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Are We Really Willing?

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...

Visualization: God-Given Power or New Age Danger?

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 19, number 2 (Fall 1996). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here.   SUMMARY Although visualization can be adapted to almost any philosophy, in its popular usage...

New Age Messiah Identified

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...

Mormon Filmmakers Seek Box-Office Blessings

This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 2 (2002). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here.   The advertisement for The Other Side of Heaven appeared promising. “From...

Popular Mormon Apologetics — Staking Claims on Christian Ground

This book review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 24, number 4 (2002). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here.   A Summary Critique of Biblical Mormonism: Responding to Evangelical Criticism of LDS Theology...

Pinning Down Mormon Doctrine (Part 2)

This Effective Evangelism article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 23, number 4 (2001).   In our previous installment on how Latter-day Saints (LDS) ascertain doctrine, we examined the supremacy of the teachings of the living prophets over...

Pinning Down Mormon Doctrine (Part 1)

This Effective Evangelism article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 23, number 3 (2001).   A significant difficulty when witnessing to a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS) is to determine what that individual...

Of Cities and Swords: The Impossible Task of Mormon Apologetics

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 19, number 1 (Summer 1996). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here.   SUMMARY The Mormon organization FARMS is producing the most widely read and seemingly...

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...

Was the Fall Necessary? Second Nephi 2 in the Book of Mormon

Was the Fall Necessary? Second Nephi 2 in the Book of Mormon

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 3 (2004). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here.   SYNOPSIS Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, emerged on the scene in the early nineteenth...

DNA Science Challenges LDS History

This article first appeared in the News Watch column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 27, number 1 (2004). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal, click here.   DNA evidence is offering a serious challenge to the Mormon...

Moving Mormons Toward a Personal Awareness of Sin

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 26, number 2 (2003). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal, click here.   The woman on the phone was unhappy, and she made...

What Does Jerusalem Have to Do with Provo?

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...

An Alternative Approach to Reaching Mormons

This Effective Evangelism column first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 17, number 4 (Spring 1995). For more information about the Christian Research Journal click here.   In your attempts to reach Mormons with the historical gospel of...

Witnessing Tips: Mormon Priesthood

This article first appeared in Forward volume 9, number 1 (Spring / Summer 1986). The full PDF can be viewed by clicking here.   One of the first subjects a Mormon will bring up in an encounter with a Christian is authority and priesthood. Mormonism teaches that...

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...

How Wide the Divide? A Mormon and an Evangelical in Conversation

“Both Mormons and Evangelicals trust that they will be brought into a right relationship with God by Jesus Christ, who is both the Son of God and God the Son. Both believe in the substitutionary atonement of Christ, justification by faith in Christ, and...

Are Mormons Christians?

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...

My Family Came Across the Plains with Brigham Young

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...

Mormon Proof-Texts from the Bible

EZEKIEL 37:15-17 Mormonism teaches to investigators and followers alike that the correct interpretation of this passage is that, the sticks are really scrolls, the ‘stick of Judah’ is the Bible, the ‘stick of Joseph’ is the Book of Mormon, the joining of these sticks...

The Book of Mormon Vs The Bible

“. . .If we compare the historical, prophetical, and doctrinal parts of the Book of Mormon with the great truths of science and nature, we find no contradictions–no absurdities–nothing unreasonable.” Talmage’s Articles of Faith, page 505...

The Masonic Lodge and the Christian Conscience

The Masonic Lodge and the Christian Conscience

This feature article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 16, number 3 (Winter 1994). For further information about the Christian Research Journal please click here.   Summary The Masonic Lodge in America is a highly influential organization...

PDA’s and Apologetics

This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 26, number 3 (2003).   During the cross-examination period of our debate on purgatory, Father Peter Stravinskas, noted theologian and author of The Catholic...

T.D. Jakes Responds to the Journal

This article first appeared in the From the Editor column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 22, number 3 (2001).   Although he has not directly corresponded with the Journal, T. D. Jakes has publicly responded to last issue’s cover article, “The Man, His...

A Biased History of Islam

This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 1 (2002).   A Summary Critique of Karen Armstrong Islam: A Short History  (The Modern Library, 2000) Karen Armstrong, billed on the jacket as “one of the world’s foremost scholars on...

Full Gospel Businessmen Fellowship International

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...

Embraced by the Light

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,...

The Cult of Compromise Revisited

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 21, number 02 (1998). For further information about the Christian Research Journal, click here.   The warnings keep coming. With increasing frequency over the past few years, I’ve been...

The Attributes of God: What Are the Attributes of God?

1. SELF-EXISTENT: God has no cause; He does not depend on anything for his continued existence. I AM WHO I AM (Ex. 3:14; see John 8:58) Life in Himself (John 5:26) First and Last, Alpha and Omega, Beginning and End; as the Beginning, God has no cause (Isa. 41:4; 44:6;...

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...

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...

Quetzalcoatl: Did Jesus Appear in America?

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...

Mormon Temple: Mormon Temple Rituals

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...

What if I Am Asked to Pray about the Book of Mormon?

Mormons typically challenge non-Mormons to pray about the Book of Mormon and ask God if it’s true.  What’s the best way to respond when put in this situation? Mormons commonly give their personal testimonies when they’re asked how they can be so...

Witnessing to Mormons

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?

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...

What Does It Mean to Believe in Jesus?

WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST?- Introduction The Bible tells us that everyone who believes in Jesus is a Christian. But what does belief in Jesus really mean? WHAT DOES IT MEAN TO BELIEVE IN JESUS CHRIST?- Which Jesus? Before concluding that someone is...

Jesus: Philosopher and Apologist

Jesus: Philosopher and Apologist

This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 25, number 2 (2002).   Contrary to the views of critics, Jesus Christ was a brilliant thinker, who used logical arguments to refute His critics and establish the truth of His views. When Jesus...

Masonry, My Savior, and Me: The Personal Testimony of Duane Washum

Masonry, My Savior, and Me: The Personal Testimony of Duane Washum

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...