Mormons teach that in the pre-existence Lucifer began a war in heaven over the rejection of his plan of salvation. One third of the sons of God sided with Lucifer, one third fought against him, and one third failed to be valiant in the struggle. Brigham Young said these non-valiant sons of God were cursed … Read More
What if you lived in a country where your Christian faith was held by less than 5% of the population? How would that affect your methods of evangelism? And what if the religious views of the population at large were hostile to Christianity? It is hard for us in North America to conceive of this … Read More
Has the Watchtower Society purposefully misquoted people in defense of their views? The Watchtower said in their Theocratic Ministry School Guidebook: We are posting a number of e-letters Make Sure Ministries has received from David Henke, founder of Watchman Fellowship, Inc., an apologetics ministry, on a variety of subjects. They will post on Tuesdays into … Read More
Mormons say that Christians persecute them by saying Mormonism is a cult, not Christian, that is a false religion. If this is persecution then why … do Mormons persecute Baptists, Methodists, Presbyterians, and all other Christian denominations by saying these churches are “all wrong” and their creeds are an “abomination” in the sight of God? … Read More
The Watchtower teaches that Jesus did not rise physically from the tomb. They teach that Jesus’ body was “dissolved into gases” and that post resurrection, what Jesus and the disciples saw was just a body manifested for the moment. This leads to some very pertinent questions. But first, in the Watchtower’s teaching there are two … Read More
Most of the earliest heresies in Christianity originated from the gnostic influence on the Church that was so prevalent at the time. Christians are aware that what we read in the New Testament is frequently a response, or reaction, to what was going on in the Church at that time. Much of the New Testament … Read More
Positive Confession is the belief that if a believer speaks “spiritual” or “faith-filled” words then he can have what he says. Unfortunately, this influence has invaded the church and continues to cause much turmoil and confusion. Many of the teachers of the word-faith movement believe that words are so powerful that they can influence the … Read More
Do the Bible and modern psychology agree or disagree about the source of behavioral changes? In Romans 12:2 we read very clearly that we are to be “transformed by the renewing of the mind …” It also tells us in John 8:32 that “you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free.” … Read More
The majority of this material was written almost ten years ago. I have updated some parts because of current events. It is a small portion of a booklet I wrote titled “Look Up: Your Redemption Draws Near”. You can find it on my website at (watchman-ga.org). Interestingly this booklet ended up in the hands of … Read More
Marcion, born in Pontus (modern day Turkey) about 85 AD, was one of the more significant of the gnostic heretics. The impact of his teachings and movement are largely unknown today. However, many of his doctrines survive in modern heretical movements. Gnosticism holds that the material world is evil but the spiritual realm is holy. … Read More
