The leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS, or Mormon) have reversed a Church “policy” that was implemented just three and a half years earlier. The original policy made on November 3, 2015, stated how “a natural or adopted child of a parent...
By Hank Hanegraaff What are the characteristics of C-U-L-T-S? In common parlance the word cult connotes theological and/or sociological perversion. As such, cults run the gamut from theologically perverse Mormons to the sociologically deviant Heaven’s Gate cult, which...
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 37, number 01 (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:...
This Viewpoint article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 14, number 4 (Spring 1992). 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, click...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research REPORT, issue 1 (September / October 1997). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. After 97 days of walking, riding, pushing handcarts and pulling wagons over more than 1,100...
This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume31, number1 (2007). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org After many months of hints and media speculation,...
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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...
Sometimes our evangelism efforts have been received with angry outbursts and personal insults by those rejecting God and the Bible. What should we do when those with whom we share the gospel are adverse? Sometimes Christians quote Matthew 7:6, “Do not give dogs what...
“For many years, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormons) have practiced what they call 'friendshipping.' This coined word describes the attitude that Mormons are told to have in their relationships with less active members or those who...
This review first appeared in the 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 Most conservative evangelical Christians who would read periodicals such as...
This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 24, number 2 (2001). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. With the Skeptic’s Annotated Bible Web site on the Internet and...
This review first appeared in Forward volume 5, number 1 (1982). The full text of the article can be obtained by clicking here. For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. Book review of The White Lie Walter Rea (M.&R....
This article first appeared in the Testimony column of the Christian Research Newsletter, volume 1, number 4 (1988). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. Throughout my life, I never knew the Masonic Order...
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 18, number 3 (1996). Summary Critique of C. Dennis McKinsey The Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy Prometheus Books, 1995 The Encyclopedia of Biblical Errancy is hardly a piece of scholarship....
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 1 (2002). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Harold Camping is the president of Family Radio. He teaches that...
This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 19, number 1 (Summer 1996). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. The Way International introduced sweeping changes at the annual...
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 1 (2002). For further information about the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org A Summary Critique of Karen Armstrong Islam: A Short History (The Modern...
This article first appeared in Forward volume 8, number 2 (1985). The full PDF can be viewed by clicking here. Summary Critique: Ian Wilson Jesus: The Evidence (Harper & Row, 1984) Jesus: The Evidence is one of the latest unsuccessful attempts to...
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 What makes a Bible version “good” or “bad”...
This article first appeared in the Volume 24 / Number 3 / 2002 issue of the Christian Research Journal. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: www.equip.org SYNOPSIS UFO fascination has been around for centuries, and...
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...
Hank Hanegraaff, president of the Christian Research Institute and host of the Bible Answer Man broadcast, continues to reflect on the passing of famous individuals—specifically, John Madden and Harry Reid (both died December 28, 2021). Madden might be called the high...
January 6, 2011 Hank shares on how nothing compares to the excitement of memorizing of God’s Word. God has told us to write His Word on the tablet of our hearts. (0:59) Questions / Comments How old was Joseph at the time of his marriage to the Virgin Mary (2:44) Can...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 18, number 3 (Winter 1996). SUMMARY The Watchtower Society (Jehovah’s Witnesses) claims to be the sole religious group faithful to the teachings of Christ and the apostles today. The...
This article first appeared in the CChristian Research Journal, volume 19, number 2 (Fall 1996). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SUMMARY The Mormon church offers four reasons for rejecting the historic Christian position...
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 01 (2004). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org/christian-research-journal/ If someone were to write a book that recounted...
This article first appeared in Forward volume 6, number 1 (1983). The full text of the article can be obtained by clicking here. If someone were to sit down and write a book that discussed the life of Jesus and completely disregarded the accepted historical...
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 40, number 01 (2017). 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:...
José Smith, el fundador de la iglesia Mormona, decía ser un profeta de Dios. ¿Lo era?Para poder determinar si José Smith era un profeta de Dios, primero necesitamos observar la supuesta llamada o “primera visión” que...
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...
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 39, number 05 (2016). 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:...
This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 34, number 04 (2011). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For further information or to subscribe to the Christian...
Volume 28/Issue 5 To purchase this individual issue click here. Contents: From the Editor: The Proper Basis and Spirit for Discernment Ministry by Elliot Miller Feature Articles: Satanism: A Taste for the Dark Side by Richard G. Howe The Essential Doctrines of the...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 19, number 4 (July-August 1997). Merely by introducing them to TV audiences, Bill Moyers boosted the celebrity status of Robert Bly, Huston Smith, and the late Joseph Campbell. Moyers may...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 1 (2004). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SYNOPSIS Everyone who has seen The Matrix trilogy knows that it presents a religious/philosophical...
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 37, number 04 (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, click here. ...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 42, number 1 (2019). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. The last few years have been distressing for Christians who grasp economics. The...
This article first appeared in the Viewpoints column of the Christian Research Journal, volume33, number03 (2010). Viewpoint articles address relevant contemporary issues in discernment and apologetics from a particular perspective that is usually not shared by all...
THE CASE AGAINST RADICAL ENVIRONMENTALISM by Ronald Nash Summary The environment in America is cleaner today than at any time in this century. Despite all the good that the environmental movement has accomplished, it is time to step back and recognize some of its...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 01 (2008). The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by clicking here. For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. Doctrine is under...
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 33, number 04 (2010). 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:...
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 28, number 6 (2005). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. Ever since the first Star Wars film appeared on the silver screen in 1977, Christians have had...
a book review ofThe Jesus Papers: Exposing the Greatest Cover‐Up in Historyby Michael Baigent(HarperSanFrancisco, 2006) This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 30, number 1 (2007). The full text of this article in PDF format can be...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 02 (2008). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SYNOPSIS Much “cognitive science of religion” (CSR) research asserts that religious belief can be...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 29, number 04 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here.David L. Rowe, a professor at Salt Lake Theological Seminary and a Utah resident...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 20, number 03 (1998). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org/christian-research-journal/ SUMMARY If baseball once was America’s...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 41, number 4 (2018). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. Over a hundred years after his death, Mark Twain remains one of the most colorful...