World Religion Analysis Paper: Mormonism
Liberty University
World Religion Analysis Paper:
Mormonism
A paper submitted to Dr. Jeffrey Robinson
In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the course APOL 500
Liberty Theological Seminary
By
John W. Austin
Lynchburg, Virginia
Sunday, February 24, 2013
World Religion Analysis Paper:
Mormonism
Table of Contents
Introduction ……….…………………………………………………………………………...… 3
Summary …...………………..……..……………………………………………………………. 3
Critique ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Sharing the Gospel …….………………………………………………………………………… 6
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Bibliography .……………………………………………………………….…………………… 8
Introduction: This paper is a brief analysis of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) or more often referred to as Mormonism. It is intended to give a short summary examining the history, beliefs and some criticisms of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Also presented, is a plan to reach those involved in Mormonism with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Summary:
“There is probably no American religious group that has had a more interesting, complex, and confusing history than the Mormons.” Joseph Smith (1805-1844) was the founder of the Mormon Church in 1830, in Fayette, New York. It is considered one of the fastest growing religions in the world. In the Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics, the Mormon Church claims to have 53,000 missionaries, 13 million members, and missions in over 170 countries around the world. The founder, Joseph Smith was dissatisfied with church and not sure which church he should join. He claims to have had a vision from Jesus and God the Father in which Jesus told him not to join any of the churches and that they were all an abomination in the eyes of God. From this vision Smith felt that he was to establish a new church on earth that would institute real Christianity on earth. Two years after his first vision, at the age of sixteen Smith claims to
World Religion Analysis Paper:
Mormonism
A paper submitted to Dr. Jeffrey Robinson
In partial fulfillment of the Requirements for the course APOL 500
Liberty Theological Seminary
By
John W. Austin
Lynchburg, Virginia
Sunday, February 24, 2013
World Religion Analysis Paper:
Mormonism
Table of Contents
Introduction ……….…………………………………………………………………………...… 3
Summary …...………………..……..……………………………………………………………. 3
Critique ………………………………………………………………………………………….. 4
Sharing the Gospel …….………………………………………………………………………… 6
Conclusion ………………………………………………………………………………………. 7
Bibliography .……………………………………………………………….…………………… 8
Introduction: This paper is a brief analysis of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (LDS) or more often referred to as Mormonism. It is intended to give a short summary examining the history, beliefs and some criticisms of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints. Also presented, is a plan to reach those involved in Mormonism with the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
Summary:
“There is probably no American religious group that has had a more interesting, complex, and confusing history than the Mormons.” Joseph Smith (1805-1844) was the founder of the Mormon Church in 1830, in Fayette, New York. It is considered one of the fastest growing religions in the world. In the Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics, the Mormon Church claims to have 53,000 missionaries, 13 million members, and missions in over 170 countries around the world. The founder, Joseph Smith was dissatisfied with church and not sure which church he should join. He claims to have had a vision from Jesus and God the Father in which Jesus told him not to join any of the churches and that they were all an abomination in the eyes of God. From this vision Smith felt that he was to establish a new church on earth that would institute real Christianity on earth. Two years after his first vision, at the age of sixteen Smith claims to
Bibliography: Hindson, Ed, Ergun Caner, “The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics,” Eugene, OR: Harvest House Publishers, 2008 Bowker, John, “The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions,” Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997 Langfield, Weldon, “Why I Left Mormonism,” The Spiritual Sword 24 (1993): Wellum, Stephen J., “Editorial: Evangelicalism, Mormonism, and the Gospel,” Southern Baptist Journal of Theology, SBJT 09:2 (Summer 2005): [ 2 ]. Hindson, Ed and Ergun Caner, “The Popular Encyclopedia of Apologetics,” Eugene, OR: Harvest House, 2008, p 357. [ 4 ]. Bowker, John, “The Oxford Dictionary of World Religions,” Oxford: Oxford University Press, 1997, p 655. [ 7 ]. Christian Apologetics & Research Ministry, Slick, Matt, “A Comparison Between Christian Doctrine and Mormon Doctrine,” Source URL: http://carm.org/comparison-between-christian-doctrine-and-mormon-doctrine (Accessed February 15, 2013) [ 8 ]