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When I Realized I Couldn’t be Exalted Without Satan
Weird Mormon thought of the week #1 Yeah, you’ll think this is weird. But follow my logic. As I attended the LDS temple pretty much every day it was open, fall 2023, God began to point things out to me. I went there to seek Him and be close to Him, so naturally He showed… Continue reading
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Beyond Being Good: Surrendering our Lives to God
As a follow-up to my discussion on good works defining Christianity, today I want to probe a bit more on how humans do good things, to what extent that qualifies a Godly person, and what exactly God wants from us. I have a friend who believes in universal salvation. She frequently remarks the common maxim,… Continue reading
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The Problem With Defining Christianity By Behavior
“See how much money Mormons raised for the shooter’s family! See how Christlike we are? How could anyone say we aren’t Christian?” Well, it all comes down to what definition of “Christian” you want to use. If you use the definition of being a forgiving, compassionate person or doing those sort of actions, then many… Continue reading
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Mormons Don’t Understand the Gospel
Yesterday I discussed whether Christianity can rightly be defined by the doctrine of the Trinity, or if that doctrine came after the establishment of Christianity. Today, here’s another angle. Let’s just say the Trinity vs Godhood is arbitrary and doesn’t matter, and that’s not a good issue to define Christianity. So then, can we use… Continue reading
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Did the Nicene Council Invent the Doctrine of the Trinity?
Is a belief in Trinity theology necessary to be a Christian? Let’s talk about the doctrine of the Trinity and the Nicene Creed which was deemed “an abomination” by Joseph Smith. I was raised with the idea that the idea of the Trinity originated a couple hundred years after the Bible, and thus was adding… Continue reading
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What Makes a God?
We know that Mormonism is a works based religion, and we know that Mormons believe in exaltation, their word for becoming a God. Do works make a God, according to the LDS church? Actually, no. Mormonism is far more sinister than that. Yes, Mormons must obey the Word of Wisdom, a food law similar to… Continue reading
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Eternal Marriage & The Bride of Christ
One day a woman approached Jesus with a very pressing, personal question. She had been widowed several times. But after having so many husbands, she wasn’t sure which one she’d be with in the afterlife. So she came to Jesus. What was his response? (A) whichever one you get sealed to in the LDS temple … Continue reading
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Gods in Training?
We see an interesting connection in John 5:18– “For this reason they tried all the more to kill him; not only was he breaking the Sabbath, but he was even calling God his own Father, making himself equal with God.” The Pharisees were astounded at the thought that anyone would make themselves equal with God!… Continue reading
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How One Word Discredits the Book of Mormon
In each of the four gospels, we have the story of the believing Jews welcoming Jesus, riding on a colt as Zechariah prophesied, into Jerusalem. They wave palm branches and shout “Hosanna!” This means “Save us!” It is a desperate plea for help. They had heard that this man is the Messiah and can do… Continue reading
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ABC = Always Be Closing
I spent all of 2 weeks in the sales industry. It was 20 years ago, but I remember this maxim. The Mormon missionaries are sales people. They’re trained in sales, and they’re fairly good at it. Oftentimes, they come back to the normal world and get a sales job to get them through their schooling.… Continue reading
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