Category: Questions with Short Answers
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Luke 3:3: Does this say baptism is necessary for the forgiveness of sins?
Luke 3:3: says, “And he came into all the country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for the remission of sins.” The word for (Greek: eis) in “for the remission of sins” can mean with a view to or because of. Those who responded to John’s invitation of baptism had already heard his message of…
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Mark 16:16: “Does this verse say baptism is necessary for salvation?
Mark 16:16 says, “He that believeth and is baptized shall be saved; but he that believeth not shall be damned.” Assuming that water baptism is meant, then the Mormon needs to explain the second half of the verse. If belief plus baptism truly equals salvation, then why wasn’t this formula used when it says that…
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Hebrews 12:9: Does This Verse Support the Idea of Preexistence?
Mormons believe in a preexistence, where spirits once existed in what is known as the First Estate. The Ensign magazine cited Hebrews 12:9 to support the doctrine of premortality, saying, “God is our Heavenly Father, a literal spiritual parent.”(“God is Truly Our Father,” Ensign, January 2010, 15). The verse from Hebrews reads, “Furthermore we have had fathers of…
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1 John 3:2: Who are the Sons of God?
According to 1 John 3:2, “Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is.” To be “like him” is taken by Mormons to mean that…
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Does John 9:1-3 prove the preexistence is true?
In John 9:1-3 the disciples passed by a man blind from birth and asked, “Rabbi, who sinned, this man or his parents, that he was born blind?” Jesus answers, “It was not that this man sinned, or his parents, but that the works of God might be displayed in him.” Some Mormons have used this…
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What is grace?
A recent visitor to Mormon Coffee asked if the Mormons here could help him/her understand the LDS doctrine of grace. The visitor wondered, “Where [in Mormonism] is the idea of grace being unmerited favor?” This got me to thinking about yet another foundational difference between Mormonism and biblical Christianity: the definition of grace. Quoting a…
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Quick Responses to the 10 Most Common LDS Questions
By Eric JohnsonListen
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Why Do Some Latter-day Saints Dislike Being Called Mormon?
By Bill McKeever Have you ever had a Latter-day Saint get upset at you when you used the term “Mormon” to describe either them or the LDS Church? We have noticed that this has become more and more of a response by those we attempt to share the Gospel with.
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The Disneyland Hearse – Was it Brigham’s?
By Bill McKeever For several years it has been rumored that the horse-drawn hearse that sits in front of the haunted mansion at Disneyland was the same hearse that carried Brigham Young, Mormonism’s second president. It is a popular myth, but a myth nonetheless.
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Are Families Forever?
By Bill McKeever Mormons often find comfort in the idea that one day they will be able to live together as a family throughout all eternity. However, with all the details LDS leaders have given to this teaching, the logical possibility breaks down.
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Why Clarify Mormonism?
By Bill McKeever Listen A Mormon responding to mrm.org wrote: