book of mormon
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I Think it’s Officially Time
…to let go of the Book of Mormon. Let me explain. Just one month ago, I told you how I was still open to the Book of Mormon somehow being true, even though I’ve already come to reject Joseph Smith. But today something hit. We recorded two totally unrelated podcast episodes today, and coincidentally they Continue reading
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The Importance of a Core Book
In Leadership Education, the philosophy I lean on to homeschool my kids, there is a very important concept called the “Core Book.” Your core book is your measuring stick, your litmus test, to measure all truth claims against. It protects you from being deceived. This concept should sound really familiar — it’s the basis of Continue reading
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Do Not Go Beyond What is Written
Let me share a scripture I found last Sunday that hit me pretty hard as anti-Book of Mormon. In 1 Corinthians 1-4, Paul is responding to a disunity situation in Corinth. People are bragging over who they heard the gospel from, claiming a special baptism, and causing contention by arguing over points they learned from Continue reading
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Other Sheep Not of This Fold
Without adding to the accepted doctrines in the Bible, would it be so awful to believe that God speaks to His children outside of Israel, in other places of the world? And maybe they wrote it down? And if it basically says all the same stuff as the Bible, where is the offense? If it Continue reading
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Does the Book of Mormon Teach Mormonism?
This is the title of a great episode on the Clairity podcast. Finally! Someone points out all these things I’ve been catching myself! As it turns out, the Book of Mormon really does not teach Mormonism (meaning the Mormon church). The book and the institution are not a match. And the other branches of Mormonism Continue reading
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Deny Yourself of all Ungodliness
“As obedient children, do not conform to the evil desires you had when you lived in ignorance. But just as he who called you is holy, so be holy in all you do; for it is written: “Be holy, because I am holy.” (1Peter 1:14-16)” This is a Bible verse calling us out of our Continue reading
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Mockery Before God: Those Who Died Without a Knowledge of Christ
I will never cease to be amazed at all the scriptures in the Book of Mormon that preach against Mormons. It’s like God planned it all out in advance, and made sure these truths were in the book they would be holding. I can’t believe I’ve read this book several times, and taught from it, Continue reading
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I, I am the Lord’s
The Book of Mormon has many passages about judgment. They are all in agreement with each other — and none of them agree with modern LDS church doctrine. In the Book of Mormon it is taught that the righteous go to heaven and the wicked go to hell. (Check it out yourself — Mosiah 15:26-27; Continue reading
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The Great Before & After
This post is the third in the series of posts that all go together. The first was about salvation for the underprivileged, and how the condition of the heart is more important than a show of righteousness. The second was about salvation outside the Law of Moses; how all men are invited to be Children Continue reading
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Relationship with Jesus
What’s your relationship with Jesus like? How do you develop that? In Relief Society (the women’s class at LDS church) about 10 years ago, this question was raised. I loved Jesus. I knew a lot about him. I tried to please Him and do what he would do. But an interactive relationship? I pondered this Continue reading
All I Possess 