50 Questions to Ask Mormons

[KiwiChristian]

50 Questions to Ask Mormons

 
Questions are a great way to witness to Mormons. Most cultists will turn you off if you begin to preach to them, however, asking questions gives them hope that you are genuinely interested in learning more about their religion. It also is a great way to get them thinking about things they may have never thought about and researching into the false teachings of their church. Questions are great seed-planters that the Holy Spirit can make grow in their hearts and minds and, ultimately, lead them to Christ. They are also great conversation starters. The questions below are grouped into 4 different categories. 
 

Mormon Prophets 

1.    Why does the Mormon Church still teach that Joseph Smith was a true prophet of God after he made a false prophecy about a temple being built in Missouri in his generation (Doctrine and Covenants 84:1-5)? 

2.   Since the time when Brigham Young taught that both the moon and the sun were inhabited by people, has the Mormon Church ever found scientific evidence of that to be true (Journal of Discourses, 1870, v.13, p.271)?   

3.   Why did Brigham Young teach that Adam is “our Father and our God” when both the Bible and the Book of Mormon (Mormon 9:12) say that Adam is a creation of God (Journal of Discourses, Apr. 9, 1852, vol.1, p.50)? 

4.   If Brigham Young was a true prophet, how come one of your later prophets overturned his declaration which stated that the black man could never hold the priesthood in the LDS Church until after the resurrection of all other races (Journal of Discourses, Dec. 12, 1854, 2:142-143)?

5.   Since the Bible’s test to determine whether someone is a true prophet of God is 100% accuracy in all his prophecies (Deuteronomy 18:20-22), has the LDS Church ever reconsidered its teaching that Joseph Smith and Brigham Young were true prophets? 

6.   Since the current LDS prophets sometimes contradict the former ones, how do you decide which one is correct? 

7.   Since there are several different contradictory accounts of Joseph Smith’s first vision, how did the LDS Church choose the correct one? 

8.   Can you show me in the Bible the LDS teaching that we must all stand before Joseph Smith on the Day of Judgment? 
 

Mormon Scripture 

9.   Can you show me archeological and historical proof from non-Mormon sources that prove that the peoples and places named in the Book of Mormon are true? 

10.  If the words “familiar spirit” in Isaiah 29:4 refer to the Book of Mormon, why do familiar spirits always refer to occult practices such as channeling and necromancy everywhere else in the Old Testament? 

11.  Why did Joseph Smith condone polygamy as an ordinance from God (Doctrine and Covenants 132) when the Book of Mormon had already condemned the practice (Jacob 1:15, 2:24)? 

12.  Why were the words “white and delightsome” in 2 Nephi 30:6 changed to “pure and delightsome” right on the heels of the Civil Rights campaign for blacks? 

13.  If God is an exalted man with a body of flesh and bones, why does Alma 18:26-28 and John 4:24 say that God is a spirit? 

14.  Why did God encourage Abraham & Sarah to lie in Abraham 2:24? Isn’t lying a sin according to the 10 commandments? Why did God tell Abraham and Sarah to lie when 2 Nephi 9:34 condemns liars to hell? 

15.  Why does the Book of Mormon state that Jesus was born in Jerusalem (Alma 7:10) when history and the Bible state that he was born outside of Jerusalem, in Bethlehem? 

16.  If the Book of Mormon is the most correct of any book on earth, as Joseph Smith said, why does it contain over 4000 changes from the original 1830 edition? 

17.  If the Book of Mormon contains the “fulness of the everlasting gospel”, why does the LDS Church need additional works? 

18.  If the Book of Mormon contains the “fulness of the everlasting gospel”, why doesn’t it say anything about so many important teachings such as eternal progression, celestial marriage, the Word of Wisdom, the plurality of Gods, the pre-existence of man, our mother in heaven, baptism for the dead, etc? 

19.  Why do you baptize for the dead when both Mosiah 3:25 and the Bible state that there is no chance of salvation after death? 

20.  Since the word grace means a free gift that can’t be earned, why does the Book of Mormon state “for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do” (2 Nephi 25:23)? 

21.  Does the LDS Church still regard the Pearl of Great Price as Holy Scripture even after several prominent Egyptologists proved it was an ancient funeral scroll? 

