The Trinity
While, as finite creatures, we cannot ultimately understand everything about an infinite God, this series explains why the Trinity is the only view that takes seriously everything God has revealed about himself in the Bible.
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Tag: Doctrine
God’s Plan of Salvation | Fresh Start 3
God acted to provide a way – through the death and resurrection of Jesus our Savior – to overcome our sin and give us eternal life.
Read MoreCreation, 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?
Read MoreRediscovering 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 MorePlan of Eternal Progression | Fresh Start 9
Exaltation or eternal progression – the attaining of godhood – lies at the heart of the LDS motivation for obeying the commandments. What does the Bible say?
Read MoreThe Temple, Priesthood, & Authority | Fresh Start 8
Mormonism claims to have the restored priesthood. By contrast, this video examines what the Bible actually says about priesthood.
Read MoreThe Holy Spirit & the Church of Jesus Christ | Fresh Start 7
God has given us the Holy Spirit to every person who receives the message of Jesus’ saving work on the cross. One important act of the Spirit was to establish Christ’s church.
Read MoreThe Crucifixion & Resurrection of Jesus Christ | Fresh Start 6
The Christian gospel rests on two key events: the crucifixion and the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Here’s why those events are pivotal.
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