Archive for January, 2008
30 Jan
Mountain Meadows Massacre
“After prayer Brother Higbee said: ‘Here are the orders,’ and handed me a paper from [President] Haight… Brother Higbee was then to give the order: ‘Do Your Duty to God!’ At this the Danites were to shoot down the men; the Indians were to kill the women and larger children, and the drivers of the [...]
29 Jan
The Mormon Doctrine Of Blood Atonement
“I [am] opposed to hanging, even if a man kill another, I will shoot him, or cut off his head, spill his blood on the ground, and let the smoke thereof ascend up to God; and if ever I have the privilege of making a law on that subject, I will have it so.”
(Joseph Smith, [...]
29 Jan
Mormon Leaders Condemn Inter-Racial Marriage
“Had I anything to do with the negro, I would confine them by strict law to their own species…”
(Joseph Smith, Jr., January 2nd, 1845, History of the Church, volume 5, pages 21-218)
“Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the African race? If the white man who belongs to the chosen seed [...]
28 Jan
Mormonisms Blasphemous View Of The Birth Of Christ
“While brother Joseph was referring to the provinces of God, I was led to reflect that there is no act, no principle, no power belonging to the Deity that is purely philosophical. The birth of the Saviour was as natural as are the births of our children; it was the result of natural action. He [...]
28 Jan
Baptism For The Dead?
One of the most bizarre teachings in mormonism, is “baptism for the dead”.
I remember a few years ago a mormon missionary here in England telling me that they did a baptism on behalf of Adolf Hitler and were excited about the spooky things that happened during the ceremony.
Below are some quotes from Joseph Smith and [...]
28 Jan
Mormonisms Heretical View Of Baptism
“If the sinner will repent of his sins, and go down into the waters of baptism, and there be buried in the likeness of being put into the earth and buried, and again be delivered from the water, in the likeness of being born—if in the sincerity of his heart he will do this, his [...]
28 Jan
Arrogant, Prideful Quotes From Mormon Prophets
“…if any man preach any other Gospel than that which I have preached, he shall be cursed; “
(Joseph Smith, Jr., The Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, page 366)
(Also found in History of the Church, volume 6, page 365)
“Come on! ye persecutors! ye false swearers! All hell, boil over! Ye burning mountains, roll down [...]
28 Jan
Quotes From Past Mormons Regarding Angels
“Angels are those beings who have been on an earth like this, and have passed through the same ordeals that we are now passing through. They have kept their first estate far enough to preserve themselves in the Priesthood. They did not so violate the law of the Priesthood and condemn themselves to the sin [...]
27 Jan
Mormonism Barred Black People From Their Priesthood Until 1978
“At the time the devil was cast out of heaven, there were some spirits that did not know who had authority, whether God or the devil. They consequently did not take a very active part on either side, but rather thought the devil had been abused, and considered he had rather the best claim to [...]
27 Jan
Gordon Hinckley Admits Mormons Worship Another Jesus
“In bearing testimony of Jesus Christ, President Hinckley spoke of those outside the Church who say Latter-day Saints ‘do not believe in the traditional Christ.’ ‘No, I don’t. The traditional Christ of whom they speak is not the Christ of whom I speak. For the Christ of whom I speak has been revealed in this [...]
27 Jan
Joseph Smith Made A False Prophesy About The United States
(History of the Church, volume 5, page 394 – May 1843)
“President Smith, in concluding his remarks, said that if the government, which received into its coffers the money of citizens for its public lands, while its officials are rolling in the luxury at the expense of its public treasury, cannot protect such citizens in their [...]
26 Jan
Brigham Young Boasts About His Many Wives
“Brother Cannon remarked that people wondered how many wives and children I had. He may inform them, that I SHALL HAVE WIVES AND CHILDREN BY THE MILLION, and glory, and riches and power and dominion, and kingdom after kingdom, and reign triumphantly.”
(Journal of Discourses, Volume 8, page 178)
“I could prove to this congregation that I [...]
26 Jan
Brigham Young Tells How Emma Smith Shall Be Damned To Hell For Rejecting Polygamy
“Emma took that revelation, supposing she had all there was; but Joseph had wisdom enough to take care of it, and he had handed the revelation to Bishop Whitney, and he wrote it all off. After Joseph had been to Bishop Whitney’s he went home, and Emma began to teasing for the revelation. Said she—’Joseph [...]
26 Jan
Oliver Cowdery Accuses Joseph Smith Of Having An Affair With Fanny Alger
Below is a quote from a letter written on January 21st, 1838.
In this letter Olivery Cowdery accuses Joseph of having a “dirty, filthy affair”:
“When he [Joseph Smith] was there we had some conversation in which in every instance I did not fail to affirm that what I had said was strictly true. A DIRTY, [...]
