Charles Spurgeon, preaching on John 9:38: (more…)

Man!  Where have I been??!!  Kerry has been sharing beginner Hebrew lessons in Genesis!  Puts me to shame.  I have no idea how to place Hebrew script on wordpress.

Our church family will be in Genesis 17 this Sunday night.

I am telling my wife right now to get these guys to play at my funeral or to be more accurate, my “home-going celebration”. (more…)

Is anyone going to blog the sessions of this new conference?  LDS or evangelical?  Gregory?  Dan Peterson (Didn’t he say he had the time for this? 🙂  Aaron?  Andy or anythingbutlukewarm?  I am interested to hear what will be said.  I have never met any of these speakers, except very briefly, Bill.

(My wife and I are renewing our wedding vows just for the sake of a joyous celebration of our marriage in the Lord.  The service will be at the church building in Ammon, Friday night, May 30th at 6:30 p.m.  You are all invited.  My four kids are excited.  And Pastor Joe Lacy from Rexburg, Idaho will be officiating and sharing a little from the Word.)

Do LDS still believe and maintain this in 2008?  When I googled the above title entry,  TT at Faith Promoting Rumor appeared as the top entry (way to go, TT), which then led me to Kevin Barney’s paper.  I read it and noted especially pages 17-18.

This weekend, our church family entered the new territory of John 9.

Evangelical men have weighed in on the subject of John 9:2.  Here is a sampling from a half dozen. (more…)

The Barnes & Noble bookstore in Idaho Falls features two new books.

1) Stolen Innocence (2008 ) by Elissa Wall

There are (at least) some similarities between LDS and FLDS:

Priesthood in the FLDS is a hard concept for outsiders to understand.  First, to “hold the priesthood” is to hold the power and authority of God, delegated to men (17).

We follow the prophet.  – FLDS Parable (22)

To be an apostate was even worse than being a gentile.  Gentile was the term given to all non FLDS people, no matter their religion, but an apostate was someone who had lost faith or had left the church, turning their back on the priesthood.  Apostates were viewed as one of the worst kinds of evil (82).

For time and all eternity.  – FLDS wedding vow (90)

I am just overwhelmed and grieved by Elissa’s story.

2.  When Men Become Gods (2008 ) by Stephen Singular

I wish this was all just fiction in America, rather than non-fiction.  Stephen picks up Elissa’s story and the events of others.

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Here is a recent, interesting post on LDS and FLDS differences as explained by an LDS lifer. 

LDS fundamentalism seems drastically different to the fundamentals of Christianity in so many categories of belief.

I like the label “Latter-day Saints”. But it will take the sweeping power of God to infuse biblical truth as I am being taught by the Spirit into that label. (more…)

First Question

We just finished John 8 in our Sunday morning studies.  One friend told me before the worship service that Jesus is Jehovah, the God of the Old Testament.  He expressed ideas like this post.

My friend told me I get the idea of the Trinity from Constantine and not from the Bible. 

He said there is a clear distinction between Jesus as Jehovah and His Father.  I smiled and agreed on this assertion after my polite disagreement over his first point.

But then I told him that in the Old Testament, there is clear distinction between Father as Jehovah and the divine Servant/Son.

Would you accept this latter biblical proposition?

Second Question

In looking at scripture text, I think amen is an attribute used equally of both Father and Son, but not for anyone else.  Do you? 

Third Question (Just for kicks)

“Verily, verily” – is this expression utilized by anyone other than Jesus Christ in LDS scriptures and commentary writings?

I would like to hear from one of the wordpress community atheists.

He has dedicated a whole post to someone I like, creationist Ken Ham of AIG.

But the last paragraph in his comment #5 rises to the top for me as the most eye-catching:

I suppose I should also add that I am an ex-Christian. My younger years in the Catholic church, then Fundamental Baptist for about 8 years or so (KJV all the way! lol). Read the Bible cover to cover many times. So, for those who may think I’m speaking out of ignorance, I did “give it a shot.”

In this thread, is there a way that I could hear from the young atheist a synopsis of this 8 year story as a Fundamental Baptist?

I am one of those Fundamental Baptist preachers who uses the KJV.

Is godkillzyou game for this?

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And his email address: godkillzyou . . . hmmm, this sounds like what God did to me in Romans 6.  It was the best thing that ever happened to me.  The old Todd Wood buried.  And that is only the beginning of my story.

Clyde D. Ford, a physician in SLC, sent me a twirlin’ and a whirlin’ with his May 5, 2008, Dialogue paper on alternative trinitarianism.  And it’s 11:17 p.m.  I need to go to bed;  I’ve got a big day tomorrow.

But doesn’t he know “what is the Book of Mormon doctrine of the Trinity?”

After working all the way, page after page, through ancient backgrounds, to early 19th century opinions, and key issues and questions, now, who am I suppose to turn to for an authoritative answer on this vital question?