MormonTimes.com: President Taylor's teachings of grace and works

Published: Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008 12:06 a.m. MDT
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ญญญ PROVO, Utah — The question of whether men and women are saved by grace or works long has been a flashpoint in relations between The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and other Christian denominations.

A new analysis by an LDS religious educator found the LDS position generally consistent since 1882, but also found large, meaningful and interesting shifts in the way church leaders have presented it — including waxing and waning debates about the doctrines of other denominations.

Through the first eight decades of the 1900s, church leaders decreased their use of scriptures and increased the use of personal narratives when discussing grace and works.

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Calvin,

Very well written. I hadn't thought of it like that before…

Tamara | Oct. 18, 2008 at 2:01 p.m.

You just don't get it.

The fact that you don't get it is evident…

Anonymous | Oct. 17, 2008 at 8:41 p.m.

Gotta love the take by these "Grace" fanatics. If Grace is all it…

Clifton | Oct. 16, 2008 at 12:14 p.m.