May 25 – Life in the Kingdom of God. Romans 14:17 “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost”.
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Life in the Kingdom of God
Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Christianity, false prophet, joseph smith, Kingdom of God on 05/25/2022| 1 Comment »
LDS: Members Should Bring Each Other to Christ
Posted in General Conference April 2022, tagged ChurchNews.com, false teachers of Mormonism, Kingdom of God, Reyna I. Aburto on 04/26/2022| 1 Comment »
ChurchNews.com “The Church is more than its buildings and ecclesiastical structure; the Church is the members, … with Christ at the head and the Prophet as His mouthpiece.”
Belonging to the Church of Jesus Christ is a privilege, “where members can unite their faith, hearts, strengths, minds and hands for Him to perform His mighty miracles.
Followers of Christ are striving to become of “one heart and one mind,” and to become like Him.
Even the smallest efforts make a significant difference in God’s kingdom. “Our purpose in His kingdom should be to bring each other to Christ.“ And as Christ’s Church, the members are the means through which the Savior will perform some of His mightiest works before He comes again.” — Reyna I. Aburto (more…)
Good News! God Provided THE Way!
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Bruce R. McConkie, false gospel, joseph smith, Kingdom of God, Mormon doctrine on 10/28/2021| Leave a Comment »
October 28 – Good News! God Provided THE Way! Galatians 1:6-7; “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.”
Rejecting God’s Sovereignty
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Bonnie Oscarson, false teacher, General Conference April 2015, Kingdom of God on 10/11/2021| 2 Comments »
October 11 –– Rejecting God’s Sovereignty. Luke 17:20-21 “And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (more…)
Living in the Kingdom of God
Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Christianity, false prophet, joseph smith, Kingdom of God on 05/25/2019| 1 Comment »
May 25 – God’s Kingdom. Romans 14:17; “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost”.
Tip of the Day November 23 — Who’s in charge – Joe Smith or God?
Posted in November, tagged Discourses of Brigham Young, God's Presence, Holy Spirit, Kingdom of God on 11/23/2018| Leave a Comment »
November 23 — Who’s in charge – Joe Smith or God? Amos 9:11-12; “In that day will I raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof; and I will raise up his ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old: 12 That they may possess the remnant of Edom, and of all the heathen, which are called by my name, saith the LORD that doeth this.”
Acts 14:16-18; “Who in times past suffered all nations to walk in their own ways. 17 Nevertheless he left not himself without witness, in that he did good, and gave us rain from heaven, and fruitful seasons, filling our hearts with food and gladness. 18 And with these sayings scarce restrained they the people, that they had not done sacrifice unto them.” (more…)
Witnessing Tip of the Day October 28 –– His Kingdom Won’t Be Given To Others
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false prophet Russell Nelson, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Perfection Pending on 10/28/2018| Leave a Comment »
October 28 –– His Kingdom Won’t Be Given To Others. Daniel 2:44,45; “And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 45 Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the gold; the great God hath made known to the king what shall come to pass hereafter: and the dream is certain, and the interpretation thereof sure.” (more…)
Tip of the Day October 11 –– Ostracizing God’s Sovereignty
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Bonnie Oscarson, false teacher, General Conference April 2015, Kingdom of God on 10/11/2018| Leave a Comment »
October 11 –– Ostracizing God’s Sovereignty. Luke 17:20-21 “And when he was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come, he answered them and said, The kingdom of God cometh not with observation: 21 Neither shall they say, Lo here! or, lo there! for, behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” (more…)
Who Builds God’s Kingdom?
Posted in General Conference October 2012, tagged Ensign November 2012, false prophet, Kingdom of God, Thomas Monson on 07/20/2018| 2 Comments »
Ensign, “God Be with You Till We Meet Again”, November 2012 “As you willingly fulfill callings when you are asked, you are helping to build the kingdom of God on earth.” —Thomas S. Monson (more…)
Tip of the Day, October 28
Posted in October, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged false gospel, joseph smith, Kingdom of God on 10/28/2017| 2 Comments »
October 28 –Kingdom of God! Galatians 1:6-7; “I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel: Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.”
