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Summary: Book.
Review: "Ouch," I said as I bumped into the truth, "That hurts." Yet the make the truth made has been a stern reminder to always keep my eyes open to the world aroudn me and question everything. Bill does the same thing in his book.McKeever founded Mormonism Research Ministry in 1979 out of compassion for those spiritually lost in the Mormon faith.his book is well written. Bill McKeever gives answers to many of the questions our Mormon neighbors ask. He does so in an easy-to-follow way and he expresses an attitude of respect. The next book in line is Questions to Ask your Mormon Friend. But that's a different review! believe McKeever's main purpose is to help Christians to defend their faith in the face of Mormons' thought-provoking questions. However, his love and concern for the eternal destination of Mormons shines through in his answers to their questions, as he redirects Mormons back to Biblical truths. Each Mormon question is answered by a Christian response, quoting the appropriate Biblical references. I didn't find the book to be sensational in any way whatsoever. It dealt with the Mormon "errors" in a sensitive manner. Christians should read this book to realize that there are answers to Mormons' questions and to avoid being tongue-tied in potential witnessing situations with Mormons. Mormons should read McKeever's answers to give them food for a thoughtful evaluation of their own beliefs. This book should be the first book any Evangelical Christian should buy when it comes to the Mormon faith. It is true to the Biblical passage that says "Always provide an answer to everyone who asks" and it does it in a gentle and respectful way. This was the book that led me out of the chains of Mormonism and into the Christian church. The majority of Mormon "doctrine" is not contained in the Book of Mormon. Definitely a "must read" and necessary to any Christian's library!!!
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Summary: An simple explanation of how Smith formed this religion
Review: An excellent book to help people understand the mistakes Joseph Smith made in plagiarizing the Christian Bible. Simple easy answers to why he changed certain "beliefs". His history of polygamy and treasure hunting and these moral deficiencies and why they are to be allowed in his new found religion. The Christian/Mormon contradictions are easily seen in this book. The acknowledgment that Christian history has warned against new gospels of men is another topic covered that allows the reader to understand why the Book of Mormon is simply a man-made religion. The reason why Mormons want open acceptance of scripture interpretation which allows Mormonism to attempt to show why this new religion is considered a sect of Christianity, but fails. This book explains why the two religions have many similarities in Smiths attempt to rewrite the Bible. The mistakes he made are easily noted and verifiable. A very good book to recommend to people starting to see Mormons as Christians, whether newly converted or an aged Mormon. The underlying tone was friendly but not weak as defending the Christian faith sometimes does to allow tolerance of new religions.
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Summary: I did not like this book. The shocker? I'm NOT Mormon.
Review: As many have stated, this book is intended for the average person who doesn't know much about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (AKA Mormon Church or LDS Church). Mr. McKeever relies on the general contemporary Christian belief that the Bible is the ONLY word of God, that every word written is perfect and even written by God himself. There's nothing wrong with that view, but it invites what I feel to be a very defensive tone to the book from the very beginning. The book is made up simply of questions that are actually very relevent and GOOD concepts, ones that members of the LDS church often use as the start of conversations. The answers given are of the opinion of Mr McKeever himself to questions he poses as attacking the Christian faith, based upon the concepts that LDS people point out. He purports to speak for the *enitre* Christian movement in his answers, but in doing so fails the very base of his own faith. There is no "Christian Church" as an organization out there. It simply doesn't exist. There are many Christian-based faiths and churches out there, many of whom would have different answers than Mr. McKeever. What bothers me the most about the tone of this book is that Mr. McKeever simply dismisses the LDS faith as non-Christian. I have several LDS friends, and I have discussed these concepts with them. These people, to me, are some of the greatest examples of Christian behavior and charity I have ever seen. They use Christ's name in the name of their church, they pray in his name, and they openly try to emulate his life. That sounds like a Christian to me. How dare anyone who also claims to be Christian dismiss another in such a manner? I have checked some of the references listed in the book, and McKeever has taken items entirely out of context and edited them to fit his own definition of Christianity. That's fine...that's what HE believes. But by him claiming to represent ALL of Chrisitanity is extremely troubling, and makes me doubt his true focus and intention. I'm not Mormon, but I am a member of a Christian faith and I'm deeply offended by McKeever's approach.
