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The Depraved Mind: Sin’s Vicious Grip and Christ’s Glorious Liberation

The Depraved Mind: Sin’s Vicious Grip and Christ’s Glorious Liberation

Greetings, sinners redeemed by grace! In a world gone mad with “woke” nonsense and self-deifying philosophies, it’s high time we confront the ugly reality of the human mind enslaved to sin. You know, that twisted, rebellious spirit that leads straight to hell if left unchanged. But praise God, there’s hope! Today, we’re diving into God’s Word to expose the chains of sin, the judicial handover to depravity, and the sweet freedom found only in Jesus Christ.

The Sin-Enslaved Mind: Captive to the Flesh’s Tyranny

Let’s start with the bad news, because without it, the good news is just cotton candy theology. The Apostle Paul nails it in Romans 7:23 (LSB): “but I see a different law in my members, waging war against the law of my mind and making me a captive to the law of sin which is in my members.” Oh man, can you feel that? It’s like your brain’s got a civil war raging. One side screaming for righteousness, the other dragging you into the mud of lust, pride, and every other filthy vice. Paul ain’t sugarcoating it; he’s confessing the brutal truth that sin had enslaved us before our conversion, but the lost are still enslaved. The Christian fights against his sin, and loses. We rely solely on the grace, and mercy of Jesus.

Look at Romans 7:25: “So then, on the one hand I myself with my mind am serving the law of God, but on the other, with my flesh the law of sin.” Bam! Your spirit/mind wants God as a Christian, but your flesh is a traitor, sold out to the enemy. This isn’t some modern psychobabble about “inner conflicts”—it’s spiritual bondage. Romans 7:14 drives it home: the Law is spiritual, “but I am fleshly, having been sold into bondage under sin.” Sold like a cheap commodity at a flea market! And Jesus Himself warns in John 8:34: “Truly, truly, I say to you, everyone who commits sin is the slave of sin.” If you’re living in habitual rebellion; porn, greed, gossip, whatever, you’re not “free-spirited”; you’re shackled, or double minded. Remember, all Christians sin, but we don’t practice it. We practice righteousness.

Don’t get me started on the “progressive” crowd who call this outdated. They twist Scripture to justify their perversions, but God’s Word stands firm. Romans 8:5-7 exposes the carnal mind: those according to the flesh “set their minds on the things of the flesh… For the mind set on the flesh is death… because the mind set on the flesh is at enmity toward God.” Enmity! That’s outright hatred toward the Creator. Romans 6:16-18 spells it out: present yourself to sin, and you’re its obedient lapdog, heading for death. This enslaved spirit isn’t just a bad habit; it’s a death sentence, a hostile takeover by the enemy himself.

Given Over to Depravity: God’s Judgment on the Rebellious

Now, if that slavery wasn’t bad enough, Scripture shows what happens when you double down on stupidity and reject God outright. Romans 1:28 (LSB) drops the hammer: “And just as they did not see fit to acknowledge God, God gave them over to an unfit mind, to do those things which are not proper.” Gave them over! That’s divine judgment, folks, not some passive “letting go,” but God actively handing rebels to their own devices. The context in Romans 1:18-32 is chilling: suppressing truth leads to futile thinking, darkened hearts, and boom! God says, “Fine, wallow in your filth.” Idolatry, homosexuality, greed, malice. It’s all there as the fruit of a depraved mind.

Ephesians 4:17-18 echoes this: Gentiles walk “in the futility of their mind, being darkened in their mind, alienated from the life of God because of the ignorance that is in them, because of the hardness of their heart.” Hard-hearted ignorance? That’s the “enlightened” atheists and liberals of today, prancing around with their rainbow flags and evolution fairy tales, blind as bats to God’s glory. 2 Timothy 3:8 talks of “men of depraved mind,” disqualified from truth because they’ve rejected the Savior. 1 Timothy 6:5 hits false teachers as depraved, deprived of the gospel’s light.

This isn’t God being mean; it’s justice. You spit on His revelation in creation and conscience? He lets your mind rot in its own rebellion. We’ve seen it in history. Think Rome’s debauchery or today’s cultural sewer. But here’s the sarcasm for the skeptics: Sure, keep pretending your “free thinking” is liberated. It’s just chains disguised as choice, leading to eternal torment. Wake up!

Freedom from Enslavement: Christ’s Victory Over Sin’s Chains

Alright, enough doom and gloom. The Bible doesn’t leave us in the pit; it points to the Rescuer. Romans 8:2 (LSB) proclaims: “For the law of the Spirit of life in Christ Jesus has set you free from the law of sin and of death.” Set free! That’s not self-help; that’s supernatural liberation through the cross. Romans 6:18: “…and having been freed from sin, you became slaves of righteousness.” From sin’s slave to righteousness’ slave, what a trade-up!

Jesus declares in John 8:36: “So if the Son makes you free, you will be free indeed.” Indeed! No halfway measures. Romans 6:22: “But now having been freed from sin and enslaved to God, you have your benefit, leading to sanctification…” And 2 Corinthians 3:17: “Now the Lord is the Spirit, and where the Spirit of the Lord is, there is freedom.” This freedom removes the veil over hardened minds, as Paul says. Romans 8:15 assures believers: we “have not received a spirit of slavery leading to fear again…” No more cowering under sin’s whip!

How? Through Christ’s death and resurrection. He bore our sins, satisfied God’s wrath, and rose victorious. Romans 6:16-18 thanks God that though we were slaves, we can obey from the heart the gospel. This isn’t earned. It’s grace! But don’t cheapen it with antinomian slop; true freedom leads to holy living.

The Renewed Mind: Transformed by the Spirit’s Power

Finally, the capstone: not just freedom, but renewal. Romans 12:2 (LSB): “And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may approve what the will of God is, that which is good and pleasing and perfect.” Transformed! Like a caterpillar to a butterfly, but spiritual. Ephesians 4:23: “and to be renewed in the spirit of your mind,” putting off the old self’s corruption and donning the new, created in God’s likeness.

Titus 3:5: Saved “through the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit.” Ezekiel 36:26 promises: “Moreover, I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; and I will remove the heart of stone from your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.” Fulfilled in Christ! Colossians 3:10 speaks of being renewed in knowledge after God’s image, and 1 Corinthians 2:16: “we have the mind of Christ.”

This renewed spirit sets our minds on things above, not fleshly junk (Romans 8:5-7 contrast). It’s daily, walking by the Spirit, crucifying the flesh. No more enmity; now peace with God.

Conclusion: Repent and Be Renewed!

So there you have it, straight from Scripture: sin enslaves the mind, God hands over the unrepentant to depravity, but Christ offers freedom and renewal. This world peddles lies like, “follow your heart,” “live your truth,” but that’s depraved drivel leading to destruction. If you’re reading this in bondage, hear me: Repent of your sins! Turn from that enslaved, unfit mind and trust solely in Jesus Christ, who died for sinners and rose to justify you before God. Do it now! Convert to Christ! His grace is sufficient, His renewal transforming.

