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The Confutation Of Mormonism: Part 7

The nature of the created order testifies to God’s invisible attributes & authority.   By way of contrast, the LDS statements regarding the created order generally center on man, not God, insofar as the purpose of the created order, in LDS theology    is “ to provide a physical, temporal setting for God's spirit children to gain bodies, exercise agency, and gain experience to progress toward eternal exaltation.”  Romans 1:18 - 32 disagrees.   Romans 1:18 - 32: Paul is following the outline of Leviticus 18, following the form of a Hebraic lawsuit. Shema and Decalogue (1:18 - 21) God’s Image testifies to His attributes & Law. God created people. His temple bears His Image & runs according to His Law & Gospel. Historical Prologue (1:22 - 23) They suppressed God’s image & authority substituting their own, & made idols that looked & behaved like themselves. Stipulations/Prohibitions (1:24 - 28)    In Canaan & Rome, peopl...
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Tackling Tradition 61: When Did Sin Enter The World?

According to Traci Coston … One detail in the Genesis story that many people miss is this: Sin did not enter the world the moment Eve ate the fruit. It entered when Adam did. By the time the serpent appeared in the garden, sin was already present in creation—in Satan himself, who had rebelled against God and was now deceiving humanity. But it had not yet entered the human race or corrupted the world under Adam’s authority. When the serpent spoke to Eve, she was deceived. She actually believed what the serpent was telling her. We can even see confusion about God’s command in the way she repeats it: “God said, ‘You shall not eat of the fruit of the tree that is in the midst of the garden, neither shall you touch it, lest you die.’” — Genesis 3:3 But God never said anything about touching the tree. The original command was simply not to eat it: “Of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil you shall not eat.” — Genesis 2:17 That command had been given directly to Adam before Eve was even...
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Psalm 35

Great Is the  Lord Of David. 35  Contend, O  Lord , with those who contend with me;      fight against those who fight against me! 2  Take hold of shield and buckler      and rise for my help! 3  Draw the spear and javelin [ a ]      against my pursuers! Say to my soul,      “I am your salvation!” 4  Let them be put to shame and dishonor      who seek after my life! Let them be turned back and disappointed      who devise evil against me! 5  Let them be like chaff before the wind,      with the angel of the  Lord  driving them away! 6  Let their way be dark and slippery,      with the angel of the  Lord  pursuing them! 7  For without cause they hid their net for me;      without cause they dug a pit fo...
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Psalm 91

  My Refuge and My Fortress 91  He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High      will abide in the shadow of the Almighty. 2  I will say [ a ]  to the  Lord , “My refuge and my fortress,      my God, in whom I trust.” 3  For he will deliver you from the snare of the fowler      and from the deadly pestilence. 4  He will cover you with his pinions,      and under his wings you will find refuge;      his faithfulness is a shield and buckler. 5  You will not fear the terror of the night,      nor the arrow that flies by day, 6  nor the pestilence that stalks in darkness,      nor the destruction that wastes at noonday. 7  A thousand may fall at your side,      ten thousand at your right hand,      but i...
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Psalm 54

    O God, save me by your name,      and vindicate me by your might. 2  O God, hear my prayer;      give ear to the words of my mouth. 3  For strangers [ b ]  have risen against me;      ruthless men seek my life;      they do not set God before themselves.  Selah 4  Behold, God is my helper;      the Lord is the upholder of my life. 5  He will return the evil to my enemies;      in your faithfulness put an end to them. 6  With a freewill offering I will sacrifice to you;      I will give thanks to your name, O  Lord , for it is good. 7  For he has delivered me from every trouble,      and my eye has looked in triumph on my enemies.
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