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- ...erican Religions, 283-87; Nathan O. Hatch, The Democratization of American Christianity,88.22 KB (3,320 words) - 14:11, 13 April 2024
- ...ss the theosis found in Early Judeao/Christian thought, with New Testament Christianity believing that Christ was the firstfruits of theosis just as he was the fir6 KB (1,067 words) - 15:56, 13 April 2024
- Biblical Keys for Discerning True and False Prophets/Considering Joseph Smith/Jesus and Joseph Smith...paradigm is better?” For example, anyone can try to explain the rise of Christianity as “a damage limitation exercise on the part of a traumatized group of di9 KB (1,554 words) - 14:01, 13 April 2024
- ...which Abanes interprets the Deuteronomy 13 test is that of later Orthodox Christianity, not of the ancient Israelites being addressed. In the thread, Abanes made7 KB (1,070 words) - 14:01, 13 April 2024
- ...Saints have misjudged the value of "true" [i.e., conservative Evangelical] Christianity based on the actions of others. This is not the case—Latter-day Sain It is not that Latter-day Saints have rejected Evangelical Christianity because of the actions of Evangelicals. Most members are probably unaware16 KB (2,615 words) - 14:22, 13 April 2024
- ...n of Calvinism, defender of the evangelical reformed version of Protestant Christianity, as he corresponds with a character known first as "Elder Hahn" until a dé3 KB (587 words) - 14:13, 13 April 2024
- *[[/Section 3|Claims made in "Section 3: Mormon Religion and Christianity"]]1 KB (155 words) - 14:00, 13 April 2024
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- ...into heaven discards the beliefs of several founding fathers of modern day Christianity=== ...into heaven discards the beliefs of several founding fathers of modern day Christianity. They correctly taught the true meaning of the word 'flesh' as not being li4 KB (588 words) - 16:35, 30 April 2024
- {{misinformation|Anxious to exclude members of the Church from Christianity and wanting to make them appear arrogant, the authors omit the ''reason'' f11 KB (1,759 words) - 13:33, 13 April 2024
- ...ds. We have been told a great many times that polygamy is not according to Christianity. The Protestant reformers believed the doctrine of polygamy. Philip, Landgr45 KB (7,254 words) - 14:17, 13 April 2024
- ...| start=1–}} See especially, Gee, "Corruption of Scripture in Early Christianity."{{link1|url=http://mi.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=42&chapid=206}}12 KB (1,895 words) - 14:17, 13 April 2024
- ...aim that the Church of Jesus Christ's theology was closer to Hinduism than Christianity.<ref>See citation in {{FR-10-1-3}}</ref>)9 KB (1,316 words) - 14:17, 13 April 2024
- * "...they don't know the real God of Christianity." (p.12)3 KB (497 words) - 14:22, 13 April 2024
- * Anxious to exclude members of the Church from Christianity and wanting to make them appear arrogant, the authors omit the ''reason'' f546 bytes (74 words) - 15:40, 13 April 2024
- {{QandA|Question: You are presenting many different ideas or groups who claim Christianity, but all do not hold to the same truth. So, who is right? There can be only All Christian groups must grapple with this issue. Much of Christianity settled on the Nicene creed as a solution. The Latter-day Saints reject th24 KB (4,127 words) - 15:40, 13 April 2024
- .... I declare, personally, if I could see nothing better than what is called Christianity there, I would be an infidel too; and I say the same also in regard to Prot45 KB (8,661 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...fined to one wife, like some of those narrow, contracted nations of modern Christianity.45 KB (8,337 words) - 14:33, 13 April 2024
- ...an, by the side of a nasty sneaking apostate who is opposed to nothing but Christianity. I say to the former, Go in peace, sir, go and prosper if you can. But we h12 KB (2,196 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...does not. It shows the nature of his opposition to that peculiar trait of Christianity, based upon the principles of eternal duration, increase, power, glory, and32 KB (5,819 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...cannot bring me any other standard that is a lawful one. You may teach me Christianity, as you call it; you may try to govern me by a republican government, as yo45 KB (8,398 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...ling to give to me as I am to give to you? Have you got true principles of Christianity? They are also mine. I never had any occasion to have a quarrel or debate w44 KB (8,351 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...ion under which all are placed. Though some may think it a decided mark of Christianity, that it is a proof of deep piety, and bespeaks the character of Saints, an46 KB (8,781 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...o be the most enlightened, and that profess to be, "if Mormonism prevails, Christianity will come down." ...ther there is one item that is new, or that is in any way an innovation on Christianity.42 KB (7,756 words) - 14:32, 13 April 2024
