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Contrary to the LDS concept of the fall, the Bible shows that this event was the result of disobeying God. {{ref|mckeever.74}} | Contrary to the LDS concept of the fall, the Bible shows that this event was the result of disobeying God. {{ref|mckeever.74}} | ||
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And now, there was no means to reclaim men from this fallen state, which man had brought upon himself because of his own disobedience. | |||
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#{{note|mckeever.74}} Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson, Mormonism 101 (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2001), 74. | #{{note|mckeever.74}} Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson, Mormonism 101 (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2001), 74. | ||
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| Preexistence and the Second Estate | A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Mormonism 101 A work by author: Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson
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Apostasy |
A review of Chapter: "The Fall"
The authors claim,
Contrary to the LDS concept of the fall, the Bible shows that this event was the result of disobeying God. [1]
This claim, however, directly contradicts Alma 42꞉2:
And now, there was no means to reclaim men from this fallen state, which man had brought upon himself because of his own disobedience.
Endnotes
- [note] Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson, Mormonism 101 (Grand Rapids, Michigan: Baker Books, 2001), 74.