190 years ago today - Aug 18, 1824

Universalist Hosea Ballou sermon:

- Apostasy and Restoration: "The falling away of the Christian Church, the corruptions of its doctrines by the inventions of an ignorant, superstitious priesthood, sanctioned by the authority of Synods and Councils, having introduced the man of sin into the Temple of God, who has for ages been worshiped as God, the glory which Jesus manifested departed, and the darkness of papal errors and abominations have succeeded.

But the reign of the beast may be said to have come to an end; the true testimony is received, and God is now carrying on the work ... and God is about to fill the [nations] with glory."

Original sin: "[why would God by] an act of his almighty power, gave us a totally depraved nature, laid the blame of it to Adam, and is determined to punish us everlastingly for the same!"

The Godhead: "the mystery of an invented Trinity, which has been the means of sore contentions and bitter animosities in the Church. This self contradictory doctrine of three infinite persons in but one infinite Being, has been so thoroughly shaken..."

[Source: Grunder, Rick, Mormon Parallels: A Bibliographic Source]

3 comments:

  1. The darkness of LDS errors as well!

    we gave OURSELVES a totally depraved nature by the disobedience of our first parents, Adam & Eve.

    TWO infinite Persons or Beings, but with the ONE and exact same mind - the Holy Ghost.

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  2. TWO infinite Persons or Beings (God the Eternal Father JEHOVAH and Jesus Christ the Eternal Son of God), but with the ONE and exact same mind - the Holy Ghost will never be shaken but will endure forever!

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  3. The darkness of LDS errors AND ABOMINATIONS as well!

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