The question of who joins high control religious groups seems like it would have a simple answer. It does not. Nor is there a simple answer to how it happens. The starting place should be the question of what disposes a person to spiritual abuse? Why is a person vulnerable? What differences in people make … Read More
Mormon history is beset with conflicts from its very beginning in New York. Joseph Smith was a storyteller who got himself in trouble numerous times with his imaginative stories. > There was the “glass-looking” arrest where Smith was charged with defrauding people by claiming to find treasure with a “seer stone.” He was given “leg … Read More
When we share the Bible with a Jehovah’s Witness, we should emphasize what is most important for them to know. We must let them know that the bodily resurrection is of “FIRST IMPORTANCE.” My recommendation is that we should focus our witness to them on a topic that is essential to the Gospel. It also … Read More
One of the questions Jehovah’s Witnesses frequently ask is “Do you know the Lord’s prayer?” When the answer is given, it will include the phrase “… hallowed be thy name….” Then the JW will ask, “What is God’s name?” This conversation-starting question is intended to show that “Christendom” has not “hallowed” God’s name but Jehovah’s Witnesses have. The name of … Read More
Did Ezekiel prophecy the Book of Mormon? The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) does indeed believe this. How do biblical Christians respond to this belief? “The word of the LORD came again unto me, saying, ‘Moreover, thou son of man, take thee one stick, and write upon it, For Judah, and for … Read More
Next time you meet a Jehovah’s Witness, tell them someone pointed out a set of verses in Revelation chapters 4 and 5 that set your mind to working on a problem. When you next see a Jehovah’s Witness cart witnessing or by chance one comes to your door, ask them in a “help me understand” … Read More
Did you know that Mormons welcome your questions? It is a good, easy way to get them to think for themselves. Mormons (members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints [LDS]) believe that they can perform proxy baptisms for the dead to permit the dead to progress in the afterlife. This is the … Read More
The Watchtower Society teaches that Jesus is a creature. They do not believe He is eternal, almighty, or worthy of worship. Here are some very useful questions about their views. Why do Jehovah’s Witnesses teach that Jehovah directly created ONLY ONE THING, Michael the Archangel (aka Jesus), and that Michael then created all OTHER things … Read More
Brigham Young said that “no man or woman in this dispensation will ever enter into the celestial kingdom of God without the consent of Joseph Smith” (Journal of Discourses, Vol. 7, page 289). We are posting a number of e-letters Make Sure Ministries has received from David Henke, founder of Watchman Fellowship, Inc., an apologetics … Read More
And it shall come to pass in that day, that the LORD shall set his hand again the second time to recover the remnant of his people, which shall be left, from Assyria, and from Egypt, and from Pathros, and from Cush, and from Elam, and from Shinar, and from Hamath, and from the islands … Read More
