by Jim Smithson | Nov 14, 2017 | Faith, Featured |
1. Asking if the Mormon Church is “true” is not the right question. 2. Mormons assume that belonging to the right church is the Primary Thing. 3. A church or religious group can be instrumental and helpful. It can sometimes even be necessary. But it can’t...
by Jim Smithson | Aug 5, 2016 | Featured, Gospel Topics, Mormonism, restoration, Theology |
If Joseph Smith had an authentic experience with the Divine (which I think he did), and if his experience was prophetic rather than strictly personal (which I think it was), his emerging vision of Zion was pretty much inevitable. To put it another way: The most...
by Jim Smithson | Apr 4, 2016 | Featured, Jesus, Jesus Christ, Symbolism, Theology |
At the time of year when the symbol of the cross is front-and-center in most Christian worship, Mormon attitudes toward the cross seem to still lean toward either indifference (“meh”) or abhorrence (“The mark of the Beast!”). Between those...
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