In 1837, the church was in a troublesome amount of debt. As expected, Joseph Smith tried to come up with a way to solve this financial crisis. The idea that he and other LDS leaders agreed on was to start their own bank. But in order to successfully start a banking institution, you need toContinue reading “Why Did Joseph Smith Create An Illegal Bank? – The Kirtland Safety Society”
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The 3 Witnesses – Can We Trust Their Testimonies?
I was talking with some LDS missionaries on my back porch as we were finishing up dinner. I said something along the lines of, “I want to follow the evidence wherever it leads.” Then one of them challenged me and asked, “Well what evidence is there for the atonement?” I generally listed off a fewContinue reading “The 3 Witnesses – Can We Trust Their Testimonies?”
Imputation In The Book of Mormon
“The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it.“John 1:5 ESV Introduction I left Mormonism and embraced Christianity after learning about imputed righteousness. Surprisingly, I found imputation in The Book of Mormon first, before seeing how much it was taught in the Bible. You might be thinking, how can something goodContinue reading “Imputation In The Book of Mormon”
Defects of an Open Canon
Ask a Latter-day Saint about their faith, and they’ll proudly proclaim that God has given them new scripture. In addition to the Bible, they have The Book of Mormon, the Doctrine and Covenants, and the Pearl of Great Price. Their modern-day prophets and apostles also speak scripture over the pulpit twice a year at GeneralContinue reading “Defects of an Open Canon”
The 8 Witnesses – Can We Trust Their Testimonies?
I am going to start by repeated my opening statement that I made in my article pertaining to the 3 Witnesses: “When talking about the reliability of Joseph Smith’s testimony of the gold plates and the Book of Mormon, a big pillar of truth for LDS members is what is written in the first coupleContinue reading “The 8 Witnesses – Can We Trust Their Testimonies?”
How Did We Get The Book Of Mormon
An LDS missionary friend of mine once asked me, “Paul, I got a question for you: Where do you believe the Book of Mormon came from?” To start, we know that Joseph Smith was the seer/translator while Oliver Cowdry, John Whitner and Emma Smith were the scribes. However, I believe that a fair and unbiasedContinue reading “How Did We Get The Book Of Mormon”
What Did Joseph Smith Add To The Bible?
After Joseph Smith published the Book of Mormon in March 1830, he began the new task of retranslating the Bible just three months later in June. The Book of Mormon implies that this was a much-needed task as it says in 1 Nephi 13:26: Then two verses later in 1 Nephi 13:28, we read: “Wherefore,Continue reading “What Did Joseph Smith Add To The Bible?”
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