Darrell | July 22, 2011
Post Author: Darrell One of the foundational teachings of Mormonism is that shortly after the death of the Apostles, the bulk of mankind rejected the teachings of Christ and the Apostles, and the world fell away from the plain and precious truths of the Gospel of Jesus Christ. As a result, the Church and the [...]
Darrell | January 3, 2011
Post Author: Darrell In my last post, I conducted a poll as to whether or not the Nicene Creed is relevant and authoritative in Christianity today. Thus far, the results are as follows: 48% believe it to be both relevant and authoritative, 21% believe it to be relevant, but not authoritative, and a relatively small [...]
Darrell | December 13, 2010
Post Author: Darrell I recently spent some time on a Christian Facebook page that ministers to Mormons. It is mostly made up of ex-Mormon Christians who feel very strongly about their faith and want to reach out to Mormons. They write articles explaining the differences between Traditional Christianity and Mormonism and the problems with Mormon Theology [...]
Darrell | September 3, 2010
Image via Wikipedia Post Author: Darrell The Sunday before last some friends and I attended services at a local Ward of the Mormon Church. This is the first time I have attended the LDS Church since leaving it for Christianity a few years ago. For any Mormons reading this, please know that we were very [...]
Bill Pratt | July 13, 2010
Post Author: Bill Pratt In the last post, we talked about how equivocal God-talk is self-defeating and how univocal God-talk lowers God to the level of a finite being. The only solution seems to be analogous God-talk. So how does analogous God-talk work? Analogous God-talk ultimately tells us what God is like, but it does [...]
Darrell | June 11, 2010
Post Author: Darrell When comparing the nature of the Mormon Jesus to the Jesus Christ of the Bible, several significant differences become readily apparent. Deut. 6:4 tells us emphatically that God is one in nature: “Hear, O Israel: The Lord our God, the Lord is one.” In addition, in John 10:30, Jesus tells us that [...]
Darrell | June 9, 2010
Post Author: Darrell The formal name of the Mormon Church is The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Many people believe that because the name of the church includes the words Jesus Christ, Mormons worship the Christ of the Bible. However, a closer analysis reveals several startling differences between the Jesus of Mormonism and [...]
Darrell | June 5, 2010
Post Author: Darrell From a biblical perspective, there are several issues with the Mormon view of God the Father as described in the previous post. First, contrary to Mormon teachings, the Bible says very clearly that God is not, nor has He ever been, a man. Num. 23:19 says, “God is not man [emphasis mine], [...]
Darrell | June 3, 2010
Post Author: Darrell Historically there have been a variety of Mormon views regarding the nature of God the Father. The purpose of this post is not to address every single strain of LDS thought that exists in this area, nor do I contend that all Mormons hold the beliefs to which I will speak. Instead, I [...]
Darrell | June 1, 2010
Post Author: Darrell As discussed in the last post, the Mormon Church teaches that God the Father has a body of flesh and bone. Unfortunately for Mormons, there are biblical problems with this teaching. John 4:24 says, “God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.” This verse has long been held as [...]
