Are Mormons Approaching Orthodoxy? A Response to Richard Mouw
Evangelical scholar Richard Mouw continues to argue that Mormonism is moving toward orthodox Christian doctrine, especially with regard to the question of whether God is an exalted man. This article explains why no such movement toward orthodoxy is taking place.
Gordon Hinckley, Richard Mouw, and Eternal Progression
In 1997, LDS President Gordon Hinckley told Time magazine that he “didn’t know” that his religion taught or emphasized the idea that God was once a man. Evangelical scholar Richard Mouw claims this mean the LDS Church is abandoning the doctrine of eternal progression. But what has the LDS Church actually been teaching for the past twenty years?
The Mormon View of God the Father
The Mormon View of the Trinity
Mormons and the Resurrection of Jesus
Questions About Mormonism
Does the LDS Church teach that Jesus and Lucifer are brothers?
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Joseph Smith's Changing Doctrine of Deity
Evidence that Joseph’s revelations were actually reflections of his own changing theological ideas.
Dr. Ron Huggins sheds light on the issue and the accusations by explaining Mormon teaching on the subject of Jesus and Satan as spirit brothers. He shows that in LDS theology, Jesus and Lucifer were spirit brothers who both desired to be savior of the human race.
Heavenly Mother: Origin of the Mormon Doctrine of a Mother in Heaven
Shows that the Mormon belief in Heavenly Mother is not taught in the Mormon scriptures or by Joseph Smith, and explains the significance of this fact.