If you’re already in Him, stand firm. Renew your mind daily in the Word, expose the darkness, and proclaim this gospel. No compromise with the world’s filth. Until next time, stay based in biblical truth. God bless.

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Islam is the Most Obvious Fake Religion.

Islam makes these assertions; Allah is omniscient. (knows everything) The quran is factually without fault, or error. Muhammad did not make any errors in the recitation of it to the scribes. In the quran, allah says that the people of the book (Christians) are polytheists. The quran, hadith, and Muhammad say that Christians worship three gods, and in their misunderstanding of the Christian trinity claim that they worship God, Jesus, and Mary.

According to the Quran and Hadith/Islamic theology, Allah is fully omniscient (Al-ʿAlīm – “The All-Knowing”).
This is affirmed repeatedly as one of His eternal attributes with no possibility of ignorance or mistake (e.g., Quran 2:255, 6:59, 34:3, 16:19, etc.).

Yes, according to Islam, what Allah revealed and what Muhammad recited (the Quran) is factually true and completely without error.
The Quran is the literal, eternal, uncreated Word of Allah, perfectly preserved and transmitted verbatim (Quran 15:9, 53:3-4, 85:21-22).

Yes, the Quran (Allah’s revelation) and Muhammad’s teaching present Christians as committing shirk (associating partners with God) – i.e., polytheists.
Specific verses directly address Christian beliefs:

  • Quran 5:116: “And [beware the Day] when Allah will say, ‘O Jesus, Son of Mary, did you say to the people, “Take me and my mother as deities besides Allah?”’ He will say, ‘Exalted are You! It was not for me to say that to which I have no right…’”
  • Quran 5:73: “They have certainly disbelieved who say, ‘Allah is the third of three.’ And there is no god except one God.”
  • Quran 4:171: “O People of the Scripture, do not commit excess in your religion… The Messiah, Jesus, the son of Mary, was but a messenger of Allah… So believe in Allah and His messengers. And do not say, ‘Three’; desist – it is better for you. Indeed, Allah is but one God.”

These verses (and 5:72, 9:30-31) accuse Christians of taking Jesus and Mary as deities/gods alongside or instead of the one true God, portraying their doctrine as polytheism.

According to the Bible and all historic Christian teaching, God is one God in three Persons – and Mary is explicitly NOT part of the Trinity, nor divine, nor a deity in any sense.

Biblical demonstration – the Trinity has always been taught as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit only:

  • Matthew 28:19: “Go therefore and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name [singular] of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
  • 2 Corinthians 13:14: “The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with you all.”
  • Matthew 3:16-17 (Jesus’ baptism): The Son is in the water, the Holy Spirit descends as a dove, the Father speaks from heaven – three distinct Persons, one God.
  • John 1:1-3, 14; John 10:30; John 14:26; 15:26; 16:13-15; Isaiah 48:16, etc.

Every passage that defines God’s nature lists exactly these three Persons. The word “Trinity” is not in the Bible, but the doctrine is clearly taught from Genesis 1:26 onward and was the universal belief of the Church from the apostles.

Biblical demonstration – Mary is a created human, not divine, and never part of the Godhead:

  • Luke 1:38: Mary herself says, “Behold, I am the servant [handmaid] of the Lord.”
  • Luke 1:46-47: “And Mary said, ‘My soul magnifies the Lord, and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior.’” (She calls God her Savior – proving she needed salvation and is not divine.)
  • John 2:4: Jesus addresses her as “Woman” (not as co-equal deity).
  • Acts 1:14: Mary is listed among the disciples praying – she receives no worship.
  • No verse anywhere in the Bible presents Mary as God, part of the Trinity, or a deity to be worshipped. She is honored as the virgin mother of the incarnate Son, but she is fully human.

Historical demonstration – no Christians, in any era or region, have ever believed or taught that Mary is part of the Trinity or a deity:

  • From the very beginning (1st–4th centuries): All Church Fathers (Ignatius of Antioch, Justin Martyr, Irenaeus, Tertullian, Athanasius, etc.) taught the Trinity exclusively as Father, Son, and Holy Spirit.
  • Nicene Creed (325 AD, confirmed 381 AD) – the universal statement of Christian faith used by Catholics, Orthodox, and Protestants to this day: “We believe in one God, the Father Almighty… And in one Lord Jesus Christ, the only Son of God… And in the Holy Spirit, the Lord and Giver of life…” Mary is mentioned only once: “incarnate of the Virgin Mary” – to affirm Christ’s full humanity and divinity, not to include her in the Godhead.
  • Athanasian Creed (early 6th century, but reflecting earlier belief): Explicitly defines the Trinity as one God in three co-equal Persons – Father, Son, and Holy Spirit – with zero mention of Mary as divine.
  • Council of Ephesus (431 AD): Gave Mary the title Theotokos (“God-bearer” / Mother of God) only to protect the truth that Jesus is fully God from the moment of conception. The council and all orthodox Christians explicitly rejected any worship of Mary as God.
  • Christians in Arabia in the 7th century (the time of Muhammad) were mainly Miaphysite (Jacobite) and Nestorian – both groups held the exact same Trinity (Father, Son, Holy Spirit) and venerated Mary highly but never as divine or as a fourth member of the Godhead.

The only possible exception ever cited is the tiny, obscure, and condemned heretical group called the Collyridians (mentioned only by Epiphanius of Salamis around 375 AD – a source whose very existence many historians doubt). They were a fringe sect of women in Arabia who allegedly offered cakes to Mary in a pagan-syncretistic way. Epiphanius himself called it idolatry, insisted the Trinity alone is to be worshipped, and said Mary must not be worshipped. They were never mainstream, never represented what Christians believed, and did not teach that the Trinity consists of Father, Son, and Mary. They were rejected as heretics by the universal Church.

Therefore, the Quran’s portrayal is factually incorrect about Christian belief.

The Quran states that Christians (and even Jesus himself, according to 5:116) taught people to take Jesus and Mary as deities/gods besides Allah – something no Christian group in history has ever taught or believed. Christians have always taught, from the 1st century to today, that the Trinity is the Father, the Son (Jesus), and the Holy Spirit – three Persons, one God – and that Mary is a redeemed human servant of God who needs a Savior.

Conclusion:
If Allah is truly omniscient and the Quran is His perfect, error-free revelation (as Islam claims), then this factual error about what Christians actually believe cannot exist. The revelation contains a clear mistake about Christian doctrine. Therefore:

  • Muhammad either misunderstood or lied about what Christians taught, or
  • the revelation he received contains error, or
  • Allah (being omniscient) would not have allowed such an error in His final, guarded Book (15:9).

This directly contradicts Islam’s own foundational claims about Allah and the Quran. Hence, by Islam’s own standards of divine omniscience and scriptural inerrancy, the revelation is in error – proving Islam false.

MooHamHead was a rapist, child molester, thief, murderer, torturer, slaver, liar, and engaged in homosexual behavior. He, and those who followed him, for the last 1400 years, have been doing the same things. They wage battles against those who don’t believe in Allah, or MooHamHead. When they kill their enemies, they enslave their wives, daughters, and sons. They rape the women, and boys. Sometimes to death. They enslave, and torture those whom they let live. They take all your land, and valuables. They burn the Churches down, and build mosques. They are the most evil, and vile, of people. Islam is a satanic death, and pervert cult. MooHamHead was a servant of satan. Cursed be his name. May pork be upon him.

