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Are Latter-day Saints Saved by Grace “After All They Can Do?

Apr 13, 2023 | The Gospel of Jesus Christ

Hey guys, so we’ve talked in the past about the Latter-day Saint perspective on grace and works, and I’m sure we’ll talk more about it in the future. But today, I just wanted to hone in on the single-most popular scripture from the Book of Mormon that gets brought up...

Why Don’t Latter-day Saints Believe in Creation out of Nothing (creatio ex nihilo)?

Mar 30, 2023 | The Gospel of Jesus Christ

Alright, so most traditional Christians believe that God created the universe out of nothing, or, in Latin, creatio ex nihilo. Latter-day Saints, on the other hand, believe that chaotic matter already existed, and God brought order to the chaos, giving it form and...

Feeling the Holy Ghost vs. the Gift of the Holy Ghost

Mar 20, 2023 | The Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Restoration of Christ's Church

Hey guys, so, quick rundown on the Holy Ghost: Latter-day Saints believe that the Holy Ghost is a member of the Godhead. He does not have a physical body of flesh and bone but is rather a personage of Spirit (hence, ghost). The Holy Ghost is a sanctifier, a teacher, a...

The Historical Context for Isaiah — Assyria, the Syro-Ephaimite War, & Babylon

Oct 13, 2022 | The Gospel of Jesus Christ

In 3 Nephi 23, Christ issues a really interesting commandment: “Yea, a commandment I give unto you that ye search these things diligently; for great are the words of Isaiah.” So let’s dig into Isaiah a little bit. There are a lot of different routes we could go with...

Why You Should Pay Attention to Names in the Bible and Book of Mormon

Sep 24, 2022 | The Gospel of Jesus Christ

Hey guys, so, in some ancient cultures, like ancient Israel, oftentimes, the name given to a person or place told you something about that person or place. For example, in Genesis 32, after Jacob wrestles with a divine being, we read, “And Jacob called the name of the...

What Is the Apocrypha?

Jul 19, 2022 | The Gospel of Jesus Christ, The Restoration of Christ's Church

Alright, so we’re going to talk about the Apocrypha today. It’s a term you’ve probably heard thrown around every now and then but it can be a tough concept to grasp sometimes simply because it can mean slightly different things to different groups of people. In this...
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