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Concerned Christians September 2025 ACCURACY OF GOD’S WORD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT (PART 2 of 4) Last month’s newsletter began a presentation by Lori Lauber, guest writer, establishing support for knowing the Old Testament text is reliable and may be trusted as God’s written Word. This authority is questioned by the LDS faith. Again, documentation may…

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August 2025 ACCURACY OF GOD’S WORD IN THE OLD TESTAMENT(PART 1 of 4) Investigating the accuracy of God’s written word may seem unnecessary to most. However, in just one sentence in the Mormon (LDS) Articles of Faith the whole Bible’s accuracy is called into question. Article 8 of the Articles of Faith states, ‘We believe the Bible…

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Concerned Christians July 2025 FREEDOM THROUGH CHRIST Our United States celebration of freedom, July 4th, has once again just passed. We celebrate another year of independence from a monarchical form of governmental leadership. Our Declaration of Independence followed by the United States Constitution are now the basis for a nation of self-government. We hold to the very principles…

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Newsletter May 2025 THEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES THE BIBLE vs. MORMONISM (LDS-thought) The first portion of this article is a copy from last month’s newsletter. I am reemphasizing the theological differences. This month we will look at theological concepts numbered 8. THE CROSS, 9. PLACE IN HEAVEN, 10. BAPTISM.  The January and February Newsletters (2025) compared LDS-thought regarding ‘GOD’…

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Concerned Christians April 2025 THEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES THE BIBLE vs. MORMONISM (LDS-thought) The first portion of this article is a copy from last month’s newsletter. I am reemphasizing the theological differences. This month we will look at theological concepts numbered 4. THE CHURCH, 5. TEMPLES, 6. PRIESTS, 7. PRE-EXISTENCE. The January and February Newsletters (2025) compared LDS-thought regarding…

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Concerned Christians March 2025 THEOLOGICAL DIFFERENCES  THE BIBLE vs. MORMONISM (LDS-thought) The January and February Newsletters (2025) compared LDS-thought regarding ‘GOD’ and ‘JESUS’, respectively, with the Bible. The differences between the two are obvious. The LDS-God and the LDS-Jesus ARE NOT equivalent to the creator God of the universe and his son Jesus. When Joseph Smith presented…

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February 2025 WHO IS JESUS? A COMPARISON OF THE BIBLE TO MORMON DOCUMENTS As I stated in last month’s newsletter, the modern Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) leaders are campaigning, attempting to convince the world they are Christian. The term ‘denomination’ currently being used by LDS leaders is an attempt to convince the world and…

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Concerned Christians November/December 2024 HOLIDAY SEASON 2024 LOOKING FORWARD TO 2025 Well, here we are closing out another year. I have been sharing with you about the LDS Corporation’s theological belief system with comparison to Biblical scripture. We will put this on hold until January 2025. Because we are growing older, we are downsizing our home. Buying, selling, and…

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Concerned Christians September 2024 LET’S TALK ABOUT THE PRE-EXISTENCE OF SOULS Concerned Christians has identified six major theological deviations when comparing Biblical Christianity with the Latter-Day Saint (LDS) teaching. In previous newsletters we have discussed the Priesthood and the Temple. Pre-existence is a comparison of mankind’s creation. The LDS concept of humanity is vastly different from the Bible.   Regarding pre-existence…

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August 2024 LET’S TALK ABOUT BIBLICAL PRIESTHOOD In the Mormon belief system, PRIESTHOOD is one of six major differences from normal orthodox Christianity. (We will exam the other 5 differences at other times.) The Mormon approach to the Priesthood has two levels.   The first level is the Aaronic Priesthood, which is reserved for boys from age 11-18 and…

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