25 Jan
Heber C. Kimball Said That Apostate Mormons Will Have Their Bowels Kicked Out
Heber C. Kimball, was a member of the First Presidency, here is what he said:
“Judas lost that saving principle, and they took him and killed him. It is said in the Bible that his bowels gushed out; but they actually KICKED HIM until his bowels came out. “‘I will suffer my bowels to be taken [...]
25 Jan
Brigham Young Declared Death To Inter-racial Couples
“Shall I tell you the law of God in regard to the AFRICAN RACE? If the WHITE man who belongs to the chosen seed mixes his blood with the seed of Cain, the PENALTY, under the LAW OF GOD, IS DEATH ON THE SPOT. THIS WILL ALWAYS BE SO.”
(Journal of Discourses, Vol. 10, page [...]
25 Jan
Bruce R. McConkie Claims That Blacks Are Inferior
Mormon Church leader Bruce R. McConkie, writes about the denial of equality for Africans:
“NEGROES IN THIS LIFE ARE DENIED THE PRIESTHOOD; under NO circumstances can they hold this delegation of authority from the Almighty. The gospel message of salvation IS NOT CARRIED AFFIRMATIVELY TO THEM… “NEGROES ARE NOT EQUAL WITH OTHER RACES WHERE THE RECEIPT [...]
13 Jan
The Solitariness Of God
The title of this article is perhaps not sufficiently explicit to indicate its theme. This is partly due to the fact that so few today are accustomed to meditate upon the personal perfections of God. Comparatively few of those who occasionally read the Bible are aware of the awe-inspiring and worship-provoking grandeur of the Divine [...]
12 Jan
Everlasting Life
“And this is everlasting life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.”
(John 17:3)
“There is only one God. He is The God who made the world and all things in it, this One being the Lord of Heaven and of earth.”
(Acts 17:24)
“He has done all [...]
11 Jan
True Humility
True humility in its greatest demonstration was evidenced by the subordination of God the Son in his offices to God the Father for the purpose of redemption. When He “thought it not robbery to be equal with God,” He willingly set aside the glory He had with his Father, but He did not cease to [...]
11 Jan
The Gospel – What It Is
Please turn to Romans chapter 1 if you would. I’d like to start with verse 8 and go through verse 17:
Romans 1:
(8) First, I thank my God through Jesus Christ for you all, that your faith is spoken of in all the world.
(9) For God is my witness, whom I serve in my spirit [...]
11 Jan
Keep Yourselves From Idols
“Little children, keep yourselves from idols, Amen.”
1 John 5:21
We cannot separate this verse from the truth that is set before us in the preceding verse 20 – “And we know that the Son of God is come, and hath given us an understanding, that we may know him that is true, and we are [...]
11 Jan
What Elect Sinners Believe
“What Elect Sinners Must Believe”
When I was in false religion, I always assumed it was God’s intention or purpose to save all men and women without exception. I was wrongly taught that Christ came, lived, died, and rose again in order for God to save those who “would open their heart’s door”, allowing Him to [...]
10 Jan
Sin Upon The Saviour
“…he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many”
(Isaiah 53:12)
The scriptures teach Christ was God’s satisfaction.
They teach He was the elect sinner’s substitute.
No matter how one looks at it, that’s a mystery.
Consider the two phrases in our text. First, “he was numbered with the transgressors”.
It appears [...]
10 Jan
A Sure Foundation
THE decree of election stands upon an unchangeable foundation, to wit, that rock of ages, “Jesus Christ, the same yesterday, and today, and forever.”
(Hebrews 13:8)
As the first Adam was the foundation stone in the decree of creation, so the last Adam, even Jesus, is the foundation stone in the decree of election. God hath [...]
10 Jan
God’s Riches In Christ
“Proclaiming the Glory of God”
Have you ever really thought about God’s glory?
Based on biblical truth, could you define the glory of God?
Tragically, most people in modern religion have little concern for God’s glory, and, therefore, have absolutely no understanding of it either.
If you are ignorant of God’s glory, I can assure you, based on God’s [...]
9 Jan
Godly Companions
“I am a companion of all that fear thee, and of them that keep thy precepts.”
(Psalm 119:63)
In the above verse we have a description of God’s people according to the course of their lives and conduct. They are a people marked by two things: fear and submission, the latter being the fruit of [...]
9 Jan
Anxiety
“Be anxious for nothing” — (Philippians 4:6)
WORRYING is as definitely forbidden as theft. This needs to be carefully pondered and definitely realized by us, so that we do not excuse it as an innocent “infirmity.” The more we are convicted of the sinfulness of anxiety, the sooner are we likely to perceive that it [...]
