by Kelly P. Merrill | Dec 22, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
This Christmas article breaks away from the usual format to give you some seasonal food for thought. A person’s culture is defined by what they take for granted. It is all the assumptions they make about the way things are and ought to be. Our culture colors our world...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Dec 15, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We all have a sense that the Godhead works together to accomplish our salvation. So why do I say that my God is one of fire and brimstone? Well, that is the subject of this article. I’ve always known that the Father runs the show. This is his plan of salvation, and...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Dec 8, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
The foreknowledge of God is talked about and referred to all throughout the scriptures, though in modern terms we refer to this trait as being omniscient. Someone who is omniscient is all knowing, is aware of all things at once, and has unlimited knowledge of all...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Dec 1, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
In the first part of this series on spiritual development, we talked about the many opportunities the Lord’s Church provides us to serve each other. In the second part of the series, we talked about what doctrine is and why learning God’s doctrine is important to...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Nov 24, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
In this second of the three-part series on spiritual development, we’ll be looking at the need-to-know doctrine of the gospel of Christ. In part one, we explored the aspect of service and how, for most people, that is how they were introduced to The Church of Jesus...
by Kelly P. Merrill | Nov 17, 2014 | Kelly P. Merrill: Prophets and Their Teachings
We all want to return to live with Christ and our Father in Heaven, but to do so requires that we undergo spiritual development so we fit in when we get there. Growing and maturing in spiritual things can be a very confusing process. In one sermon we hear about how...