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Summary: Read this book with an open mind, please.
Review: I am a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. I am a Latter-Day Saint, aka a Mormon.. I am seventeen years old and am disgusted by the constant attacks that Mormons get day in and day out by non-members...not once has any of the 10 million members of the Church written ONE book equivalent to this one made specifically for attacking us and our faith. I implore you to regard this book as nothing but the opinion of a biased man. A man who thinks that he is doing God's work by attacking religions such as mine. He makes claims that we are nothing but a cult when, in fact, we are in fact Christians. ~~~
Chris·tian Pronunciation Key (krschn)
adj.
1. Professing belief in Jesus as Christ or following the religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus.
2. Relating to or derived from Jesus or Jesus's teachings.
~~~ What is a cult? Something that the majority of people disagree with? If that's the definition, then all religions started out as cults. I guess Christianity in itself is a cult because the majority of the Earth follows the fundamentals of the Islamic/Muslim faith. Let's look at the dictionary definition of the word "Cult": ~~~
cult Pronunciation Key (klt)
n. 1. A religion or religious sect generally considered to be extremist or false, with its followers often living in an unconventional manner under the guidance of an authoritarian, charismatic leader.
2. The followers of such a religion or sect.
3. A system or community of religious worship and ritual.
4. The formal means of expressing religious reverence; religious ceremony and ritual.
5. A usually nonscientific method or regimen claimed by its originator to have exclusive or exceptional power in curing a particular disease.
6. Obsessive, especially faddish, devotion to or veneration for a person, principle, or thing.
7. The object of such devotion.
8. An exclusive group of persons sharing an esoteric, usually artistic or intellectual interest.
~~~ ...Faith is an important thing, but I beg you not to follow your religion blindly. If you buy this book, read it with an open mind and take into consideration the opinions of others. Don't just read one thing and accept it as fact. Try to get the Mormon response and see if it makes sense to you. I say these things to you in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
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Summary: Why Pray about the Bom?
Review: I found this book very helpful.I do alot of Psuedo-Christian cult awareness and have expanded to the LDS Church.When I look for books I love when what every "religion" a person belongs to attacks a book as being false without any proof of why its a false book.So I bought this book from the review of the Mormon after buying this book I found it accurate.And to the person that said to pray about the Bom Mormon,I ask you would you pray about porn or the quran?I don't think so.So knowing Gods word,The Bible,I need not pray about the Bom.Gal 1:8-9
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Summary: It's a shame that profits can be made from religious bigotry
Review: I've been reading the other reviews and the ones that have the lowest rating are from people that have read this book for the wrong reason. This book is not supposed to explain the doctrine of the Mormons. This book serves people better if they have studied the Mormon religion before they read this book. Not saying the book is hard to read but, it doesn't give a detailed account of the Mormon religion. It does do what the title says though, it answers Mormon's questions that would be posed to Christians or people of other faiths. Without prior knowledge, someone could get a misconstrued idea of Mormon theology which doesn't help either Christian or Mormon because the Christian is ignorant and the Mormon will just want to argue. This book is a helpful witnessing tool because it causes Mormons to do an examination of their religion. Of course they can't expect much if they read it under the assumption that it is a personal attack. My recommendation for the non-Mormons if you get this book, research others books as well including The Book of Mormon and Doctrines and Convenants as well as the teachings of the Mormon prophets. I personally didn't need to read anything other than the Mormon's own holy books to see the discrepencies in their religion. If you are Mormon, read it with an open mind, don't condemn it just because it doesn't agree with your teachings. Try to answer the questions yourselves, do the research, look at the scriptures. "The doctrines of false teachers will not stand the test when tried by the accepted standards of measurement, the Scriptures." (Doctrines of Salvation, 1:188)
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Summary: I thought it would be fair to post opposite views.
