Beth O
February 1st, 2008, 08:36 PM
In this absurd depiction, Hinckley, at far right, is shown in a line of
‘Mormon prophets’, which includes Moses, Nephi and Joseph Smith.
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MORMON LEADER DIES (Friday Church News Notes, February 1, 2008,
www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Gordon
Hinckley, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, died on January 27 at age 97. Hinckley was a life-long Mormon
and his grandfather knew founder Joseph Smith and traveled to St.
Lake City under the leadership of Brigham Young. He was a member of
the Quorum of Twelve Apostles for 34 years and the president for 12
and oversaw its rapid expansion during the last decade. Membership
grew 37% to 12.3 million and 75 new temples were built. Hinckley
traveled tens of thousands of miles each year promoting Mormonism and
was a brilliant public relations man, "able to sooth the public's
fears about Mormonism" ("Gordon B. Hinckley," Los Angeles Times, Jan.
28, 2008). In spite of the fact that it preaches a false gospel and a
false christ, Mormonism has been gradually moving into the mainstream
of Christianity. In 1994, Mormons participated in an ecumenical
service in San Antonio, Texas, and Vernon Burrow, pastor of Stone Oak
Presbyterian Church, said the Mormons are "Christ-centered people"
(San Antonio Express News, Feb. 19, 1994). In January 1997, Billy
Graham said on Larry King Live that he has a wonderful relationship
with Mormons. In November 1997, Southern Baptist Sunday School
teacher Jimmy Carter said that Mormons are Christians and they should
not be the targets of "proselytizing" ("Are Mormons Christians,"
Deseret News, Nov. 15, 1997). In 1998, Mormon professor Robert Millet
spoke at Wheaton College. In November 2004, an "Evening of
Friendship" was held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, featuring
evangelicals who are calling for a better understanding of Mormons.
Ravi Zacharias, the main speaker, was joined by Richard Mouw
(president of Fuller Seminary), Craig Hazen (a professor at Biola
University), Greg Johnson (director of Standing Together Ministries
in Utah), and Michael Card (Contemporary Christian musician). Cooper
Abrams, a Baptist missionary to Utah, wisely observes: "One question
that I would ask all Mormons is this: 'Would you accept me as a
Mormon if I reject Joseph Smith and all the LDS prophets as being
prophets of God, if I do not believe in the Book of Mormon or the LDS
Scriptures, and reject baptisms for the dead, the temple endowments,
and the LDS gospel? The answer is that you would not. In like manner,
when Mormonism denies the Bible and every Christian doctrine, do you
think that biblical Christians should accept Mormons as Christians?
You cannot legitimately claim to be Christians when you refuse to
accept what the Bible teaches and what a true Christian believes'"
(Abrams, "Are Mormons Christians?").
‘Mormon prophets’, which includes Moses, Nephi and Joseph Smith.
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MORMON LEADER DIES (Friday Church News Notes, February 1, 2008,
www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143) - Gordon
Hinckley, the president of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day
Saints, died on January 27 at age 97. Hinckley was a life-long Mormon
and his grandfather knew founder Joseph Smith and traveled to St.
Lake City under the leadership of Brigham Young. He was a member of
the Quorum of Twelve Apostles for 34 years and the president for 12
and oversaw its rapid expansion during the last decade. Membership
grew 37% to 12.3 million and 75 new temples were built. Hinckley
traveled tens of thousands of miles each year promoting Mormonism and
was a brilliant public relations man, "able to sooth the public's
fears about Mormonism" ("Gordon B. Hinckley," Los Angeles Times, Jan.
28, 2008). In spite of the fact that it preaches a false gospel and a
false christ, Mormonism has been gradually moving into the mainstream
of Christianity. In 1994, Mormons participated in an ecumenical
service in San Antonio, Texas, and Vernon Burrow, pastor of Stone Oak
Presbyterian Church, said the Mormons are "Christ-centered people"
(San Antonio Express News, Feb. 19, 1994). In January 1997, Billy
Graham said on Larry King Live that he has a wonderful relationship
with Mormons. In November 1997, Southern Baptist Sunday School
teacher Jimmy Carter said that Mormons are Christians and they should
not be the targets of "proselytizing" ("Are Mormons Christians,"
Deseret News, Nov. 15, 1997). In 1998, Mormon professor Robert Millet
spoke at Wheaton College. In November 2004, an "Evening of
Friendship" was held in the Salt Lake Tabernacle, featuring
evangelicals who are calling for a better understanding of Mormons.
Ravi Zacharias, the main speaker, was joined by Richard Mouw
(president of Fuller Seminary), Craig Hazen (a professor at Biola
University), Greg Johnson (director of Standing Together Ministries
in Utah), and Michael Card (Contemporary Christian musician). Cooper
Abrams, a Baptist missionary to Utah, wisely observes: "One question
that I would ask all Mormons is this: 'Would you accept me as a
Mormon if I reject Joseph Smith and all the LDS prophets as being
prophets of God, if I do not believe in the Book of Mormon or the LDS
Scriptures, and reject baptisms for the dead, the temple endowments,
and the LDS gospel? The answer is that you would not. In like manner,
when Mormonism denies the Bible and every Christian doctrine, do you
think that biblical Christians should accept Mormons as Christians?
You cannot legitimately claim to be Christians when you refuse to
accept what the Bible teaches and what a true Christian believes'"
(Abrams, "Are Mormons Christians?").