Answering Mormons' Questions

by Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson

Book Overview

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints boasts millions of members, thousands of missionaries, and congregations on every continent. With their growing presence in our communities, places of... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 155661201X
• ISBN13: 9781556612015
• Release Date: March 1991
• Publisher: Bethany House Publishers
• Length: 127 Pages
• Weight: 0.38 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 8.1"

Customer Reviews

Not Supposed to be a Reference

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)

Excellent, but brief, answers to FAQ's

McKeever founded Mormonism Research Ministry in 1979 out of compassion for those spiritually lost in the Mormon faith. His book fills a need for reasoned, Biblical answers to questions which may catch Christians off guard when they are first asked them by Mormons.I 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. 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.

A Good Defense

I love this book! When I first came in contact with members of the LDS Church I was barraged with nearly every question McKeever addresses in his book. I was often confused by the nature of the questions the Mormons asked me because they seemed purposefully aimed at casting doubt on my own faith and church. Answering Mormons' Questions helped me tremendously. It not only gave me Scriptural starting points for understanding what the Bible says about some of these issues, but it also helped me understand where the questions were coming from and why they were being asked. I found this book to be primarily a defense of the historic Christian faith in response to the claims made against the Christian Church by the Mormon Church and its members. I highly recommend it!

Well thought out, a wonderful tool to answer LDS questions

This book is a great resource tool for a Christian who is interested in sharing his or her faith with a member of the LDS religion. As Mr. McKeever points out, there are differences between the historic Christian church and Mormonism. I thought his answers to 38 questions were sharp, right to the point, and easily understandable. I would recommend this to anyone who is interested in discovering truth.

Excellent concise guide for dealing with LDS questions.

Every Christian should have this book handy. It is very brief and it quickly covers all the major questions that Mormon missionaries asks potential converts when they go on their missions. If you ever wondered how to answer one of their questions from a theological standpoint, or you want to see how their questions often take Scripture out of context, then you definitely will want this book.