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Colossians 2:12-13: Is Water Baptism required for salvation?
By Bill McKeever and Eric JohnsonColossians 2:12–13 says, “Buried with him in baptism, wherein also ye are risen with him through the faith of the operation of God, who hath raised him from the dead. And you, being dead in your sins and the uncircumcision of your flesh, hath he quickened together with him, having forgiven…
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Romans 6:3-4: Buried with Him by Baptism into Death
By Bill McKeever and Eric JohnsonRomans 6:3–4 says, “Know ye not, that so many of us as were baptized into Jesus Christ were baptized into his death? Therefore we are buried with him by baptism into death: that like as Christ was raised up from the dead by the glory of the Father, even so we…
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Acts 22:16: Is baptism a requirement for salvation?
By Bill McKeever and Eric JohnsonActs 22:16 says, “And now why tarriest thou? arise, and be baptized, and wash away thy sins, calling on the name of the Lord.” Is Ananias stressing the act of water baptism in order to wash away a person’s sins? Or is he emphasizing calling on the name of the Lord?…
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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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Teachings of Presidents of the Church: An Index of Topics
Since 1998, the LDS Church has produced a series of manuals that have been used as curriculum for adult classes. Except for the revision of Gospel Principles (covered in classes from 2010-11), each manual focuses on the teachings of a specific church president. In fact, all but four deceased presidents have had books dedicated to…
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Video Index
Videos that will give you a better understanding of Mormonism
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Doctrines/Theology Index
Want to know what we at MRM believe?How to Have a Relationship with GodNEW! How can a person get into heaven?NEW! How can
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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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Viewpoint on Mormonism (Radio Show and Podcast)
Archive: To hear all the shows since July 2011.Viewpoint on Mormonism past broadcasts catalogClick here to subscribe with iTunesRSS Feed
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Rejoinders to Mormonism 201 Index
A series of rejoinders written in response to rebuttals to McKeever and Johnson’s Mormonism 101.
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Rebuttals and Rejoinders
Critiques of Websites and other MediaBill McKeever responds to Scott Gordon of FAIR-LDS, 11/18/2013Family Entertainment Network and MormonismBill McKeever Responds to the Book of Mormon Answer Man Web Site
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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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Documents and Speech Index
Related to Joseph Smith and Brigham YoungPainesville Telegraph – Friday, December 21, 1832 “The Crisis”1835 D&C 101Sidney Rigdon’s 4th of July OrationJoseph Smith’s Sermon on the P
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Reviews Index
Reviews of books, movies, and LDS church manuals by the staff of Mormonism Research Ministry
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Church Issues Index
ChurchApostolic successionChurch membershipCommunionDenominationsFastest growing church?Great apostasyName of God’s ChurchNepotism and church leadershipPaid ministry
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Evangelism Index
Evangelism Issues