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Jesus, or MooHamHead?

Christ offers you justification to God, a sin propitiating, and expiating, marvel of mercy, and grace.

For by grace you have been saved through faith, and this not of yourselves, it is the gift of God;

not of works, so that no one may boast.

For we are His workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we would walk in them. Ephesians 2:8-10 LSB

What does allah offer? Die as a martyr, and you’ll have houris to have sex with in paradise. Kill all the unbelievers, and you can rape their wives, and daughters, to breed them out. Make slaves of their sons. Kill their old people. Take their property as loot. Burn their Churches, and build mosques on the site. They wipe their butts with the cross. They dig up the graves of Christians, and pour their bodies out on the ground. These things they have done, and are doing. They never stopped. You just don’t hear about it on the news. This is what being a good muslim is. Allah is a monster. MooHamHead is a devil. They are antichrist. MooHamHead was a liar, thief, rapist, child molester, pervert who did homosexual acts, he tortured and murdered people, and instructed his followers to do the same in order to serve islam, and go to paradise for the eternal orgy. Cursed by his name. May pork be upon him.

Compare him to Jesus. Jesus is God incarnate. We have one God, the true, and living God. One God, three persons. Muslims can’t even comprehend Him. They call us polytheists, and it is haram(is an Arabic term meaning ‘taboo’.) for them to even get the truth of this from us. Their god is supposed to be omniscient, but he doesn’t even understand the trinity. Neither did MooHamHead the liar false prophet of islam. Jesus offers you eternal life, adoption as His child, His perfect love, the indwelling of the Holy Spirit giving us communion with Him, for all eternity. He offers to make us whole, and healthy, in Jesus Christ. He offers us an eternity with no sin. Look to Christ on the cross. See how ugly a death He died. See the effect of your sins, and my sins, on Him. He who knew no sin became sin on our behalf. He took the wrath of God that we deserve, and paid the debt we owed. If you would simply repent of your sins, and trust solely in Him, you can have that eternal life, and sonship, in Christ.

Theology

Jesus is Our Priest.


There is no New Testament prescription for the office of Priest that is in keeping with the Roman Catholic, or Orthodox churches. To the contrary, the teaching is that there is only one Who fulfilled the office of Priest, it is the Lord Jesus Christ. The New Testament priesthood is made up of all Christians. It isn’t an office reserved for individual men. Those Old Testament Priests were of the tribe of Levi, and had very specific, God ordained duties to perform in the tabernacle, and later in the temple. All of those duties were pointing forward to the incarnate Lord’s sacrifice as the spotless Passover lamb. There is no efficacious works for a human priest to perform that have not been perfectly completed by Christ during the crucifixion, death, burial, and resurrection.

14 Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us take hold of our confession. 15 For we do not have a high priest who cannot sympathize with our weaknesses, but One who has been tempted in all things like we are, yet without sin. 16 Therefore let us draw near with confidence to the throne of grace, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help in time of need.
​1 For every high priest taken from among men is appointed on behalf of men in things pertaining to God, in order to offer both gifts and sacrifices for sins, 2 being able to deal gently with the ignorant and misguided, since he himself also is beset with weakness; 3 and because of it, he is obligated, just as for the people, to also offer sacrifices for sins in the same way for himself. 4 And no one takes this honor to himself, but receives it when he is called by God, even as Aaron was.
5 In this way also Christ did not glorify Himself to become a high priest, but He who said to Him,
“YOU ARE MY SON,
TODAY I HAVE BEGOTTEN YOU”;
6 just as He says also in another passage,
“YOU ARE A PRIEST FOREVER
ACCORDING TO THE ORDER OF MELCHIZEDEK.”
7 He, in the days of His flesh, offered up both prayers and supplications with loud crying and tears to the One able to save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence. 8 Although He was a Son, He learned obedience from the things which He suffered. 9 And having been made perfect, He became to all those who obey Him the source of eternal salvation, 10 being designated by God as a high priest according to the order of Melchizedek. Hebrews 4:14 – 5:10 (LSB Strong’s)

23 And the former priests, on the one hand, existed in greater numbers because they were prevented by death from continuing, 24 but Jesus, on the other hand, because He continues forever, holds His priesthood permanently. 25 Therefore He is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through Him, since He always lives to make intercession for them.
26 For it was fitting for us to have such a high priest, holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners and exalted above the heavens; 27 who does not need daily, like those high priests, to offer up sacrifices, first for His own sins and then for the sins of the people, because this He did once for all when He offered up Himself. 28 For the Law appoints men as high priests who are weak, but the word of the oath, which came after the Law, appoints a Son, who has been made perfect forever.
Jesus, High Priest of a New Covenant
​1 Now the main point in what is being said is this: we have such a high priest, who sat down at the right hand of the throne of the Majesty in the heavens, 2 a minister in the holy places and in the true tabernacle, which the Lord pitched, not man. 3 For every high priest is appointed to offer both gifts and sacrifices; so it is necessary that this high priest also have something to offer. 4 Now if He were on earth, He would not be a priest at all, since there are those who offer the gifts according to the Law; 5 who serve a copy and shadow of the heavenly things, just as Moses was warned by God when he was about to erect the tabernacle; for, “SEE,” He says, “THAT YOU MAKE all things ACCORDING TO THE PATTERN WHICH WAS SHOWN YOU ON THE MOUNTAIN.” 6 But now He has obtained a more excellent ministry, by as much as He is also the mediator of a better covenant, which has been enacted on better promises. Hebrews 7:23 – 8:6 (LSB Strong’s)

5 you also, as living stones, are being built up as a spiritual house for a holy priesthood, to offer up spiritual sacrifices acceptable to God through Jesus Christ. 6 For this is contained in Scripture:
“BEHOLD, I LAY IN ZION A CHOICE STONE, A PRECIOUS CORNER stone,
AND HE WHO BELIEVES UPON HIM WILL NOT BE PUT TO SHAME.”
7 This precious value, then, is for you who believe; but for those who disbelieve,
“THE STONE WHICH THE BUILDERS REJECTED,
THIS BECAME THE CHIEF CORNER stone,”
8 and,
“A STONE OF STUMBLING AND A ROCK OF OFFENSE.”
They stumble because they are disobedient to the word, and to this stumbling they were also appointed.
9 But you are A CHOSEN FAMILY, A royal PRIESTHOOD, A HOLY NATION, A PEOPLE FOR God’s OWN POSSESSION, so that you may proclaim the excellencies of Him who has called you out of darkness into His marvelous light; 10 for you once were NOT A PEOPLE, but now you are THE PEOPLE OF GOD; you had NOT RECEIVED MERCY, but now you have RECEIVED MERCY. 1 Peter 2:5-10 (LSB Strong’s)

5 For there is one God, and one mediator also between God and men, the man Christ Jesus, 6 who gave Himself as a ransom for all, the witness for this proper time. 7 For this I was appointed a preacher and an apostle (I am telling the truth, I am not lying) as a teacher of the Gentiles in faith and truth. 1 Timothy 2:5-7 (LSB Strong’s)

creation · marriage · Theology

Lessons from the Wild: Animals’ Monogamous Bonds as a Shadow of God’s Design for Marriage

In the vast tapestry of God’s creation, where the roar of lions mingles with the whisper of windswept plains, there lies a quiet testimony to fidelity that stirs the soul. From the elegant arch of a swan’s neck to the steadfast howl of a wolf pack, certain animals form bonds that endure a lifetime. But from a Biblical vantage, rooted in the unyielding authority of Scripture, these pairings are no mere quirk of nature. They are divinely etched parables, faint glimmers of the profound glory entrusted to humanity as the pinnacle of creation.

