Principles of Progress

Commentary

Book Reviews

Essays and Papers

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Things as the Really Are     Understanding Scriptural Reality     Understanding Scientific Reality     Things as the Really are and Our Personal Quest Fundamental Principles     The Principle of Eternal Existence     The Principle of Eternal Uniqueness     The Principle of Eternal Progression     The Principle of Eternal Law        Reality, Principles, and Progression Theology of the First Estate     The Nature of God     The Work and Glory of God     The Plurality of Gods and Monotheism     Joy and the Need for a Physical Body     The Grand Coucil in Heaven     Preparing to Come to the World     The Creation of the Earth     The Spiritual Creation     The Temporal Creation of the Earth     The Temporal Creation of Man Theology of the Second Estate     It Began in a Garden     Satan in the Garden     The Principle of Free Agency     Faith     Coming Back From the Fall     Grace to Work Out Our Own Salvation     From Schoolmaster to the Master     Prayer     Repentance     The Commandment to Forgive Theology of the Third Estate     Man in the Balance: Justice and Mercy     The Judgement By Which We Shall Be Judged     To Choose Life or Choose Death

The essays herewith linked form a book I have worked on for years. The attempt is to present a Mormon theology. By that I mean a consistent way of examining the LDS body of doctrine to understand its implications and interconnections. This is a work directed at an audience of believers, and is not intended as a proselyting tool, but rather a way of re-examining ideas we have heard many times. While the topics ought to be familiar, I hope that they are presented in such a way as to be fresh, and provide insights from another perspective. This is a work in progress, so there are obvious sections (such as Baptism) that are currently missing.