Author: Eric Johnson
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Introducing Christianity to Mormons: Chapter 4
Return to Introducing Christianity main menu Chapter 4: The Attributes of God: Attributes Worthy of Worship Chapter Preview: According to the Bible, some of God’s attributes are unique to Him while other characteristics can belong to humans as well. When biblical passages ascribe animal or human characteristics to God, it must be understood that the…
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Introducing Christianity to Mormons: Chapter 3
Return to Introducing Christianity main menu Chapter 3: The Existence of God: Reasonable Reasons for Belief Chapter Preview An atheist is someone who believes that a higher power does not exist while an agnostic is not sure. Unfortunately, many who leave Mormonism become skeptics and abandon their faith in God. Too often, those who…
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Introducing Christianity to Mormons–Chapter 2: The New Testament: Trustworthy and Reliable
Chapter Preview There are abundant copies of ancient manuscripts containing the New Testament, including more than 5,000 written in Greek. This is better evidence than for any other ancient text, including works by Homer and Caesar. A popular skeptic says that there are more variants than there are words in the entire New Testament. Regardless…
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Introducing Christianity to Mormons–Chapter 1
Return to Introducing Christianity main menu Chapter 1: The Bible: God’s Special Revelation Summary According to Mormonism, the Bible is true only “as far as it is translated correctly.” If this claim means that ancient scribes intentionally corrupted the biblical text, then the word “translated” is not the correct term. Rather, “transmitted” would be more…
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Introduction–Introducing Christianity to Mormons
Return to Introducing Christianity main menu Introduction Evangelical Christians and members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (abbreviated “LDS,” with the followers referred to as “Latter-day Saints” or “Mormons” and the religion known as “Mormonism”) face barriers when trying to communicate with each other on doctrinal issues. This is because adherents of…
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Introducing Christianity to Mormons–Official Book Website
IntroducingChristianity.com In Spanish: Click here In Portuguese: Click here A new book by Eric Johnson with Harvest House Publishers Now Available at Mormonism Research Ministry–all profits go to MRM! Click here. Or order the book at one of these online retailers: “Introducing Christianity to Mormons is a unique book. Eric has studied and taught Christian beliefs…
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Plural Marriage in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Below is the Gospel Topics Essay currently listed on the LDS Church website. Black is what was copied from one of the original three essays. Purple is what has been added. Strikeout is what was taken out from the original essay. From Plural Marriage in Kirtland and Nauvoo Overview Latter-day Saints believe that monogamy–the marriage…
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Why Easter Matters
On Easter Sunday, Christians from both the eastern and western traditions of Christianity take great joy in telling each other, “He is risen.” What makes this holiday more important to them than any other—including Christmas—is their belief in the resurrection of Jesus Christ about two millennia ago. There would be no celebration without “Good Friday,”…
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Gospel Topics Essays Reviews Catalog
Podcasts and Articles Introduction According to the LDS Church website, the original Gospel Topics Essays that were produced between 2013-2105 are official, authoritative, and ought to be considered seriously. One page on the church’s website reads: These essays complete a series of 13 that the Church began publishing in 2013 to provide an accurate resource…
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The Garden? Calvary? Tomb? Just Where Did the LDS Atonement Take Place?
Viewpoint on Mormonism shows on this article aired March 31-April 2, 2021. Listen to them here: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Over the years, leaders from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have stressed the importance of the Garden of Gethsemane as the place where Jesus atoned for sins. In earlier times, Gethsemane…
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Are Mormons Christian? A Review of Chapter 1 in The LDS Gospel Topics Series
Review of Chapter 1: Are Mormons Christian? (The LDS Gospel Topics Series, Signature Books, 2020) Authored by Craig Blomberg, New Testament professor at Denver Seminary NOTE: Click here for an introduction and a short review of each of the 13 chapters in the book The LDS Gospel Topics Series: A Scholarly Engagement (edited by Matthew…
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Membership Growth in 2020 Down by Almost 50% As Decline Continues
For a 4-part Viewpoint on Mormonism series on this topic airing February 15-18, 2021, click these links: Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Note: This article was modified on April 4, 2021 Over the first weekend of April, LDS Church leaders announced their lowest baptismal convert rate number in many decades due…
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Plural Marriage and Joseph Smith: A PR Nightmare
November 2015 Publicly mention the religion of Mormonism and the first thought to come to mind is “polygamy” or, as it is also called, plural marriage. This common perception linking Mormonism with the practice of one man marrying two or more women has caused the public relations department of The Church of Jesus Christ of…
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Responding to Scott Adams: His Criticism of My Portrayal of Mormonism
(Note: This and the linked articles were published before the December 29, 2020 dialogue between me and Scott Adams, with Sean McDowell as the moderator. As it can be seen, the video of Scott and idea was untimely delayed, so I recommend listening to the podcast rather than watching it) On Wednesday, December 9th, I…
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Should Mormons be Considered “Christian?”
The question of whether Mormons are Christians is an admittedly sensitive issue. It’s not one I normally bring up in a conversation with Latter-day Saints because it can too easily turn into a “Yes they are!” and “No they’re not!” back and forth dispute that can lead to frayed feelings. Mormons like to insist that…
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Mormonism 101: Russian Version
This edition of Mormonism 101: Examining the Religion of the Latter-day Saints (Baker, 2015) is a translation into Russian. MRM would like to thank Paul Carden and his team at The Centers for Apologetic Research for their extensive work on this project. This PDF is available free of charge for download, so if you have…
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Why the LDS Church Needs To Take a Tougher Stance on the Issue of Abortion
I believe the LDS Church should take a tougher stance on the issue of abortion. According to the the church’s website, most types of abortions are wrong but there are three exceptions: Church leaders have said that some exceptional circumstances may justify an abortion, such as when pregnancy is the result of incest or rape,…
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10 Common Mistakes Latter-day Saints Make When Reading the Bible
Listen to a Viewpoint on Mormonism podcast series that played Feb. 8-12, 2021. Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 While the Bible is part of the four Standard Works, there are some common mistakes Latter-day Saints sometimes make that result in an improper understanding of biblical verses and passages. Let’s take…
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Why Don’t Latter-Day Saints Pray to Jesus?
Latter-day Saints are taught to pray to God the Father (Elohim or Heavenly Father) and not to Jesus. Beth T. Spackman, a seminary teacher in Midnapore, Alberta, said Jesus should not be prayed to in her answer to a question in the June 1988 Ensign magazine. She wrote, In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus…
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Why Inerrancy of the Bible Is So Important to Evangelical Christians
There is a term called “inerrancy of the Bible” that is considered a most important belief by those calling themselves Evangelical Christians. Many Latter-day Saints criticize those who hold to this view, pointing out that their church’s Eighth Article of Faith says in part that the Bible is true “only as far as it is…
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