Theological Trends Column This article was published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 47, number 02 (2024). When you support the Journal, you join the team and help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide....
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World Religions in Seven Sentences A Small Introduction to a Vast Topic by Doug Groothuis Understanding the beliefs and practices of other faiths is essential not just to the task of interreligious dialogue, but also to grasping one’s own faith. In this brief...
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has 90,000 missionaries in the field, seeking to convert members of Christian churches. Because the lessons these missionaries teach represent the core claims of Mormonism, this book interacts with those lessons...
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This article was published exclusively online in the Christian Research Journal, Volume 46, number 03 (2023). When you support the Journal, you join the team and help provide the resources at equip.org that minister to people worldwide. These resources include our...
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The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) has 90,000 missionaries in the field, seeking to convert members of Christian churches. Because the lessons these missionaries teach represent the core claims of Mormonism, this book interacts with those lessons...
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...
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...
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...
Volume 46 |Number 01/02 | 2023 To learn more about receiving this issue for your partnering gift please click here: CONTENTS: From the President: 04 The Woke Revolution by Hank Hanegraaff Cultural Discernment (From the President): America is in the midst of a woke...
In the last few years, many Christians had said that all Christians need to be winsome at ALL times. Now, of course, Christians should always have the fruit of the Spirit in their lives and that absolutely must govern our conversations. But it is not that simple. Some...
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By Hank Hanegraaff To begin with, according to official Mormon teaching, Jesus Christ is the first spirit child conceived and begotten by Heavenly Father and one of Heavenly Father’s many wives (commonly referred to as “Heavenly Mother”). Just as Heavenly Father...
By Hank Hanegraaff Like Mormons, Jehovah’s Witnesses believe that Christianity died with the last of the apostles. They believe Christianity was not resurrected until their founder, Charles Taze Russell, began organizing the Watchtower Society in the 1870s. In their...
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By Hank Hanegraaff When Jesus came to Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples the mother of all questions: “Who do you say that I am?” (Matthew 16:15; Mark 8:29; Luke 9:20). Mormons answer this question by saying that Jesus is the spirit brother of Lucifer;...
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...
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Adapted from Creation Answer Book by Hank Hanegraaff The notion that God created everything from nothing has fallen on hard times. A surprising number of philosophers and theologians dogmatically contend that the doctrine of creation out of nothing (ex nihilo) has...
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...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank answers the following questions: Do Christians believe in an eternal family like Mormons? I read an article in the Christian Research Journal about Jephthah’s daughter; was she condemned to a life of celibacy instead of...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (09/30/21), Hank answers the following questions: Do Christians believe in an eternal family like Mormons? I read an article in the Christian Research Journal about Jephthah’s daughter; was she condemned to a life of celibacy...
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. C. S. Lewis once claimed that “the Central Miracle asserted by Christians is the...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank mentions at the outset that your partnership really makes a difference in the lives of real people around the globe. And quite frankly, Hank doesn’t know when in our lifetimes making a difference mattered more; not just us...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (12/07/20), Hank mentions at the outset that your partnership really makes a difference in the lives of real people around the globe. And quite frankly, Hank doesn’t know when in our lifetimes making a difference mattered more;...
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...
The following article was an Online-exclusive. For the purposes of academic citation, it would be considered part of Issue 43 No. 01. When you to subscribe to the JOURNAL ,you join the team of print subscribers whose paid subscriptions help provide the...
It is sometimes thought that while Mormonism and Christianity differ significantly, they both are Christ-centered. After all, the Mormon Church is named The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. But appearances can be deceiving. Mormon leaders and teachers add...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 41, number 3 (2018). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. Synopsis It is sometimes thought that while Mormonism and Christianity differ...
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...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 42, number 1 (2019). For further information about the Christian Research Journal please click here. Recently I held up my sign advertising my website “FollowTheChrist.com” as five thousand...
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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,...
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. Generation Z — the 70 million kids born between 1999 and 2015 — is another testament...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast, Hank shares a note from a listener who was encouraged by his gentle manner when dealing with a hostile caller who disagreed with him. This is a lesson for us all to remember, not to just give good answers and win arguments, but...
On today’s Bible Answer Man broadcast (08/23/19), Hank answers the following questions: I was addicted to pornography, but I have repented of that sin. As I battle brain cancer, how can I be assured that Hebrews 10:26 doesn’t apply me? I am having a hard time...
Mormonism is one of the fastest growing religions in the world. For those who have wondered in what specific ways Mormonism differs from the Christian faith, Mormonism 101 Revised and Expanded Edition provides definitive answers, examining the major tenets of Mormon...
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...
The following article was an Online-exclusive. For the purposes of academic citation, it would be considered part of Volume 42 No. 02. The leaders of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon) have reversed a church “policy” that was...