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Summary: You don't know what the flip you are talking about
Review: I can't believe people read this stuff. I am 13 years old and have such a strong testimony that the only reason I come to these sites is to have a good laugh. first of all anti-mormons need to lay off the polyamy ideal! Yes we did used to practice it but we stopped over 100 years ago!!! Second of all STOP calling us Mormons. We are The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
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Summary: Author seems to have done his homework
Review: R. Philip Roberts gives a very comprehensive review of some of the beliefs of the Mormon church. As a witness to several mormons, I found this book very helpful in understanding the parts of mormonism that the missionaries will NOT tell you. This book is packed with information rather than persuasive arguments, and places an emphasis on witnessing to mormons, not proving them wrong. At the end of each chapter is a very helpful table called "Witnessing Points" which tells christians what issues to target when speaking to a mormon. Each chapter very clearly (using tables) contrasts the differences between christianity and mormon beliefs. Reading some of the other reviews, I have to clarify that this book was written for christians to understand the reasons why mormonism is a false religion(and definitely not christian!), so I wouldn't expect mormons to have a high opinion of it.
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Summary: Such an un-christian book
Review: This is like reading a book about George Bush that John Kerry wrote. It is completley unprofessional and biased. It is extremley one sided. It should have views from active Mormons and the disgruntled ex-Mormons alike. It is just your basic run of the mill Anti-Mormon material. Nothing new here, just the same anti-mormon material that's been around for years.Instead of tearing down a church, the author should write a book on why his beliefs are so great and why we should be following him. This book would recieve a failing grade in any university for it's terrible one-sideness. If you are getting information from professors from "Christian" churches, then you should also get information from "Mormon" professors and leaders. Such an un-christian book to attack another faith like that.
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Summary: An excellent resource for a difficult task
Review: Trying to reason out of scripture is a difficult task with mormons, as many are familiar with just enough of the Bible to be able to agree with much of Christian thought. The average mormon will tell you: they believe in God, they believe in Jesus, that He is the only way to salvation, they can agree with the BASIC terminology of grace and faith. This work gives you a deeper understanding of what comes next. For the Christian, it seems that we agree on an awful lot, but it is harder to pry out of mormons their belief in the need for a number of works, all centered on the mormon church, to ensure the "highest" level of heaven. Despite some typical reviews below, you CANNOT learn what mormons believe by reading the book of mormon. The ideas of mormon/Masonic temple worship, polygamy as a "new and everlasting" covenant, plurality of gods, man's potential to become a god, the word of wisdom, the "restored" priesthood, etc are nowhere to be found in the book of mormon, and are in many ways refuted by Joseph Smith's writings in the book of mormon before he started his ever-shifting changes in doctrine. Modern mormons try hard to pass themselves off as just another Christian church, albeit with some unique modern doctrine. If mormons are going to send missionaries to our doors, they should have no objections to this book. The characterization of the questions raised in this book as being rehashed ignores the reality of the issues they raise and the lack of credible response by mormons. This is not the best work on the subject out there, but it is valuable as a resource tool.
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