As we peer into the wild, let us allow these creatures to demonstrate words, illuminating the covenantal mystery of marriage that God ordained from the dawn of time.

The Created Echo: Monogamy in the Animal Kingdom

Scripture declares that the heavens proclaim the glory of God, and the firmament shows His handiwork (Psalm 19:1). So too do the beasts of the field and the birds of the air bear witness to His wise and good design (Romans 1:20). Consider the swan, gliding in perfect symmetry with its mate, performing courtship dances that span decades. Or the albatross, traversing vast oceans only to reunite with its lifelong partner in an aerial ballet of devotion. Gibbons swing through the canopy, their duets a symphony of territorial love, while wolves—fierce guardians of the pack—stand as alpha pairs, unyielding in loyalty until death claims one.

These are not anomalies; they are echoes. In a world marred by the Fall, where entropy pulls at every thread, God has preserved these instincts as signposts. The beaver dams its family fortress with tireless labor alongside its mate; the prairie vole clings with a hormonal tenacity studied by scientists yet ordained by the Creator. Even the humble French angelfish patrols coral realms in exclusive tandem.

Yet these bonds, beautiful as they are, remain creaturely—instinctual, not intentional. The animals do not utter vows; they do not grasp the weight of covenant. They simply are, displaying a shadow of permanence and exclusivity that whispers of something higher.

Humanity’s High Calling: The Imago Dei in One-Flesh Union

Here the glory ascends from shadow to substance, for man alone wears the crown of creation. “Then God said, ‘Let us make man in our image, after our likeness… male and female he created them'” (Genesis 1:26–27, ESV). In this divine pronouncement, we find the blueprint: humanity, differentiated yet unified, reflecting the relational Trinity itself—Father, Son, and Spirit in eternal, perfect communion.

Marriage, then, is no human invention but a sacred ordinance, the “one-flesh” union that crowns Eden’s garden (Genesis 2:24). Jesus Himself harks back to this foundation, declaring it indissoluble save for the grave (Matthew 19:4–6). And in the New Testament, Paul unveils its deepest mystery: “This mystery is profound, and I am saying that it refers to Christ and the church” (Ephesians 5:32).

The animals’ fidelity is a prelude; human marriage is the symphony. Where the wolf models loyalty without words, the Christian husband and wife proclaim it—with vows spoken before God and witnesses, with forgiveness extended in the shadow of the cross, with children raised as arrows in the hand of the Almighty (Psalm 127:3–5). This is glory: not mere survival, but an institutional witness. The self-sacrificial love of spouses images the Bridegroom who “loved the church and gave himself up for her” (Ephesians 5:25).

A Rebuke and a Redemption: Shamed by Swans, Saved by the Savior

Oh, how these creatures indict us! In an age of no-fault divorce and fleeting affections, the swan does not abandon its mate for a newer pond; the albatross does not “trade up” after half a century; the gibbon sings no dirge of regret over infidelity. Their unthinking faithfulness shames our calculated betrayals, reminding us that lifelong monogamy is etched into the created order—a common grace that testifies against every heart grown callous (Jeremiah 17:9).

But praise God, the story does not end in shame. For those in Christ, marriage becomes a theater of redemption. The Spirit empowers what the flesh weakens; grace transforms stumbling fidelity into radiant gospel display. A couple who cleaves through trials, who serves without tallying score, who bears fruit in holiness—these are not just surviving Eden’s curse; they are previewing the wedding feast of the Lamb (Revelation 19:7–9).

The Pinnacle’s Privilege: Worship in Wedlock

Thus, the monogamous menagerie serves as a divine object lesson—a whisper from pre-Fall Eden, a call to reclaim what sin has fractured. Yet the full splendor belongs to us, image-bearers called to higher things. To whom much is given, much is required (Luke 12:48). Let us, then, steward this glory with fear and wonder: husbands loving as Christ, wives submitting as the Church, both walking in the light of covenant-keeping grace.

In the end, the animals point beyond themselves. Their bonds allure us to gaze higher, toward the eternal union where no death parts, no shadow dims, and every vow finds its fulfillment in Him.

What say you, reader? Have you seen God’s fingerprints in the wild? Share in the comments below, and may your own story, wed or single, echo the faithful love of our Creator.

Further Reading:

  • Genesis 1–2 and Ephesians 5 (your Bible—start there!)

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Bible Reviews

Don’t Get This False Children’s Bible!

The, “Just Love Story Bible” is a mess of Critical Race Theory, social justice, and feminist lies that will present a false god to your children, and keep them in idolatry. One of the authors of this lie, a person who calls herself, the Reverend Jacqui Lewis, said this about her work, “…the book’s goal is to teach children Christian lessons they ‘don’t have to unlearn because they understand from the beginning what this faith is really about…” Her goal wasn’t to accurately translate the word of God, and maintain the ideas He has communicated in His word.

If you think this is bad, just wait. There’s more. Another red flag for anyone who takes the word of God seriously is that Lewis claims to be a Reverend, or in other words she is assuming for herself the role of preaching elder. Which any serious student of God’s word knows is a role reserved only for matured in the faith men. Her co-author is a woman named, the Reverend Shannon Daley-Harris. Look! It is yet another feminist with a hyphenated last name, and she’s assumed the role of Reverend. Of course they are in a theologically liberal church. “…Lewis has long preached at Middle Collegiate Church, a multiethnic congregation in Manhattan’s East Village affiliated with the United Church of Christ…” While her co-author, Harris is an associate dean of Auburn Theological Seminary in Morningside Heights.

They couldn’t resist the urge to turn Moses, and Jesus from Jews into black men with afros. This isn’t the biggest offense, but it lets you know just one more thing about the liars producing this work. The illustrator is just as much an activist. It also figures that both the authors are from the Presbyterian USA denomination.

When asked, “Why did you create the Just Love Story Bible,” Lewis had this to say,

“I was approached by Beaming Books a while ago about doing an interfaith project. And as time went on, it seemed right to do a Christian book given all the meshugaas (a Yiddish term for madness) in the world about what Christianity is or isn’t. Shannon has all of these gifts from writing liturgy for the Children’s Defense Fund, and she’s got a really strong sense of the Hebrew Bible. Our agenda is teach young people a theology of love and justice that we don’t have to unlearn because they understand from the beginning what this faith is really about.”

