Salvation 
General Conference – April 2016 – Saturday Afternoon Review by Tony Brown
(3)Having listened to the message by Elder Mervyn B. Arnold (of the Seventy) given at the General Conference, I felt compelled to action. His message entitled ‘To the Rescue: We Can Do It’, was a clarion call to reach the lost sheep. Quoting Matthew 18:11 and 14: “The Son of man is come to save… Read More ›
Keep The Commandments – Priesthood Session. General Conference October 2015 Thomas S. Monson
“If it be admitted that the apostles and evangelists did write the books of the New Testament, that does not prove of itself that they were divinely inspired at the time they wrote…. Add all this imperfection to the uncertainty of the translation, and who, in his right mind could for one moment suppose the… Read More ›
The Miracle of Forgiveness – Chapter 6 Review: Crime Against Nature by Gary Carter
As we move through our explanation of The Miracle of Forgiveness, we have and will do explore language and ideas that one finds difficult, uncomfortable or unpalatable. This chapter builds on chapter five’s theme of ‘sexual sin’ by exploring masturbation and homosexuality. It would be fair to say that whatever your perspective or belief… Read More ›
The Miracle of Forgiveness Chapter 3, Reviewed by Stephen Livings
This third chapter is entitled ‘None Righteous, No, Not One’ and its purpose is to make it very plain that we are all sinful. Spencer Kimball’s first point here is to suggest that, in general, people are far better at recognising the sins of others and the fact that others ought to repent, rather than… Read More ›
The Miracle of Forgiveness Ch. 2 reviewed by Stephen Livings
This second chapter is entitled ‘No Unclean Thing Can Enter’ and therefore it focuses largely on sin. In fact it dwells on the vast swathes of sin of which humans are capable. Anyone brought up in the LDS faith knows very well this obsession with sin. This personal striving to rid ourselves of sinful behaviour… Read More ›
The Miracle of Forgiveness
Are you forgiven? This is the most important question anyone can ever ask. The answer to it changes everything both in our relationships with others and most importantly in our relationship with God. The Bible says that ALL have sinned and fallen short of the glory of God (Romans 3:23). This means we all need forgiveness, the… Read More ›
Does the Mormon Church Teach Salvation by Grace? By Gary Carter.
An issue that has come up in my (Bobby) discussions with Mormons recently is the issue of whether the Mormon Church does teach a gospel of grace? Our new volunteer Gary Carter has put some thoughts down on this, please leave any comments or questions below. It is quite easy to walk through everyday life… Read More ›
We are saved by Grace!!
One thing I have wanted to discuss for a while now which is probably one of the most debated and misunderstood doctrines with evangelical Christianity, is the doctrine of salvation coming from faith and ultimately grace alone. This is a discussion where bible verses are thrown around, past LDS leaders quotes are thrown around and… Read More ›
The Sufficency of Christ
The Sufficiency of Christ So we have looked at the LDS and biblical view of sin and the different origins and effects of this, from both sides we can see that sin is something that to varying degrees seperates people from God and is something that needs to be overcome in order to have certainly… Read More ›