Tip of the Day, May 25
Posted in May, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Christianity, false prophet, joseph smith, Kingdom of God on 05/25/2017| Leave a Comment »
May 25 – How old is God’s Kingdom? Romans 14:17; “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost”.
Joseph Smith: “If I Were to Tell You All I Know…”
Posted in False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, tagged Anthon Lund, false prophet Joseph Smith, Kingdom of God, Millennial Star on 11/04/2015| Leave a Comment »
Millennial Star, Vol. 55, No. 36, Sept. 4, 1893, p. 585 “On May 23, 1843, I listened to a discourse preached in the 
Nauvoo temple, which was then only partially finished. Brother Joseph was talking on the pre-existence of our spirits, and
our relations to God in the spirit world, and our standing in the family circle of our Father. Now I am telling the truth, and I remember that while thus talking he suddenly turned around to the Apostles sitting on the stand and said in effect: ‘Brethren, if I were to tell you all I know of the kingdom of God, I do know that you would rise up and kill me.’ Brother Brigham arose and said, ‘Don’t tell me anything that I can’t bear, for I don’t want to apostatize.’ Brother Joseph, addressing the Apostles, then said: ‘The weight of this kingdom has been as a millstone around my neck, but I am going to roll it off on your shoulders, and then the kingdom of God will go on.’ There were eleven of the Apostles present at this time. Among them I saw Parley Pratt, Orson Pratt, Willard Richards, Geo. A. Smith, Brigham Young and John Taylor. I don’t remember the others.” – Anthon H. Lund, publisher
Witnessing Tip of the Day November 1
Posted in November, Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged Be Thou an Example, Daniel 7:27, false doctrines of Mormonism, Gordon Hinckley, Kingdom of God on 11/01/2014| Leave a Comment »
Daniel 7:27; “And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.”
Luke 1:33; “And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.”
1 Corinthians 15:24; “Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.”
Revelation 11:15; “And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.”
False Prophecies of Mormonism Kingdom of Daniel
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged Daniel 8:22, false doctrines of Mormonism, False Prophecies of Joseph Smith, History of the Church 6:365, kingdom of Daniel, Kingdom of God on 08/10/2013| Leave a Comment »
Kingdom of Daniel
History of the Church 6:364-365; “The ancient prophets declared that in the last days the God of heaven should set up a kingdom which should never be destroyed, nor left to other people; and the very time that was calculated on, this people were struggling to bring it out…365 I calculate to be one of the instruments of setting up the kingdom of Daniel by the word of the Lord, and I intend to lay a foundation that will revolutionize the whole world…” – Joseph Smith, May 12, 1844
Mormon Dilemma 565
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, Christianity, everlasting covenant, false doctrines of Mormonism, false prophet, Jesus, joseph smith, Kingdom of God, polygamy on 04/20/2013| Leave a Comment »
No Polygamy, No Kingdom of God
Journal of Discourses 24:229-230; “He [Joseph Smith] has told us about our associations hereafter. He has told us about our wives and our children being sealed to us, that we might have a claim on them in eternity. He has revealed unto us the law of celestial marriage, associated with which is the principle of plural marriage. This you will see is strictly in accordance with what I have told you Joseph Smith told the Twelve—that if this law was not practiced, if they would not enter into this covenant, then the kingdom of God could not go one step further.” – John Taylor, “Selections from his Discourses delivered in the Various Settlements”
Mark 1:14-15; “Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
Mormon Dilemma 273
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged Aaronic Priesthood pg 116, Christianity, false doctrines of Mormonism, Hebrews 10:10-14, Kingdom of God, Matthew 4:17, Oscar McConkie, priestcraft and Mormonism, Romans 1:16-17 on 06/03/2012| Leave a Comment »
Where is God’s Power?
Aaronic Priesthood, pg. 116 by Oscar McConkie it says; “There must be power; that is, there must be priesthood. Where God’s power is manifest, there is the church and kingdom of God on earth. Where his power is not found, there the church and kingdom is not. Therefore, where the priesthood is, there is the church and kingdom of God.”
