April 29 – “For the wages of sin is death; but the gift of God is eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord”. Romans 6:23.
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LDS: Grace Must Be Earned
Posted in April, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged gospel law obedience, grace, Jesus, Romans 6:23, Romans Road on 04/29/2024| 1 Comment »
LDS: Grace Earned by Conforming
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Bruce McConkie, Bruce McConkie false apostle, grace, Mormon Doctrine 241 on 11/21/2023| 3 Comments »
Mormon Doctrine, p. 241 “Grace is granted to men proportionately as they conform to the standards of personal righteousness that are part of the gospel plan. … “If you keep my commandments,” the Lord says, “you shall receive of his fulness, and be glorified in me as I am in the Father; therefore, I say unto you, you shall receive grace for grace.” (D. & C. 93:6-20.)” — Bruce McConkie (more…)
Tip of the Day, January 23
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged grace, Hagar, Sarah, works on 01/23/2018| 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 20
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Alma, Book of Mormon, false gospel, grace on 01/20/2018| 1 Comment »
January 20 – Romans 5:8 says; “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”.
Tip of the Day, October 10
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, Book of Mormon, false gospel, Gospel Ordinances, grace, Holy Spirit, law, mormonism, salvation, Witnessing to Mormons on 10/10/2017| Leave a Comment »
October 10 – The work of the Holy Spirit. John 14:26; “But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.”
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.
Mormon Terminology: Grace
Posted in Mormon Terminology, tagged Eph 2:8-9 v 2 Nephi 25:23, grace, Mormon terminology, words vs grace on 04/02/2017| Leave a Comment »
Romans 6:14 “For sin shall not have dominion over you: for ye are not under the law, but under grace.”
LDS.org/Youth What is grace?; “Grace is divine help and strength that we receive through the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Through grace, we are saved from sin and death. In addition, grace is an enabling power that strengthens us from day to day and helps us endure to the end. Effort is required on our part to receive the fulness of the Lord’s grace.”
Witnessing Tip of the Day February 12
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false doctrines of Mormonism, grace, Jesus, polygamy brings salvation, salvation on 02/12/2017| Leave a Comment »
February 12 – Are you sure you’re saved? “…for I know whom I have believed, and am persuaded that he is able to keep that which I have committed unto him against that day”. 2 Timothy 1:12b
Witnessing Tip of the Day June 23
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false doctrines of Mormonism, grace, ordinances, salvation on 06/23/2016| Leave a Comment »
June 23 Jesus said the two most important things to observe is to love the Lord with all your heart and love others as yourself. The only ordinances for a Christian is the Lord’s Supper (communion), and baptism. Ask your Mormon friend why they have so many ordinances to fulfill for salvation when it’s already been given to them as a gift.
Tip of the Day, May 22
Posted in May, tagged Christianity, Doctrines of Salvation 2:63, false gospel, grace, love of brethren, salvation through the Law on 05/22/2015| 1 Comment »
May 22 – John 4:10; “Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give me to drink; thou wouldest have asked of him, and he would have given thee living water.”
Tip of the Day, March 8
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Alma, angel of light, another gospel, bible, Book of Mormon, false apostle, false doctrine, false prophet, false teacher, gospel, grace, Jesus, joseph smith, lds church, lies, mormonism, Moroni, Redeemer, salvation, Savior, truth on 03/08/2015| Leave a Comment »
March 8 – Matthew 11:21-2; “Woe unto thee, Chorazin! Woe unto thee, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes”.
Tip of the Day, March 9
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged 2nd Nephi, Adam, atonement, bible, Book of Mormon, cross, crucifixion, enmity between God and man, Eve, fall of man, false doctrine, false god, false gospel, false prophets, false teachers, Garden of Eden original sin, garment of righteousness, grace, Jesus, joseph smith, lds church, mercy, mormonism, peace with God, Redeemer, sacrifice, Savior, truth on 03/08/2015| Leave a Comment »
March 9 – Romans 5:19; “For as by one man’s disobedience many were made sinners, so by the obedience of one shall many be made righteous”.
Tip of the Day, March 6
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Acts of the Apostles, Alma, bible, body of Christ, Book of Mormon, Christian church, Christianity, Christians, church, false gospel, false prophecies, false prophet, families are forever, gospel, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, joseph smith, lds church, lies, Mormon Church, mormonism, mormons, resurrection, salvation, Savior, truth on 03/06/2015| Leave a Comment »
March 6 –The first time the followers of Jesus were called Christians is recorded in Acts 11:26b; “And the disciples were called Christians first in Antioch.”
