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

Pyramids-R-US

FireTag July 31, 2010apostasy, book of mormon, community of christ, Culture, education, general, Government, history, LDS, Leaders, Money, Mormon, Mormons, news, politics, repentance, righteousness, science, thought 47 Comments

Last week I spent a supper hour (it took that long) reading an article called “America’s Ruling Class – And the Perils of Revolution” by …

Pharisaical Observation

Jeff Spector May 11, 2010doctrine, Jews, Mormons, obedience, ordinances, orthodox, religion, righteousness, salvation, spiritual progression, theology, time management, Word of Wisdom 30 Comments

I wrote a post some time ago on whether they Pharisees were given a bad rap in the New Testament. It can be found here. …

White and Delightsome or Pure and Delightsome? (Cognitive dissonance 2)

James April 20, 2010accountability, apologetics, apostasy, Bible, blacks, book of mormon, burdens, conference, correlation, Culture, curiosity, Discrimination, faith, families, Folklore, historicity, lamanites, LDS, LDS lessons, Leaders, Logic, mormon, Mormon, Nephi, plan of salvation, questioning, race, righteousness 60 Comments

I’m 1/16 th Chippewa and don’t even look a little Indian! I figure from my knee down is pure Chippewa and for whatever reason I …

The Virgin and the Whore: Thinking Beyond Dinah and Potiphar’s Wife

Bored in Vernal March 10, 2010adultery, Bible, feminism, LDS lessons, Mormon, righteousness, scripture, sexuality, women 26 Comments

OT SS Lesson #11 Lesson 11 in the Old Testament manual employs several stories from Genesis 34-39 to develop the theme of sexual morality. Joseph’s …

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 …

What is the Final Destination for Apostates and Ex-Mormons?

Andrew S November 13, 2009accountability, apostasy, eternity, LDS, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, righteousness, salvation 89 Comments

I’ve always taken it as a given that Mormonism’s view of the afterlife shuffle has always been more universalizing than most of the other alternatives. …

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 …

The Book of Mormon and the Prosperity Gospel

Andrew S August 20, 2009apostasy, book of mormon, church, LDS, Mormon, Mormons, righteousness 28 Comments

So, it seems that some of the other sites in the Bloggernacle have already sidebarred something about this little article from the New York Times …

Common Scriptures in Review: Gender & the Sermon on the Mount

Ray August 15, 2009Beatitudes, Bible, christ, christianity, Culture, diversity, doctrine, feminism, marriage, meekness, mercy, plan of salvation, prophets, repentance, righteousness, Sermon on the Mount, spiritual progression, women 12 Comments

I absolutely LOVE the Sermon on the Mount. It is my second favorite passage in all our recorded scripture – right behind the Intercessory Prayer. …

Highway 61 Re-revisited: Fear and Trembling before Faith

Aaron R. aka Rico August 9, 2009christ, doctrine, doubt, faith, fear, God, Jesus, Mormon, resignation, righteousness, salvation, testimony, theology, violence 27 Comments

Oh God said to Abraham, “Kill me a son” Abe says, “Man, you must be puttin’ me on” God say, “No.” Abe say, “What?” God …

How do we earn our morals?

Andrew S July 31, 2009church, doctrine, LDS, Mormon, Mormons, obedience, righteousness, sexuality, Word of Wisdom 14 Comments

A while back on my blog, Seth R (usually of 9 Moons fame) posted a lengthy and detailed comment about the deficiencies of liberal religion …

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 …

Alexander Doniphan and the Limits of Dissent

Aaron R. aka Rico July 26, 2009apostasy, christianity, church, civil disobedience, diversity, Mormon, righteousness, testimony 33 Comments

The Story of Alexander Doniphan is well-known and probably does not need to be recounted here (For more information see Mormon Heretics Post – A …

Good Man Gone

Ray May 21, 2009accountability, Beatitudes, burdens, Charity, death, eternity, faith, families, Happiness, love, marriage, Peace, plan of salvation, questioning, righteousness, salvation, Sermon on the Mount, spirituality, temple, testimony 15 Comments

A week ago, I attended the viewing and funeral of a man in our stake who died of an unexpected heart attack. He was in …

Defining Lust and Chastity

Ray May 5, 2009accountability, adultery, Bible, Culture, Devil, feminism, media, Mormon, pornography, repentance, righteousness, sexuality, spirituality 29 Comments

Matthew 5:27-28 includes the statement: “Whosoever looketh on a woman to lust after her hath committed adultery with her already in his heart.” Rather than …

Who Should Go to Church, Anyway?

Andrew S May 2, 2009church, diversity, doubt, LDS, liberal, Mormon, Mormons, new order mormon, obedience, orthodox, questioning, religion, righteousness 49 Comments

So over at T&S they’ve been having this discussion about the recent media report about the majority of America’s drifiting faith issues. And I know, …

Is Accountability a Good or Bad Thing?

