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 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 MoreSalvation or Judgement: Heaven or Hell | Fresh Start 10
God is at work through Jesus Christ to bring sinners into relationship with him. Our response to God’s work shapes how we live our lives – and determines what happens to us when this life is over.
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.
Read MoreThe Work of Jesus, His Life, & Ministry | Fresh Start 5
Jesus’ purpose in coming to this earth was to die for the sins of humanity that separate us from our Creator.
Read MoreThe Deity & Humanity of Christ | Fresh Start 4
Explore what the biblical account reveals about the unique identity of Jesus.
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.
Read MoreEve’s Sin – What Really Happened?
Eve’s choice in the Garden of Eden was a catastrophe that ruined the human race – apart from the saving plan God set into motion through Jesus Christ.
Read MoreJesus: Older Brother or Eternal God?
Jesus is important to both Latter-day Saints and traditional Christians. Both groups agree on much about Jesus’ earthly life, but diverge in a major way about Jesus’ pre-earth identity.
Read MoreGod: Eternal Deity or Exalted Man?
Far from being an exalted man, God is completely unique as the eternal Creator of all things who has always been everything he is now.
Read MoreGod: Body or Spirit?
Jesus is important to both Latter-day Saints and traditional Christians. Both largely agree on Jesus’ earthly life, but diverge significantly about Jesus’ pre-earth identity.
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