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Salvation—not by Works, Exaltation—by Works?
If salvation is by grace, not works—made possible through Jesus’ atonement for humanity’s transgressions—then how...
The Father’s End-Time Intervention in His Children’s Affairs
Whenever we see mention of “the Father” in the scriptures, particularly in an end-time context,...
How the Vain Things of the World Hold Us Back
Among a series of “woes” or covenant curses the Lord pronounces on his end-time people...
The Shift from Searching the Scriptures to Heeding the Pulpit
Paul and Silas’ missionary experience with the Jews in the synagogue at Berea reveals a...
Three Signs of the End-Time
A dear friend received three signs of the end-time from Elder Neal A. Maxwell before...
Restoring the Kingdom to Israel
The era of righteousness and peace that followed Jesus’ visit to the Nephites forms a...
The Servant Prepares the Way for Jehovah’s Coming
Just as in Jewish tradition the best man at a wedding blows the shofar or...
Moving between Telestial and Terrestrial Time Zones
When, at Joshua’s command, “the sun stood still” and the Israelites slew the Amorites for...
Becoming Clean from the Blood and Sins of this Generation
When Isaiah says, “Turn away, depart; touch nothing defiled as you leave [Babylon]. Come out...
United in the Truth of God
The “cause of truth” (Isaiah 42:3), the “God of truth” (Isaiah 65:16), and doing all...
Isaiah’s Imagery of Temple Ordinances
Isaiah’s mention of “ordinances” doesn’t leave us wondering very long about which ones he is...
Signs of the Coming of the Servant
If the Ephraimite Gentiles will be “as much mistaken” about Jesus’ second coming as the...
Question about the Church’s Stand on Vaccines
Question: Do the scriptures touch on anything concerning modern plagues, such as Covid 19, and...
Question about Ephraim Being the Prodigal Son
Question: Regarding the story of the Prodigal Son in the Bible, I understand the word...
Question about When “Asking” Isn’t Followed by “Receiving”
Question: I have been pondering the meaning of Mathew 7:7-8: “Ask, and it shall be...
Question about Who Is the “Remnant of Jacob”
Question: Who is the “remnant” who shall be in the midst of the Gentiles “as...
Question about Which “Israel” Has Been Gathering
Question: If the scriptures define the restoration of the gospel as the “beginning,” “commencement,” or...
Question about ‘Seven Noahite Laws’ Taught by Rabbis
Question: How do the seven laws of Noah, which some people advocate, relate to the...
Question about Messiah the Son of Joseph and Messiah the Son of David
Question: Where does the Jewish expectation of a “messiah the son of Joseph” come from,...
Question about Not Searching the Words of Isaiah
Question: When I tried to interest my bishop in the words of Isaiah, he instead...
Question about Living Prophets vs. Dead Prophets
Question: Some say the living prophets supersede the dead prophets. I’m confused because aren’t all...
Question about the Scriptures Narrative and Pulpit Narrative
Question: What is the right thing to do when we encounter things being taught in...
Question about Another Nation Bringing Forth the Fruits Thereof
Question: Is it possible that the entitled and accusatory attitude many members of the restored...
Question about Lehi’s Descendants Being a “Dead Branch”
Question: Several church authorities have claimed that those who are called Lamanites today, some of...
Two Woman Figures in the Book of Isaiah
Isaiah’s prophecies address two kinds of end-time Israel: first, people like the Jews, who have...
Reading in Context—An Interpretive Principle
Built into Isaiah’s prophecy—and indeed into all scripture—are two different ways one may interpret them....
Following Jesus Christ, Not a Man
Nephi sees that “because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine”—which “pervert...
God’s Great and Marvelous Work
God’s performing his great and marvelous work “among the children of men" (2 Nephi 25:17;...
The Sealed Book of Isaiah
In this modern age, when materialism, idolatry, perversions, and telestial trivia seduce the masses, one...
The Fulness of Truth
Consistent with the “other books” that are to come forth that will fulfill his prediction,...
A Great Division Among the Gentiles
Paradoxically, on the other hand, as noted, because additional scriptures come forth only when the...
God’s Sons/Servants Overcome Sin and Iniquity
Those who attain this second level of blessedness are freed from iniquity as well as...
Three Years of Warning before Three Years of Judgment
According to Isaiah, God raises up his servant when the world is spiraling in a...
Future Zion and Jerusalem
“In that day the Lord will thresh out [his harvest] from the torrent of the...