Tag: grace
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“Mormon bad. Smith bad. You Cult.”
I got called a cultist yesterday. My skin is getting thicker about the accusation. I’m starting to realize it usually comes from people that don’t actually want to engage in theology. If someone says Protestantism is better and wants to make a positive argument about grace, salvation, or the trinity it is possible to have…
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The Works
It can be successfully argued that the Christian Bible (as opposed to the Hebrew Bible) preaches a religion based on grace not works. Since at least the Reformation there has been a tension among Christians between faith and works. The Book of Mormon clearly teaches the importance of good works. Mormonism leaves me with little…
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I’d rather be a bad Mormon than a good Episcopalian.
If it’s a choice between unmerited grace and merited rewards I choose the latter.
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Lilac Bush
Today is a beautiful day here in South Central Wisconsin. The sun is shining. The birds are chirping. And our lilac bush is in full bloom. It looks pink to me. Everyone assures me that lilac is a shade of purple. I often ask the question “How does it feel to be wrong?” The world…
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Spiritual Debt
I do not have a testimony of grace. I simply believe that all spiritual accounts must be paid. Each of us at any given time is either giving or taking light, love, truth, and life from the world. The more we take the more spiritual debt we incur. That debt weighs us down. That debt…
Latter Day Sinner 