Ray April 28, 2009abuse, accountability, burdens, christ, Culture, depression, faith, grace, Happiness, mercy, Mormon, Peace, religion, repentance, righteousness, salvation, spiritual progression, spirituality, surviving 12 Comments

I am struck regularly by how many members fail to focus on the life of Jesus and, thus, fail to realize that there are incredible …

Joseph Smith and Wealth Redistribution

guest April 23, 2009book of mormon, burdens, Charity, christianity, church, Culture, Government, history, LDS, meekness, Mormons, politics, prophets, religion, righteousness, scripture, spirituality 31 Comments

This article by a guest blogger originally appeared at Gospel Doctrine Underground. We want to thank the author for allowing us to re-post it here. …

LDS Worship – Part III

guest April 17, 2009christ, christianity, church, Culture, diversity, faith, inter-faith, LDS, meetings, Mormon, music, orthodox, religion, reverence, righteousness, sacrament meeting, spirituality, testimony 18 Comments

David Stout is a Disciples of Christ minister. This is the third and final installment of his insightful commentary on LDS Sacrament Meeting Worship. To …

Families Forver Naked and Not Ashamed

James April 6, 2009abuse, adultery, Anti-Mormon, apostasy, Bible, Bloggernacle, burdens, BYU, children, christ, christianity, church, civil disobedience, Culture, curiosity, diversity, education, environment, faith, families, fear, general, Happiness, history, Mormon, religion, righteousness, sexuality, theology, thought, women 311 Comments

Mormon Matters Motto is Exploring Mormon culture in a balanced way- so bare with me on this one (excuse the pun).

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 …

Murder: As Bad As We Think?

Faithful Dissident March 25, 2009Bible, christianity, repentance, righteousness, salvation, scripture, violence 88 Comments

I’ve always been under the impression that premeditated murder is an unforgivable sin. Is it?

When Evil-Speaking Creeps Unawares Among Us

Ray March 16, 2009Anti-Mormon, apologetics, apostasy, Bible, Bloggernacle, diversity, grace, inter-faith, Mormon, politics, questioning, religion, righteousness 11 Comments

Last week, there was some heated debate here about More Open Mormon History. I don’t want to open that exact same discussion all over again, …

My Struggle with Formal Prayer

Ray February 26, 2009God, Mormon, prayer, righteousness 31 Comments

NOTE: This post is a combination (with minor edits) of two posts that I wrote on my own blog this month, as I contemplated Matthew …

Why aren’t Mormons Green?

James February 23, 2009apologetics, Bible, Bloggernacle, book of mormon, BYU, Charity, children, christ, christianity, church, conference, Culture, curiosity, doubt, education, faith, General Authorities, General Conference, geography, God, Government, Happiness, international, LDS, Leaders, liberal, Logic, media, Money, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, obedience, politics, prophets, questioning, religion, resolutions, reverence, righteousness, sacrament, salvation, service, surviving, testimony, thought, Utah 56 Comments

Virtual RS/PH Lesson #27: Beware the Bitter Fruits of Apostasy.

Mormon Heretic February 20, 2009apostasy, joseph, Mormon, righteousness 14 Comments

Since Hawkgrrrl does not offer Virtual RS/PH lessons anymore, I thought I’d try my hand at it this one time. My wife was preparing Lesson …

What is Truth?

guest February 13, 2009Anti-Mormon, apologetics, apostasy, Asides, christianity, church, Culture, curiosity, faith, LDS, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, obedience, prayer, questioning, religion, righteousness, salvation, spiritual progression, spirituality, testimony, theology, thought 6 Comments

When it comes to religion – can everyone know truth? Can anyone? Today’s guest post is from Justin Perry.

The Role of the Church in the Pursuit of Righteousness: Why It Works for Some and Not for Others

Ray February 12, 2009Anti-Mormon, apostasy, church, Culture, doubt, faith, Happiness, homosexuality, Mormon, Mormons, Peace, religion, righteousness, spirituality 18 Comments

Last April, as I was contemplating my monthly New Year’s resolution (Hunger and Thirst After Righteousness), something struck me quite forcefully – something I had …

The Purposes of God Cannot Be Frustrated

guest February 10, 2009Anti-Mormon, apologetics, apostasy, Asides, book of mormon, christianity, church, curiosity, doubt, faith, historicity, history, joseph, LDS, Leaders, Mormon, mormon, Mormons, polygamy, prophets, questioning, religion, repentance, righteousness, sexuality, smith, testimony, theology, thought 20 Comments

The title is from DC3:1. Today’s guest post is from Bouvet and is in reference to this year’s Doctrine & Covenants manual, Lesson 4 is Remember …