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Scripture Commentary tweet 2026-01-06

If what @jaredadairbell wrote is all true, this proves the LDS message false because the official LDS teaching is that the church was lost until Joseph Smith. The LDS Church teaches that: - After the death of the apostles, the original church establ...

If what @jaredadairbell wrote is all true, this proves the LDS message false because the official LDS teaching is that the church was lost until Joseph Smith. The LDS Church teaches that: - After the

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-09-30

@_JonChilds @Tony_717 @Pri_sonMike @rcsprouljr So the LDS church has stopped tea

@_JonChilds @Tony_717 @Pri_sonMike @rcsprouljr So the LDS church has stopped teaching these things? Please explain.

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay If the King Follet was one of the thin

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay If the King Follet was one of the things the LDS church was built on and now they reject it, why does the LDS not change their name? Why be confusing?

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@BrandonABourg @PeterNDecker @sister_slay However, can he name one denomination that doesn’t believe that God is eternal? The question concerns primary matters not secondary ones. And what does the LDS church mean by eternal since everyone is eterna...

@BrandonABourg @PeterNDecker @sister_slay However, can he name one denomination that doesn’t believe that God is eternal? The question concerns primary matters not secondary ones. And what does the L

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay The fact that the LDS church doubles in size is immaterial. Growth is seen in Islam, does that make Islam true? Just because someone has a sense or feeling inside that what they believe is true doesn’t make i...

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay The fact that the LDS church doubles in size is immaterial. Growth is seen in Islam, does that make Islam true? Just because someone has a sense or feeling in

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay I’m glad that you believe and claim that your faith is in God. That being the case, it is important to identify which God we are speaking about. Given that Joseph Smith was the founder of the LDS church, if t...

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay I’m glad that you believe and claim that your faith is in God. That being the case, it is important to identify which God we are speaking about. Given that Jo

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay What does it mean to say that “God was an eternal being”? Are they referring to God the Father? Wasn’t Jesus said to eternally exist as intelligence that was later reformulated as a spirit being? Wasn’t God o...

@PeterNDecker @BrandonABourg @sister_slay What does it mean to say that “God was an eternal being”? Are they referring to God the Father? Wasn’t Jesus said to eternally exist as intelligence that was

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay The reason I'm exposing the false teachings of the LDS church is so that you will know the truth and trust in the true Jesus who is not the spirit brother of Lucifer, who is the uncreated creator that creat...

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay The reason I'm exposing the false teachings of the LDS church is so that you will know the truth and trust in the true Jesus who is not the spirit brother o

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2025-06-27

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay I never left the LDS church. I have had LDS missionaries come to my house for a few years and I knew two local bishops who lived in my area. Nice people. I was never LDS. I'm sure you can check in your book...

@PeterNDecker @ModChristChurch @sister_slay I never left the LDS church. I have had LDS missionaries come to my house for a few years and I knew two local bishops who lived in my area. Nice people. I

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-13

@HomelyHearth @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma Just to be clear, the LDS church doesn’t

@HomelyHearth @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma Just to be clear, the LDS church doesn’t outright deny the deity of Jesus, but makes him a created being and also that all of us can become exalted to gods just

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Scripture Commentary tweet 2024-12-13

@SladeTheGuy @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma Well, yes, that too. According to LDS teaching, Lucifer was created before you and I. Jesus is the elder brother (firstborn), then some time later, Lucifer, then much later you and I. This is all before we have ...

@SladeTheGuy @BICBCI73 @abarefootmomma Well, yes, that too. According to LDS teaching, Lucifer was created before you and I. Jesus is the elder brother (firstborn), then some time later, Lucifer, then

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Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

Overview of Mormonism's scale and the testability question

Setting up the apologetic challenge

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Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

LDS Church president's diary corroborates that Smith translated Abraham's own handwriting using the Urim and Thummim

Secondary LDS historical witness to Smith's translation claims

Abraham Joseph Smith Book of Abraham
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

The LDS Church officially canonized the Book of Abraham as translated from the papyrus by Joseph Smith

The canonical status of the Book of Abraham in LDS theology

Abraham Joseph Smith Book of Abraham
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

Early Egyptologist critics were dismissed because the original papyri could not be examined

How the LDS Church handled early scholarly criticism

Joseph Smith LDS Church Egyptology
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

The original papyri were discovered in 1966–1967 at the Metropolitan Museum of Art and given to BYU

The rediscovery of the Joseph Smith Papyri

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Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

The LDS Church's own official article on lds.org admits the characters on the papyri do not match the Book of Abraham text

The LDS Church's own admission in its official online materials

translation comparison LDS Church Book of Abraham
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

LDS Church's official position: understand the Book of Abraham through 'careful study of its teachings and by the witness of the Holy Spirit'

The LDS Church's final response to the historical and Egyptological evidence

Holy Spirit apologetics LDS Church
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

Mike urges Mormons in positions of authority to speak out about the fraud even if it costs them relationships and community

Pastoral/ethical challenge to Mormons who know the truth

Mormonism prophetic accountability LDS Church
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

The Joseph Smith Papers project published the Egyptian Grammar and Alphabet documents, exposing them to scholarly scrutiny

Recent LDS document releases and their apologetic implications

Joseph Smith LDS Church Book of Abraham
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-31

Argument from the Mormon authority hierarchy: when the Bible, LDS standard works, and the Holy Spirit contradict each other, which do Mormons follow?

Epistemological challenge to Mormon missionaries

Holy Spirit LDS Church standard works
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

Q&A: The LDS church is already beginning to change its doctrine — prioritizing organizational health over theological integrity, which started with polygamy and race issues.

Viewer question from 'Rob Donahue': Will the Utah LDS church change its doctrine due to the information age?

LDS doctrinal evolution LDS polygamy LDS and race
Mike Winger idea 2018-01-24

The LDS church is quietly distancing itself from past presidential statements and Journal of Discourses rather than formally changing doctrine — 'plausible deniability.'

Mike explains the mechanism by which Mormonism is changing: not reforming doctrine but retreating from its sources.

Pearl of Great Price Book of Mormon Doctrine and Covenants
Mike Winger idea 2022-12-09

Respectfully & Effectively Witnessing to a Boss: My boss is a leader in the LDS church. He is a good and friendly boss but calls himself a Christian. Do I have a responsibility to confront him, and if so, how do I do this respectfully since he is my boss?

Q&A question: Respectfully & Effectively Witnessing to a Boss

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Mike Winger idea 2025-05-09

Transitioning from Cult to Christianity!: I’m in the process of leaving the LDS church for real Christianity (thank you for your videos!!). Do you have any advice or resources for the deconstructing and reconstructing of faith after leaving?

Q&A question: Transitioning from Cult to Christianity!

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