In The Book of Mormon, we meet three anti-Christ preachers: Sherem, Nehor, and Korihor. We also read of two groups of disaffected Nephites who took on similar beliefs: the people at Ammonihah (Alma 9-12) and the Zoramites (Alma 31-35). As I read about Korihor in Alma 30 last week, I wanted to compare the arguments … Continue reading The philosophies of Satan versus the Word of God
Why do bad things happen to good people? Why does anyone have to die? Why is there evil in the world? These questions are continually asked, by people who already believe in God, and by those who don’t, as reason for not believing. It’s called ‘the problem of evil’. And yet, these questions are perfectly … Continue reading The ‘problem of evil’
Have you ever thought about whether you could have done what our Saviour did in Gethsemane and on the cross? In a Sunday School class earlier this year, while discussing the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we considered questions like, ‘Would you do what the Saviour did? Would you suffer these things for everyone on earth?’ … Continue reading Our Only Hope
I like the imagery Paul uses in his letter to the Roman Saints as he teaches them about sin, grace, justification and salvation. He contrasts the actions of Adam and Christ and parallels them with death and life. Sin, or transgression, brought death into the world – and us. Grace through the Atonement of Jesus … Continue reading The life-giving power of the Sacrament
Someone once asked me why, if God is omnipotent, there is anything that ‘cannot be’ – basically, why the rules about things like sin and uncleanness? Why cannot a person who has lived an okay life, yet made mistakes, be in the presence of the Eternal God? The doctrine is that “no unclean thing can … Continue reading Law and the presence of God
Peaceable Treasures 