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The Problem of Mormon Double Talk Post date: March 19, 2012 It is not uncommon for people who are seriously investigating the LDS Church or those who are newly baptized members to be confused by conflicting statements made by the LDS Church leaders. On the one hand Mormons claim to have much...

If you were not LDS, I would agree. I do not know how much their corrupt theology you believe. Doublespeak is language that deliberately obscures, disguises, distorts, or reverses the meaning of words. doublespeak noun dou·ble·speak ˈdə-bəl-ˌspēk : language used to deceive usually...

How do we develop the tools for not being taken in by poor philosphy? Also, dangerious Theology?

Jesus was sinless, and it is because Jesus was sinless that we have hope of an eternity in heaven. If Jesus were not sinless, there would be no sacrifice for sin. Adam and Eve’s disobedience to God in the Garden of Eden ushered sin into this world (Genesis 3:6). With their sin came death, just...

Hebrews 4:15 ESV / 24 helpful votes Helpful Not Helpful For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but one who in every respect has been tempted as we are, yet without sin.

Not strawmen lol I gave my answers. In fact, Jesus was witout sin. Luke 1:35 The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God. Source: 10 Bible...

https://www.amazon.com/New-Mormon-History-Revisionist-Mormonism/dp/1560850116 https://www.dialoguejournal.com/wp-content/uploads/sbi/articles/Dialogue_V27N01_103.pdf https://www.signaturebooks.com/books/p/the-new-mormon-history https://www.mrm.org/importance-of-history...

Matthew 24:24 For there shall arise false Christs, and falseprophets, and shall shew great signs and wonders; insomuch that, if it were possible, they shall deceive the very elect. In Context | Full Chapter | Other Translations Mark 13:22 For false Christs and falseprophets shall rise, and shall...

I've spoken repeatedly about how Jesus Christ is divine Son of God. ME: If you mean he is the spirit offspring of a "father god" We disagree, because that is as far from the truth one can get. He is God. Me: If you mean fully G_d and fully Man in the historical Christian understanding...

The last group of posts are a LDS timeline

1875 Orson Pratt's seniority as one of the Twelve Apostles is stripped from him by Brigham Young. Pratt would have been third prophet had he retained his status (Deseret News Church Almanac, 1979, p. 104). (See 1842b, 1843a.) 1876 First edition of Doctrine & Covenants without revelation...

1857 (a) Heber C. Kimball, First Counselor to Brigham Young in the First Presidency exclaims, "Wake Up, Ye Elders of Israel, and live to God and none else; and learn to do as you are told, both old and young: learn to do as you are told for the future. And when you are taking a position, if you...

(b) Brigham Young speaks on those with a Black skin, the descendants of Cain, and the priesthood. "When all the other children of Adam have had the privilege of receiving the Priesthood...and have received their resurrection from the dead, then it will be time enough to remove the curse from...

1852 (a) Young teaches Adam-God doctrine. "When our father Adam came into the garden of Eden, he came into it with a celestial body, and brought Eve, one of his wives, with him. He helped to make and organize this world. He is Michael, the Archangel, the Ancient of Days! about whom holy men have...

(e) June 27, mob attacks jail in Carthage, Illinois, where Joseph Smith and others are being held on charges of treason. Overwhelmed in an obviously unfairly matched gunfight, Joseph Smith nevertheless kills two men and wounds a third with a small pistol previously smuggled into the prison. Both...

(b) August 20, Orson Pratt, one of the original Twelve Mormon Apostles, is excommunicated for apparent disagreements with Joseph Smith over polygamy and Smith's sexual advances to Sarah Pratt, Orson's wife (Nauvoo: Kingdom on the Mississippi, pp. 269-70). 1843 (a) Orson Pratt reinstated January...

(b) New First Vision information. "You will recollect that I informed you, in my letter published in the first No. of the Messenger and Advocate, that this history would necessarily embrace the life and character of our esteemed friend and brother J. Smith...I shall, therefore, pass over that...

(f) October 27, Missouri Governor Lilburn Boggs issues orders to militia Major-General John Clark, "...The Mormons must be treated as enemies, and must be exterminated, or driven from the state, if necessary for the public peace" (Document 61, LDS church Historical Department, quoted in Richard...

1836 First Mormon Temple is built in Kirtland, Ohio. Joseph Smith would later claim to see Jesus, Moses, Elijah and Elias in this temple (Deseret News Church Almanac, 1979, p. 47). 1838 (a) April 17, Joseph Smith receives revelation to send David W. Patton on a mission "next spring" (1839) "in...

1835 (a) New First Vision information on Smith's age in Mormon newspaper, Messenger and Advocate. "You will recollect that I mentioned the time of a religious excitement, in Palmyra and vicinity to have been in the 15th year of our brother J. Smith Jr.'s, age - that was an error in type - it...