Notice it was not her intention to accurately translate, or render the word of God. It was indoctrinate children into social justice, critical race theory, and feminism. I know. You are thinking, “That’s not what I read.” You have to look at the end product, and read in between the lines with liars like this.

Here is what Harris had to say about her work,

“It’s OK to actually tell kids from the get-go: Some of these stories are about true people and things that really happen, and some of them are made-up stories, but they’re in there because they can still teach us true things about God. You can tell the story of Jonah and the whale and still let kids at all these different developmental levels get into it imaginatively to extract the true lessons about us as God’s people, without feeling like they have to — pardon the pun — buy the swallowed-by-whale thing, hook, line and sinker.”

She, like almost all liberal theologians don’t actually believe the Bible. They pick, and choose. Before you say, “Whoa brother. There are parables that are told that didn’t really happen.” That is is not what she is talking about. You can see from her own words, she doesn’t believe the account of what happened to Jonah.

Don’t believe me about the CRT intent? Here is what Lewis said,

“It is the most gorgeous rainbow of faces. When we talk about what children can do and how they can be activists, or how they can be revolutionary lovers, that looks like a rainbow of people. But the biblical characters mostly look Black and brown and caramel, which is what we would really experience in the region. In the world where children have been exposed to white characters in Bibles for as long as Christianity has been Christian, now white children, I imagine, looking in this Bible and seeing brown people and thinking to themselves, “Oh, brown people belong to God, too.””

She doesn’t care what God has said. She only cares about how she can twist it to make CRT, social justice, activists of your children. This is disgusting, and perverse. The don’t even keep the text of the word of God. They create all new false stories/lies, and present them as the word of God. Look at the image at the top of this article. That is just one example.

Harris is just as bad. They don’t really care about what God has said. They simply make their own stories up.

“Frankly, the discipline of 300 to 500 words to tell a story in a sort of theologically responsible way. And knowing this book will be for some kids who go to church every Sunday with their families, and some who have never been before and are interested in what it’s all about. Some of them, there is enough dialogue and detail in the text to stay quite close to what we find in Scripture. And then others are almost more like modern midrash — that wonderful Jewish tradition of imagining a text, imagining what wasn’t said, what might have come before or come after. We say this explicitly in one of the introductions: How might the story have been told differently by somebody else who was there?”

Lewis goes on to promote a “hermeneutic of doubt.” This is what satan practiced. He is a liar, and a murderer from the beginning. He tempted Eve by asking her, “Indeed, has God said, ‘You shall not eat from any tree of the garden’?” Genesis 3:1 and “And the serpent said to the woman, “You surely will not die! 5 For God knows that in the day you eat from it your eyes will be opened, and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.” Genesis 3:4-5

Here is what Lewis said, “The New Testament is like this: There was a birth, a death and a resurrection. And (we) want to stay, in a way, orthodox enough that parents who really care about those stories will pick up the Bible and read it, and then we can stretch them, which was my hope and challenge. And when we got to resurrection, I went all the way philosophical, “some people like Plato think… ” and “some people like Aristotle think… ,” to just introduce our faith also includes doubt and the possibility of having a hermeneutic of suspicion. Did that happen? For me, it matters more that children know that love never dies, so that’s where I landed.”

If you don’t believe me about their theological positions as being theologically liberal, here it is in Harris’ own words when asked how she thinks theologically conservative Christians will receive her work,

“There will be a group of sort of literalist or fundamentalist folks for whom this isn’t a welcome resource. But it’s been really interesting to see the reception from not just folks who are raised progressive, but those who are raised in a tradition that no longer fit them, who did grow out of a theology and are looking for one that they can grow into and grow with alongside their children.”

Notice, she calls brands theologically conservative people as fundamentalists. This isn’t by accident.

Here is an excerpt from a news article where she intentionally calls sojourners, strangers/foreigners, immigrants. It is obvious what she is doing, but in case it isn’t to you. Read the excerpt.

Interviewer: “In your summary of Leviticus 19, you include the divine lesson “You shall love immigrants as yourself, for you were immigrants in the land of Egypt. I am your God.” Why did you choose that wording rather than that of other translations that have used “stranger” or “foreigner”?
Daley-Harris: Whatever the language is, the heart, essence and message is, “we’re all newly arrived at this place.” What does it mean to not try to slam the door behind you, but to really use that lived experience to create some empathy for those who are experiencing it anew? Other than our Indigenous friends who are still living in the United States, we’re all immigrants, ancestrally and historically, to this place.”

Of course it is blatantly, satanically, feminist. They tell slippery, soft, pleasant sounding lies, that tickle the ears of self-centered, fleshly, carnal, people.

“Absolutely: that Jesus was a feminist, and maybe there wasn’t language for that then, but he was a culturally Jewish man, a rabbi, who came to understand that he could relate to women differently than the culture around him. He engaged them. He drew them in. And I think those lessons are super important in this modern context. When Shannon and I say, we don’t want children to learn something they have to unlearn, we don’t want them to learn patriarchy from this story Bible.”

Her big concern? She doesn’t want them learning patriarchy from the word of God. Well, where should they learn the truth of it from? Muslims? Mormons? Jews? None of those cults actually treat women as equally being human, and deserving dignity as image bearers of God the way Biblical Christianity does.

Long story short, keep your kids, and grandkids, away from this satanic tripe. It is nothing but political ideologies wrapped up in a antichrist shawl, and served with cookies, and hot chocolate. Because the best liars are the ones who follow satan’s example.

Here is a link to the original article if you care to read it. https://religionnews.com/2025/10/16/new-childrens-bible-aims-to-capture-diverse-nonpatriarchal-theology-of-love-and-justice/

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Biblical Marriage.


Marriage: A Divine Institution from God

Introduction

From the very beginning, God designed marriage as a sacred covenant — not a human invention, but a divine gift. In the Garden of Eden, before sin ever entered the world, God saw that it was not good for man to be alone. Out of His goodness and wisdom, He created woman and joined them together in a lifelong union. Every true marriage since then reflects God’s heart, His order, and His covenant love. It is a type of gospel relationship we see fulfilled in the Churches relationship to her Savior.