Mormon Dilemma 169
Posted in Mormon Dilemmas, tagged bible, false doctrines, Favorite quotes of Thomas Monson, Jesus, Kingdom of God, Mormon missionaries, mormonism, salvation, Spencer Kimball quotes on 02/20/2012| Leave a Comment »
Mormon Missionaries are Lifeblood
Favorite Quotations from the Collection of Thomas S. Monson, pg 47; “Missionary work is the lifeblood of the Kingdom. When the blood stops flowing, the Kingdom stops growing. Spencer W. Kimball”. – Thomas S. Monson
Tip of the Day, September 16
Posted in September, tagged bible, false doctrines, false gospel, Jesus, joseph smith, Kingdom of God, mormonism, Orson Pratt, salvation, Witnessing tips for Mormons on 09/16/2011| Leave a Comment »
September 16 – Mark 1:14-15; “Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.”
False Prophecies of the Mormon Church
Posted in False Prophecies of the Mormon Church, tagged bible, Brigham Young, false doctrines, false prophecies, Garden of Eden, Jesus, Kingdom of God, kingdom of God is the Garden of Eden, mormonism, salvation on 08/08/2011| 1 Comment »
Kingdom of God was the Garden of Eden in America
Journal of Discourses 8:196; “In the beginning, after this earth was prepared for man, the Lord commenced his work upon what is now called the American continent, where the Garden of Eden was made. In the days of Noah, in the days of the floating of the ark, he took the people to another part of the earth: the earth was divided, and there he set up his kingdom.” – Brigham Young, Salt Lake City, October 7, 1860
Tip of the Day, November 26
Posted in Witnessing Tip of the Day, tagged celestial kingdom, false gospel, false prophet, grace, Jesus, joseph smith, Kingdom of God, love, mormonism, truth, worship on 11/27/2010| Leave a Comment »
November 26 – Romans 14:17-20; “For the kingdom of God is not meat and drink; but righteousness, and peace, and joy in the Holy Ghost. For he that in these things serveth Christ is acceptable to God, and approved of men. Let us therefore follow after the things which make for peace, and things wherewith one may edify another. For meat destroy not the work of God. All things indeed are pure; but it is evil for that man who eateth with offence.”
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Again, we need to make sure all things are looked at in context, therefore, we look at and read all historical and geographical materials we can, as well as using dictionaries and concordances. This way we have assurance we’ve exhausted all venues. A great example is Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance; here’s what it says about the word kingdom: in the Greek, the word is basileia.
The transliteration for this is: properly royalty, that is, (abstractly) rule, or (concretely) a realm (literally or figuratively):—kingdom, + reign.”
Nowhere does it say in the actual text (or the concordance) anything about an organization being the kingdom of God. In fact, when we research these verses, along with reputable commentaries, they all say the kingdom is where the Christian is living a life acceptable to God, living righteously and not causing others to stumble.
According to the Holman Bible Dictionary it means it is the rule or sovereignty of God.
It is not a “geographical area, nor is it a political entity such as the nation of Israel… The establishment of the kingdom is a work of God. God will reign, and people can contribute nothing to that reigning of God.” – Holman Bible Dictionary.
Since the kingdom of God is not the nation of Israel, that would also include the Mormon Church. If it’s not a nationality, not an organization and not a political entity, where does that leave the people of Mormonism? I always think of my mother when I see things like this.
They claim it is the duty of the Church to prepare man to live with God. However, Jesus says otherwise. Jesus told everyone they are welcome to enter the kingdom and to have the heart of a child. (Mark 10:14)
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“The church is a kingdom; it is God’s kingdom. . .and as such is designed to prepare men for an inheritance… which is the celestial kingdom. Our Lord Jesus Christ is the Eternal King; his representative on earth is the President of the church…Where there is no kingdom of God there is no salvation.” Without the church, man cannot be saved. “Whenever men can find out the will of God and find an administrator legally authorized from God, there is the kingdom of God; but where these are not, the kingdom of God is not. All the ordinances, systems, and administrations on earth are of no use to the children of men, unless they are ordained and authorized of God; for nothing will save a man but a legal administrator; for none others will be acknowledged either by God or angels.” Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, pp. 271-72, 274.” Bruce R. McConkie, New Witness for the Articles of Faith, 326- 337. The Church-Its Nature and Purpose
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