What Are the Chains of Hell?
There are a number of references in the scriptures that refer to the chains with which Satan binds God's children. I am limiting what I address here to Alma's description of the chains of hell as found in Alma 12. [...]
New Testament 34 – Be Perfectly Joined Together
Scheduled for study August 19-25, 2019. The Lord's Church cannot thrive without unity among the members. In these chapters Paul sorrows that the Saints of Corinth have become so divided that he cannot give them the doctrine he would like [...]
Basics of Personal Revelation – Part the Second
There is good reason for why the Brethren don't give us a manual on how to receive personal revelation. The reason is because it is personal, and that means that each person will learn it in their own way and [...]
New Testament 33 – Overcome Evil with Good
Scheduled for study August 12-18, 2019. These chapters strike a personal chord for us. Paul is teaching the Romans that none of us have mastered the gospel principles yet. And as such, we need to be accommodating, loving, forgiving, kind, [...]
A Change in My Perspective of the Celestial Kingdom
From NASA When we study the gospel, if there is one thing that is always guaranteed to happen it's that we will make discoveries and have thoughts we never anticipated when we sat down to study. The Spirit [...]
Unity Vs. Loneliness – a Speculation
I was watching a short video and heard a comment that got my attention. The man said that nothing in this life is as difficult to endure as loneliness, and not feeling connected to anyone else. My first thought was [...]
An Introduction to the Writings of the Apostle Paul
I needed to write this article in two columns, and Wordpress doesn't have that feature. As a result I used the only word processor that offers parallel columns - WordPerfect. Click the link below to open the article in PDF [...]
New Testament 32 – The Power of God unto Salvation
Scheduled for study August 5-11, 2019. This week Paul teaches the Romans how the gospel of Christ provides us with the power of salvation. He shows how Christ is the God of all, not just the Jew, and how the [...]
New Testament 31 – A Minister and a Witness
Scheduled for study July 29-August 4, 2019. Every missionary is a witness. The purpose of missionaries is not to be personally recognized and glorified, but to offer to others the gospel of our Father. Paul did just that, and no [...]
New Testament 30 – The Lord Had Called Us for to Preach the Gospel
Scheduled for study July 22-28, 2019. Missionary work is the theme this week. The lessons look at what our relationship with the Lord is, as well as how we should be viewing those to whom we seek to teach the [...]