Author: Bill McKeever
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Book Review: Was Joseph Smith an Abusive Husband? A Review of Mormon Enigma
Was Joseph Smith an Abusive Husband? A review of Mormon Enigma By Bill McKeever The following was originally printed in the Sept-Oct 2009 edition of Mormonism Researched. To request a free subscription, please visit here.
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Should a Mormon Spouse Be Honest About Being Eternally Sealed to Someone Else?
Should a Mormon spouse be honest about being eternally sealed to someone else? The following was originally printed in the February 2010 edition of MRM’s Update, a special edition mailed to financial supporters who also receive the publication Mormonism Researched. To request a free subscription of Mormonism Researched, please visit here. The letter is printed as it…
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Should We Let People Live a Lie in Mormonism?
A reader asks: Hello, How should one handle their knowledge of the truth of LDS doctrine and history with respect to believers still close to them? Is it wrong to knowingly let someone live a life that is largely controlled by an institution that you know is false? If the overall impacts were smaller I…
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No Jumping Kingdoms
The LDS doctrine of eternal progression teaches that individuals progress through three estates, with their eternal state determined by their choices during mortal life. Some LDS leaders teach is no hope for advancement after death.
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Why Christians Glory in the Cross
Why Christians glory in the cross By Bill McKeever The following was originally printed in the May-June 2005 edition of Mormonism Researched. To request a free subscription, please visit here. https://mrm.org/newsletter
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Why Not Gethsemane?
Why Not Gethsemane? By Bill McKeever Editor’s note: This article first appeared in Mormonism Researched, May-June 2005. Where Christ actually took upon Himself the sins of mankind has been a bone of contention between Mormons and Christians for decades. In their book Third Nephi 9-30: This Is My Gospel, Mormon authors Monte S. Nyman and…
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Book of Mormon and Doctrine and Covenants Redi-Reference Sheet
This is a great resource in your evangelism. Print these out and put them into your Standard Works as references to remember.
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Do Temple Garments Protect the Faithful Mormon?
Do Temple Garments Protect the Faithful Mormon?By Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson In the temple pre-endowment instructions, patrons are told that their obedience to the covenants they are to make, along with their wearing the temple garments, will protect them. They are instructed:
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Titus 3:5
Titus 3:5 This verse is often used by those who believe that the “washing of regeneration,” or water baptism, qualifies a person for heaven. The immediate context needs to be considered. Paul is explaining the importance of good works. He began in verses 1-2 by showing how Christians should not fight but rather be kind…
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Algunas Preguntas Para Nuestros Amigos SUD
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The Priesthood Ban: Intended To Be Enforced Until the Resurrection?
On December 6, 2013, the LDS Church published an article (“Race and Priesthood”) that contradicted the facts from earlier church history. Was the banning of blacks holding the priesthood originated by Brigham Young and perpetuated for more than a century? Or was this teaching truly a “doctrine” originated by Joseph Smith as claimed by a number of…
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Encountering the Mormon Missionaries – 15 Things They May Be Reluctant to Tell You
Today the number of full-time missionaries sent out by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church) numbers in the tens of thousands. Most of these are young men and women in their late teens or early twenties, but the LDS Church also has within its ranks retired people serving as full-time missionaries.…
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La Ley Celestial
La Ley Celestial Por Bill McKeever Históricamente, el cristianismo siempre ha enseñado que el ser humano es destinado a uno de dos lugares después de morir: el cielo o el infierno. El Mormonismo, en cambio, afirma que lo que una persona cree y hace en esta vida resultará en situarlo en uno de los tres…
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Book Review: Talking with Mormons: An Invitation to Evangelicals
Richard Mouw is the outgoing president of Fuller Theological Seminary. He is a keyevangelical figure in the realm of interfaith dialogue and has spent the better part of the last decade engaged in discussions with Latter-day Saint scholars and some LDS church officials. His role has afforded him some high profile encounters typified by his role…
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"The Land of Jerusalem" and the Dead Sea Scrolls
By Bill McKeeverIn an article titled “Mounting Evidence for the Book of Mormon,” Dr. Daniel Peterson from BYU states, “Alma 7:10 predicts that Jesus ‘shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers.’ Is this a mistake? Everyone knows that Jesus was born in Bethlehem, not in Jerusalem.
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1 Peter 3:21: Are we saved by water baptism?
“Baptism is an essential principle,” President Lorenzo Snow said. “Some deem it wrong to number baptism among the essential principles ordained of God, to be attended to in obtaining remission of sins. In reply, we say that the Savior and Apostles have done so before us, therefore we feel obligated to follow their example.” (Williams, The…
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The Importance of History
The first sin ever recorded was historical revisionism. Satan said, “Did God really say that?” The serpent took advantage of a very important principle: What people believe in the present is largely shaped by what they think about the past. Unfortunately, Mormonism has been less than forthright about its history, sanitizing its founding events and…
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Problems with the Gold Plates in the Book of Mormon
Just what exactly were the gold plates made from. In this article that first appeared in Christian Research Journal, volume 34, number 02 (2011), Bill McKeever considers the possibilites and shows why it is impossible that Joseph Smith was given plates made of real gold.
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EMNR Statement on Richard Mouw
In April 2013, the leaders at the Evangelical Ministries to New Religions (EMNR) put together an offiical statement regarding the former president of Fuller Seminary, Richard Mouw. The statement is located here along with the official link.
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The Mormon View of Salvation: A Gospel that is Truly Impossible (Witnessing with Six Verses)
The following article was printed in the Christian Research Journal, Vol. 34, No. 04, 2011, 6-7A doorstep encounter with missionaries from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Mormon) may allow only a brief moment to hopefully make a lasting impression, so we must weigh our words carefully. Too many Christians make the mistake…