This article first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 30, number 04 (2007). SYNOPSIS Since the time Joseph Smith, Jr., founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter‐day Saints (Mormon or LDS) in 1830, Christians have recognized this...
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The Bridge or the Beehive? Mormon Apologetics in a Postmodern Age
Are Jehovah’s Witnesses Christian?
This article first appeared in the Ask Hank column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 33, number 04 (2010). “If what a prophet proclaims in the name of the Lord does not take place or come true, that is a message the Lord has not spoken. That prophet...
Converting Them Softly with Their Words: Mormon Evangelism in the Twenty-First Century
This article first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 34, number 01 (2011). SYNOPSIS 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...
Is Legislating Morality Biblical?
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...
Breaking The Silence: The Vision of CRI
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....
Breaking The Silence: Is Hank Hanegraaff the Rightful Successor of Walter Martin?
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...
Breaking the Silence: Setting the Record Straight
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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)...
Questions and Answers with Hank and Interview with Dr. Paul Nelson
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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....
Questions & Answers and Kenda Dean Interview
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?...
U.S. Senator Defends the Book of Mormon
This review first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 33, number 02 (2010). For further information about to the Christian Research Journal, click here. When you support the Journal, you join the team and help provide the resources at equip.org that...
Recognizing and Interpreting Anthropomorphic Language
This article first appeared in the Practical Hermeneutics column of the Christian Research Journal, volume 33, number 02 (2010). The term "anthropomorphism," in its restricted sense, refers to the representation of God with the forms of humanity (such as an arm...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Addressing the Open Letter’s Concerns On Lawsuits with Evangelical Christians (Part 5 of A Reassessment of the “Local Church” Movement of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee)
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal , volume 32, number 06 (2009). For further information about the Christian Research Journal please click here. When you support the Journal, you join the team and help provide the resources at equip.org...
Addressing the Open Letter’s Concerns On the Nature of Humanity (Part 3 of A Reassessment of the “Local Church” Movement of Watchman Nee and Witness Lee)
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 32, number 06 (2009). For further information a the Christian Research Journal please click here. When you support the Journal, you join the team and help provide the resources at equip.org that...
LDS Church Acknowledges Anniversary’s Ban on Priesthood for Blacks
This News Watch column first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 31, number 06 (2008). For further information about to the Christian Research Journal, click here. On June 8, 1978, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS or Mormon...
Questions and Answers with Hank
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....
Questions and Answers with Hank
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...
Mormonism with Joel Kramer Part 2
March 16, 2011 Hank Hanegraaff continues the interview with Joel Kramer of Living Hope ministries on the problems with the theological claims of the Book of Mormon. Questions / Comments Since there are lots of scientific problems with the Old Testament, why ignore...
Looking Under the Surface of the Millennial Generation
Volume 34:Issue 1 To purchase this individual issue click here. CONTENTS: 04 From the Editor Reaching the Children of the Revolution 06 Effective Evangelism Witnessing to Black Theological Liberals 08 Practical Hermeneutics Can a Loving God Hate Someone? Examining the...
The Oldest Biblical Text? Joseph Smith’s Book of Abraham Examined
This article first appeared in the Christian Research Journal, volume 32, number 03 (2009). For further information about the Christian Research Journal, click here. In 1835 Joseph Smith, Jr., announced what he thought was the most important discovery in the...
Questions and Answers with Hank
October 11, 2010 Hank comments on the USA Today Forum op-ed article “Science and religion aren’t friends: religion in America is on the defensive “ by Jerry Coyne (0:52) Questions / Comments Discussing eschatology and end times in young adult group. Like the idea of...
Questions and Answers with Hank
October 4, 2010 Hank shares on the undeniable fact that human life begins at conception and about meeting the Elise, who was a frozen embryo, but she was adopted by parents who brought her to maturity. (0:030). Questions / Comments Can you explain the letter S in the...
The Need for Doctrine in a Biblically Illiterate Culture
Well it’s finally out. The US Religious Knowledge Survey was released today by the Pew Forum on religion and public life. This religious knowledge survey says that atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons, a group adding up to less than 7% of all Americans, scored the...
Questions and Answers with Hank
September 28, 2010 Hank comments on the findings in the US Religious Knowledge Survey 2010, which found that atheists, agnostics, Jews and Mormons, a group adding up to less than 7% of all Americans, scored the highest on understanding world religions. The survey...
Questions and Answers with Hank
August 16, 2010 Questions / Comments How to evangelize Mormons? (0:37) Address problems with couples living together outside of marriage. Sharing Christian ideals of marriage with non-Christians (4:01) Responding to public controversy about Muslims building a Mosque...
Questions and Answers with Hank
August 6, 2010 Hank comments on taking on the mark of the beast and the FDA approved Verichip technology (0:42) Questions / Comments Work at company that uses RFID tech but heard criticism it is intrusive to privacy (3:36) Is tithing for the net or gross income?...
