Approaching Mormons in Love : How to Witness Effectively Without Arguing

by Lingle, Wilbur

• ISBN13: 9780875087771
• ISBN10: 0875087779
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2005-07-01
• Publisher: CLC Publications

Summary

Would you like to witness effectively to Jehovah's Witnesses and win them to Christ? Here is a practical approach, suited to your needs. With a 16-page supplement of questions for witnessing.

Table of Contents

Introduction	p. 9
A Fundamental Point	p. 11
Accepting the Challenge	p. 14
Concluding Counsel	p. 19
Postscript	p. 20
A Brief History of Joseph Smith and Mormonism	p. 23
What Mormons Believe	p. 31
God	p. 32
Creation	p. 35
Intelligence	p. 35
The Spirit World	p. 36
War in Heaven	p. 37
Man Reaps on Earth What He Sowed in the Preexistence	p. 39
Earth	p. 40
Adam and the Fall	p. 40
Jesus the Jehovah of the Old Testament	p. 42
The Birth and Life of Jesus Christ	p. 42
The Atonement of Christ	p. 44
Temple Ordinances	p. 45
Celestial Marriages	p. 46
Endowments	p. 47
Sealings	p. 47
Vicarious Ordinances	p. 47
The Future	p. 48
Paradise	p. 48
Spirit Prison - Hell	p. 49
The Millennium	p. 51
Judgment	p. 52
Heaven	p. 53
Celestial Kingdom	p. 54
Terrestrial Kingdom	p. 55
Telestial Kingdom	p. 56
Second Death	p. 57
Explanation of Mormon Terms	p. 61
Authority	p. 61
Baptism	p. 62
Born Again	p. 62
Damnation	p. 62
Deity	p. 63
Eternal Life	p. 63
Eternal Death	p. 63
Eternal Punishment	p. 63
Godhead	p. 64
Godhood: How to Achieve It	p. 64
Gospel	p. 64
Holy Ghost	p. 65
Kingdom of God	p. 66
Man	p. 66
Mortal and Immortal Bodies	p. 67
Priesthood	p. 67
Redemption	p. 67
Scripture	p. 68
Sin	p. 70
Superiority	p. 70
Trinity	p. 71
The True Church	p. 72
How the Mormon Church Is Organized	p. 73
Mormon Business Connections	p. 77
Mormon Morals	p. 81
Beginning the Conversation	p. 87
Your Testimony	p. 88
A Few Fundamental Questions: Sin	p. 94
Faith, Repentance and Baptism	p. 97
"A Burning in the Bosom"	p. 100
Christian Denominations	p. 101
Ministers' Salaries	p. 102
The Priesthood	p. 103
A Living Prophet	p. 103
Faith Without Works Is Dead!	p. 104
Mormon Tactics	p. 107
Prayer	p. 107
Testifying	p. 108
"Pray About It"	p. 108
Their Claim to Have a True Prophet	p. 118
Ways Mormons Attack the Christian Faith	p. 119
Authority	p. 119
Biblical "Mistakes"	p. 120
The Bible and "Missing" Scriptures	p. 122
Christ Died Only for Repented Sins	p. 124
A Contentious Spirit	p. 125
Exaltation	p. 126
Latter-day Falling Away	p. 127
Lying	p. 128
Perfection	p. 128
Intimidation	p. 129
Facts About The Book of Mormon	p. 131
The Book of Mormon Contains the Fullness of the Gospel	p. 131
The Source of The Book of Mormon	p. 134
The Compiler of the Bible	p. 138
Using The Book of Mormon to Witness	p. 141
There Is Only One True God, Who Is Eternal	p. 142
God Is Unchanging	p. 144
God Is a Spirit	p. 144
We Are to Search the Scriptures to Determine Truth	p. 145
There Is No Second Chance After Death	p. 145
The Authority to Baptize Comes from Jesus Christ	p. 146
Revelation Comes Through the Holy Spirit	p. 146
Proclaim the Way of Salvation	p. 147
Book of Mormon Quotations from the Bible	p. 150
Why Were the Gold Plates Not Inscribed in Hebrew?	p. 152
Scriptures Misapplied	p. 155
Are There Multiple Gods? John 10:34	p. 156
Is There a Third Testament? Ezekiel 37:15-22	p. 157
Did Isaiah Predict The Book of Mormon? Isaiah 29:1-14	p. 158
Did Jeremiah Foresee The Book of Mormon? Jeremiah 36:2	p. 161
Who Are Jesus' "Other Sheep"? John 10:16	p. 161
Did Elijah Commission Joseph Smith? Malachi 4:5-6	p. 162
Do Mormons Preach the Everlasting Gospel? Revelation 14:6	p. 163
Are "Spiritual Feelings" Reliable? 1 Corinthians 2:9-13	p. 164
Who or What Is the "Rock"? Matthew 16:13-19	p. 166
Does God Have Body Parts? Exodus 24:10	p. 167
Is Every Word Meant to Be Taken Literally? Matthew 5:8	p. 172
Did Job Preexist? Job 38:7	p. 173
Did Jeremiah Preexist? Jeremiah 1:5	p. 174
Does Lifelong Suffering Prove Preexistence? John 9:2	p. 174
Does Baptism Regenerate a Person? John 3:5	p. 175
Are There Present-day Apostles and Prophets? Ephesians 4:11	p. 177
Are Prophets Essential Today? Amos 3:7	p. 178
Is There a Present-day Aaronic Priesthood? Hebrews 5:4	p. 178
Don't False Prophecies Prove a Prophet False? Matthew 7:21	p. 180
Is the Image of God in Man a Physical Likeness? Gen. 1:26-27	p. 185
How Is Christ the Image of God? Hebrews 1:3	p. 187
What Constitutes the Foundation of the Church? Eph. 2:20; 4:5	p. 188
Is Salvation Based on Human Works? Philippians 2:12	p. 189
Is Baptism Necessary for Salvation? Acts 2:38	p. 189
Was There a Falling Away of the True Church? 2 Thessalonians 2:3	p. 190
Is Prayer the Way to Test a Religion? James 1:5	p. 191
Thought-Provoking Questions	p. 193
Conclusion	p. 201
Appendix	p. 203
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