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| + | |sublink1=Response to claim: 264-268 - The authors conclude that trusting in these men, their teachings and their counsel, is a foolish and destructive path | ||
| + | |sublink2=Response to claim: 266 - The authors attempt to paint a picture of restriction for members of the Church | ||
| + | |sublink3=Response to claim: 266 - Ezra Taft Benson said, "No teacher has the right to interpret doctrine for the members of the Church" | ||
| + | |sublink4=Response to claim: 266 - "Do most Mormons accept this role of such authority, even to trust these men to lead them to eternal life? Apparently so. What if they are wrong?" | ||
| + | |sublink5=Response to claim: 266 - "for Mormons, rejecting the prophet and other church leaders is akin to rejecting God Himself" | ||
| + | |sublink6=Response to claim: 267 - While the Mormon leaders may say that they and their organization are above reproach, such a position of ultimate authoritarianism is not a New Testament trait | ||
| + | |sublink7=Response to claim: 267-268 - If the leaders of the early church had claimed ultimate authority, then we could rightly conclude that Paul would never have become an apostle | ||
| + | |sublink8=Response to claim: 268 - "But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel ... let him be accursed" | ||
| + | |sublink9=Response to claim: 268 - the New Testament apostles did not have any special authority to declare doctrine and teach the gospel | ||
| + | |sublink10=Response to claim: 270 - Brigham Young taught that Adam was God, but this has been relegated to "theory" | ||
| + | |sublink11=Response to claim: 270-271 - Brigham Young stating that God is "progressing eternally," while Bruce R. McConkie states that God's knowledge and power is full and complete | ||
| + | |sublink12=Response to claim: 273-275 - Pascal's wager: is what you are being asked to give up more than what you might receive in exchange? | ||
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Contents
- 1 Index to claims made in Mormonism 101
- 1.1 Part One: Examining the LDS Concept of God
- 1.2 Chapter 1
- 1.3 Chapter 2
- 1.4 Chapter 3
- 1.5 Part Two: Examining the LDS Concept of Humankind
- 1.6 Chapter 4
- 1.7 Chapter 5
- 1.8 Chapter 6
- 1.9 Part Three: Examinging the LDS Concept of Scripture
- 1.10 Chapter 7
- 1.11 Chapter 8
- 1.12 Chapter 9
- 1.13 Part Four: Examining the LDS Concept of Salvation
- 1.14 Chapter 10
- 1.15 Chapter 11
- 1.16 Chapter 12
- 1.17 Part Five: Examining the LDS Concept of Ordinances
- 1.18 Chapter 13
- 1.19 Chapter 14
- 1.20 Chapter 15
- 1.21 Part Six: Examining the LDS Concept of Revelation
- 1.22 Chapter 16
- 1.23 Chapter 17
- 1.24 Chapter 18
Index to claims made in Mormonism 101
| A FAIR Analysis of: Criticism of Mormonism/Books/Mormonism 101 A work by author: Bill McKeever and Eric Johnson
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This is an index of claims made in this work with links to corresponding responses within the FAIRwiki.