Whether the experience was good or bad, the first time going through the endowment ceremony is an experience that a Latter Day Saint will always remember. In an Ex-Mormon Christian Facebook group, I asked 3 questions regarding the first time they went through the temple endowment ceremony. Some people responded with details. Others answered withContinue reading “My First Temple Endowment Experience”
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It’s Easter, so we should sing “Praise to ‘which’ Man”?
Palm Sunday, Good Friday, & Easter Sunday. The whole week is dedicated to remembering the atoning sacrifice of Jesus. He is the only man who deserves our praise because He alone paid the price for our sins and lived the perfect life on your behalf because he knew that you would miserably fail. But ourContinue reading “It’s Easter, so we should sing “Praise to ‘which’ Man”?”
Do We Still Need A Temple Today?
In the Old Testament, we read about the temple being a place of worship for the Israelites. The temple is intended to be a place where Latter Day Saints go to feel a stronger presence of the Lord and make higher level covenants with Him. Making these special covenants is required if someone desires toContinue reading “Do We Still Need A Temple Today?”
Grace vs Grace
Beginning in September 2023, I started meeting with a Latter Day Saint at my work on my lunch breaks. We had a number of fruitful and enjoyable dialogues in the following months as well. He attended my church a few times during this period and one day said to me, “Paul, by everything I haveContinue reading “Grace vs Grace”
Which God Is More Forgiving?
When I open God’s Word and read, I take so much comfort in knowing how forgiving, merciful and full of grace God truly is. Jeffrey Holland once said at general conference (Title: We Are All Enlisted), “Whoever you are and whatever you have done, you can be forgiven.” This indeed is the God that weContinue reading “Which God Is More Forgiving?”
Was There Really A Great Apostasy?
While there are a number of things that Bible based Christians and Latter Day Saints agree on, the foundational topic of the Great Apostasy is not one of them. Let’s examine both sides and see where we end up. The LDS article above states that the Church of Jesus will never again be destroyed. ThisContinue reading “Was There Really A Great Apostasy?”
Who Is Jesus Really?
2 Corinthians 11:4 “If someone comes to you and preaches a Jesus other than the Jesus we preached, or if you receive a different spirit from the Spirit you received, or a different gospel from the one you accepted, you put up with it easily enough.” Who is Jesus according to the LDS Church? Their Church website says: AccordingContinue reading “Who Is Jesus Really?”
The Three LDS Conversions: A Primer for the Befuddled
There are three conversions in Mormonism: social, doctrinal, and spiritual. Doctrinal Conversion is to believe that the tenets of Mormonism are true, along with The Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Social Conversion is to believe that the LDS church is a godly institution, its leaders are inspired, and its founder,Continue reading “The Three LDS Conversions: A Primer for the Befuddled”
The God Who Abandons: Why Mormonism Makes No Sense
When I was a child, I frequently fought with my younger brother. I’m not talking about play battles, I mean we were trying to destroy each other. My parents had tried to make us stop, to no avail. One night, amid World War 3, my mother made a startling announcement: she and our father hadContinue reading “The God Who Abandons: Why Mormonism Makes No Sense”
Taking Sacrament: The Mormon Communion Conundrum
Latter-day Saints take communion once a week in remembrance of the sacrifice of Christ as admonished in Luke 22:19 and Doctrine and Covenants 20:75. This is not, however, the only reason they take it. Mormons also take communion in order to renew their baptismal covenant. This covenant, made at baptism, is a two-way promise thatContinue reading “Taking Sacrament: The Mormon Communion Conundrum”
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