This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 39, number 06 (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...
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...
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...
October 20, 2011 Hank reads and comments on a letter from a Mormon listener (0:36) Questions / Comments: What about the role of the prophetic voice in modern times? Is God speaking through people today? (9:06) What about those who have never heard the Gospel? Are...
QUETZALCOATL AND JESUS- Introduction Mormons believe that Jesus appeared in America shortly after His resurrection. Is this really true? QUETZALCOATL AND JESUS- "Other Sheep" Mormons claim that the “other sheep” mentioned in John 10:16 refers to displaced Israelites...
June 10, 2011 Hank Hanegraaff answers the question: What is your authority? (0:31) Questions / Comments 62 years old, Vietnam veteran, had conversion experience, converted to Mormonism, prayed about the Book of Mormon, found passages in Book of Mormon like the Bible....
Volume 41:Issue 3 To purchase this individual issue click here. CONTENTS: 04 From the Contributing Writers Tributes to Elliot Miller, Editor-in-Chief (1951-2018) 08 Effective Evangelism Mere Ambassadors 10 Practical Hermeneutics The Remarkable Reliability of Oral...
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...
Troy Lawrence, author of New Age Messiah Identified (Huntington House), is exposed as a fraud. According to an article by Eric Pement in Cornerstone magazine (vol. 20, no. 95), “Troy Lawrence” — an alias for Darrick Evenson — “has...
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...
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...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast Hank answers questions on the following topics: My parents are atheists; how can I interact with them? You spoke to a Mormon previously who wanted to know what to do if Mormonism is false. Wouldn’t John chapter 1 really help...
August 18, 2009 Questions: Did Muhammad receive his revelations in the same way as Joseph Smith did for the Book for Mormon? Moroni inspired both Islam and Mormonism? (7:31) Are we to have total abstinence of alcoholic beverage or drink in moderation? (12:39) Are...
October 5, 2011 Hank shares on Memorable Keys to the M-O-R-M-O-N Mirage and responds to a letter from Brad, a Mormon listener (0:33) Questions / Comments What about the role of the prophetic voice and modern-day prophets? (9:09) What about those who have never heard...
More than two years ago the Full Gospel Business Men's Fellowship International (FGBMFI) was informed by Christian Research Institute that there were Mormons in membership in some of their local chapters, specifically Salt Lake City. The FGBMFI president did not...
The book Embraced By The Light (Gold Leaf Press) chronicles the near-death experience (NDE) of ex-hypnotherapist Beatty Eadie. The story opens in a Seattle-area hospital on November 19, 1973 when Eadie is 31-years-old. There, after undergoing a routine hysterectomy,...
March 12, 2010 Hank shares on the profoundness of the Book of Ecclesiastes. Ecclesiastes was written by Solomon, who reigned at the height of Israel’s glory. He was the wisest, richest, and most influential king in the entire history of Israel… (2:33) Questions /...
February 21, 2012 Hanks shares on what our bodies will be like in eternity at the resurrection (0:44). Hank talks on his trip to Iran for a speaking engagement at Allameh Tabataba ’i University and discovering that he had many misconceptions about the country (4:54)...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (03/10/20), Hank discusses in the second segment the claim made by many world religions that their holy book is the real authority. Muslims point to the Qur’an as the real authority and Mormons likewise are certain that the Book...
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This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume29, number2 (2006). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org Revisionist portraits of Jesus promulgated today by...
July 13, 2009 Questions: What about the Book of Mormon? (3:42) The contents of the Book of Mormon appear to be consistent with the New Testament. Thoughts? (6:22) Are Mormon doctrines directly from the Book of Mormon or other writings like the Doctrine and Covenants?...
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Volume 34:Issue 2 To purchase this individual issue click here. CONTENTS: 04 From the Editor Let’s Resurrect the Response Page! 06 Effective Evangelism Reincarnation: Lifetimes for Enlightenment? 08 Practical Hermeneutics Jesus: The “Begotten” of the Father 10Literary...
Volume 24/Issue 4 Contents: From the Editor: The Peril of Newspaper Eschatology by Elliot Miller Feature Articles: When Truth Gets Left Behind by Gene Edward Veith Life in the Big Tent: Traditional Creationism and the Intelligent Design Community by Paul A. Nelson...
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...
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To purchase this individual issue click here. Contents: From the Editor: <What Are We to Teach about How to Handle Scripture? by Elliot Miller Feature Articles: Bible Versions: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly (Part One) by James R. White Faith’s Psychology and the...
February 23, 2012 Hank addresses the question of whether the Big Bang can be harmonized with Genesis (0:37) Questions / Comments What is your opinion of the book Charismatic Chaos by John MacArthur? (5:09) I have charismatic relatives who believe everyone should speak...
THE PROPHET JONAH- Introduction You wouldn’t normally expect Jehovah’s Witnesses, Mormons, and skeptics to agree on much of anything. Yet all three share a similar opinion regarding, of all things, the Book of Jonah. Can you guess what it is? The CRI Perspective in a...
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...
When professor Tatiana came to the Christian Research Institute on a January afternoon, she had one thing in mind: getting help for her people. Tatiana is a language instructor at Moscow State University, and a fairly new Christian. But even as God's love and peace...
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This article first appeared in the Christian Research Newsletter, volume 1, issue 2. For more information about the Christian Research Journal click here. I would like to thank CRI for all their wonderful work in bringing truth into my everyday walk with...
October 26, 2011 Hank shares the Mormon moment in history that we are experiencing in the present (0:38) Questions / Comments Why do Christians consider Islam a false religion? (7:58) Mormons stopped polygamy not because of illegalization in America but they done so...
January 12, 2012 Hank comments on the USA Today Cathy Lynn Grossman article "Mormons Optimistic about Fitting In" (0:35) Questions / Comments We were blessed to birth a new church. Looking into a discipleship program. Found one I sense is almost a kind of legalism....
October 6, 2011 Hank clarifies the official Mormon position on the conception of Jesus, specifically the Latter-day Saints [LDS] teaching on the Father having sexual relations with the Virgin Mary (0:38) Questions / Comments Response to caller citation of 1 Nephi...
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...
October 28, 2011 Hank critiques the authority Mormons place upon the Book of Mormon (0:53) Questions / Comments: How can I witness a religious pluralist? (4:30) Is it ok for a Christian to celebrate Halloween? (7:16) How can I help a friend who is being witnessed to...
January 23, 2012 Questions / Comments How can I explain to Mormons what the Bible means when it says Christ is seated at the right hand of God? (2:37) Can you explain the parable of the sower? Which groups (soils) refer to saved and/or unsaved? (8:24) Shouldn’t...
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....
October 13, 2011 Hank shares on how Mormonism is front and center in the public square on account of Mitt Romney’s run from President. But while Romney makes Mormonism sound Christian, Mormonism is far from Christian (0:49) Questions / Comments How should a Christian...