By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 On July 12, 1843 Mormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith, recorded a revelation about plural marriage that wasn’t published in the Doctrine and Covenants until 1852. But…
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 Mormons take great pride in being a “temple building people.” Mormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith, claimed the Lord told him to build temples in four specific…
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 Christians believe when God says something it is true. If God’s word can’t be trusted, nothing and nobody can be trusted! That is why it…
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 Mormonism’s founder, Joseph Smith, claimed to be a prophet and many of his prophecies have been “canonized” as LDS scripture in the Doctrine & Covenants.…
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 Mormons use Amos 3:7 to teach that prophets are necessary today because God reveals all He is going to do through them. But is that…
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 When a man claims to be a prophet of God, his message will reveal whether or not his claim is true. Since prophets claim their…
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 Because Joseph Smith was the founding Prophet of Mormonism his messages are very important to Mormons. And his words in the Doctrine and Covenants are…
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 The Mormon Church claims to be “the only true and living church upon the face of the whole earth” and that they alone have the…
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 Joseph Smith, Mormonism’s founder, often said his messages were “revelations from God” and began many of them with the words “Thus saith the Lord.” Since…
By: Marvin W. Cowan; ©2007 Joseph Smith claimed the revelations in the Doctrine and Covenants were revealed to him by the same Lord Jesus who is seen in the New…