0 Dwidnling in Unbelief

And the angel said unto me. "Behold these shall dwindle in unbelief" 1 Nephi 12:22

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Posted: Friday 04 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Leviticus 4 - If a soul shall sin through ignorance

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 03 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Leviticus 2: The meat offering

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 03 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T - Leviticus 3: All the fat is the Lord's

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 03 July 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Leviticus 3: The Peace Offering

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 26 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Leviticus 1 - Burnt offerings

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Wednesday 25 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 31-40: Kill anyone who works on the Sabbath and don't start a fire on the Sabbath.

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Tuesday 24 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 30 - An incense burning altar, a holy flat tax, a brass bowl, anointing oil, and God's perfume

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Friday 20 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 29:38-46: Sacrifice to God two lambs each day, one in the morning and one in the evening.

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Friday 20 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 29:1-37: Ordain priests according to the following instructions

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Saturday 14 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 28 - Make holy garments for glory and beauty

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 12 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Alma 19: Falling to the earth

By now the people were getting convinced that the king was actually dead. He had been laying motionless on his bed for two days, so the queen called for Ammon to ask him what to do. And it came to pass that after two days and two nights they were ...

Posted: Thursday 12 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 27 - Make an altar for animal sacrifices

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 12 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

It's all Greek to me

There's a new Greek version of the SAB website. Thanks to Marina Tatiana Rapakoulia for all her hard work! ...

Posted: Thursday 12 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 26 - Make a tabernacle

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 12 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 25 - What to give God and how to build his sanctuary

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 12 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Alma 19: Falling to the earth

By now the people were getting convinced that the king was actually dead. He had been laying motionless on his bed for two days, so the queen called for Ammon to ask him what to do. And it came to pass that after two days and two nights they were ...

Posted: Wednesday 11 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 27 - Make an altar for animal sacrifices

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Friday 06 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 26 - Make a tabernacle

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Tuesday 03 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 25 - What to give God and how to build his sanctuary

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Monday 02 June 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus:23:24-33: Other people's gods

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Saturday 31 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 23:6-19: The poor, bribes, feasts, sacrificial fat, and boiling goats

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Friday 30 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 22:27-23:5: Don't revile the gods, eat carrion, or favor the poor

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Wednesday 28 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

EJ&T: Exodus 22:21-27: A few (more or less) good commandments

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Monday 26 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: Exodus 22:16-20: Marriage, witches, bestiality, and religious intolerance

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Sunday 25 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: Exodus 22:1- 15: Property Law

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Saturday 24 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: Ex 21:26-36: Slave's eyes, open pits, and stoned oxen

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Friday 23 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: Exodus 21:15- 25: Unruly children, fist fights, beating slaves, and mischievous miscarriages

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 22 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: A list of all the Bible's commandments

Here is a list of the commandments that I've found so far. I'll keep adding as I go along. Be fruitful and multiply. God blessed them, and God said unto them, Be fruitful, and multiply. Genesis 1:28a, 9:1, 9:7, 35:11 This command is given rep ...

Posted: Thursday 22 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: Exodus 21 - The slavery commandments

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Tuesday 20 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: Exodus 20 - The first set of ten (or so) commandments

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Tuesday 20 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: Exodus 20 - The first set of ten (or so) commandments

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Saturday 17 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Alma 18: Ammon converts King Lamoni

After the King Lamoni had heard the story about Ammon defending the flocks (and seen the Lamanite arms that he cut off), he was very impressed. So impressed, in fact, that he announced that Ammon wasn't merely a man, but the Great Spirit himself. H ...

Posted: Friday 16 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: Genesis

In the Every Jot and Tittle project, I am listing all of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation, in accordance with Jesus's words in Matthew 5:18-19. I have no idea how many commandments I'll find, but Jewish tradition claims there are ...

Posted: Thursday 15 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Every Jot and Tittle: All of the Bible's commandments from Genesis to Revelation

Everyone's heard about The Ten Commandments. And although few can list them (not even Jesus or Paul could do that!), many have seen the movie. Here's a clip in case you haven't. (Of course the Ten Commandments aren't actually listed in the movie ...

Posted: Monday 12 May 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Alma 17: Alma runs across the sons of Mosiah, and they catch up.

(The next 10 chapters of Alma will recount the story of the 14 years that King Mosiah's sons (Ammon, Aaron, Omner and Himni) spent among the Lamanites. This was (supposedly) the time period from 91 to 77 BC. ) Alma had been traveling around, preac ...

Posted: Tuesday 29 April 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Alma 16: There was a cry of war heard throughout the land

When Alma and Amulek arrived in Zarahemla, they found a peaceful, prosperous land. But, as usually happens when peace is mentioned in the Book of Mormon, it's coming to an end. One year after they arrived (they left Ammonihah in the 10th year of th ...

Posted: Wednesday 23 April 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Alma 15: The Healing of Zeezrom

In the last chapter, Alma and Amulek used the power of God to escape from prison in Ammonihah. The walls of the prison split open and fell on their enemies, killing them instantly.  Right after they busted out of the joint, though, they were co ...

Posted: Monday 21 April 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Alma 14: Alma and Amulek in Prison

After Alma and Amulek had finished speaking, the response of the crowd was mixed. Some of them believed the speech and began to repent, but the majority of them were angry and wanted to kill them. And it came to pass after he had made an end of spe ...

Posted: Saturday 19 April 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Happy Jesus-in-Hell Day!

When I was a believer, I was always puzzled by the phrase "He descended into hell" in the Apostles' Creed. It just seemed strange to me. What was a nice guy like Jesus doing in a place like that? But I guess Jesus did some time in hell; it says so ...

Posted: Friday 18 April 2014 ( 10 years ago )

Alma 13: Melchizedek--None were greater

In this chapter, Alma continues his speech to Zeezrom and people of Ammonihah who have gathered. He told them all about the holy priests that were ordained directly from God, and how some people listened to the priests and some didn't. The priests w ...

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