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Adapted from Creation Answer Book by Hank Hanegraaff The Cambrian Explosion* is biology’s version of the Big Bang. Just as cosmology’s Big Bang undid the dogma of an eternal universe, biology’s Big Bang uprooted Darwin’s Tree of Life. First, if all of geological...
A common expression in certain Christian circles is “I bind you, Satan, in the name of Jesus.” Biblically, however, the phrase binding and loosing has nothing whatsoever to do with demons. First, when Jesus told the disciples, “Whatever you bind on earth will be bound...
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By Hank Hanegraaff In his gospel, John told of Jesus cleansing the temple at the beginning of His ministry—just days after His first miracle at Cana in Galilee (John 2:13–18). Conversely, Matthew, Mark, and Luke placed the temple cleansing near the end of Jesus’...
This is an online article from the Christian Research Journal. This is also part of an ongoing column entitled, “Theological Trends”. It also a Viewpoint article. Viewpoint articles address relevant contemporary issues in discernment and apologetics from a particular...
By Hank Hanegraaff The Bible has come under attack by liberal scholars who claim that the New Testament canon was deter- mined by the winners of a supposed struggle for dominance in the early centuries of Christianity. As the following evidence reveals, however, the...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 45, number 1 (2022). For further information or to support the Christian Research Journal please click here. When you support the Journal, you join the team and help provide the resources...
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By Hank Hanegraaff While Christmas is commonly regarded as the high- light of the Christian calendar, it is Easter that deserves our utmost consideration. Without the resurrection of Jesus, there is little point in discussing His birth. “If Christ has not been...
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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...
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...
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...
MORMON TEMPLE RITUALS- Introduction Temples play a central role in Mormonism. What exactly happens inside these somewhat mysterious structures? What are these Mormon Temple Rituals? MORMON TEMPLE RITUALS- Necessary for Godhood Only after meeting certain requirements...
This article first appeared in 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 SYNOPSIS The patristic period of church history refers to the first few...
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 15, number 2 (Fall 1992). For more information about the Christian Research Journal click here. A Summary critique of Are Mormons Christians? Stephen E. Robinson (Bookcraft, 1991) Although a...
WITNESSING TO MORMONS- Introduction Are there some practical strategies for dealing with Mormonism? What’s the best way to witness to Mormons? WITNESSING TO MORMONS- Getting Started Harry L. Ropp, a Christian author who, by the way, served as a missionary to Mormons,...
ARE MORMONS CHRISTIANS- Introduction Better known as Mormons, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints now numbers over 9 million members in almost 130 territories around the globe. Are they really the true followers of Jesus Christ as they claim to be? ARE...
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...
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....
Despite the claims of Mormonism, Hank explains why there cannot be new extra-biblical revelations, as well as the lacking archaeological and anthropological evidence for the Book of Mormon. http://www.equip.org, 1-888-700-0274
Hank answers a question from a child who is wondering whether or not it is okay for Christians to have Mormon friends. http://www.equip.org, 1-888-7000-CRI
Fall 1978 Contents: Feature Articles: The Mormon Church and the Negro: Preisthood Issues by Marian Bodine Book Review: The Clergyman and the Psychiatrist: When to Refer by Robert Mason et al., reviewed by Howard Pepper
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...
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...
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...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 15, number 1 (Summer 1992). For more information about the Christian Research Journal click here. SUMMARY The Mormon concept of, and approach to, the subject of truth is radically different...
This article first appeared in CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 35, number 03 (2012). 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:...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (02/10/20), Hank continues his series of monologues on Mormonism, today focusing on the God of Mormonism. Hank gives listeners the top three things you ought to know about the God of Mormonism. Upon examining what Mormonism...
1986 Winter Contents: Feature Articles: The New Myth: Outline of New Age Ideology by Elliot Miller Document Discoveries Shake Mormon Foundations by Wally Tope To Every Muslim an Answer by Joseph Gudel Witnessing Tips: Is There a Higher, More Spiritual Interpretation...
Hank Hanegraaff, the host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, talks with Jeff who wants to know how to witness to Mormons about the nature of God. Connect with Hank Hanegraaff, the Christian Research Institute (CRI) and the Christian Research Journal DAILY...
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...
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...
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...