This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number3 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Critics and supporters agree that the veracity of Mormonism hinges...
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Joseph Smith’s First Vision Tested
This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume30, number6 (2007). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org The central pillar of historic belief in...
Q&A: Joseph Smith, Protestantism, and Free Will
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (01/24/20), Hank answers the following questions: I spoke with Mormons who claim that John the Baptist visited Joseph Smith and gave him the authority to baptize. Have you heard anything about this? From an Orthodox point of view,...
Was Min the True God of Joseph Smith, Jr.?
This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number2 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org There are few better tests of Joseph...
Plural Marriage and Joseph Smith: A PR Nightmare in Mormonism
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 38, number 05 (2015). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL go to:...
Was Joseph Smith Really a Prophet from God?
WAS JOSEPH SMITH A PROPHET?- Introduction Joseph Smith, the founder of the Mormon church, claimed to be a prophet of God. Was he? WAS JOSEPH SMITH A PROPHET?- Smith's Vision In determining whether Joseph Smith was a prophet of God we need first to look at Smith’s...
The Oldest Biblical Text? Joseph Smith’s Book of Abraham Examined
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 32, number 03 (2009). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org/christian-research-journal/ In 1835 Joseph Smith, Jr., announced what he...
Of Cities and Swords: The Impossible Task of Mormon Apologetics
Summary The Mormon organization FARMS is producing the most widely read and seemingly scholarly defenses of the Book of Mormon and Joseph Smith available in Mormonism today. The organization focuses primarily on a defense of the Book of Mormon as a historical...
Problems with the Gold Plates of the Book of Mormon
This article first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 34, number 02 (2011). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org. The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by...
Overview of Book of Mormon Misses the “Other Side”
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 37, number 02 (2014). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL go to:...
The Basics Of Mormonism
The saga of Mormonism began in 1820, when a young man named Joseph Smith, Jr., purportedly experienced a spectacular vision. Two celestial personages appeared to him, claiming all existing churches were wrong, all their creeds were an abomination, and all their...
The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins Of Power
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 18, number 4 (Spring 1996). For more information about the Christian Research Journal click here. Review of The Mormon Hierarchy: Origins of Power D. Michael Quinn (Signature Books, 1994) This...
Are Mormons and Muslims Apples and Oranges?
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 4 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS When it comes to stereotypical caricatures, Islam and Mormonism...
Questions and Answers with Hank
Hank addresses the Mormon belief that on May 15, 1829 John the Baptist appeared and conferred the Aaronic priesthood upon to Joseph Smith and later on Peter, James and John conferred upon Smith the Melchizedek priesthood (0:39) Questions / Comments: Did Jesus fulfill...
A Question Mormons Can’t Answer
This is an online-exclusive from the Christian Research Journal. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. When you to subscribe to the Journal, you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help...
The Book of Mormon’s Credibility
Click Here to listen In the early 1800s, 1823 to be exact, the angel Moroni allegedly visited Mormon prophet Joseph Smith and divulged the location of some golden plates which contained the "fullness of the everlasting gospel." The plates abridged by Moroni and his...
Is the Book of Mormon Credible?
This article first appeared in the Ask Hank column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 3 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org “I am astonished that you are so quickly...
Muhammad: Prophet of God
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number1 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org With the publication of Robert Millett’s A Different Jesus,1 major...
Mormonism And Polygamy
The Mormon church is well known for its equivocations. The new and everlasting covenant of plural marriage is perhaps the best example of Mormon equivocation. Under threat of exile to Mexico the Mormon church officially abolished polygamy in the earthly realm in 1890....
Book of Mormon Word Change
This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number3 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org A recent word change to the introduction of the Book...
Is the Book of Mormon credible?
By Hank Hanegraaff In 1823, the angel Moroni allegedly visited Mormon prophet Joseph Smith and divulged the location of some golden plates containing the “fullness of the everlasting gospel.” These plates—abridged by Moroni and his father, Mormon, fourteen hundred...
Mormonism: Mormonism and the Claim to Restoration
MORMONS AND RESTORATION- Introduction Mormons claim that there was a falling away from the faith after the death of the Apostles. Does this mean that the church needed to be restored through Mormonism? MORMONS AND RESTORATION- The Church Corrupted? Joseph Smith, the...
Three Levels of Heaven?
This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 04 (2008). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Sometimes the oddest quirks of church...
What separates Christian orthodoxy from the heresy of Mormonism? (M-O-R-M-O-N)
By Hank Hanegraaff Although building ongoing relationships with Mormons can open up avenues for reaching rather than repelling, authentic Christians must never lose sight of the essential differences that separate orthodoxy from the heresy of Mormonism. To help you...
