Scripture
Posts related to scripture--interpretation and study
By: Paradox
The proper use of the word "hard" in context of the Gospel.
By: Paradox
It occurred to me that the papers I've been writing for my religion classes would make excellent posts. As such, you'll finally be seeing more of me. I'm sure you're very excited.
*End of hiatus*
By: Jeremy Harrison
ITT Tech and The University of Phoenix were not the first institutions to offer accelerated courses with quick job placement. In fact, this marketing/education tool has been in use from the days of Cain and Abel. I speak, of course, of the Master Mahan degree offered at Satan’s University (“SU”). You can find information about SU, whose mascot (of course) is The Devil, through several ways: disregarding the promptings of the Holy Ghost, watching anything on MTV or VH1, listening to 99.99% of the music on the radio today, and many other ways.
By: The Baron
There are two kinds of "false doctrine". Don’t confuse them:
1) Statements or teachings that are false.
2) Statements or teachings that are not known to be true.
By: Jeremy Harrison
[Admin note: Jeremy is an attorney from Houston, TX and a co-author of The Seer Stone. You can read more about him here.]
During the chaos of an election year, we are constantly bombarded with heated political arguments. One political issue, in particular, has always interested me in light of scriptural prophecy. I speak of illegal immigration through America's southern border and the immense effect that it has on the economy. Although I retain personal and quite strong feelings on the subject, this post is not intended to be a political commentary. Instead, I am simply putting forth my personal interpretation of a scriptural theory.
By: The Baron
Every ward has one. (Oftentimes, more than one...)
Charity 'black holes'.
Just like real black holes that suck in all forms of light and don't release anything out again, a "charity black hole" in the Church is a person or family that constantly consumes resources, charity, and service from other church members without ever offering anything back.
By: The Baron
Many personal and online conversations about the Church involve the phrase “One True Church”. Here’s an important consideration.
The key word in the phrase “One True Church” is not “One”, and it’s not “True”.
It’s “Church”...
By: The Baron
[Contains some spoilers for “Batman Begins” and “The Dark Knight”]
Batman and Superman—other than having approximately equal popularity--are arguably as complete opposites as one can find in the comic book world.
While Superman is basically the most powerful superhero imaginable—often with new abilities appearing out of nowhere with each new comic or film that's created--Batman, we should note, has no ‘powers’ at all.
By: The Baron
"Milk before Meat" is how the axiom goes--see 1st Corinthians 3:2. Not so in the blogosphere, where largely we view ourselves as full-fledged carnivores looking for the juiciest steaks we can find.
Or perhaps not. It came to me one day as I was sitting in a recent Sunday School class...
There is no 'meat' in the gospel.
Or rather, rephrasing: the milk *is* the meat.
By: The Baron
"Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith..." (Ether 12:4)
"O ye that are bound down under a foolish and a vain hope, why do ye yoke yourselves with such foolish things?" -- Korihor (Alma 30:13)
Question: what's the difference between a real hope and a false (or 'vain') hope?