The Joseph Smith translation changes Luke 17:21 to read, “the kingdom of God has already come unto you…” Bruce R. McConkie “One of the heresies which prevails in a large part of modern Christendom is the concept that Jesus did not organize a Church or set up a formal kingdomContinue Reading

I had the opportunity to read about the Savior’s teaching in Luke on wealth recently. In Luke 12 we read: Take heed, and beware of covetousness: for a man’s life consisteth not in the abundance of the things which he possesseth.  And he spake a parable unto them, saying, TheContinue Reading

Elder Neil L. Andersen of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles explained how he was affected by hearing of a new convert who made the sacrifices required of him as a disciple of Jesus Christ: “I had just returned home from my mission. So much seemed ahead of me. WouldContinue Reading

The answer that Jesus gives that is the story of the Good Samaritan comes from a question that is asked of him in Luke 10. “Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?” “Who is my neighbour?” (see Luke 10:25,29) The Prophet Joseph Smith encouraged us to look for these questions as we seek understanding regarding the teachings in theContinue Reading

The Good Samaritan As A Type “This parable’s content is clearly practical and dramatic in its obvious meaning, but a time-honored Christian tradition also saw the parable as an impressive allegory of the Fall and Redemption of mankind. This early Christian understanding of the good Samaritan is depicted in aContinue 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

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

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

This pool [was] evidently a mineral spring of some sort whose waters bubbled intermittently as escaping gases broke the surface…No doubt these waters had-as hot mineral springs do in our day-some curative and healing powers, which gave rise to a legend, among the superstitious and spiritually illiterate Jews, that ‘anContinue Reading