A Different Jesus? The Christ of the Latter-day Saints
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 4 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org The advertisement for the book from Eerdmans includes this claim:...
LDS Apologetics and the Battle for Mormon History
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 1 (2005). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Apologetics, historically, has not been a high priority for the...
Questions and Answers with Hank
September 17, 2010 Hank shares thoughts on biblical significance of the Holy City of Jerusalem and the doctrinal, social and political problems the come as the result of biblical illiteracy (0:30) Questions / Comments It appears all the knowledge you display is...
The Use and Misuse of Testimony: A Stealth Strategy for Effective Dialogue with Mormons
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 40, number 06 (2017). For further information about the Christian Research Journal please click here. SYNOPSIS The use of testimony by Mormons is praiseworthy, but its misuse by Mormons is...
The Reorganized Latter Day Saints
THE REORGANIZED LATTER-DAY SAINTS- Introduction Mormons refer to themselves as Latter-day Saints. But what exactly is the difference between them and the Reorganized Latter-day Saints? THE REORGANIZED LATTER-DAY SAINTS- Different from Mormons? Both the Utah Latter-day...
The Star of Bethlehem: Light from Heaven?
Volume 30:Issue 6 To purchase this individual issue click here. Contents: Feature Articles: The Star of Bethlehem? Light from Heaven? by T. Michael Davis Returning to Rome: Should Evangelicals Abandon the Reformation? by H. Wayne House The Secret Revealed: Assessing...
Questions and Answers with Hank
June 8, 20210 Hank addresses the myth propped up by secular skeptics that Scripture sanctions slavery, a case in point being President Barack Obama who has overtly stated that the Bible supports slavery, but nothing can be further from the truth... (0:51) Interview...
Questions and Answers with Hank
March 23, 2011 Hank share on the Holy City and the present end-time emphasis being placed on the modern state of Israel (0:41) Questions / Comments You have amazing knowledge, and I think it has been revealed to you (3:43) I am scared about Islam. Is it a religion or...
Questions and Answers with Hank
June 9, 2010 Hank comments on the problematic claims made in the Book of Mormon. No evidence for Reformed Egyptian hieroglyphics, no evidence for the Land of Moron, and no evidence for Jaredites, Nephites, and Laminates migrated from Israel to the Americas. These are...
Pinning Down Mormon Doctrine
This article first appeared in the Volume 23 / Number 3 issue of the Christian Research Journal. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Part One A significant difficulty when witnessing to a member of the...
Evaluating the Star Wars Worldview
Volume 38:Issue 5 To purchase this individual issue click here. CONTENTS: 04 From the CAO On Caverns, Capsules, and Cocoons 06 Effective Evangelism Contemporary Atheists and Sneer 08 Practical Hermeneutics What Does the Bible Teach about the Cannabis Plant? 10...
U.S. Senator Defends the Book of Mormon
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 33, number 02 (2010). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org The Book of Mormon has been controversial since it was first published by...
Context! Context! Context!
This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal , volume 26, number 2 (2003). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org “If any of you lacks wisdom,...
Philosophical Problems with the Mormon Concept of God
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 14, number 4 (Spring 1992). Most Christians who critique the Mormon view of God do so from a strictly biblical perspective. Christian apologists have correctly pointed out that Mormon...
A Reconsideration of Romantic Love
Volume 32:Issue 3 To purchase this individual issue click here. CONTENTS: Feature Articles: A Reconsideration of Romantic Love by Rob Whitely (feature Viewpoint) Joel’s Army Marches On by Bob Hunter The Oldest Biblical Text? Joseph Smith’s Book of Abraham Examined by...
Q&A: Mormonism, Dinosaurs, and Doomsday Prophets
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/04/19), Hank reads a testimony from a new listener named Jim who shared how the Bible Answer Man has changed his life. Since listening to the broadcast, he has been able to delve deeper into his study and understanding of...
Is Mormonism Christian?
By Hank Hanegraaff The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints was birthed in 1820 by an alleged vision in which two celestial personages appeared to Joseph Smith claiming all existing churches were wrong, all their creeds were an abomination, and all their...
Questions and Answers with Hank
May 3, 2010 Comments / Questions What are the beliefs of Bill Maher? (14:21) What is your position on creationism? (17:28) Clarify your view on the will of God and divine healing. Is it the will of God for some to be ill? (26:01) Pondering a question from Hebrews...
Questions and Answers with Hank
November 2, 2011 Questions / Comments: Ok to tell a Mormon that Joseph Smith taught all churches were wrong and all their creeds an abomination (3:58). What is the age of the earth? (8:51) Why do you criticize John Hagee? It is impolite to do so. Why call Hagee a...