📖 Biblical Summary of Marriage

AspectBiblical ExplanationKey Verses
Origin of MarriageGod created marriage in Eden before sin entered the world. It is His design, not a human tradition.Genesis 2:18–24; Matthew 19:4–6
First Married CoupleAdam and Eve were joined by God and blessed to “be fruitful and multiply.”Genesis 1:27–28; 2:22–24
Definition of MarriageA lifelong covenant between one man and one woman, joined by God as one flesh.Malachi 2:14; Matthew 19:4–6; Ephesians 5:31
Purpose of MarriageCompanionship, love, unity, fruitfulness, type of the gospel, and reflecting God’s image.Genesis 2:18; Proverbs 18:22; 1 Corinthians 7:2–5
God’s RoleGod Himself joins the husband and wife; no one should separate them.Matthew 19:6
Husband’s RoleLove your wife sacrificially, as Christ loves the Church.Ephesians 5:25–28; Colossians 3:19
Wife’s RoleRespect and submit to her husband’s godly leadership, as the Church submits to Christ.Ephesians 5:22–24, 33; 1 Peter 3:1–5
Marriage as a SymbolEarthly marriage mirrors the relationship between Christ (the Bridegroom) and His Church (the Bride).Ephesians 5:31–32; Revelation 19:7–9
Eternal FulfillmentThe ultimate wedding is the union of Christ and His redeemed people—the Marriage Supper of the Lamb.Revelation 19:7–9; 21:2

🕊️ God’s Design in Scripture

“Therefore a man shall leave his father and his mother and hold fast to his wife, and they shall become one flesh.”
Genesis 2:24

“What therefore God has joined together, let not man separate.”
Matthew 19:6

“Husbands, love your wives, as Christ loved the church and gave himself up for her.”
Ephesians 5:25

In the same way, you wives, be subject to your own husbands so that even if any of them are disobedient to the word, they may be won without a word by the conduct of their wives, as they observe your pure conduct with fear.” —1 Peter 3:1-2


💍 Marriage and the Gospel

Marriage is more than companionship — it is a living picture of the Gospel. The husband’s love for his wife should mirror Christ’s sacrificial love for His people, and the wife’s devotion should mirror the Church’s loving submission to Christ.
Together, their union displays the covenant faithfulness, forgiveness, and steadfast love of God Himself.

Just as Christ will one day return for His bride, the Church, every faithful marriage points forward to that final celebration — the Marriage Supper of the Lamb, when Christ and His redeemed people will be united forever in glory.


Before any of you get the wrong idea, my wife, and I do not have the perfect marriage. Nobody does. There were times when each of us were tempted with the idea of divorce, but I want to offer an idea to you all, that might change the way you think about marriage. Marriage is from God. He has given it to us, and has defined it in His word.

In a way, your relationship with your spouse is like your relationship with Jesus. When things get difficult, are you going to walk away from your spouse? You wouldn’t think of walking away from Jesus, but for some reason the sinful temptation to leave your spouse seems alright. We aren’t meant to ever get divorced. When times are hard, we are meant to persevere in our marriage covenant to our spouse, in the same way we persevere in the Faith.

Jesus never gives up on us when we are His. He never tries to save someone, and fails. If you rest in that peace, and then love your spouse the way Jesus loves you, with an unrelenting, grace-full, sacrificial, super-generous, love, without any degree of giving up on them, or your marriage, and they do likewise, you will see each other off to death do you part. Don’t give up on the gospel centered, Christ centered, marriage! The world is watching us. Be the salt, and light, you were called to be. Be a witness, and a testimony, to the great goodness of our Lord Jesus.


🙏 Closing Prayer

Heavenly Father,
Thank You for creating marriage and making it a reflection of Your love and faithfulness.
Help husbands to love as Christ loves, and wives to honor and submit as the Church honors, and submits to Christ.
Strengthen every marriage to display Your grace, unity, and truth in this world.
And remind us daily that our deepest fulfillment is found in You — the Bridegroom of our souls.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.

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Who Is Telling The Truth?

According to Roman Catholicism, and Eastern Orthodoxy, no Protestant is truly a Christian. According to their doctrine, we are false Christians. Their doctrine insists that a person must affirm, and obey, their extrabiblical traditions. For instance, you must be baptized into their church. You must agree that their traditions are equal in authority to the holy Word of God.

Let’s compare the Roman Catholic, and Eastern Orthodox views of baptism.

Roman Catholic: The Catechism teaches that “Holy Baptism is the basis of the whole Christian life, the gateway to life in the Spirit…Through Baptism we are freed from sin and reborn as sons of God; we become members of Christ…” — it effects a sacramental character (permanent mark) and is the door to the other sacraments. Vatican II also situates Baptism as foundational to ecclesial identity and ecumenical considerations.
Vatican

Eastern Orthodox: Baptism is likewise the mystery (sacrament) of new birth, death and resurrection with Christ, entrance into the Church, and the cleansing of sins; Orthodox theology places strong liturgical/mystical emphasis on Baptism as part of the paschal (death–resurrection) reality and on its immediate completion by the gift of the Spirit (Chrismation).

Biblically speaking, both of these views are heretical, and heterodox. The Word of God calls the extrabiblical doctrines of men, doctrines of demons.

Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said, “Why do Your disciples break the tradition of the elders? For they do not wash their hands when they eat bread.” And He answered and said to them, “Why do you yourselves transgress the commandment of God for the sake of your tradition?
For God said, ‘Honor your father and mother,’ and, ‘He who speaks evil of father or mother is to be put to death.’
But you say, ‘Whoever says to his father or mother, “Whatever I have that would help you has been given to God,” he is not to honor his father or his mother.’ And by this you invalidated the word of God for the sake of your tradition.
You hypocrites, rightly did Isaiah prophesy of you:
‘This people honors Me with their lips, But their heart is far away from Me.
‘But in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the precepts of men.’” After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, “Hear and understand.
It is not what enters into the mouth that defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.” Then the disciples came and said to Him, “Do You know that the Pharisees were offended when they heard this statement?” But He answered and said, “Every plant which My heavenly Father did not plant shall be uprooted.
Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind. And if a blind man guides a blind man, both will fall into a pit.”
(Matthew 15:1-14 [NASB])

But the Spirit explicitly says that in later times some will fall away from the faith, paying attention to deceitful spirits and doctrines of demons, by means of the hypocrisy of liars seared in their own conscience as with a branding iron, men who forbid marriage and advocate abstaining from foods which God has created to be gratefully shared in by those who believe and know the truth. For everything created by God is good, and nothing is to be rejected if it is received with gratitude; for it is sanctified by means of the word of God and prayer.
(I Timothy 4:1-5 [NASB])

These two false churches teach the heresy of baptismal regeneration, and the baptismal expiation of sin. Neither of these things are true according to God’s Word. You have to ask yourself, “Who am I going to believe, God or man made tradition?” Biblically speaking, baptism is done as a symbol identifying you with Christ in His death, burial, and resurrection. Baptism does not regenerate a person to new life in Christ. It is not the means the Holy Spirit uses to bring a person to new life. You can’t strong arm God into making a person born again by baptizing them.

