Author: Eric Johnson
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Evangelism Index
Evangelism Issues
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Testimonies
John Divito Lane Thuet Loren Franck Jerald Tanner Gail Clark Michael J.
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Plural Marriage Index
Better to have never known (D&C 137:7)?The Book of Abraham
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Bible Index
”If I were the devil, one of my first aims would be to stop folk from digging into the Bible… I should do all I could to surround it with the spiritual equivalent of pits, thorns, hedges, and man traps to frighten people off.” – J.I. Packer
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Joseph Smith Jr. Index
PropheciesCivil War predictionRocky Mountain prophecyPrediction of Second ComingDoes the Bible contain Prophecies of Joseph Smith?Joseph the ManNEW!
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The Nature of God Index
The Mormon doctrine of God is not the same as the historic Christian view. It holds that God and man are essentially of the same human species, and that God the Father is fundamentally a material being with a body of flesh and bones. He is not uniquely self-existent, transcendent, or eternal. Neither is he…
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Introductory Index of Topics
Start off with…Struggling with Mormonism?Leaving MormonismSome questions for our LDS FriendsSome things to think about…
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Movie Review: Return with Honor: A Missionary Homecoming
By Eric Johnson Released in September 2007 by the company that produced The Other Side of Heaven and God’s Army, Return with Honor was named Best Picture and lead actor Javen Tanner won Best Actor at the 2007 New York International Independent Film and Video Festival. The film also received the Gold Remi Award for…
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Is Mormonism Research Ministry "Anti-Mormon"?
By Eric Johnson Listen
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Citations on the Fall
Mormonism teaches that The Fall was a wonderful and fortunate event, empowering man with more liberty to choose (now “knowing good and evil”), with the ability to procreate, and with the opportunity to prove one’s worthiness through a learning process unto personal exaltation and full potential (godhood). This is connected to other Mormon doctrines like…
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What’s the Deal With Caffeine?
Question “I have noticed over the past few years that their abstinence from drinks containing caffeine has changed significantly. They never used to drink any beverage containing caffeine; so they drank only 7-Up, Root Beer, & Postum. Now, my sister’s family, anyway, has started drinking Coke
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10 Things Christians Can Learn from the Mormons
By Eric JohnsonListen Over the years that I have studied world religions, I have found it fascinating to dialogue with the adherents of these faiths. So many times I come away with a better appreciation of each one and, in turn, find ways to better practice what I believe to be true.
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Déjà vu?
Last Saturday—the Shabbat, as Jewish believers call it—my friend and I attended a conservative Jewish synagogue service. The Jews believe in meeting all morning long, so from 9:15 until noon, they read from the Torah, prayed Hebrew prayers, and even meditated on Psalm 150. (“Why don’t we use musical instruments in our service?” the rabbi…
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Book Review: Bridging the Divide: The Continuing Conversation between a Mormon and an Evangelical
By Dr. Robert L. Millet and Rev. Gregory C.V. Johnson Monkfish, 2007
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It’s No Joke
Our webmaster Aaron decided to play a joke on April Fools Day (2008) that really had some people choking on their morning bowl of Cheerios. The almost-believable story posted on the Mormon Coffee blog site said LDS Church leaders had decided to ban Spencer Kimball’s book The Miracle of Forgiveness, a classic LDS work showing…
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Gordon Hinckley Obituary
Gordon B. Hinckley, 15th prophet, seer and revelator of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, died on January 27, 2008. He was 97 years-old.
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Mitt’s Major Speech
Update: The text of the speech is available here. Tomorrow morning (6 December 2007, 10:30 EST) Mitt Romney will deliver a long-awaited speech to the American people. Many newspapers report Mr. Romney’s intent to “give a speech addressing his Mormon faith,” (Boston Globe) but the Los Angeles Times says otherwise: “Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney…
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Glossary of Mormonism Index
Definitions of LDS terminology from A-Z, with quotes from Standard Works and General Authorities as well as official LDS Church manuals.
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The Nicene Creed and the Invention of the Trinity?
When it comes to the Godhead of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit, there have been many theories about whether or not the Christian concept of the Trinity is true. Both Jehovah’s Witnesses and Mormons will attack the Trinity as being “incomprehensible” and therefore “illogical.” Too often these folks like to aim their…
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Mormonism 201: Chapter 18 – The Church and Its Leadership
Response to J. Cooper Johnson Rejoinder by Eric Johnson (Editor’s Note: In order to make this review easier to read, all original quotes used from the Mormonism 201 rebuttal are boldfaced and italicized to separate these from the rest of the rejoinder.)