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The Bible/Interpretation
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How Mormons interpret the Holy Bible
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Biblical scripture interpretation
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- Question: How can a Latter-day Saint approach responding to criticism of the Church on biblical grounds?
- Question: When the Bible talks about being "born again," what does this mean?
- Question: Was the Gospel of Christ a mystery that was unknown until the advent of Christ?
- Question: Does the Bible condemn genealogical research?
- Question: Why did Joseph described the United Order in revelation as "everlasting" and "immutable and unchangeable" until Jesus comes?
- Question: Why do Mormons use the Aaronic Priesthood, since Hebrews 7 states that the Aaronic/Levitical Priesthood was "changed" to the unique priesthood "after the order of Melchizedek" held by Jesus Christ?
- Question: Is there a "Priesthood of All Believers" which eliminates the need for unbroken lines of priesthood authority?
- Question: Why do Mormon's believe that ongoing divine revelation is necessary?
- Question: Do the Latter-day Saint "Three Degrees of Glory" have a basis in the Bible?
- Question: Is it appropriate to celebrate holidays as a Christian?
- Question: Was Moses a real person?
- Question: Does the practice of baptism for the dead have ancient roots?
- Question: What are the common objections to a belief in God's corporeality?
- Question: Does the doctrine that God has a physical body contradict the Bible?
- Question: Why do the Latter-day Saints believe God has a body?
- Question: What Biblical scriptures discuss the doctrine of the deification of man?
- Question: How is Isaiah 43:10 used as a proof-text by critics of the Mormon doctrines of the plurality of gods and the deification of man?
- Question: Does the fact that the Bible states that nothing should be "added to" or "taken away" from the book mean that the Book of Mormon is false?
- Question: How is Genesis 3:5 used by critics to attempt to show that the Mormon doctrine of deification is a teaching of Satan?
- Question: Was the temple obsolete after Christ?
- Question: Does Acts 17:24-25 teach that the idea of temple worship is foreign to Christianity?
- Question: Is original sin a biblical doctrine?
- Question: Is Mormon insistence on baptism as an essential ordinance of salvation "unChristian" or "unbiblical"?
- Question: Is the Mormon doctrine of a "premortal existence" pagan, unchristian, or unbiblical, and therefore false?
- Question: What biblical evidence is there for a pre-mortal existence?
- Question: Did Jesus and the apostles believe in pre-mortal life?
- Question: How do Mormons see the relationship between works and grace?
- Question: Do Mormons believe that salvation is based upon works?
- Question: What can the writings of early Christians tell us about how to receive salvation in Jesus Christ?
- Question: Does the Bible teach that individual works are unnecessary?
- Question: Do Mormons ignore the doctrine of grace at the expense of "works"?
- Question: Is an evangelist really a patriarch?
- Question: Does the fact that the Bible states that nothing should be "added to" or "taken away" from the book mean that the Book of Mormon is false?
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