Wednesday, September 28, 2022

Excerpts from Hortator (pseud.), Simplicity of Health (1829)

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I have been reading some works on 19th-century views of tobacco, alcohol, tea, and coffee. Here are some notes f rom: Hortator (pseud.), Sim...

Responding to Criticisms of the First Vision and Debate Challenge on Modalism as the Earliest LDS Christology

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Recently, Dan Vogel wrote the following in response to a presentation I gave on the First Vision  (I have uploaded the unedited powerpoint s...

An Example of Accommodation by Brigham Young

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    In January 1867, Congress passed legislation prohibiting the territories from discrimination based on race, making any territorial rat...

Dallin H. Oaks (June 13, 2015) on the "Witness" of Christ and Modern Apostles

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    On June 13th, 2015 Elder Oaks and church Historian Richard E. Turley spoke at a regional conference in Boise. The purpose of the Confe...

Chris W. Lee on John 8:44 in light of Genesis 2:17 and Related Issues

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    Jesus’ description of the devil ( διαβολος ) as “a liar and the father of lies” in John 8:44 could possibly be an indirect allusion to...

Chris W. Lee on εφ' ω in Romans 5:12 in Death Warning in the Garden of Eden (2020)

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    Rom 5:12 was the foundational text on which Augustine of Hippo (354-430 CE) formulated his doctrine of “original sin.” In particular, ...

Excerpts from Elias Smith, The Age of Enquiry (1825)

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The following are excerpts from: Elias Smith, The Age of Enquiry, Christian’s Pocket Companion And Daily Assistant; Calculated Also For Th...