Tip of the Day, March 2
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged bible, dead works, Doctrines of Salvation, faith, free gift, freedom, grace, Holy Spirit, Jesus, lds church, mormonism, obedience, promise, righteousness, salvation, Savior, truth, works based salvation, works for the dead on 03/02/2015| Leave a Comment »
March 2 – Romans 5:18; “Therefore as by the offence of one judgment came upon all men to condemnation; even so by the righteousness of one the free gift came upon all men unto justification of life”.
Tip of the Day, January 20
Posted in January, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Alma 11:37, bible, false doctrines, grace, Jesus, mormonism, Romans 5:8, saved while in our sins on 01/20/2015| 1 Comment »
January 20 – Romans 5:8 says; “But God commendeth his love toward us, in that, while we were yet sinners, Christ died for us”.
Mormon Jesus’ Lack of Grace
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged false christ, false doctrines of Mormonism, grace, Mormon Channel, Mormon Jesus, works vs. grace on 11/23/2014| 10 Comments »
Today’s dilemma comes courtesy of Melissa! Here’s what she sent to me a few weeks ago –
What I’m going to copy and paste here is just heartbreaking to me. The Mormon Channel is doing an online series on grace, on their website we read:
Witnessing Tip of the Day November 6
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged crucified, Daniel 9:26, false doctrines of Mormonism, grace, Jesus Encyclopedia of Mormonism p 560, works v grace on 11/06/2014| Leave a Comment »
Dan. 9:26b; “…but not for himself…”
Hebrews 2:9; “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man.”
Witnessing Tip of the Day October 13
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged grace, Isaiah 65:9, Jesus, Miracle of Forgiveness p 164 on 10/13/2014| Leave a Comment »
Isaiah 65:9; “And I will bring forth a seed out of Jacob, and out of Judah an inheritor of my mountains: and mine elect shall inherit it, and my servants shall dwell there.”
Romans 11:5, 7; “Even so then at this present time also there is a remnant according to the election of grace. 7 What then? Israel hath not obtained that which he seeketh for; but the election hath obtained it, and the rest were blinded.”
Hebrews 7:14; “For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Juda; of which tribe Moses spake nothing concerning priesthood.”
Revelation 5:5; “And one of the elders saith unto me, Weep not: behold, the Lion of the tribe of Juda, the Root of David, hath prevailed to open the book, and to loose the seven seals thereof.”
Witnessing Tip of the Day, October 7
Posted in October, tagged bible, false doctrines, false gospel, God a polygamist, God is an exalted man, grace, Jesus a polygamist, Jesus sired by exalted man, mormonism, salvation on 10/07/2014| 3 Comments »
Isaiah 61:1-2c; “The Spirit of the Lord GOD is upon me; because the LORD hath anointed me to preach good tidings unto the meek; he hath sent me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty to the captives, and the opening of the prison to them that are bound; 2 …to comfort all that mourn”.
John 8:31-32; “Then said Jesus to those Jews which believed on him, If ye continue in my word, then are ye my disciples indeed; 32 And ye shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
Tis the season for Smithmas; Whom do you worship?
Posted in "Smithmas"; Whom do you worship?, tagged bible, choice seer, false prophet, grace, Jesus Christ, joseph smith, mormonism, Praise to the Man hymn, salvation, Smithmas on 12/18/2013| 1 Comment »
‘TIS THE SEASON for Smithmas
In recent weeks the Church has produced a lot of material promoting the idea they want the Saints to be focused on Jesus because it is after all the Christmas season. I noticed a theme that kept running through each of the articles they produced and it had little to do with Jesus, but a lot to do with the praise and adoration of their founder, Joseph Smith. I thought it’d be good to re-post an article I wrote a few years back that outlined just how wonderful Mr. Smith was. The following was originally posted in December 2008.
Here we are with another Thanksgiving and Christmas season upon us! I love this time of year for the changing colors of the trees, the air smells like the season’s cold is getting ready to lay itself down upon us, and of course for the food. Yum!
Alas, I would be remiss if I were to go about my day in this glorious time without giving my favorite reason…Jesus!
While December 25th may not be the actual date of Jesus’ birth, it serves as a great reminder for us as to why we celebrate to begin with!
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