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“They Straightway Left Their Nets” – Historical Context Gospel Doctrine Class – New Testament, Lesson #6 Luke 4:14-32; 5; 6:12-16; Matthew 10 The purpose of this week’s study is to help individuals understand that the Apostles were called to be special witnesses of Jesus Christ. Because Apostles are divinely called of Christ, we are blessed [...]  Read More →

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Why is Jesus Christ called the Son of Man?  While others in the Scriptures (particularly the Old Testament) who are called “son[s] of man” (Jeremiah 49:18, Ezekiel 4:16, Psalms 8:4), the word “son” is uncapitalized.  Elder James E. Talmage, a Biblical scholar, sheds light on the answer in his renown work, Jesus the Christ.  He says, “In applying the designation to Himself, the Lord invariably uses the definite article. ‘The Son of Man’ was and is, specifically and exclusively, Jesus Christ. While as a matter of solemn certainty He was the only male human being from Adam down who was not the son of a mortal man, He used the title in a way to conclusively demonstrate that it was peculiarly and solely His own. It is plainly evident that the expression is fraught with a meaning beyond that conveyed by the words in common usage. The distinguishing appellation has been construed by many to indicate our Lord’s humble station as a mortal, and to connote that He stood... Read the rest of this entry »

There is a short clip compiled by LDS Brothers here on YouTube that shows the opening scene of the video Finding Faith in Christ, produced by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The scene reenacts a passage from the New Testament. To view the entire video, please go to the multemedia section of the LDS Church at http://jesuschrist.lds.org. For God so lived the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life (John 3:16) To quote from The Living Christ: The Testimony of the Apostles - http://www.lds.org: He was the Great Jehovah of the Old Testament, the Messiah of the New. Under the direction of His Father, He was the creator of the earth. All things were made by him; and without him was not any thing made that was made (John 1:3). Though sinless, He was baptized to fulfill all righteousness. He went about doing good (Acts 10:38), yet was despised for it. His gospel was a message of peace and goodwill.... Read the rest of this entry »

I hope you all enjoy this short , sacred video of the Nativity as much as I did. Thank you, LDS Principles, for another tender movie. This one takes us right back to the reason for the season, and is perfect for a Christmas family home evening presentation this coming week.  Read More →

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 [...]  Read More →

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.  Read More →

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 [...]  Read More →

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 [...]  Read More →

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.  Read More →

The first thing to know about the Latter-day Saint (LDS) faith is that we believe in Jesus Christ. But what does it mean to say that? Jesus Is the Christ Latter-day Saints believe that Jesus was the literal physical son of God the Father, making Jesus–in the traditional language of Christianity–”the only begotten of the Father.” Thus, Jesus was not just a wonderful human being: Jesus is the Son of God. Jesus was crucified, resurrected, and lives today. Jesus will return to the Earth at some time in the future, in a very obvious manner: the Second Coming. Beyond this, we believe that Jesus is “the Christ.” The Greek word Christ means “Anointed One”; the word occurs in the Greek New Testament as an equivalent of the Hebrew word mashiach, that is, “Messiah.” We believe that Jesus is the Messiah, chosen by God the Father with a very special mission. That mission is encompassed in the word, “Atonement.” The Atonement... Read the rest of this entry »