8 Jan
An Encouragement To Pray
If thou wouldest more fully express thyself before the Lord, study thy filthy estate. God’s promises, the heart of Christ, which thou mayest know by His blood-shedding, by the mercy He has extended to great sinners formerly, and plead thine own vileness by way of bemoaning; Christ’s blood, by way of expostulation; and in thy [...]
8 Jan
Freedom In Christ
“If the Son makes you free, ye shall be free indeed.”
John 8:36
Much we talk of freedom in our day; much is our mind perplexed about it; but how little is said, and how little we think of the freedom in the text. Freedom in this life concerning temporal matters will benefit us little compared [...]
8 Jan
Seven Things God Cannot Do
The hardness of men’s hearts, unbelief, and rebellion are no obstacle for God – “With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible,”
Matthew 19:26.
Yet, we must not falsely assume from this that God can or will do anything to save sinners. Yes, He is sovereign, but the Bible teaches us [...]
8 Jan
Dead And Dark Seasons
All Christians, even the most eminent servants of God, have their dead and dark seasons—when the life of God seems sunk to so low an ebb as to be hardly visible—so hidden is the stream by the mud-banks of their fallen nature.
By these very dark and dead seasons, the people of God are instructed. They [...]
8 Jan
Pressing On In The Race
Lord, make me deaf and dumb and blind;
To all ‘those things which are behind’:
Deaf to the voice that memory brings,
Accusing me of many things,
Dumb to the things my tongue could speak,
Reminding me when I was weak;
Blind to the things I still might see,
When they come back to trouble me;
Let me press on to Thy high [...]
7 Jan
The Only Remedy For Pride
“And being found in fashion as a man, He humbled Himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross.” (Philippians 2:8)
Not only is the life and death of our Lord Jesus Christ a standing rebuke to every form of pride to which we are liable as sinners, but, it is also the [...]
7 Jan
God Chastens Those Whom He Loves
Whenever a child of God strays from the Word of God and becomes involved with actions and activities that dishonor Christ and the Gospel of grace, God will chastise him and bring him to Godly sorrow over sin and repentance.
If he is truly a child of God, he cannot lose his salvation or be [...]
7 Jan
Striving Together For The The Gospel
Paul exhorted the church at Philippi to “stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel” (Philippians 1:27).
The church on earth is made up of sinners saved by the grace of God in Christ. It is the light of truth in a dark world. It is the [...]
5 Jan
Selected Canons From The Roman Catholic Council Of Trent
THE SIXTH SESSION: JUSTIFICATION
Canon 4. If any one saith, that man’s free will moved and excited by God, by assenting to God exciting and calling, no-wise co-operates towards disposing and preparing itself for obtaining the grace of Justification; that it cannot refuse its consent, if it would, but that, as something inanimate, it does nothing [...]
3 Jan
Freemasonry: May A Christian Be A Member?
Recently, I was confronted with the question; “whether membership in the Church of Christ was compatible with membership in the Masonic Lodge, Freemasonry?” I made a rather detailed study of what constitutes Freemasonry in order that I might come to a personal conviction in attempting to answer the above question.
I would like to share with [...]
1 Jan
The Heresy Of Universal Atonement
Many today believe and teach the Arminian heresy of universal atonement.
A universal atonement means that Christ must have died for Esau whom God hated (Romans 9:13); Judas, “the son of perdition” (John 17:12); and Antichrist, the “man of sin” (2 Thessalonians 2:3); as well as the whore, the false church (Revelation 17:1-2); those who commit [...]
1 Jan
Does God Love Everyone?
Derek Dunn in the Ballymena Times (15 February, 2006) repeated the myth that God loves everybody. God loves the world, but in Scripture that rarely means the entire human race (John 7:4; 12:19; Acts 17:6; 1 Corinthians 11:32). In the Old Testament, God loved only the nation of Israel (Deuteronomy 7:7), but even then not [...]
1 Jan
Proclaiming The True Passion Of Christ
In Mel Gibson’s film “The Passion of The Christ,” a sinful man acts the part of the Lord Jesus as He suffers the terrible wrath of God on behalf of His elect church.
Jesus Christ is both God and man. God is spirit and so cannot be portrayed, and (by God’s will) no one knows what [...]
1 Jan
Questions To Ask Jehovah’s Witnesses
(Some quotations are from the Jehovah Witnesses’ [JW] New World Translation [NWT])
1. In John 20:28, Thomas refers to Jesus (in Greek) as ho kurios moi kai ho theos moi. This translates literally as “the Lord of me and the God of me.” Why does Jesus in John 20:29 affirm Thomas for having come to this [...]
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