Now there was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews; this man came to Jesus by night and said to Him, “Rabbi, we know that You have come from God as a teacher; for no one can do these signs that You do unless God is with him.” Jesus answered and said to him, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born again he cannot see the kingdom of God.” Nicodemus said to Him, “How can a man be born when he is old? He cannot enter a second time into his mother’s womb and be born, can he?” Jesus answered, “Truly, truly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit he cannot enter into the kingdom of God.
That which is born of the flesh is flesh, and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
Do not be amazed that I said to you, ‘You must be born again.’
The wind blows where it wishes and you hear the sound of it, but do not know where it comes from and where it is going; so is everyone who is born of the Spirit.”
(John 3:1-8 [NASB])

Remind them to be subject to rulers, to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good deed, to malign no one, to be peaceable, gentle, showing every consideration for all men. For we also once were foolish ourselves, disobedient, deceived, enslaved to various lusts and pleasures, spending our life in malice and envy, hateful, hating one another. But when the kindness of God our Savior and His love for mankind appeared, He saved us, not on the basis of deeds which we have done in righteousness, but according to His mercy, by the washing of regeneration and renewing by the Holy Spirit, whom He poured out upon us richly through Jesus Christ our Savior, so that being justified by His grace we would be made heirs according to the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy statement; and concerning these things I want you to speak confidently, so that those who have believed God will be careful to engage in good deeds. These things are good and profitable for men. But avoid foolish controversies and genealogies and strife and disputes about the Law, for they are unprofitable and worthless. Reject a factious man after a first and second warning,
(Titus 3:1-10 [NASB])

For we know that if the earthly tent which is our house is torn down, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens. (II Corinthians 5:1 [NASB])

Peter, an apostle of Jesus Christ, To those who reside as aliens, scattered throughout Pontus, Galatia, Cappadocia, Asia, and Bithynia, who are chosen (I Peter 1:1 [NASB])

Further more, baptism does not take away your sins.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. (John 1:1 [NASB])

Now there was a man at Caesarea named Cornelius, a centurion of what was called the Italian cohort, (Acts 10:1 [NASB])

Therefore let it be known to you, brethren, that through Him forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you, and through Him everyone who believes is freed from all things, from which you could not be freed through the Law of Moses.
(Acts 13:38-39 [NASB])

CategoryRoman CatholicEastern OrthodoxProtestant / EvangelicalBiblical Evidence / Emphasis
Nature of BaptismA sacrament that actually conveys grace; instrument of forgiveness and regeneration.A mystery (sacrament) that unites the believer to Christ, washing away sin and beginning transformation (theosis).An ordinance / sign that symbolizes forgiveness and regeneration already accomplished by Christ and applied by the Spirit through faith.Baptism is commanded and symbolically linked to cleansing, but forgiveness is grounded in Christ’s blood and received by faith (Rom 3:24–25; Acts 10:43; 1 John 1:7).
Agent of ExpiationGod’s grace through baptism (the rite is the instrument).The Holy Spirit acting through baptism within the Church.The Holy Spirit, applying Christ’s atonement directly to the believer’s heart; baptism is a witness and seal.“The blood of Jesus… cleanses us from all sin” (1 John 1:7); “God presented Him as a propitiation by His blood” (Rom 3:25).
Connection to ForgivenessBaptism remits all sin (original and personal) and the punishment due to it.Baptism cleanses and incorporates into divine life; continual healing of sin follows.Baptism signifies the washing already received through repentance and faith; does not itself expiate.Forgiveness consistently tied to faith in Christ and His sacrifice (Acts 10:43; Eph 1:7).
Key Proof Texts UsedJohn 3:5; Acts 2:38; Titus 3:5; 1 Pet 3:21; Eph 5:26.John 3:5; Titus 3:5; Rom 6:3–4; Col 2:12; 1 Pet 3:21.Acts 10:43–48; Rom 3:24–26; Eph 2:8–9; 1 John 1:7; Luke 23:43.Core “expiation” verses center on Christ’s death and blood (Rom 5:8–9; Heb 9:12–14; 1 Pet 2:24).
View of Water’s RoleInstrumental – God uses the water to effect grace.Mystical / synergistic – Spirit works through water in divine mystery.Symbolic / declarative – outward sign of inward cleansing.Scripture never attributes sin’s removal to water itself but to Christ’s blood (Heb 9:22; Rev 1:5).
Examples of Forgiveness Before BaptismExplained as “baptism of desire” (extraordinary).Acknowledged as possible mystery of grace.Cited as proof baptism not essential for forgiveness (Cornelius, thief on cross).Acts 10:44–48; Luke 23:43 clearly show forgiveness/Spirit before baptism.
Theological EmphasisSacramental realism: grace in the act.Transformational participation in divine life.Justification by faith; baptism as public identification with Christ.“We are justified by His blood… reconciled to God” (Rom 5:9–10).

You can see how the early Church agreed with what Jesus, and the Apostles taught, and then as time passed, heresy crept in. It took the Protestant Reformation to bring us back into biblical orthodoxy.

PeriodView of Baptism’s Expiatory RoleAlignment with New Testament
Apostolic (1st Century)Baptism as command, sign of repentance and faith, public identification with Christ; forgiveness through Christ’s blood.✅ Strongly aligned
2nd CenturyBaptism as regeneration and remission of sins, still tied to repentance and catechesis.⚠️ Partially aligned
3rd–5th CenturiesFully sacramental: baptism itself remits sin and infuses grace.⚠️ Partially aligned (adds ritual causality)
Reformation (16th Century onward)Return to Scripture’s emphasis on faith and Christ’s blood; baptism as sign and seal of that grace.✅ Closest alignment

God granted conviction, &repentance of sin, faith in the work, and Person of Jesus Christ, and regeneration to new life, are the efficacious preconditions to baptism, not baptism itself. It is merely a symbol. While Roman Catholics, and Eastern Orthodox, will insist they are the one true Church, they are also the ones who believe doctrines of men, which developed later, and were not Biblical. They are the ones that exclude the possibility of being truly Christian if outside of them. Meanwhile, most Protestants will rightly say that they are not God, and don’t know for certain that there are no true Christians sitting in Roman Catholic, or Orthodox churches. We believe that if they are truly born again, and in Christ, they will become more sanctified as time passes, and will see the errors of Rome, and the East. They will leave those false churches, and find one that esteems God’s Word, over man’s traditions. Repent, and trust Jesus, not your baptism, your church, or your priest!

mormonism · Theology · Trinity

The god of mormonism Is Not The God Of The Christianity.

This is a mormon image of their false prophet's lie about his first vision from god, where he claims to have seen both Jesus, and God the Father at the same time, with them both appearing in flesh, and bone. It contradicts the Bible. According to John 4:24 God the Father is spirit, and must be worshiped in spirit, and truth.

God’s Nature in Mormonism vs. Biblical Christianity

The god of mormonism/LDS is not the God of Christianity, and the Bible. They are not the same. No man can claim that mormons/LDS are Christians after reading this short comparison. If he does, he is a deceiver.


Comparison: LDS vs. Historic Christian Doctrine of God

One of the most striking theological differences between Latter-day Saint (Mormon) belief and historic Christian orthodoxy is their understanding of God’s eternity and nature. The following chart outlines the contrasts clearly.

