Did the atonement of the Savior also pay for the sins of the rebellious one third part of the hosts of heaven who chose to follow Satan rather than the Savior?

Did the atonement of the Savior also pay for the sins of the rebellious one third part of the hosts of heaven who chose to follow Satan rather than the Savior?

May 25, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Jesus Christ, Mormon Doctrine, Premortal Life

Dear Gramps, I understand that the Atonement was a physical and spiritual payment that Jesus Christ made for all of God’s children. He paid for our bodies overcoming death unconditionally, and paid for our spirits overcoming sin conditionally upon our faith,...
I can’t understand why God is so cruel that He sends most people to hell. I go to church occasionally but feel that I’m only going because I’m so afraid of the possibility of going to hell. Can you help me?

I can’t understand why God is so cruel that He sends most people to hell. I go to church occasionally but feel that I’m only going because I’m so afraid of the possibility of going to hell. Can you help me?

Jan 29, 2008 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Afterlife, God, Mormon Doctrine

Question   Hi Gramps! I’m hoping you will be able to help me. I was brought up in the Mormon Church and have always believed in God. I still go to church occasionally but feel that I’m only going because I’m so afraid of the possibility of going to hell! I know...
In 2nd Nephi 2:19-21, it states that after Adam and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit that the days of the children of men were “prolonged” and their time was “lengthened.” Is it not true that after the fall of Adam and Eve, the time allotted unto man became increasingly shorter and they had less and less years to live?

In 2nd Nephi 2:19-21, it states that after Adam and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit that the days of the children of men were “prolonged” and their time was “lengthened.” Is it not true that after the fall of Adam and Eve, the time allotted unto man became increasingly shorter and they had less and less years to live?

Jul 20, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Bible, Death, Pearl of Great Price

Dear Gramps, In 2nd Nephi 2:19-21, it states that after Adam and Eve partook of the forbidden fruit that the days of the children of men were “prolonged” and their time was “lengthened” so that they might repent while in the flesh. This is...
Does foreknowledge imply predestination?

Does foreknowledge imply predestination?

Jul 15, 2007 | AAAA AskGramps Website, Etymology

Gramps, If God knows all things, then He knows what choices I will make. If He already knows, then (to me) there is really no choice or agency to choose on my part. I must be following His choices, not one’s I choose. If He knows the end from the beginning, then He...
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