7. The Doctrine of Christ - Paul M. Williams
Bethesda Shalom
Part 7 When one is dealing with a cult, there are always two main areas where the scope of the target is aimed. Attacking either one of these is enough to designate a group a cult, but more commonly, one will find that the cults delight in destroying both. What are these two areas of repeated attack? The person of Jesus Christ and the doctrine of justification by grace alone, through faith alone, in Christ alone. No cult will ever discard the name of Jesus, as the devil seeks through subtilty to catch the unsuspected soul off guard. Muslims have a Jesus,...
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1 John (Pt. 2) – Paul M. Williams
Bethesda Shalom
1 Jn. 1:1-4 Preached in the Sanctuary of Bethesda Shalom, England, Sunday 16th November, 2025. Download the audio for this sermon (mp3) https://traffic.libsyn.com/secure/bethesdashalom/1_John_Pt1.mp3 Visit us here and subscribe to the latest ministry updates: http://www.bethesdashalom.org
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1 John (Pt. 1) – Paul M. Williams
Bethesda Shalom
1 Jn. 1:1-4 Preached in the Sanctuary of Bethesda Shalom, England, Sunday 9th November, 2025.
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Faith’s Expectation – Paul M. Williams
Bethesda Shalom
Mark 5:25-34 Preached in the Sanctuary of Bethesda Shalom, England, Sunday 2nd November, 2025.
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6. The Doctrine of Man - Paul M. Williams
Bethesda Shalom
Part 6 When a Christian is asked to explain why heaven will be heaven for him, it does not take him long to give his answer. Heaven will be heaven because God is there! Yet, when a Mormon is asked to explain the hope that they have in Christ, their whole concept of eternity is fashioned by the doctrine of Exaltation, namely the belief that man might one day become a god, possessing all power, glory, dominion, and knowledge. For the Bible believing Christian, the leap from man to God is an eternal gulf that can never be spanned. Man will never be God for the simple reason that...
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Faith Over Reason – Paul M. Williams
Bethesda Shalom
Matthew 14:28-30 Preached in the Sanctuary of Bethesda Shalom, England, Sunday 25th October, 2025.
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5. The Doctrine of God - Paul M. Williams
Bethesda Shalom
Part 5 Of the many teachings contained in the Bible, there is one teaching that the Bible is unequivocal about and absolute in its declaration: there is but one true and living God. Monotheism oozes out of every page of God’s sacred record in both the Old and New Testaments. Orthodoxy demands that the adherent of Christianity hold to the belief in the existence of only one God!! Every prophet from Moses through to Jesus taught that there was but one God. At first glance, it appears that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are on the same page....
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Providential Intervention – Paul M. Williams
Bethesda Shalom
Proverbs 16:9 Preached in the Sanctuary of Bethesda Shalom, England, Sunday 19th October, 2025. A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.
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4. The Book of Mormon (Pt. 2) - Paul M. Williams
Bethesda Shalom
Part 4 The Mormon Church claim that over the centuries, the Bible has suffered the loss of many plain and precious parts. They believe that the most reliable way to measure the accuracy of the biblical text is not by comparing the many translations available today, but by comparing the Bible with the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is the measuring stick for truth, and according to Joseph Smith, it is the most correct of any book on earth. That is a very bold claim! As we continue to examine the Book of Mormon, consideration shall be given to its historical...
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Perfect in Their Generations - Paul M Williams
Bethesda Shalom
Genesis 6:9 Preached in the Sanctuary of Bethesda Shalom, Sunday 12th October, 2025. These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.
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Like every movement, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has had a beginning, a period of development, and a time of stability. The LDS Church has typically been separated into three distinctive periods.
1. “Early History” under the leadership of Joseph Smith, Jr.
2. “Pioneering era” under the leadership of Brigham Young.
3. “Modern Era” beginning around the turn of the 20th century
The purpose of this second teaching part is to explore this history. To understand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints today, one must first understand the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints as it began and developed. The Church makes great claims for itself and prides itself on outlandish doctrines which run counter to the Word of God. It had a founding prophet who claimed to be visited by God the Father and Jesus Christ His Son, along with a whole host of biblical characters who have long departed from this world – John the Baptist, Peter, James and John. It claims to have restored the fullness of the lost Gospel, even though it was never lost. It has three additional books of authority besides the King James Bible -- The Book of Mormon, Doctrine and Covenants and Pearl of Great Price. This is more sources of extra-biblical revelation than any other cult. Such claims call for a thorough examination, and what better way to begin to do this than to start at the beginning.
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