A person who trusts the theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is not trusting the biblical God, the biblical Christ, or the biblical gospel. Mormon teaching presents God, Jesus, humanity’s destiny, and salvation differently from historic Christianity. Using Christian words does not guarantee the same meaning. Mormon theology does not teach …
Nature and conscience reveal God’s existence, moral order, and humanity’s guilt, but that general revelation does not save. Romans 1–2 teaches that it leaves people without excuse and should awaken the recognition that they need a solution outside themselves. Old Testament believers and New Testament believers are alike in responding with repentance and faith. Old …
We ordinarily cannot know that someone is beyond God’s reach. Scripture shows that God may judicially harden or give people over, but that line is known by God, not by an evangelist trying to read another person’s heart. Saul of Tarsus would have looked hopeless: he knew Scripture, rejected Jesus, and persecuted Christians. Yet God …
Evangelism must present the real God and the real Jesus, not a figure created by someone’s imagination. The amount of explanation needed will vary with the audience because different people bring different errors and assumptions to the conversation. A new believer will not understand every detail of theology. Saving faith does not require the ability …