There are increasing movements in general Christianity to embrace the Mormons as fellow Christians. In fact the leaders of BYU recently spent entire day discussing theology with John Mac Arthur. They sat in a room and told Dr. MacArthur they believe in salvation by grace and salvation through faith and salvation in Christ. (Interview excerpt included)
So, if this is true are they really genuine Christians? This is an important sermon clearly laying out what the Mormon Church teaches and how it is different from true Christianity. You will find in this sermon wonderful witnessing tools to share with them when they knock on your door.
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“ Mormon Basics by Way of John MacArthur ” While well-delivered, this sermon did not provide listeners many witnessing tools to use the next time missionaries come a'knocking.
I hoped for greater depth or analysis of Mormonism, but this was just the same examples so often heard in these quick surveys of what is actually a very complex religion. It deserves more than a glancing blow in a sermon series on cults.
Damaging the message's credibility was Dr. Barnett repeating an error MacArthur made in his original telling of the BYU story. There are not seven presidents in the LDS church; there is a first presidency of three presidents and below them a Quorum of Twelve Apostles. It's important we get the details right. Christians evangelizing Mormons will lose credibility unless they are armed with correct information; repeating reheated half-truths from years ago will not win us a hearing or an opportunity to share God's truth in love. MacArthur's self-aggrandizing account of his meeting at BYU is an example of such a missed opportunity. (Ravi Zacharias had a greater impact when he reached out in love and truth in 2004)
What I appreciated most in this message was Dr. Barnett's words on the then-recent 9/11 tragedy, the media's politically correct coddling of Islam and the well-stated truth of God's sovereignty.
Pastor John Barnett has been devouring the Word of God for over 30 years. John, now the teaching pastor of Calvary Bible Church in Kalamazoo, Michigan has served congregations in Oklahoma, New England, Georgia and California. He also served on the Faculty of the Master's College...
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