Review: That's fair, isn't it. Let's start with this one:
The sordid 1980s scandals of Pentecostal ministers Jim Bakker and Jimmy Swaggart will incline some to presume that Paul Crouch, president of Pentecostal-linked television network TBN, did engage in the alleged homosexual liaison.
But whether the allegations in this case are eventually substantiated or not, the question arises again: why does the Pentecostal ministry seem particularly susceptible to sexual scandal?
It may turn out, in fact, that statistically, Pentecostal ministers fall in this way no more often than do other ministers. I'm sure we make this connection at least partly because of the long cultural shadows of Bakker and Swaggart.
Yes, it's a pretty "sick" thing to do. I just thought I would show you how bad it would be if the Mormons behaved like the Protestant whackos. (I am NOT calling Protestants "whackos". I am calling the anti-Mormon leaders who dedicate their life's work to attacking Mormons "whackos") I just wanted to illustrate how bad it could get if Mormons behaved in the same way. The kind of garbage (which I didn't write) that I've posted here is just an illustration.
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Summary: Very Accurate
Review: This is a must have book if you know a Mormon or if Mormon come knocking at your door. It explains many Mormon beliefs, such as God was once a man and you (all men) 'can' become a god, that Jesus and Satan are really brothers, and many other 'VERY' non-Christian beliefs. This book points out that Mormonism and Christianity have very little in common.
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Summary: excellent Christian resource for responding to Mormonism!
Review: This was the book that led me out of the chains of Mormonism and into the Christian church. The majority of Mormon "doctrine" is not contained in the Book of Mormon. This book takes the fundamental Mormon doctrines (like "baptism for the dead", eternal progression -- ie. man can become a "god" himself and that God was once a man, the "three degrees of glory", etc.) and responds to them from the Christian Biblical viewpoint. The format of the book is in the form of 37 questions/statements that Mormons commonly make. Each Mormon question is answered by a Christian response, quoting the appropriate Biblical references. I didn't find the book to be sensational in any way whatsoever. It dealt with the Mormon "errors" in a sensitive manner. It did not include some of the more controversial subjects like: Mormon garments (underwear with sacred markings that all "Temple" Mormons are required to wear 24 hours a day -- considered to be "sacred"); the secret signs, passwords, handshakes that are taught in the Temple ceremony as necessary to gain access to the highest level of heaven; polygamy (a doctrine now denied) but once considered essential to salvation; the Adam-God doctrine (Brigham Young once taught that Adam was God); etc. None of these views, btw, are taught in the Book of Mormon! I have also read: Mormonism Unmasked: Confronting the Contradictions Between Mormon Beliefs and True Christianity; Letters to a Mormon Elder, Mormons: How to Witness to Them; Mormons: Answered Verse by Verse; Mormonism (from Zondervan's Cults' series); The Mormon Missionaries: An Inside Look at Their Real Message and Methods; By His Own Hand Upon Papyrus: A New Look at the Joseph Smith Papyri; and many others. Definitely a "must read" and necessary to any Christian's library!!!
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Summary: I did not like this book. The shocker? I'm NOT Mormon.
Review: While many works in this genre can come across with a "gotcha mentality" (and that is easy to do with mormonism!), this book seeks to answer the questions mormons so often pose. Anyone who has dealt with mormons in any depth will recognize many of these questions. I know as a former mormon, I used to ask these same questions of investigators. No doubt many mormons are offended that Christians would dare respond to these questions, but after all this is the church that sends out 60,000 missionaries to declare all Christian churches are an "abomination" in God's eyes and theirs contains 100% of the truth. As stated by other reviewers, this book delves right into answering the questions, rather than presenting an overview of mormon doctrine (as ever-changing as it is) and mormon history (the real history, not the mormon church sanitized version). If you are new to the subject, you would do well to also get "Mormon America" or "One Nation Under Gods" to get an overview of the mormon church. Otherwise you might miss some of the references and reasoning behind both the questions and the answers. If mormon missionaries haven't knocked on your door yet, they will! Be prepared to answer their questions, you might just lead one to Christ!
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