This question is especially strange when one realizes that there are others in the Scriptures (particularly the Old Testament) who are called “son[s] of man” (Jeremiah 49:18, Ezekiel 4:16, Psalms 8:4). Elder James E. Talmage, a Biblical scholar, sheds light on the answer much more eloquently than I can in his much-recommended book, Jesus the [...] AKPC_IDS += "184916,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →
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Why is Jesus Called the Son of Man?
On April - 12 - 2010
Hand of the Lord
On February - 26 - 2010
The Bible often refers to the hand of the Lord. This is generally used metaphorically to represent God’s interactions with man. The interactions are sometimes described as being punishing due to sins, and other times, are comforting or rewarding, in response to valiant behavior. Listen to the words of Mormon: ‘Know ye not that ye [...] AKPC_IDS += "155343,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →
What do Mormons Believe About the Fall of Adam?
On September - 22 - 2009
Mormon beliefs consider the Fall of Adam to be a blessing, not a punishment. AKPC_IDS += "107420,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →
The Law of Sacrifice Part III – In Remembrance
On July - 22 - 2009
The evening before the Lamb of God was to be crucified for the sins of the world and hours before He was betrayed, the Lord Jesus was sitting with his Apostles in a “large upper room” (Mark 14:15). It was here that He first instituted the sacrament: “And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and [...] AKPC_IDS += "107424,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →
The Law of Sacrifice: Part II – A Great and Last Sacrifice
On July - 6 - 2009
Jesus the Christ fulfilled the law of Moses as the great and last sacrifice. All believers before His sacrifice looked forward to Him by offering blood sacrifices which were types and shadows of the ultimate sacrifice that would later end blood sacrifices. Now, we look back to this great event by taking the emblems of His flesh and His blood. AKPC_IDS += "107425,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →
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The Law of Sacrifice: Part I – Looking Forward
On June - 26 - 2009
The atonement of Jesus Christ is the central doctrine of Christianity, and all other Christian doctrines come out of and are appendages to it.1 Not only can these other doctrines be connected back to the Savior and His Atoning Sacrifice, but if they are not, “there will be no life nor substance nor redemption in [...] AKPC_IDS += "107426,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →
Who/What is God?
On June - 3 - 2009
Before I say anything else, I want to make it clear that the real answer to this question is beyond the scope of this article; indeed, it is beyond the scope of mortality and all things temporal: for “this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom [...] AKPC_IDS += "107427,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →
Why is Jesus Called the Son of God?
On May - 20 - 2009
Jesus the Christ is the Son of God. He came down to earth, His footstool, and voluntarily submitted Himself as an offering for all mankind. AKPC_IDS += "107428,";Popularity: unranked [?] Read More →