Creation, Temptation, and The Fall | Fresh Start 2
What does it mean that human beings are made in God’s image? In what sense are humans fallen and sinful?
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Rediscovering the Nature of God
One of the most fundamental new ideas former Mormons must grapple with is the nature of God. Here’s how one person discovered this.
Read MoreHelping Former Mormons Tackle Theological Issues
A thoughtful mentor can help transitioning Mormons come to grips with biblical doctrines that are very different from the LDS world view.
Read MoreTackling Theological Issues
Given normative LDS beliefs, transitioning Mormons often struggle to understand or accept certain biblical doctrines.
Read MoreHow Mormons Think about Salvation
To help a former Mormon embrace a new relationship with God, it helps to understand how most Latter-day Saints are taught to think about salvation.
Read MoreThe Atonement: The Garden or the Cross?
Whatever suffering Jesus endured in the Garden of Gethsemane, it did not atone for our sin. That happened entirely on the cross.
Read MoreClarifying Salvation for Former Mormons – Part 2
A mentor’s goal is to help former Mormons understand salvation as good news, embrace God’s grace, and entrust their life and eternity to Jesus alone.
Read MoreClarifying Salvation for Former Mormons – Part 1
A mentor’s goal is to help former Mormons understand salvation as good news, embrace God’s grace, and entrust their life and eternity to Jesus alone.
Read MoreChoosing a Church based on Beliefs
As you think about choosing a church, examine that church’s beliefs. Are they faithful to the essentials of biblical Christianity?
Read MoreHow to Know Where You Stand with God
You can move beyond “hoping for the best” into confident assurance of your relationship with God because of his goodness, not your own.
Read MoreUnderstanding Priesthood After Mormonism
Only Jesus has the authority to act as a high priest before God, yet all Christ-followers are priests in a lesser sense.
Read MoreUnderstanding the Cross After Leaving Mormonism
The cross is more than just the way Jesus died. Christians honor the cross because there Jesus secured our eternal salvation.
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