a Comment »
Nauvoo Missions Report 2
This had to be one of the most successful mission trips that we have had to date! While we spent many hours passing out tracts to the Mormon people we were also blessed by being able to spend time with the young Mormon missionaries and having the opportunity to witness to others as we took tours at the various ‘tourist sites’. The thing that touched me personally was the number of non-white Mormons that attended this year’s celebration of Joseph. As I handed out hundreds of tracts I couldn’t get Moses 7:22; Abraham 1:27; and the other references to the curse of Cain out of my head. I can only imagine that they are feeling the shame that I once did as a Mormon of not being white and delightsome.
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