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| Foreword | |
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| Acknowledgments | |
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| Introduction | |
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| Abbreviations | |
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| The LDS Church | |
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| Why won't you accept Mormons as Christians? Do you think we're a cult? | |
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| Why won't you let us define our own doctrine rather than telling us what we believe? | |
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| Doesn't the fact that Jesus Christ is in our church's name prove we are Christian? | |
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| Aren't evangelism efforts aimed at Mormons just another act of persecution? | |
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| If Mormonism is wrong, then why is it one of the fastest-growing churches? And what about the fruit of Mormonism? | |
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| Why do so many equate our church to splinter groups when we no longer practice polygamy? | |
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| Christianity | |
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| If the LDS Church is not true, which church is? | |
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| Didn't the Bible predict the apostasy of the Christian faith? | |
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| Why not just promote what you believe and not judge our faith? | |
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| Why are your clergy members paid? | |
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| Where do you get your authority? | |
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| Why won't you let your daughter date a Mormon? | |
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| God | |
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| Didn't the prophet Jeremiah allude to the premortal existence of humankind? | |
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| If God was once a man, why can't men become gods? | |
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| How do you justify the doctrine of the Trinity? | |
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| If God is a spirit, why did Moses say he saw God face-to-face? | |
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| Why do you emphasize the cross? Why highlight Christ's suffering and death? | |
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| How can you believe in a God who would send His children to an eternal hell? | |
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| Salvation | |
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| Doesn't the book of James say that "faith without works is dead"? | |
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| Isn't it arrogant to think that you already have forgiveness of sins? | |
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| Why don't you believe baptism is necessary for salvation when Acts 2:38 teaches this? | |
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| If there is no baptism for the dead, what about all those who have died without having heard the gospel? | |
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| Wouldn't you like to have your marriage and family endure for all eternity? | |
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| We'll just have to find out in the end who was right, won't we? | |
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| The Bible | |
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| Why should a rational person trust in a Bible that has been corrupted? | |
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| Why do you trust the Bible when it has so many contradictions? | |
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| Doesn't James 1:5 say we should pray for wisdom? Why won't you pray about the truth claims of Mormonism? | |
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| To whom is Jesus referring when He mentions the "other sheep" in John 10:16? | |
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| Why doesn't your church build temples? | |
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| Didn't the apostle Paul say there were three degrees of glory? | |
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| Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon | |
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| How do you account for Joseph Smith's "First Vision"? | |
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| What about the witnesses who claimed they saw the gold plates? | |
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| If the Book of Mormon is just a novel, then why do Isaiah and Ezekiel predict its forthcoming? | |
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| What about the archaeology supporting the Book of Mormon? | |
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| Why do you have difficulty accepting Joseph Smith as a true prophet of God? | |
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| Why would Joseph Smith be willing to die as a martyr if he didn't believe God spoke to him? | |
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| Ten questions for members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints | |
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| Ready references for witnessing to Mormons | |
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| Notes | |
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| Glossary: General LDS terms and their Mormon definitions | |
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| Bibliography | |
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| Scripture Index | |
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| About the Authors | |