Mormons disagree with Christians about the nature of God, Jesus and salvation
The differences are so dramatic that the two religions are completely different views
Mormons try to portray themselves as a denomination of Christianity
The Utah missions trip: how Christians were trained to engage with Mormons
Mormonism is a works-based religion – you earn your way to eternal life by doing works
In Christianity, eternal life is a free gift from God to anyone who accepts Jesus as their leader and redeemer
Mormons believe that doctrines can change from generation to generation (progressive revelation)
Mormons commonly make the case for a works-based theology by appealing to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
Mormons believe that you have to be perfect in order to get “exalted” eternal life
Christians are perfect because Jesus has paid the price of our rebellion against God
Christians: Jesus’ sacrifice pays for anything evil that we have done and could do
Christians are made perfect because Jesus’ perfection is applied to them
Christians are not practically perfect, but they are perfect by accepting that the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross
God credits righteousness to Christians because Jesus has already died to pay off the punishment for their sins
The good works that Christians do are a voluntary response to this free gift of salvation
The good works do not secure a Christian’s salvation, they are the natural outworking of accepting the gift of salvation
The Mormon view of the afterlife is different from the Christian view
The best Mormon afterlife (“exaltation”) requires continued righteousness to the end of one’s natural life
This is not compatible with Christian teaching about salvation being by grace and not by doing good works (Gal 3:10-14)
Mormons can never know whether they are saved or not until the day they die
Christians can be sure of their salvation from the moment they accept Jesus as their leader and redeemer
The Bible is clear that we can know whether we are saved or not (John 5:9-14)
It is inconsistent for Mormons to claim to be Christians and then try to convert Christians to Mormonism
The reason why Mormons go door to door is because they think Christians are wrong
The Mormon view of Jesus is nothing like the Christian view of Christ (from the Bible)
Mormonism is polytheistic, whereas Christianity is monotheistic
Mormon “gods” are just beings who have a human nature who were “exalted” for doing good works
When debating Mormons, they will try to argue that Mormonism is true because it results in good works
The Biblical standard for a good prophet is to see whether his prophecies come true
The Mormon view is that Joseph Smith is reliable because he did good works
But good works are not a good way to test truth claims – a person could be “good” and still say false things
A good question to ask Mormons: is the Book of Mormon ancient? It claims to be ancient, but is it?
They may try to answer this question by appealing to fideism: praying for confirmation by burning bosom
But this is not a question that can be assessed by subjective feelings (just pray about it)
This is a question that needs to be assessed by historians using historical evidence
There is no historical or archaeological support for the claims in the Book of Mormon
In contrast, we have direct eyewitness testimony about the life of Jesus in the New Testament
We have fragments of NT manuscripts dating back to first century so we know that the New Testament is ancient
You can find lots more awesome J. Warner Wallace podcasts here. Also, I know a secret – his new book is coming along well, and he actually posted a picture of all the books he read preparing for it on Facebook. It’s a lot! The title is “God’s crime scene”.
Previously, I posted my refutation of Mormonism which used two evidential arguments. And J.W. Wartick has posted two philosophical arguments against Mormonism as well.
Here’s a podcast featuring J. Warner Wallace that I listened to twice on a recent road trip. This is an after action report from Wallace’s recent missions trip to Utah to evangelize Mormons.
Mormons disagree with Christians about the nature of God, Jesus and salvation
The differences are so dramatic that the two religions are completely different views
Mormons try to portray themselves as a denomination of Christianity
The Utah missions trip: how Christians were trained to engage with Mormons
Mormonism is a works-based religion – you earn your way to eternal life by doing works
In Christianity, eternal life is a free gift from God to anyone who accepts Jesus as their leader and redeemer
Mormons believe that doctrines can change from generation to generation (progressive revelation)
Mormons commonly make the case for a works-based theology by appealing to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
Mormons believe that you have to be perfect in order to get “exalted” eternal life
Christians are perfect because Jesus has paid the price of our rebellion against God
Christians: Jesus’ sacrifice pays for anything evil that we have done and could do
Christians are made perfect because Jesus’ perfection is applied to them
Christians are not practically perfect, but they are perfect by accepting that the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross
God credits righteousness to Christians because Jesus has already died to pay off the punishment for their sins
The good works that Christians do are a voluntary response to this free gift of salvation
The good works do not secure a Christian’s salvation, they are the natural outworking of accepting the gift of salvation
The Mormon view of the afterlife is different from the Christian view
The best Mormon afterlife (“exaltation”) requires continued righteousness to the end of one’s natural life
This is not compatible with Christian teaching about salvation being by grace and not by doing good works (Gal 3:10-14)
Mormons can never know whether they are saved or not until the day they die
Christians can be sure of their salvation from the moment they accept Jesus as their leader and redeemer
The Bible is clear that we can know whether we are saved or not (John 5:9-14)
It is inconsistent for Mormons to claim to be Christians and then try to convert Christians to Mormonism
The reason why Mormons go door to door is because they think Christians are wrong
The Mormon view of Jesus is nothing like the Christian view of Christ (from the Bible)
Mormonism is polytheistic, whereas Christianity is monotheistic
Mormon “gods” are just beings who have a human nature who were “exalted” for doing good works
When debating Mormons, they will try to argue that Mormonism is true because it results in good works
The Biblical standard for a good prophet is to see whether his prophecies come true
The Mormon view is that Joseph Smith is reliable because he did good works
But good works are not a good way to test truth claims – a person could be “good” and still say false things
A good question to ask Mormons: is the Book of Mormon ancient? It claims to be ancient, but is it?
