Mormonism ft. Cultish's Jeremiah Roberts [The Ezra Institute Podcast for Cultural Reformation]
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4.6 • 949 Ratings
🗓️ 29 January 2025
⏱️ 72 minutes
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Summary
In this episode of the Podcast for Cultural Reformation, Pastor Nate Wright is joined by Cultish's Jeremiah Reoberts to discuss the origins, history, and theology of Mormonism–The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (LDS). Don't miss this riveting discussion on a uniquely American mythology.
Episode Resources: Cultish Podcast: https://apologiastudios.com/shows/cultish/
CHAPTERS:
00:00 ReformCon '25
00:46 Cold Open: Origins of Mormonism
07:19 Intro
07:40 Welcome
09:57 Engaging the Cults
16:56 A Concise History of Mormonism
29:37 The Cult Tendnecy to Bypass the Mind
31:31 Reaching Your Mormon Neighbour
37:12 Are Mormons Christians?: Examining LDS Theology
47:43 False Religions & the Lack of Atonement
49:17 The Modern Mormon Challenge & the Future of the LDS
58:04 Presupp and the Internal Critique of Mormonism
01:01:37 3 Things: Tell Better Stories, Guard Your Heart, Know Your Bible
01:06:00 The Word of God MUST Be Your Firm Foundation
01:08:43 Conclusion/Send-off
01:11:30 Outro
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| 0:00.0 | We need to talk. It's been a rough ride from a culture bent on burning itself down to attacks from within |
| 0:09.4 | But by the grace of God we've been given a moment a chance to make lasting changes |
| 0:14.6 | We can rebuild what's been torn down |
| 0:16.8 | But we have to build with what will last. The gospel of the kingdom. This April |
| 0:22.5 | let's sit down. Let's talk about |
| 0:24.6 | what matters. |
| 0:26.6 | And together, we'll build |
| 0:28.4 | something that lasts. |
| 0:31.6 | ReformCon |
| 0:32.3 | 2025. Tickets are limited. |
| 0:34.6 | Lord willing, we'll see you in Tucson. |
| 0:51.3 | Thank you. Tickets are limited. Lord willing, we'll see you in Tucson. One beautiful, clear morning in 1820, a teenage boy kneels in the woods near his family's |
| 0:57.0 | farm in upstate New York. The air is thick with questions, his questions. Born from the fierce |
| 1:04.2 | debates of revivalist preachers and the religious fervor of the second great awakening and enthusiasm to which this young boy was not immune. |
| 1:13.6 | The whole district of Manchester was a stir with people joining themselves to different religious parties. |
| 1:19.6 | In the midst of this war of words and tumult of opinions, this inquisitive boy was wracked with confusion. He was not looking to join a zealous yet fleeting movement. |
| 1:31.3 | He was seeking wisdom and truth. |
| 1:33.3 | He was asking for something bigger, a direct answer from the heavens themselves. |
| 1:38.3 | Overwhelmed, he turned to the Word of God for answers. |
| 1:42.3 | In doing so, he was confronted with these words in the |
| 1:45.4 | Epistle of James, chapter 1, verse 5. If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God that |
| 1:51.7 | giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not, and it shall be given to him. Upon reading |
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