Category: Christianity
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The Best Medicine
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Karl Menninger, one of the world’s greatest psychiatrists, once stated that “love is the medicine for the sickness of the world.” Jesus certainly recognized this fact, for in the book of John we find that He made this statement to His disciples: A new commandment I give unto you, That…
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Listen to His Voice
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Many people feel that if they have not committed any major sins they are in good standing with God and on their way to heaven. The Bible, however, makes it clear that we must believe on the Lord and receive Him into our hearts: But as many as received him,…
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The Changing World of Mormonism: Chapter 12
Mormon Scriptures and the Bible The Mormon church accepts the Bible as one of its four standard works. The Book of Mormon quotes large portions of the King James Version of the Bible, and Joseph Smith’s other revelations are filled with material from the Bible. Since the King James Version was printed about 200 years before Joseph…
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The Changing World of Mormonism: Chapter 7
The Godhead In the book of Isaiah 44:8 we read: “. . . Is there a God beside me? yea, there is no God; I know not any.” Joseph Smith’s first published work, the Book of Mormon, seems to be in harmony with the teachings of the Bible on this point, for it states that there is only…
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The Changing World of Mormonism: Chapter 23
Facing Reality Reality is sometimes very hard to face. For instance, on July 26, 1969, the Salt Lake Tribune reported that members of the International Flat Earth Research Society still do not believe that the earth is round. They feel that the moon landing was “part of a great deception by NASA” and that the “astronauts are…
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The Changing World of Mormonism: Chapter 21
The Hereafter Because the Universalists were claiming that man would not receive eternal punishment for his sins, the question of justice and mercy was a burning issue during Joseph Smith’s lifetime. Evangelist Charles G. Finney tells of an incident that took place in the 1820s: . . . a Universalist minister came in and began to promulge…
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The Changing World of Mormonism: Chapter 19
Old Testament Practices There are several Old Testament practices that have found their way into Mormonism; one of these is the practice of cursing ones enemies. Both the Bible and the Book of Mormon state that this practice was to cease with the coming of Christ. Now that Christ has come, we are supposed to rely upon…
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An Eternal Cover-Up
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner Although the Watergate scandal has really hurt our country, there is a real lesson that we all can learn from it—that is, that it does not pay to try and cover up our sins. The Bible warns: “. . . be sure your sin will find you out” (Numbers 32:23).…
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Repudiates Book of Mormon
By Jerald and Sandra Tanner After we found serious problems with the Utah Mormon Church, we joined a group known as the Church of Christ—sometimes called the “Lukites.” This is a small group which is not to be confused with the large Church of Christ nor the Church of Christ—Temple Lot. Although this group rejected…
