The Baptism of Fire

The following is my current understanding of the baptism of fire. One baptism in three parts The gospel of Jesus Christ has one, tripartite baptism consisting of the baptism of water, the baptism of fire and the baptism of the Holy Ghost. The purpose of baptism is to witness that there exists a covenant between [...]

Punishment

The goal of punishment is to inflict something unpleasant on a person – whether physical [e.g., corporal striking, physical confinement, monetary penalties] or emotional [e.g., shaming, time-outs, or making a public example] – for the purpose of discouraging the repeat of a certain behavior. As with all things satanic, the focus is on the external [...]

The doctrine of destruction

Question: when does destruction come from the Lord? Answer: only when a people has rejected every word of God. Behold, the Lord esteemeth all flesh in one; he that is righteous is favored of God. But behold, this people had rejected every word of God, and they were ripe in iniquity; and the fulness of [...]

The conditions of this law

Clint, in a comment on the Marriage without a marriage license is ordained of God post, quoted D&C 132: 7 and raised the issue that, among other things: So the problem to me is that we have a doctrine that is very clear in stating that in order to get to God we MUST do [...]