- ...the world, and you will find a considerable part of those who give tone to Christianity as it is in the world, standing in these miserable relations, {{page break45 KB (8,717 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- ...n the earth. They are not angry with me or with you; and the professors of Christianity, the priests, are not angry with us, but they are filled with wrath and ind43 KB (8,245 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- ...he Apostles and Saints of old, in preference to the Gospel blaze of modern Christianity. The ancient doctrine and power will unlock the mysteries of heaven and pou40 KB (7,557 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- ...writers and statesmen of the age to cry out, "Annihilate the 'Mormons,' or Christianity is down," and thereby seek to raise the ruthless hand of military power to13 KB (2,422 words) - 14:43, 13 April 2024
- |>=[[../7|Mahometanism and Christianity]] Christianity had become so corrupt and divided, that none of the Christian princes were32 KB (5,826 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- |H=MAHOMETANISM AND CHRISTIANITY |T=Journal of Discourses 3: MAHOMETANISM AND CHRISTIANITY17 KB (3,008 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- |<=[[../7|Mahometanism and Christianity]]29 KB (5,716 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- ...t have been revealed to man, which are now called the various doctrines of Christianity, of which all the professors of religion believe a portion; but severally r Take the mother of modern Christianity; go into Italy—to Rome, the seat of her government, and we find that they60 KB (11,377 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...r five heads, and expatiate upon each part, and illustrate the beauties of Christianity in former days, and picture the scenes of suffering which the former-day Sa28 KB (5,289 words) - 14:50, 13 April 2024
- ...a series of visions and voices from God that resulted in his conversion to Christianity at the age of seventy-six.22 KB (3,480 words) - 23:06, 9 May 2024
- Can their mockeries of Christianity, their persistent blasphemies, be accounted for upon any other hypothesis?53 KB (7,977 words) - 13:34, 13 April 2024
- ...the Scriptures are a history. You may take the plan and details of former Christianity; But, unless it is reduced to practice, it will not benefit the people.21 KB (3,987 words) - 14:51, 13 April 2024
- ...presentatives of Eastern, Western, Southern, and Northern civilization and Christianity, all combined. ..., together with the amalgamating process as another of the institutions of Christianity. And another grand institution they have among them is prostitution.47 KB (8,783 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- ...enemies are trying to come here to teach this people civilization and pure Christianity by killing our men and sleeping with our women. It seems that we have been25 KB (4,635 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- In other days, men have had their theories and their ideas about Christianity, Paganism, &c., which were referred to this morning. But we believe in livi ...lderness to seek among the savages of the forest that freedom denied us by Christianity. Did we in this transgress any laws of the United States, depart from any u31 KB (5,748 words) - 14:53, 13 April 2024
- ...s of the mountains associated with the people of God a thousand miles from Christianity, civilization, and the fruits thereof—at least such as are now manifest t23 KB (4,344 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- ...y, that we are delivered from that Christian nation. Deliver me from their Christianity and from them.19 KB (3,799 words) - 14:52, 13 April 2024
- ...and the Devil could not invent a better engine to spread his work than the Christianity of the nineteenth century.25 KB (4,718 words) - 14:53, 13 April 2024
- ...to continue? Is there any evidence in the Bible that it was to cease when Christianity should be introduced by our Saviour and his Apostles? What was the conditio ...must not bebaptized—they must be rejected. This would be the argument of Christianity in the nineteenth century. But can we suppose that Jesus would be so incons51 KB (9,551 words) - 14:53, 13 April 2024
- ...rceive the agreement between the ancient Prophets in the Old Testament and Christianity. Here, then, we have the testimony of early Christian writers that many of59 KB (10,547 words) - 14:54, 13 April 2024
- ...views of the different dispensations generally obtain among professors of Christianity.37 KB (7,012 words) - 14:54, 13 April 2024
- ...Saints. Do you realize that there is not another denomination, professing Christianity, that enjoys this privilege in so great a degree as do the Latter-day Saint12 KB (2,275 words) - 14:56, 13 April 2024
- ...e ready when King James Buchanan sent his friends here to initiate us into Christianity. If we had not been ready, your heads and mine might have been cold ere to-14 KB (2,648 words) - 14:56, 13 April 2024
- ...he Religion of Jesus Christ As Enjoyed By the Saints and that of Professed Christianity]]32 KB (6,055 words) - 14:57, 13 April 2024
- ...HE RELIGION OF JESUS CHRIST AS ENJOYED BY THE SAINTS AND THAT OF PROFESSED CHRISTIANITY ...HE RELIGION OF JESUS CHRIST AS ENJOYED BY THE SAINTS AND THAT OF PROFESSED CHRISTIANITY19 KB (3,596 words) - 14:57, 13 April 2024
- ...he Religion of Jesus Christ As Enjoyed By the Saints and that of Professed Christianity]]9 KB (1,664 words) - 14:57, 13 April 2024
- ...it is simply because they are not Christians as the New Testament defines Christianity. How shall we believe the Scriptures, if we do not believe them as we find12 KB (2,187 words) - 14:33, 13 April 2024
- Those who follow modern Christianity say that we have revived the customs of ancient heathenism—the practices27 KB (5,051 words) - 14:34, 13 April 2024
