Equipping Saints • Engaging Culture • Examining Claims
Photo: Via Wikipedia Commons. Model of the interior of the Washington D. C. Latter Day Saint Temple. Taken on January 30, 2020, at the visitor center at the temple. This file is made available under the Creative Commons CC0 1.0 Universal Public Domain Dedication. Temples Without Biblical Foundation: A Theological Analysis of the Absence of…
Who Are They, What Happened, and Where Are They Now? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, with its approximately seventeen million members worldwide, has long projected an image of unity, doctrinal certainty, and divine mandate. Founded by Joseph Smith in 1830 in the Burned-Over District of upstate New York—a region so named for…
Official LDS Positions, Critical Analysis, and the Utah Lighthouse Ministry Critique A Scholarly Journalistic Analysis I. Introduction: Understanding the Pearl of Great Price The Pearl of Great Price stands as one of the four canonical “standard works” of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, alongside the Bible, the Book of Mormon, and the…
Photo: Just for the record, it didn’t work like this: “Woe unto thee, Babylon! For the great sphere hath declared: Outlook Not So Good.” An Academic, Historical, and Traditional Christian Analysis of LDS Prophetic Claims Introduction In examining the role of prophets within The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, one must first understand…
Photo: An AI-generated image imagines Jesus confronting two LDS missionaries on a street corner: “In my day, the Elders sat at the city gates sharing wisdom earned over decades. You two look like you still get carded for buying Diet Coke.” A Comprehensive Examination from a Traditional Christian Perspective Introduction The Church of Jesus Christ…
THE ANGEL MORONI AND CHRISTIAN ANGELOLOGY: A Scholarly Examination of Divergent Doctrines Introduction: The Golden Figure on Temple Spires His likeness adorns the steeples of many Latter-day Saint temples, a gleaming golden figure with a trumpet raised to his lips, symbolizing the restoration of the gospel of Jesus Christ to the earth. He was the…
Photo: On an April morning in 2008, law enforcement vehicles encircled the main temple rising from the dusty plains of the Yearning for Zion Ranch near Eldorado, Texas. The sprawling compound served as the heart of the Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, a secretive sect that had retreated from the outside world…
A Critical Analysis from a Comparative Theological Perspective A Scholarly Examination of LDS Pneumatology in Light of Historic Christian Orthodoxy A Comparative Theological Analysis: “Are Mormons Christian?” Series Abstract This article provides a comprehensive scholarly analysis of the pneumatology of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS), examining, in particular, the LDS teaching…
Photo: Okay, seriously, how many of you are behind the trees? Is there a shuttle bus? A Critical Examination of Latter-day Saint Theology on the Book of Mormon and First Vision from a Comparative Theological Perspective A Comparative Theological Analysis: “Are Mormons Christian?” Series Abstract This article examines the foundational historical claims of The Church…
Photo: Lo, the Savior is coming, the prophets declare— The times are fulfilling; O Zion, prepare! The Savior is coming: but where shall he come? Will he find the palace of princes, a home? No! O no, in his temple he’ll surely attend; But O where is the “temple,” where Christ shall descend? The first…