DoctrineHistoric Christian / Biblical ViewLDS (Mormon) View
1. God’s Nature (Essence)God is spirit, infinite, eternal, uncreated, and unchangeable in being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness, and truth (John 4:24; Malachi 3:6; James 1:17).God the Father is an exalted, glorified man with a physical body of flesh and bone (D&C 130:22). He is one of a species of “gods” who achieved exaltation.
2. Eternity / BeginningGod is eternal and self-existent — He never came into being. He is aseity itself: the uncaused cause (Psalm 90:2; Isaiah 43:10).God the Father had a beginning as a man; He lived on another world, progressed, and was exalted to godhood. “As man now is, God once was.” (Lorenzo Snow)
3. CreationGod created all things out of nothing (creatio ex nihilo) by His word (Genesis 1:1; John 1:3; Colossians 1:16).God organized pre-existing matter; the universe and intelligences are co-eternal with God (D&C 93:29; Abraham 3:18–19).
4. The Trinity / GodheadOne divine being in three coequal, coeternal persons — Father, Son, and Holy Spirit (Matthew 28:19; John 1:1).Three separate beings — the Father, Son, and Holy Ghost — “one in purpose,” but not in substance or essence.
5. Immutability (Unchangeableness)God is eternally the same in nature and perfections (Malachi 3:6; Hebrews 13:8).God progressed to His current state of perfection and glory; some LDS sources imply He may still progress in knowledge or glory.
6. Humanity’s DestinyHumans are creatures made in God’s image but not of His essence; they remain created beings (Isaiah 43:10; Romans 11:36).Humans are of the same species as God—“intelligences” co-eternal with Him—and can become gods themselves (D&C 132:20).
7. Salvation / ExaltationSalvation = eternal life in God’s presence by grace through faith (Ephesians 2:8–9). God remains God alone (Isaiah 44:6–8).Salvation (in its fullest sense) = exaltation — becoming gods like the Father, ruling over spirit offspring eternally (Moses 1:39; D&C 132).

The Core Difference: “Uncreated Creator” vs. “A Created, Exalted Man”

Historic Christianity

  • God is wholly other—not part of creation, not composed of matter, and not subject to time.
  • There is only one God, uncreated and infinite, the source of all being.
  • Humans can be glorified and made holy but never become divine by nature.

Latter-day Saint Theology

  • God the Father was once a man and progressed to godhood.
  • Matter and “intelligences” are eternal; God did not create existence itself but organized it.
  • Humanity shares the same kind of being as God and can ascend to the same state of exaltation.

Biblical Conflict Points (from a Historic Christian View)

LDS ClaimBiblical Response
“God was once a man.”“Before the mountains were brought forth… from everlasting to everlasting, You are God.” — Psalm 90:2
“There are many gods.”“I am the LORD, and there is no other; besides Me there is no God.” — Isaiah 45:5
“Man can become a god.”The serpent’s temptation: “You shall be as God” (Genesis 3:5). Believers become like Christ in holiness, not gods in essence (2 Peter 1:4).
“God has a body of flesh and bones.”“God is spirit, and those who worship Him must worship in spirit and truth.” — John 4:24

Modern LDS Clarifications

In recent years, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has:

  • Affirmed that God has a physical body and that humans can become exalted.
  • Avoided speculation about God’s life before His godhood.
  • Emphasized worship of the Father alone, not a chain of gods.

Summary

AspectChristian OrthodoxyLDS Doctrine
God’s originEternal, without beginningOnce a man, became God
OntologyUncreated Creator, unique in beingOne among many divine beings
CreationOut of nothing (ex nihilo)From eternal matter
Human destinyRedeemed creaturesPotential gods
ContinuityInfinite distinction between God and manInfinite continuity between God and man

Final Thought

Historic Christianity sees God as the uncreated Creator, wholly distinct from His creation, while Latter-day Saint theology envisions God as an exalted man, sharing the same kind of existence as His children.

The difference ultimately shapes how each faith understands worship, salvation, and the very meaning of divinity.

God says in His Word,

25 The woman *said to Him, “I know that Messiah is coming (He who is called Christ); when He comes, He will declare all things to us.”

If you read this, and still claim that mormons are Christians, I’d like you to reconsider. They are by definition, not Christians. They are in a works righteousness cult that puts the onerous obligation on the member to warrant enough favor with their god through works to become an exalted man themselves one day, and ultimately to become a god of their own solar system. Anyone who knows anything about God, knows that mormonism is a lie. The claims the Bible makes about God, and the claims that mormonism makes, are mutually exclusive truth claims. One can be right, both can be wrong, but both can’t be right. If you are mormon, stop calling yourself Christian! You most certainly are not! Repent of your sins, and trust solely in the justifying work of the 2nd Person of the Triune God, Jesus. Stop believing the lies of a second rate, ignorant, con-man, who created a cult for power, profit, and perversion. He is nothing like Jesus!

evangelism

Our Weapons Are The Best!

With the assassination of Charlie Kirk, we saw the enemy use his minions to end the earthly life of a man. He shot a bullet that took Kirk’s life. It failed to stop him. It galvanized support for him, and his work. Murder, death, lies, and perversion are some of the weapons our enemy wields. Our weapons are the truth of God’s word, love, and the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. When we take our shot, it brings a dead man to life. He is crucified with Christ, and becomes our brother. The elect man, at the appointed time, will by no means, fail to come into the kingdom of God. God does not attempt to save a man, and fail. We see that demons, and angels, wield human armies like we wield swords in the book of Daniel.

We read in Ephesians 6, “For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places.” If we want to fight, let it be with the gospel, and the word of God. “For the word of God is living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing as far as the division of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and able to judge the thoughts and intentions of the heart. And there is no creature hidden from His sight, but all things are open and laid bare to the eyes of Him with whom we have to do.”
(Hebrews 4:12-13 [NASB])

We are victorious in Christ!
Now I say this, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God; nor does the perishable inherit the imperishable. Behold, I tell you a mystery; we will not all sleep, but we will all be changed, in a moment, in the twinkling of an eye, at the last trumpet; for the trumpet will sound, and the dead will be raised imperishable, and we will be changed. For this perishable must put on the imperishable, and this mortal must put on immortality. But when this perishable will have put on the imperishable, and this mortal will have put on immortality, then will come about the saying that is written, “Death is swallowed up in victory.
O death, where is your victory? O death, where is your sting?” The sting of death is sin, and the power of sin is the law; but thanks be to God, who gives us the victory through our Lord Jesus Christ. Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your toil is not in vain in the Lord.
(I Corinthians 15:50-58 [NASB])

The Armor of God

Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might. Put on the full armor of God, so that you will be able to stand firm against the schemes of the devil. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the powers, against the world forces of this darkness, against the spiritual forces of wickedness in the heavenly places. Therefore, take up the full armor of God, so that you will be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm. Stand firm therefore, having girded your loins with truth, and having put on the breastplate of righteousness, and having shod your feet with the preparation of the gospel of peace; in addition to all, taking up the shield of faith with which you will be able to extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. With all prayer and petition pray at all times in the Spirit, and with this in view, be on the alert with all perseverance and petition for all the saints, and pray on my behalf, that utterance may be given to me in the opening of my mouth, to make known with boldness the mystery of the gospel, for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in proclaiming it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak. But that you also may know about my circumstances, how I am doing, Tychicus, the beloved brother and faithful minister in the Lord, will make everything known to you. I have sent him to you for this very purpose, so that you may know about us, and that he may comfort your hearts. Peace be to the brethren, and love with faith, from God the Father and the Lord Jesus Christ. Grace be with all those who love our Lord Jesus Christ with incorruptible love.(Ephesians 6:10-24 [NASB])