Jesus told Peter: "I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in...

According to the scriptures, a man must be "born again," or baptized, to "see the kingdom of God" (Matt. 3:3; see AOF 1:4). In the Book...

In 1 Kings chapter 13 there is a fascinating account of a man of God taking an incorrect course immediately following the taking of a...

Romans 11:2 – 10, A Modern Application God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you realize what...

Romans 11:2 – 10, NLT [see also ASV, BSB, KJC, etc.] God has not rejected his own people, whom he chose from the very beginning. Do you...

It was noted in yesterday's devotional that Rebecca, the mother of the twins Jacob and Esau, learned of the differing merits of her...

In the Book of Mormon we read of a family with very different types of children. There were some who tended toward modern trends and...

"This is what the Sovereign LORD says: Clap your hands in horror, and stamp your feet. Cry out because of all the detestable sins the...

In studying for yesterday's devotional, I came across something interesting in the Webster's 1828 dictionary regarding what it means to...

The sacrament prayers are much like two covers of a book that is opened and closed each time they are invoked. The first prayer, over the...

A being named Michael is named in the scriptures fifteen times: three in the Old Testament, two in the New Testament, and ten in the...

James Madison, one of the founding fathers of the American republic, once stated: "Of all the enemies to public liberty war is, perhaps,...

Noah Webster defined "sedition" in his 1820 publication to mean "A factious commotion of the people, a tumultuous assembly of men rising...

The scriptures use many terms to refer to the first man, Adam. In translation these are usually, man, the man, the first man, and—most...

In 1832, Joseph Smith gave a prophecy regarding the start of the Civil War, accurately stating that it would begin in South Carolina (the...

It has been commented by some that partaking of a poisonous substance when commanded by a mortal mouthpiece for God will result in no...

The scriptures state that spiritual manipulation is almost the universal modus operandi of those in positions of religious authority. The...

In the last post it was proposed that seeing what God sees as right and wrong followed by doing what is right, is at the core of removing...

"If you will listen carefully to the voice of the LORD your God, and do what is right in His eyes, and pay attention to His commands, and...

"There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—and when we...