Ireland’s Robert Boylan has called our attention to two commentaries on recently-issued Gospel Topics essays from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The first is from Brant Gardner: “A Reaction to the Church’s Recent Essay on Book of Mormon Geography” The second is from Clark Goble: “On the Church Masonry Essay” *** We’ve certainly taken hits. More than a few once-faithful Latter-day Saints have gone missing. All of us know... Read more
New Testament Notes 83-85
Luke 6:46-49 Compare Matthew 7:21-27 As I’ve mentioned before, one would be hard-pressed — frankly, I think it an impossible task — to construct an argument for the doctrine of salvation by grace alone, without works, from the four New Testament gospels. And this comment from Jesus, whether in its Lukan or its Matthean form, is clearly one of the gospel teachings that advocates of such a doctrine would need to overcome. I’m quite confident that they... Read more