“Atticus” returns to talk about war and law. Because he is an active member of the military, we decided it would be best to keep his real name private. Enjoy his post! The Book of Mormon is full of war stories, strategies and bloodshed. I’ve heard lots of people say that it’s proof the Book of Mormon was...
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This term I began studying Biblical Hebrew. Languages do not come easily to me. I devised a plan to motivate my study- rekindle my love of Judaism. I have been amazed by how much my heart sang within the richness of Jewish thought and the scriptural and life lessons that have filled my reading. The books have...
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A week or so ago I remember reading headlines about the newly ordained Pope Francis riling up traditionalists by washing the feet of some prisoners in Rome. Under the headline was a picture of Francis kneeling on the stone floor kissing the tattooed feet of these inmates. I canʼt claim to know much about Catholic history...
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Why couldn’t God forgive us without Christ’s Atonement? Is God so inhuman, His experience so far different from our own, that Jesus was required to learn humanity and experience the weight of our sins in order to inform Him of the need for mercy? How is it just or merciful to require that one person suffer tremendously in...
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Is the New Testament a Gnostic Document? By Tom Roberts, PhD There’s much deception in the air today from a few leading scholars regarding the New Testament text. This is a spin-off from the days of Rudolf Bultmann. The main target was the Gospel of John and its so-called Docetic influences upon the New...
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In Part I several revelations were gathered and organized according categories of revelation found in the Doctrine and Covenants. I will now discuss the reasons that the First Presidency and the Quorum of the Twelve are so slow to canonize and why the method of revelation is different than in the time of Joseph Smith. Then I will...
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A SURVEY & CRITIQUE OF THE DIFFERENT RESURRECTION HYPOTHESIS PART V: HUME’S ABJECT FAILURE Click here to read Part I Click here to read Part II Click here to read Part III Click here to read Part IV A case for Jesus’ resurrection historically has two elements to it. First, we must establish the basic facts to be...
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Doctrine and Covenants Section 28 (Book of Commandments (BC) 30 (cf. LDS D&C 28; Community of Christ (CC) D&C 27)) Date: September 1830 Place: Fayette, Seneca County, New York Historical Note: No longer enjoying the protection of Isaac Hale, and concerned about their personal safety, Joseph and his family determined...
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“[W]e want to emphasize there is no need to buy new scriptures,” said Elder Neil L. Anderson of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles after the release of the 2013 edition of the Standard Works. “The current edition of the scriptures…will continue to serve Latter-day Saints very well” (Deseret News, “LDS Church Announces new...
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By Michael Barker Doctrine and Covenants Section 24 (Book of Commandments (BoC) 25 (cf. LDS D&C 24 and Community of Christ (CoC) D&C 23)) Date: [4-31]July 1830 Place: Harmony, Susquehanna County, Pennsylvania Historical Note: On 9 June 1830 the first conference of the Church was convened in the home of Peter Whitmer,...
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