This article first appeared in 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. The full text of this article in PDF format can be obtained by...
This article first appeared in the Effective Evangelism column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 30, number 04 (2007). For more information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. Apologetics is a necessary discipline for the Christian faith....
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, Fall (1995). For further information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. SUMMARY Betty Eadie’s surprise bestseller, Embraced by the Light, has triggered a tremendous interest in...
This article first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 30, number 04 (2007). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS Since the time Joseph Smith, Jr., founded the Church of Jesus...
This article first appeared in the Ask Hank column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 33, number 04 (2010). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org “If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the...
This article first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 34, number 01 (2011). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org SYNOPSIS For many years, members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day...
Volume 35:Issue 3 To purchase this individual issue click here. CONTENTS: 04 From the Editor Journal Feature Articles: Increased Quantity, Sustained Quality 06 Jehovah's Witnesses and John 1:1: New Evidence Advances the Discussion by Brian J. Wright and Tim Ricchuiti...
Chapter One: The Vision of CRI Before I discuss Bill Alnor and his allegations I think it’s important to appreciate fully just what it is he has been persistently opposing, hindering, and attempting to destroy. The Christian Research Institute was founded by Dr....
Appendix A: Is Hank Hanegraaff the Rightful Successor of Walter Martin? As we saw in chapter 8, Jill Martin Rische makes the following allegation regarding Hank Hanegraaff on her Walter Martin’s Religious InfoNet Web site: Was Hank the man of integrity that my father...
Appendix D: Setting the Record Straight: A Response to Recent [1] Attacks against the Christian Research Institute by Elliot Miller, CRI Editor-in-Chief In its 35-year history the Christian Research Institute (CRI) has never been sued by any of the groups we...
March 30, 2012 Hank addresses a question on money and debt (0:40) Questions / Comments I heard Benny Hinn say if you do not tithe, God will take ten percent of your wages. Does the Bible say that if we don’t tithe and take care of God’s house, He won’t take care of...
March 16, 2012 Hank comments on President Barack Obama stating that if the GOP candidates lived in the days of Columbus, they would have been founding members of the flat Earth society (0:32) Questions / Comments I feel called into the ministry, but my wife quit...
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...
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)...
February 17, 2012 Hank shares on the arguments for the Darwinian Evolution theory are astonishingly weak (0:31) Questions / Comments Concerning the Jewish nation and the Jewish people. Do gentiles have the same favor that God shown them? (2:58) Where did Old Testament...
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...
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....
November 18, 2011 Questions / Comments: What does the Bible mean by the 144,000 being “marked by the seal” who survive the tribulation? How to look at Revelation as symbols or literarily? (3:21) What about the three levels of heaven talked about by E.W. Bullinger?...
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 33, number 02 (2010). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org The Book of Mormon has been controversial since it was first published by...
This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 33, number 02 (2010). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal go to: http://www.equip.org The term "anthropomorphism,"...
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...
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...
October 7, 2011 Hank shares on the way Mormon Church has a P.R. department better than anyone else, which tries to make Mormonism sound like Christianity, but such is like trying to say a cat is a dog. Find out more in the Memorable Keys to the M-O-R-M-O-N Mirage...
October 4, 2011 Hank shares on the Memorable Keys to the M-O-R-M-O-N Mirage which outlines the way Mormons appear to share the same beliefs and Christianity, but it is a wholly different gospel. (0:38) Questions / Comments What is the unpardonable sin? (7:33) Is...
September 7, 2011 Hank shares on the practices of Old Testament copyists and the reliability of the transmission of the sacred text (0:32) Questions / Comments Can a Christian lose their salvation? (6:36) Can women serve as deacons in the church? (6:36) Can you...
August 11, 2011 Hank speaks on the question “Has God spoken?” Muslims speak of the Qur’an. Mormons the Book of Mormon. But God has not spoken through the Qur’an and the Book of Mormon (0:33) Questions / Comments Deuteronomy 22:5-7 condemns women wearing pants and...
This article first appeared in the CHRISTIAN RESEARCH JOURNAL, volume 32, number 06 (2009). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. The Open Letter’s final request of the LC and LSM leadership pertains to their...
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 32, number 06 (2009). For further information or to subscribe to the Christian Research Journal please click here. The next section of the Open Letter begins with the heading “On the Nature of...
On June 8, 1978, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon Church) gave an announcement that many Mormons never expected to hear in their lifetimes. Today Official Declaration—2 is found in the back of the LDS scripture Doctrine and Covenants and...
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....
April 27, 2011 Hank shares on the Book of Knowledge and the Book of Nature (0:52) Questions / Comments What is the best English Bible translation? (10:02) Can a divorcee after leaving an abusive marriage remarry another divorcee? (21:15) How can I discuss the deity of...