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Letters To A Mormon Elder: Chapter 15

Posted on April 1, 2024May 3, 2026 by Dennis Robbins

Letter 15 — Faith, Works, Justification Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Tuesday, July 31 Dear Steve, I hope you don’t mind “rapid-fire” letters, but I didn’t want you to think I had forgotten about you, so I wanted to get that letter out, while at the same time, I didn’t want…

Letters To A Mormon Elder: Chapter 17

Posted on April 1, 2024May 3, 2026 by Dennis Robbins

Letter 17 — Grace, Grace, Grace! Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Monday, August 6 Dear Steve, I enjoyed our phone call, brief as it was. I certainly understand your inability to talk freely in your situation right now. Hopefully, we will have time to talk openly on Friday. It’s late, and…

Letters To A Mormon Elder: The Mission President Speaks

Posted on April 1, 2024May 3, 2026 by Dennis Robbins

Letter 18 — The Mission President Speaks Letters To A Mormon Elder by James R. White Friday, August 10 Dear Sir: I am in receipt of your letter of Wednesday, August 8. I am sorry that you do not feel that you can allow the young men who serve in your mission area to make…

2 Corinthians 11:13-15: For such men are false apostles, deceitful workmen, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. And no wonder, for even Satan disguises himself as an angel of light. So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as servants of righteousness. Their end will correspond to their deeds.

Romans 3:20-24: For by works of the law no human being will be justified in his sight, since through the law comes knowledge of sin. But now the righteousness of God has been manifested apart from the law, although the Law and the Prophets bear witness to it— the righteousness of God through faith in Jesus Christ for all who believe. For there is no distinction: for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God, and are justified by his grace as a gift, through the redemption that is in Christ Jesus,

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