They may try to answer this question by appealing to fideism: praying for confirmation by burning bosom
But this is not a question that can be assessed by subjective feelings (just pray about it)
This is a question that needs to be assessed by historians using historical evidence
There is no historical or archaeological support for the claims in the Book of Mormon
In contrast, we have direct eyewitness testimony about the life of Jesus in the New Testament
We have fragments of NT manuscripts dating back to first century so we know that the New Testament is ancient
Previously, I posted my refutation of Mormonism which used two evidential arguments. And J.W. Wartick has posted two philosophical arguments against Mormonism as well.
Here’s a podcast featuring J. Warner Wallace that I listened to twice on a recent road trip. This is an after action report from Wallace’s recent missions trip to Utah to evangelize Mormons.
Mormons disagree with Christians about the nature of God, Jesus and salvation
The differences are so dramatic that the two religions are completely different views
Mormons try to portray themselves as a denomination of Christianity
The Utah missions trip: how Christians were trained to engage with Mormons
Mormonism is a works-based religion – you earn your way to eternal life by doing works
In Christianity, eternal life is a free gift from God to anyone who accepts Jesus as their leader and redeemer
Mormons believe that doctrines can change from generation to generation (progressive revelation)
Mormons commonly make the case for a works-based theology by appealing to Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount
Mormons believe that you have to be perfect in order to get “exalted” eternal life
Christians are perfect because Jesus has paid the price of our rebellion against God
Christians: Jesus’ sacrifice pays for anything evil that we have done and could do
Christians are made perfect because Jesus’ perfection is applied to them
Christians are not practically perfect, but they are perfect by accepting that the sacrifice of Jesus on the cross
God credits righteousness to Christians because Jesus has already died to pay off the punishment for their sins
The good works that Christians do are a voluntary response to this free gift of salvation
The good works do not secure a Christian’s salvation, they are the natural outworking of accepting the gift of salvation
The Mormon view of the afterlife is different from the Christian view
The best Mormon afterlife (“exaltation”) requires continued righteousness to the end of one’s natural life
This is not compatible with Christian teaching about salvation being by grace and not by doing good works (Gal 3:10-14)
Mormons can never know whether they are saved or not until the day they die
Christians can be sure of their salvation from the moment they accept Jesus as their leader and redeemer
The Bible is clear that we can know whether we are saved or not (John 5:9-14)
It is inconsistent for Mormons to claim to be Christians and then try to convert Christians to Mormonism
The reason why Mormons go door to door is because they think Christians are wrong
The Mormon view of Jesus is nothing like the Christian view of Christ (from the Bible)
Mormonism is polytheistic, whereas Christianity is monotheistic
Mormon “gods” are just beings who have a human nature who were “exalted” for doing good works
When debating Mormons, they will try to argue that Mormonism is true because it results in good works
The Biblical standard for a good prophet is to see whether his prophecies come true
The Mormon view is that Joseph Smith is reliable because he did good works
But good works are not a good way to test truth claims – a person could be “good” and still say false things
A good question to ask Mormons: is the Book of Mormon ancient? It claims to be ancient, but is it?
They may try to answer this question by appealing to fideism: praying for confirmation by burning bosom
But this is not a question that can be assessed by subjective feelings (just pray about it)
This is a question that needs to be assessed by historians using historical evidence
There is no historical or archaeological support for the claims in the Book of Mormon
In contrast, we have direct eyewitness testimony about the life of Jesus in the New Testament
We have fragments of NT manuscripts dating back to first century so we know that the New Testament is ancient
Previously, I posted my refutation of Mormonism which used two evidential arguments. And J.W. Wartick has posted two philosophical arguments against Mormonism as well.
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