UGP 265 - Immiscibility of the Bible and LDS Gospel: Oil and Water – Dr. Matthew Eklund – Part 3
Dr. Eklund describes the truths that broke his LDS shelf as he read the Bible and explored church history. He mentions Ephesians 2:8-9, Matthew 22:31, John 6, and the book of Romans as being impactful. He discovers fundamental biblical ideas are incompatible with essential teachings in Mormonism; some are: (1) the nature of the Trinitarian God, (2) there is only One God and He is unchangeable, (3) Salvation comes by grace through faith and not by our works, (4) justification – one is made right before God by Christ’s righteousness, like putting on a cloak, again, not by our works, and (5) LDS priesthood functions like a mediator between one and Jesus – there is no mediator but Jesus. As a scientist, he likens Bible truths and LDS gospel essentials to immiscible fluids. They are incompatible.
Dr. Eklund’s Resources
The Forgotten Trinity
https://www.amazon.com/Forgotten-Trinity-James-R-White/dp/1556617259?Sub...
The God Who Justifies
https://www.amazon.com/God-Who-Justifies-James-White-ebook/dp/B00B0VMJAW...
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