- Talk of Christianity and of the Gospel of the Son of God, in all the ages of the world, whenever ...e with their high state of civilization and purity. God save us from such "Christianity," from this time, henceforth and forever. ["Amen" from voices in the congre35 KB (6,519 words) - 14:48, 13 April 2024
- ...ion and intelligence of ancient barbarism, then, as now, under the name of Christianity, and other euphonious appellations which are common to us, and that we are ...onscience, and cannot fall down and worship before the Moloch of an effete Christianity.29 KB (5,422 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...and for the Kingdom of our God. They might as well say there is no room in Christianity for the love of God. Why, this great government was established for the ver34 KB (6,288 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...NIZATION OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST—"MORMONISM" IS A RESTORATION OF ANCIENT CHRISTIANITY—JOSEPH SMITH A TRUE PROPHET—PLURAL MARRIAGE PRACTICED BY MEN OF GOD IN ...NIZATION OF THE CHURCH OF CHRIST—"MORMONISM" IS A RESTORATION OF ANCIENT CHRISTIANITY—JOSEPH SMITH A TRUE PROPHET—PLURAL MARRIAGE PRACTICED BY MEN OF GOD IN42 KB (7,641 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...is was to be an event of the last days—the hour of God's judgment, which Christianity itself, in its perverted state, will admit is at the end of the world. John31 KB (5,846 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...istianity as they were revealed by the Savior Himself. To-day with all the Christianity that prevails in the world where do you find men who are willing to receive ...s something up here in Utah that is not right, that is not consistent with Christianity, or the enlightenment of the age, has caused, perhaps, some distress, cause22 KB (4,154 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...uits of righteousness, it does seem singularly strange that men professing Christianity should be found among our most bitter opponents.16 KB (2,933 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...ecause they would not purify their lives by the regenerating principles of Christianity; because they would not deny themselves of those forbidden fruits and of th ...ld have been an upas breath that they would have breathed when vindicating Christianity; while they themselves were so inadequate to the responsibilities—being d28 KB (5,110 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...ess influence of religious bigotry and sectarian fanaticism of an apostate Christianity. It is even better to look for justice in courts under the ruling powers of17 KB (2,868 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...or; and to do away with these gifts destroys the fundamental principles of Christianity. ...ople. He understood the difference between modern Christianity and ancient Christianity. And when the Urim and Thummim was lighted up by the power of God, and magn36 KB (6,709 words) - 14:45, 13 April 2024
- ...the minds of the people, and at the same time he who stood at the head of Christianity be rejected from the head to the foot of the whole body.31 KB (5,660 words) - 14:45, 13 April 2024
- ...the presbytery." And when we speak of missions, in those early periods of Christianity no person assumed to go on a mission among the inhabitants of the earth, un44 KB (8,052 words) - 14:45, 13 April 2024
- ...ds. We have been told a great many times that polygamy is not according to Christianity. The Protestant reformers believed the doctrine of polygamy. Philip, Landgr31 KB (5,725 words) - 14:34, 13 April 2024
- ...ow definitely and positively that men, by wisdom, cannot find out God. And Christianity, at the present time, is no more enlightened than other systems have been.42 KB (7,896 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- |H=THE SACRAMENT—THE CHURCH OF CHRIST—DIFFERENT DOGMAS OF CHRISTIANITY—BOOK OF MORMON—THE TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH SMITH ...Discourses 12: THE SACRAMENT—THE CHURCH OF CHRIST—DIFFERENT DOGMAS OF CHRISTIANITY—BOOK OF MORMON—THE TESTIMONY OF JOSEPH SMITH20 KB (3,650 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- Question. If every friend to the cause of apostolic christianity, would subscribe and pay in advance for the above mentioned books, (so smal66 KB (11,683 words) - 15:50, 13 April 2024
- ...out of your head if you did not keep your mouth shut. That was the kind of Christianity I was brought up amongst, and I came to these mountains to get among a peop9 KB (1,638 words) - 14:34, 13 April 2024
- ...ughfare the victims of corruption and vicious passion, and the devotees of Christianity jostle against each other. In the same locality edifices, whose lofty tower ...es, but it is decidedly too small. This is unquestionably the fault with a Christianity that does not extend the mantle of salvation to all who should be the recip35 KB (6,570 words) - 14:35, 13 April 2024
- If we converse with the votaries of modern Christianity about the persecutions which the Apostles and Prophets endured, and which a30 KB (5,440 words) - 14:35, 13 April 2024
- ...nge all the ordinances of God's house, and conform to the dogmas of modern Christianity and to the corruptions of the age. Will the Latter-day Saints do this? No;27 KB (4,998 words) - 14:35, 13 April 2024
- ..., how few of them believe, or even profess to believe in the principles of Christianity. There are a few sects, but a great number of people do not join themselves27 KB (4,986 words) - 14:35, 13 April 2024
