Why the Garden of Eden at all?

Why the Garden of Eden at all?

Question   Hi Gramps, I run mormondna.org and I’ve been asked a question that’s got me stumped. It started with a guy saying the Fall wasn’t necessary, and if it weren’t for Adam and Eve eating the fruit we’d all be living happily in the Garden. He used the...
Omnipresence

Omnipresence

What is meant by omnipresence? Does it mean not bodily, but spiritually? Like the Holy Ghost and Christ and Heavenly Father? You can feel them with you spiritually, but not bodily. So they can be everywhere and only one place at a time? Can they project themselves...
Elohim

Elohim

Is the term Elohim ever used anywhere in the scriptures? Sandy __________ Sandy, the term Elohim shows up several times in the Old Testament. It is a Hebrew word (that’s why you don’t see it in the Greek New Testament, or our modern English scriptures),...
Can Satan be in the presence of God?

Can Satan be in the presence of God?

Question   Gramps, When reading Job, Satan presented himself before the Lord. We know that no unclean thing can be in the presence of God. We also know that Satan is cut off from the presence of God. How then could he present himself to God? Any insights? Robert...
False Prophets

False Prophets

Is there any criteria that is objective and not subjective, to determine if someone is a false prophet? Robert _____________ Robert, There absolutely is a criteria that all prophets of God must meet. If you pray to Heavenly Father about a potential prophet, and the...
Did God rest on the 7th day?

Did God rest on the 7th day?

Dear Gramps, From one old Codger to another, I have often wondered if God in actual fact did rest on the seventh day. I seem to remember from some reading that He put into Adam and Even and all creatures their spirits. I cannot see God resting for there is that...
Fulfillment of our destiny

Fulfillment of our destiny

What do you think about my question; does God fulfill our destiny or does He makes a better fulfillment in our destiny? Nhan Dear Nhan, God prepares a way for us to fulfill our destiny. What we make of our lives is up to us. God has given us the tools to work with, so...
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