This session will expand on the 7th Article of Faith: “We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly.” To understand the Bible requires considerable study, not only because of translation issues but because books of the Bible were written by people who lived as many as …
Tag: Word of God
SW08123: LITERACY AND EDUCATION AMONG EARLY MORMON CONVERTS: THE CASE OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND
LITERACY AND EDUCATION AMONG EARLY MORMON CONVERTS: THE CASE OF MANCHESTER, ENGLAND Latter-day Saints often take for granted that members of the Church are reasonably well educated and find it difficult to imagine them without some basic level of schooling – at least enough to gain personal access to the word of God in the …
The Word of God: Scripture, Revelation, and Authority
The Word of God: Scripture, Revelation, and Authority In the introduction to his book, Misquoting Jesus: The Story Behind Who Changed the Bible and Why, Bart Ehrman tells how his scholarly studies of early New Testament manuscripts caused him to question the authority of the Bible as the word of God. Because contentious disagreements of …
SL07126: ‘FOR THE HUSBAND IS THE HEAD OF HIS WIFE THE WAY CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH’: WHAT WAY IS THAT?
‘FOR THE HUSBAND IS THE HEAD OF HIS WIFE THE WAY CHRIST IS THE HEAD OF THE CHURCH’: WHAT WAY IS THAT? When most people read Ephesians 5:23, “For the husband is the head of his wife the way Christ is the head of the Church,” they cannot help but understand “head” to mean “ruler,” …
THE WORD OF GOD DIVIDES ASUNDER
THE WORD OF GOD DIVIDES ASUNDER The U.S. Episcopal Church is experiencing a schism. The underlying dividing issue is what constitutes the “sure word of God.” Marcus Borg frames the different perceptions of God’s Word in an “earlier” and “emerging” paradigm. Using Borg’smodel, I suggest that what is happening in the Episcopal Church is also …
Evolution and Mormonism: A Quest for Understanding
Evolution and Mormonism: A Quest for Understanding What is a Latter-day Saint to do when faced with the compelling data and persuasive arguments for the theory of organic evolution? Can she or he acknowledge the power of this scientific data and still remain in good standing with the Church? Can the theory of human origins …
The Word of God” As Far As It Is Translated Correctly
The Word of God” As Far As It Is Translated Correctly
The Word of God in the Twenty-First Century
The Word of God in the Twenty-First Century