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Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “baptism”

Baptism of Fire and the Holy Ghost

guest July 17, 2010baptism, Holy Ghost, ordinances 29 Comments

Guest Post by Jared The objective of all who are baptized by water should be to receive the baptism of the Spirit. Otherwise, our baptism …

A Rational Theology Part 2: The First Four Principles and Ordinances of the Gospel

jmb275 April 30, 2010apologetics, baptism, faith, God, Mormon, repentance, theology 6 Comments

In my previous discussion of “A Rational Theology” by John Widstoe, I discussed two methodologies of deriving a full LDS theology in use during the …

After Action Report: The Community of Christ Did WHAT?

FireTag April 21, 2010apostles, baptism, christianity, church, community of christ, conference, feminism, gay, homosexuality, Jesus, marriage, Mormon, Mormons, ordinances, Priesthood, prophets, resolutions, restoration, revelation, RLDS, sacrament, sacrament meeting, sexuality, social justice, theology 29 Comments

Headline in the Independence Examiner for Thursday, April 15, 2010: “Delegation Takes No Action on Human Sexuality Issues: Church Will Continue Dialogue.” Headline by John …

Canonizing Modern Revelation – A Tourist Guide

FireTag January 5, 2010baptism, community of christ, doctrine, gay, history, Mormon, Priesthood, revelation, RLDS, scripture, theology 33 Comments

Over the past year or so, I’ve become blogging buddies with FireTag, a member of the Community of Christ. He has his own blog at …

In the Shadow of the Temple by Guest

guest December 22, 2009apologetics, apostasy, apostles, baptism, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, burdens, christianity, church, cinema, Culture, curiosity, depression, Discrimination, doctrine, doubt, education, faith, families, Folklore, General Authorities, Happiness, historicity, LDS, Leaders, liberal, Logic, marriage, media, Mormon, mormon, obedience, ordinances, polygamy, questioning, resignation, righteousness, spiritual progression, temple, tesimony 283 Comments

A close friend of mine who wishes to remain anonymous recently saw in the shadow of the temple his story follows: In October, I was …

Brother Brigham Brother Young

James December 6, 2009abuse, adultery, Anti-Mormon, apostasy, apostles, baptism, blacks, burdens, Charity, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, death, depression, Discrimination, doubt, eternity, excommunication, faith, historicity, LDS, Leaders, marriage, media, Mormon, Mormons, obedience, ordinances, polygamy, Priesthood, prophets, race, repentance, salvation, tesimony, thought, Utah, women 6 Comments

Recently I drove up Little Cottonwood Canyon with my brother and nephew. This is the canyon in which many of your ancestors pulled out the …

A Baptism for the Dead Dilemma

Jeff Spector October 28, 2009baptism, LDS, love, Mormon, ordinances, plan of salvation, religion, salvation, temple 41 Comments

Last January 2009, I wrote a piece “Stop Baptizing Our Dead.” I spoke about groups who objected to the LDS Church baptizing the dead that …

Vagueness as a Gospel Principle

Jeff Spector October 20, 2009accountability, baptism, blacks, doctrine, doubt, faith, General Conference, LDS, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, obedience, plan of salvation, prophets, questioning, race, religion, revelation, righteousness, salvation, spirituality, testimony, Word of Wisdom 23 Comments

“For behold, it is not meet that I should command in all things; for he that is compelled in all things, the same is a …

Should Observance Of The Word Of Wisdom Be Necessary For Baptism?

Faithful Dissident August 21, 2009baptism, Word of Wisdom 113 Comments

When I was growing up, there was an elderly couple in my ward. The wife had been a faithful, active member for years and the …

The Institutionally Unforgivable?

Aaron R. aka Rico July 29, 2009accountability, adultery, baptism, Charity, christ, christianity, church, Discrimination, excommunication, Leaders, Mormon, Mormons, repentance, righteousness, testimony 31 Comments

The message of the Gospel of Christ could be encapsulated in a few adjectives, such as: love (Charity), repentance, forgiveness and service. But how should …

History of Baptism/Mikvah

Mormon Heretic April 24, 2009baptism, christ, christianity, church, history, ordinances, religion 20 Comments

Since my last post was quite speculative and controversial, I thought I’d go for a change of pace and talk about something we’re all familiar …

The Untold Story of Black Mormons by Guest

guest April 2, 2009Anti-Mormon, apologetics, baptism, Bible, blacks, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, books, burdens, BYU, Charity, christianity, church, cinema, Culture, curiosity, Discrimination, diversity, doubt, education, evangelicals, faith, families, fear, Folklore, General Authorities, history, joseph, LDS, liberal, Logic, Mormon, obedience, prayer, Priesthood, prophets, questioning, race, racism, religion, resolutions, restoration, righteousness, scripture, tesimony, theology 33 Comments

When I served a mission in eastern Canada in the early 90s, there were many things I was grateful for (warm boots, wool suits, fairly …

Big Love -Big News

James March 10, 2009abuse, adultery, Anti-Mormon, apologetics, apostasy, baptism, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, burdens, Charity, children, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, Discrimination, diversity, doubt, education, faith, families, fear, FLDS, general, God, Happiness, history, inter-faith, Jesus, joseph, marriage, media, meetings, Mormon, Mormons, movies, news, obedience, ordinances, orthodox, polygamy, Priesthood, prophets, religion, resignation, RLDS, salvation, scripture, spirituality, television, temple, testimony, theology, thought, Utah, women 33 Comments

Filtered Visions by guest Reuben Collins

James March 2, 2009apostasy, baptism, Bible, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, books, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, death, diversity, doubt, education, faith, families, fear, Folklore, general, General Authorities, historicity, liberal, Logic, love, marriage, Mormon, Mormons, obedience, prayer, religion, sacrament, salvation, spirituality, temple, tesimony, theology, thought, Trinity, women 9 Comments

I’ve been thinking about Levi Peterson’s The Backslider lately (SPOILERS AHEAD).

Baptism Rant

guest February 17, 2009Asides, baptism, children, christ, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, doubt, faith, Jesus, LDS, mercy, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, obedience, ordinances, questioning, religion, repentance, scripture, theology, thought 29 Comments

Today’s post is by guest blogger The Teacher.

The Age of (Un)Accountability

guest January 17, 2009baptism, book of mormon, catholicism, children, christianity, grace, homosexuality, spiritual progression 22 Comments

NOTE: This is the first post for a new Guest Author – The Faithful Dissident. We look forward to many more to come. Growing up …

Stop Baptizing Our Dead!

Jeff Spector January 13, 2009baptism, catholicism, christianity, eternity, evangelicals, families, inter-faith, Mormon, Mormons, temple 91 Comments

The LDS doctrine of Baptism for the Dead is unique within Christianity. The explanation for the doctrine and additional references on the LDS Church website …