The 10 Most Important Things You Can Say to a Mormon Paperback – August 15, 2001

I am a former Mormon that has been lead to the truth about Jesus Christ. Mormons claim they are Christian but Mormonism CLEARLY denies the Jesus Christ of the Bible. Sure they believe that Christ died on the cross for us but according to Mormon teaching, the blood of Christ is not powerful enough to get you into Heaven. According to Mormon teachings, you have to earn your way to Heaven, you have to either participate in Mormon rituals or have them preformed for you after your death.Mormons use the King James version of the Bible as part of their cannon. However, the Bible takes a back seat to The Book of Mormon, the D&C, and the Pearl of Great Price. In their Articles of Faith, Mormons state:"We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God"Read this statement CAREFULLY! This statement undermines the authority of the Bible! It is commonly believed and taught in the Mormon church that the Bible is not reliable because it has been purposely changed over the course of history by evil men with the sole intent of deceiving men and leading them to hell!I hate the Mormon church...but I love Mormons. Paul, speaking of the Jews, defines my view of Mormons and Mormonism. In the first verses of Romans 10 we read:"Brethren, my heart's desire and prayer to God for Israel is, that they might be saved. For I bear them record that they have a zeal of God, but not according to knowledge. For they being ignorant of God's righteousness, and going about to establish their own righteousness, have not submitted themselves unto the righteousness of God. For Christ is the end of the law for righteousness to every one that believeth." Romans 10:1-4 KJVAn interesting side note on Mormons wondering why people publish books that seek to teach people the truth about Mormon beliefs (many of which, not even active members of the church truly understand). On the the official Mormon website, you can find a version of the First Vision of Joseph Smith. Regarding God's response to Joseph's question about which church to join, this version explains: "Joseph was told to join none of the church that existed at that time."This statement is watered down considerably from the version of the story that is found in Joseph Smith History 1:19 (note that Joseph Smith History is part of The Pearl of Great Price and recognized as scripture by all Mormons.)"I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong; and the Personage who addressed me said that all their creeds were an abomination in his sight; that those professors were all corrupt; that: "they draw near to me with their lips, but their hearts are far from me, they teach for doctrines the commandments of men, having a form of godliness, but they deny the power thereof."Who does Joseph claim that God is speaking of in this verse? The answer can be found in verse 5 of the same chapter:"Some time in the second year after our removal to Manchester, there was in the place where we lived an unusual excitement on the subject of religion. It commenced with the Methodists, but soon became general among all the sects in that region of country. Indeed, the whole district of country seemed affected by it, and great multitudes united themselves to the different religious parties, which created no small stir and division amongst the people, some crying, "Lo, here!" and others, "Lo, there!" Some were contending for the Methodist faith, some for the Presbyterian, and some for the Baptist."Is it any wonder that Christianity feels the need to defend themselves? The goal of Mr. Rhodes book is not to harm or offend Mormons. It is to warn fellow Christians of the deceptive practices of the Mormon church and hopefully to lead Mormons to truth as I wasNever let a Mormon tell you that Mormonism does not attack Christianity. Never let a Mormon fool you in to thinking that their beliefs are not much different than yours.I would love to converse with you about questions you may have about how I was lead from the shackles of Mormonism into the truth and light of my Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. If you are interested in open and honest conversation, feel free to email me at [email protected]. If you want to tell me I'm wrong for leaving Mormonism or tell me about how I'm destined for "Outer Darkness", please spare both of us the pain and don't write. :)In the service of Christ.

It's funny how people are so against someone who uses scripture to teach a group that their beliefs contradict the Bible.I guess they want Mormons to continue to live in darkness.I guess they want Mormons to continue to believe that God was once a man and that every man can become a god.I guess they also had a problem when Jesus corrected those whose teachings went against the word of God.If someone is on a path that is leading them off of a cliff and to destruction are we supposed to let them continue on that path or get them on the right path to salvation?

This book is getting bashed, just like his other "10 Most Important Things You Can Say" book for Jehovah's Witnesses. Mormons and Jehovah's Witnesses come to my house on a regular basis to talk theology. I'm pretty familiar with what they believe, and, based on my experience, this text doesn't exagerate their doctrines. In this book, Rhodes shows what Mormons believe about a particular subject and then shows what the bible actually says about it. Most people will hear Mormon theology and say to themselves, "That's completely insane," but not have a specific passage in the bible to point to to prove their point. If you want some help arranging your thoughts about Mormon theology and how it deviates from the bible, this book should help.Also, as a side note, the claim that this author is arrogant or obnoxious in his writing is absolutely unmeritted. He writes from and evangelical perspective, not and argumentative one. He doesn't just want to agrue and prove people wrong. Rather, he wants Mormons to see the beauty of the Gospel and that salvation is not something we can earn or work for. He offers strategies and conversation topics for bringing these things up with your Mormon friends.

I am a non-Mormon living in Utah, and this book has been priceless to me.As soon as people find out that I am not Mormon they begin the conversion game, and thanks to this book, I know what to say and when to say it to get them to back off.This book has been such a huge help for me both defending what I beleive and telling people around me why I will NEVER become a Mormon.This is a great book and I would recomend it to anyone that wants a good foundation of the Mormon religion.

This is an excellent book to point out the completely bogus nature of Mormanism. It is amazing to me that people were so gullible to an obvious psychotic like Joseph Smith. No archeological evidence, contradictory to Biblical teaching, contradictory to its own doctrines, edited, re-edited, revised...just a goofy bunch of unsubstantiated bunk! I can't wait to have lunch with my morman friend and ask him about the incongruencies. No wonder all these mormans are bashing this book! Open your eyes morman folks. Seek the truth from God's word, not man.

This book is well done and objective. It is not smug at all and is in fact very loving in tone. Mormonism is a distortion of true Christianity and the Mormon distinctives are ultimately destructive to anyone wanting to follow Jesus. This book is crucial for anyone who has regular interaction with Mormons and wants to lovingly point them to the truth.

Thought I might get some advice to help my Mormon friends be willing to listen to basic Christianity. But I wouldn't want to share it with my Mormon friends who have been raised in the church and don't realize the error of their doctrine. The book is awfully stern.

I just gave it a 5 star rating because I enjoy all of Ron Rhodes books. I did not buy this book for myself, a friend wanted it so I got it for her. That's about all I can say about this. She is very busy person so don't know if she has had time to read it.

Got this book off of a recomintation from a guest speaker at Bible School and it is SO practical. The information, is short and to the point to help you gain convidence in shareing Jesus with Mormons!

a useful book to if you want to understand the doctrines of the Mormons and answer them. Each chapter is fairly short and to the point which is helpful.