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- ...nion on Joseph Smith's character cannot be trusted, because Brigham was an apostle and utterly committed to Mormonism." ...to appear more Christian by emphasizing the doctrines which speak of basic Christian principles because they think this will appeal to broader society?"44 KB (7,051 words) - 17:45, 13 April 2024
- |H=The early Christian Church and the Great Apostasy |L4=The office of Apostle within the ancient Church of Jesus Christ587 bytes (86 words) - 14:00, 13 April 2024
- ...Lord concerning them, and what awaits the faithful follower of Joseph, the Apostle and Prophet of God, When in the stead thereof, they are told, after having ...and absurd. We believe, it is inconsistent, and not in accordance with the christian religion. We do not believe that God ever raised up a Prophet to christiani72 KB (12,886 words) - 15:09, 13 April 2024
- Question: Why do Mormons follow the practice of most Christians by resting and worshiping on Sunday?...ving the day of rest and worship on Sunday is consistent with the earliest Christian practice of which we have record=== ...ash;like most of the Christian world—is consistent with the earliest Christian practice of which we have record.17 KB (2,918 words) - 15:38, 13 April 2024
- ...numerate [enumerate] a host of our members who regularly attend those anti-christian meetings-but I will just mention with your permission the names of a few wh God, according to the apostle's statement, had fixed it by an irrevocable decree and that before the worl67 KB (11,841 words) - 15:51, 13 April 2024
- ...gic, evil or ancient paganism. Why are these symbols visible on supposedly Christian buildings, of all places? Many ex-Mormons have claimed that the LDS secretl ...of Revelation. There it is said of a vision that was shown to the ancient apostle John, "And there appeared a great sign in heaven, in the likeness of things7 KB (1,150 words) - 15:20, 13 April 2024
- ...to any other mortal, including Joseph Smith. Is Mr. Powell unsure of what Christian theology is concerning Christ when he states that Jesus is merely one "of t ..._to_be_Christian_only_recently.3F|Have the LDS only recently claimed to be Christian?]]8 KB (1,361 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- *[[Born again translation|Being "born again": early Christian perspectives]] ...ake it appear as if the Latter-day Saints do not believe these fundamental Christian concepts.44 KB (7,529 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...ing:0.2em 0.4em;">Claim: "Furthermore the Bible repeatedly commands that a Christian leader is to be the husband of only one wife. (On screen: {{b|1|Timothy|3|2 Multiple early Christian writers also understood there to be no absolute prohibition against plural49 KB (8,019 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...produced out of love for our Lord Jesus Christ and love for our Mormon and Christian friends. We pray that it will touch the hearts of all who watch through the ...The viewer need only look to their abuse of scripture as we reinstate the apostle Paul's words (in brackets) that they removed in their video presentation.26 KB (4,387 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- It is very strange to hear a Bible-believing Christian claim that a burning in the bosom is of no importance, since it is taught i When the apostles were confronted with the issue of circumcision for Christian converts, they actually violated Jewish scriptural commands regarding circu31 KB (5,234 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...es more about God than philosophical speculation, and insists that he is a Christian, but the video does not quote this material: :''Am I Christian? Of course I am. I believe in Christ. I talk of Christ. I pray through Chri27 KB (4,448 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...holarly work of Robert Matthews on the manuscripts in the early 1970s, and apostle Bruce R. McConkie's embrace of the JST. ...KJV serves as a connection between the LDS Church and the remainder of the Christian world.5 KB (779 words) - 16:34, 28 April 2024
- ...that this particular list of questions was put together by an Evangelical Christian ministry. The answers provided here by FairMormon are directed to Christian ...he true church on earth, does that mean that the 3 living Nephites and the Apostle John went into apostasy also?"13 KB (2,209 words) - 14:10, 13 April 2024
- ...mons generally share one of two ideologies: (a) Evangelical/Fundamentalist Christian groups or (b) secular/agnostic/atheist, usually former members. Authors sh ...um of the Twelve Apostles. In the RLDS Church it may be used as a title, ''Apostle John Smith''. Use the term Elder in the LDS Church, ''Elder John Smith, a m27 KB (4,268 words) - 15:00, 13 April 2024
- ...rnoldy, "Ahead of 'September Dawn,' Mormon Church revisits dark period," ''Christian Science Monitor'' (24 August 2007). {{link|url=http://www.csmonitor.com/20 ...her people's faith. There is, unfortunately, a large tradition among some Christian ministers of mocking Mormon beliefs. Some of these ministers literally trav32 KB (4,917 words) - 15:20, 13 April 2024
- ...t rest as relates to the antiquity of the gospel proclamation is, that the apostle Paul says that the gospel which he proclaimed, or what was to the same effe ...gels should appear in this age of the world, as well as in the days of the apostle and prophets? there is certainly as much need of their administration now,69 KB (12,223 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ...ng from the Author of our exisence [existence], and is here defined by the apostle, as the power of God manifested in the salvation of the believer. Here was ...the true points of Christ's doctrine. In view of what is above stated the apostle said, 2nd Timothy, 4:3, 4 . for the time will come, when they will not endu73 KB (12,947 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ...the Church of Jesus Christ believe in more than one divine personage. Any Christian who does not embrace the late, non-biblical Trinitarian creeds will underst ...ter-day Saint supposition. Origin (A.D. 185–''ca.''254), head of the Christian Church in Alexandria, wrote:22 KB (3,787 words) - 14:19, 13 April 2024
- ...fication of previously accepted ideas. <ref>Maurice Wiles, ''The Making of Christian Doctrine'' (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1967), 4, 144.</ref> ...s speak of an unqualified Trinitarianism, one has moved from the period of Christian origins to, say, the last quadrant of the 4th century. <ref>RL Richard, "Tr18 KB (2,822 words) - 14:12, 13 April 2024