- ...by the ancient church. Now come down from the days of the introduction of Christianity into Palestine to the present period and place your finger, if you can, on33 KB (6,118 words) - 14:35, 13 April 2024
- ...portions of mankind where they have travelled, than from those who profess Christianity.26 KB (4,913 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- |H=NECESSITY OF AN INSPIRED LEADER IN THE CHURCH—CHRISTIANITY AND PAGANISM—AUTHORITY |T=Journal of Discourses 12: NECESSITY OF AN INSPIRED LEADER IN THE CHURCH—CHRISTIANITY AND PAGANISM—AUTHORITY20 KB (3,485 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- Our prophet, before us, told us that if we could get out of the way of Christianity, so called, and civilization, we could serve God and build {{page break|31148 KB (9,182 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- Our prophet, before us, told us that if we could get out of the way of Christianity, so called, and civilization, we could serve God and build {{page break|31128 KB (5,473 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...ound to so great an extent amongst them. And this is civilization, this is Christianity; this is the height of the glory and intelligence of the 19th century.18 KB (3,288 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- ...t oneness which characterized the followers of Christ in the early days of Christianity. It required the Lord our God to stretch forth His arm to bring this to pas26 KB (4,848 words) - 14:36, 13 April 2024
- The Christian world believe in God, but they say He has no body. Christianity does not teach any such thing. "God has no parts and He is without passions30 KB (5,696 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...ased husband. The law was in full force at the time of the introduction of Christianity—a great many centuries after it was given. The reasoning of the Sadducees ...These nations, however, were very powerful {{page break|195|top}} and when Christianity came to them, especially the Roman nation, it had to bow to their mandates45 KB (8,154 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...el throughout the United States and through the nations of Europe in which Christianity prevails, and talk with the people about their institutions, they will boas42 KB (7,550 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...ave gathered here. They understand and know the effects of what, is called Christianity. But it is otherwise with our children. They have been brought up here; and13 KB (2,474 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...do particularly with temporal matters. It is a tradition almost as old as Christianity. It has come down to us for generations and centuries, and is fully interwo29 KB (5,444 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...for the redemption of the race and its enlightenment in the principles of Christianity. To accomplish the fulfilment of the predictions contained in the Bible the31 KB (5,763 words) - 14:38, 13 April 2024
- ...r. Find a true philosopher and you find one who has the true principles of Christianity. He delights in them; and sees and understands the hand of Providence guidi45 KB (8,860 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...quired this at that time to convince the people; but when the doctrines of Christianity became popular it was no longer necessary. I do not need this; do you? No.18 KB (3,498 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...session; or, rejecting those truths, become enthusiasts in, what you call, Christianity."15 KB (2,811 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...led to bring the world into subjection to moral laws. I would not say that Christianity has failed; the religion of Christ has not failed, but those professing thi23 KB (4,504 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...He was not referring to atheists and deists, and those who did not profess Christianity; but of professed religionists, people who profess to believe in the Bible ...he world of mankind who were unbelievers in ancient days, and to establish Christianity in the earth, and the latter once done on a firm foundation, they were no l42 KB (7,954 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...d yet they follow us up, their object, professedly, being to convert us to Christianity, but in reality it is to induce us to apostatize until they get the upper h29 KB (5,606 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- ...xistence, for look at the meek who lived on the earth in the first ages of Christianity. Did they inherit the earth? No. What was their destiny? To wander about in42 KB (7,778 words) - 14:38, 13 April 2024
- |>=[[../36|The Gathering—The Rise of the Church—The Book of Mormon—True Christianity]]12 KB (2,155 words) - 14:38, 13 April 2024
- |H=THE GATHERING—THE RISE OF THE CHURCH—THE BOOK OF MORMON—TRUE CHRISTIANITY ...ses 14: THE GATHERING—THE RISE OF THE CHURCH—THE BOOK OF MORMON—TRUE CHRISTIANITY43 KB (7,922 words) - 14:38, 13 April 2024
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- ...ity into such disrepute. Ministers may take that course, but what of their Christianity? Nothing; it is all humbug and "bosh," and the people know it, and the time24 KB (4,546 words) - 14:38, 13 April 2024
- ...Christendom is, that "These gifts were only intended for the first age of Christianity." But if these gifts are part of the Gospel, you do them away and you do aw37 KB (6,846 words) - 14:38, 13 April 2024