Category Archives: Nature of God

The Trinity: Mormonism’s Rejection of God’s Highest Revelation (Part 3 of 4)

In Part 3 of this series we want to continue the examination of the early church teaching in what later became known as the Trinity. It is paramount that Christians trace their theology and doctrine coming from the Bible as … Continue reading

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The Trinity: Mormonism’s Rejection of God’s Highest Revelation (Part 2 of 4)

In Part 1 of this series we briefly examined what the doctrine of the Trinity is by definition and specific distinctions, which also included Mormonism’s rejection of the doctrine. The primary reasons why the Mormons reject this Christian teaching was … Continue reading

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The Trinity: Mormonism’s Rejection of God’s Highest Revelation (Part 1 of 4)

[The following is the first in a 4-part series on the Christian doctrine of the Trinity, offered by Mormon Coffee guest contributor Andy Watson. All parts of the series will be posted in succession, following our regular schedule of new … Continue reading

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Mormonism and Polytheism

The September/October 2012 issue of Stand To Reason’s newsletter, Solid Ground, focuses on this question: Is Mormonism just another Christian denomination? In the author’s forward, Greg Koukl explains, “In this month’s Solid Ground, I do what the LDS is failing … Continue reading

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The Peculiar Splendors of Mormonism

Near the middle of September (2012) The New York Times posted an online commentary titled, “Why I Love Mormonism.” In it, author and professor Simon Critchley chronicled his experience with Mormonism (as a non-Mormon) that has spanned about 30 years … Continue reading

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Teaching Mormon Pre-Seminary Children to Retain Their Beautiful Belief in the Supremacy of God

This year at Manti I talked to many roaming Mormon pre-seminary youth (around 10, 11, 12-years-old), and it became very clear to me that they don’t really pick up on distinctive Mormon theology on the nature and history of God … Continue reading

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Mormonism (at best) a very distant cousin of Christianity

Eliza Wood, a contributing blogger to Huffington Post, recently (27 July 2012) wrote an article titled, “Are Mormons Closer to Muslims or Christians?” Her reason for tackling this question: “As the media shapes our understanding of the Mormon faith, now … Continue reading

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Prince of Angels, Brother of Jesus

Gregory J. Krieg wrote a blog for ABC News titled, “Mormons! The Least You Should Know.” Mr. Krieg, writing from a political perspective, laments the misinformation on Mormonism that appears online, and wants people to be better informed about the … Continue reading

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Does Mormonism still teach God the Father was once a man?

Joe Carter at The Gospel Coalition blog recently wrote a good article providing relevant FAQs in answer to the question, “Are Mormons Christian?” The first topic Mr. Carter addressed was, “What do Mormons believe about God?” His answer began this … Continue reading

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The Perfection of Beauty

Mormon neighbors, please join us in worshiping the MOST High God, not the relatively-more-high-than-you god. (HT: Jordan B.)

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