Helaman 12 talks about the dangers of wealth. It says: 1 And thus we can behold how false, and also the unsteadiness of the hearts of the children of men; yea, we can see that the Lord in his great infinite goodness doth bless and prosper those who put theirContinue Reading

Why Miracles Are Necessary For The Salvation of Man Years ago I had the opportunity to meet and to learn from Robert J. Matthews. He has since passed away, but his teachings have helped me to better understand Jesus Christ and his gospel. There was a day when Brother MatthewsContinue Reading

Slaves be obedient to your masters! Texts: 1 Corinthians 7:20-22; Ephesians 6:5-9; 1 Timothy 6:1-2; Titus 2:9-10; 2 Peter 2:18-19 I like to remind students that the Bible was written by actual people that lived in a certain time and place. The authors of these texts viewed slavery differently thanContinue Reading

Brigham Young conceded that the “revelations of God contain correct doctrine and principles, so far as they go; but it is impossible for the poor, weak, low, groveling, sinful inhabitants of the earth to receive a revelation from the Almighty in all its perfections. He has to speak to usContinue Reading

This excerpt from Mike Wilcox’s book “Who shall be able to stand: Finding personal meaning in the Book of Revelation” is just pure gold. He is a brilliant writer, if you haven’t read anything by him, you need to go and pick up one of his books. Revelation 12:6-13 VersesContinue Reading

The God of the Bible has changed over time The use or non-use of the name of Israel’s god, Jehovah or Yahweh, is not the only distinctive feature between the Yahwist and Elohist traditions when it comes to how they portray and conceptualize the deity. Right from the Yahwist’s opening creation account in GenesisContinue Reading

On this page (see below) I will add content that illustrates how scripture is both human and divine. I am working on content to show that although scripture isn’t perfect, it has divinity throughout. I believe that the Spirit of God worked with human prophets, but these prophets were stillContinue Reading

The Omniscience of God God … knoweth all things, and there is not anything save he knows, 2 Ne. 9:20 (Morm. 8:17; D&C 127:2). I know all their works, 2 Ne. 27:27. Lord knoweth all things which are to come, W of M 1:7. Spirit knoweth all things, Alma 7:13. he knows all the thoughts and intents of the heart, Alma 18:32 (D&C 6:16). God knoweth all the times which are appointed unto man, AlmaContinue Reading

Dating the death of Christ God is the father of our spirits I AM – John 18.5 Jesus was astonished at the degree of suffering John 14 – The two Comforters Mark – The Misunderstood Messiah in the Gospel of Mark Monolatry in the Old Testament The Father and theContinue Reading

God is the Father of our spirits Bruce R. McConkie (Quorum of the Twelve) Elohim is the Father of spirits…. Our finite minds cannot comprehend his infinite laws. But we can envision him as a Father, as a personal, loving being filled with tenderness and compassion. He is more thanContinue Reading