Bill Pratt | December 24, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt According to church historian John Hannah, there were four major Protestant streams that developed during the Reformation in the 16th century: Anglicanism, Lutheranism, Calvinism, and Anabaptism. Each of these streams placed great stress on the idea of salvation by faith alone, yet they did not all agree on what infant baptism [...]
Bill Pratt | January 13, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt So we’ve seen that the Bible does teach that some sins are more serious than others and that some virtues are greater than others. There is a moral law hierarchy. But what does this practically mean? First, let’s look at debates over public policy. When determining where to focus your efforts [...]
Bill Pratt | November 20, 2009
Post Author: Bill Pratt One of the most remarkable lectures I ever heard at an apologetics conference was a Friday morning session with Peter Kreeft, professor of philosophy at Boston College. Kreeft is a highly respected Catholic scholar who has taught at BC for many years and written more than 60 books. Kreeft’s lecture focused [...]
Darrell | October 3, 2009
Post Author: Darrell Isaiah chapter 40 is among my favorite chapters in The Bible. A large portion of the chapter is devoted to contrasting the Lord’s greatness with the meekness of man. Verses 6 and 7 say, “All men are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field. The grass withers and the flowers fall, because the breath of [...]
Darrell | September 20, 2009
Post Author: Darrell God has given believers of Jesus Christ the promise of “a peace which passes all understanding” (Phil 4:7). What a wonderful promise! This peace does not come from anything the world can give us. Rather, it comes from having a relationship with Christ, being forgiven, and knowing that our salvation is assured. [...]
Bill Pratt | September 10, 2009
Post Author: Bill Pratt If you’ve ever read James 2:14-26, then you’ve probably been confused. Why? Because James seems to be contradicting Paul’s clear teaching that eternal salvation is by faith alone, and not works. Recently, through my seminary studies, I was introduced to a new way of interpreting this passage that has really opened [...]
Darrell | March 7, 2009
Romans 2:13 says: “For not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified.” (KJV) A few years back I was listening to an LDS General Authority talk about how we need to do more… a better job with our home teaching, visiting teaching, magnifying our callings, etc. To support his point [...]
Darrell | December 20, 2008
One of the common conversations that Mormons will have with Christians surrounds the concept of being saved by grace through faith alone. You will find that, depending on the LDS Member you are speaking with, you will get many different viewpoints on this subject. One of the viewpoints that puzzles me the most are the [...]
