Apologetics and Evidence

Mormonism is replete in its scriptures with the idea that the God of Mormonism is the supreme being, as seen in three of their sacred texts below, which is not an exhaustive list:     Book of Mormon, Alma 11:22 “And Amulek said unto him: Yea, if it be according to the Spirit of the Lord, which is in me; for I shall say nothing which is contrary to the Spirit of the Lord. And Zeezrom said unto him: Behold, here are six onties of silver, and all these will I give thee if thou wilt deny the existence of a Supreme Being.”   Book of Mormon, Alma 30:44 “But Alma said unto him: Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God? Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all these thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do wit...

Throughout history, there have been a number of people with all different types of theological backgrounds who try to refute the orthodox views found in the Bible. There are people all the way from Jehovah’s Witnesses , to Mormonism to Evangelicalism who do not adhere to the truth found in the Bible. In any event, no one is capable of perfect theology, and for this reason, one’s ideas and such must be lined up with the Word of God.  It is this compass with which truth shall be revealed and fortunately for us, the Word of God is unchanging, and for good reason. The danger of unorthodox, false teachings and doctrines can lead someone astray from salvation and hinder someone from realizing God’s love. With this in mind, it seems to be a necessary duty to correct, rebuke and exhort with great patience and long suffering. Let’s take a look at several biblical teachings and aspects of doctrines that were sought to be destroyed, changed, altered or tailored to meet the needs of the unort...