22.  Why does the Book of Abraham, chapters 4 & 5, contradict Alma 11 in stating that there is more than one God?  

23.  Why does Doctrine and Covenants 42:18 say there is no forgiveness for a murderer when 3 Nephi 30:2 says there is forgiveness for him? 

24.  If the Adam-God doctrine isn’t true, how come Doctrine and Covenants 27:11 calls Adam the Ancient of Days which is clearly a title for God in Daniel chapter 7? 

25.  Why does the Book of Mormon contain extensive, word-for-word quotes from the Bible if the LDS Church is correct in teaching that the Bible has been corrupted? 

26.  Why do the Bible verses quoted in the Book of Mormon contain the italicized words from the King James Version that were added into the KJV text by the translators in the 16th and 17th centuries? 

27.  If the Book of Mormon was engraved on gold plates thousands of years ago, why does it read in perfect 1611 King James Version English?
 

Bible Questions 

28.  If marriage is essential to achieve exaltation, why did Paul say that it is good for a man not to marry (1 Corinthians 7:1)? 

29.  Since the Word of Wisdom teaches us to abstain from alcohol, why did Paul encourage Timothy to drink wine for his stomach (1 Timothy 5:23)? 

30.  If obeying the Word of Wisdom - which tells us to abstain from caffeine, alcohol and tobacco - is important for our exaltation, why did Jesus say that there is nothing that can enter a man to make him defiled (Mark 7:15)? 

31.  If Jesus is the Jehovah of the Old Testament and Elohim is referred to as God in the Old Testament, can you explain Deuteronomy 6:4 to me: “Hear, O Israel: the LORD (Jehovah) our God (Elohim) is one LORD (Jehovah)? 

32.  Why does the Mormon Church teach that we can be married in heaven when Jesus said in Matthew 22:30 that in the resurrection men neither marry, nor are they given in marriage? 

33.  How can worthy Mormon males become Gods in the afterlife when God already said that before him no God was formed, nor will there be any Gods formed after him (Isaiah 43:10)? 

34.  If God had a father who was a God, how come Isaiah 44:8 says that he doesn’t know him? 

35.  If God was once just a man who progressed to becoming a God, how do you explain Psalm 90:2: “…even from everlasting to everlasting, thou art God”? 

36.  How can God be an exalted man when Numbers 23:19 says that God is not a man? 

37.  Why does the Mormon Church teach that Elohim had sexual relations with Mary to produce Jesus when both Matthew and Luke teach she was a virgin (The Seer, January, 1853, p.158)? 

38.  Why does the LDS Church teach that Jesus paid for our sins in the garden of Gethsemane when 1 Peter 2:24 says it was on the cross?  

39.  Why did Bruce McConkie write that a man may commit a sin so grievous that it will place him beyond the atoning blood of Christ (Mormon Doctrine, 1979, p.93) when the Bible says that the blood of Christ cleanses us from all sin (1 John 1:7)? 

40.  Why does the LDS Church teach that man first existed as spirits in heaven when 1 Corinthians 15:46 says that the physical body comes before the spiritual? 

41.  Since Jesus statement, “Be ye therefore perfect” (Matthew 5:48) is in the present tense, are you perfect right now? Do you expect to be perfect soon? According to Hebrews 10:14, how are we made perfect? 

42.  Why do Mormons say the sticks in Ezekiel 37 represent the Bible and the Book of Mormon when Ezekiel 37:20-22 tells us that the sticks represent two nations, not two books?  

43.  Why does the LDS Church teach that Jesus and Lucifer are spirit brothers when both the first chapter of John and Colossians teach that Jesus is the Creator of all things, including Lucifer? 

44.  Why do worthy Mormon males hold the Aaronic priesthood since Hebrews 7:11-12 clearly teaches that it was changed and superceded by something better? 

45.  If your leaders are correct about the complete falling away of the true church on earth, was Jesus in error when he said that the gates of hell would not prevail against it (Matthew 16:18)?
 

General 

46.  If having a physical body is necessary to become a god, how did Jesus become a god before he had a body?  

47.  Do you think the LDS Church will reconsider its teachings that the American Indians are descendants of the Jewish race now that DNA evidence has proven that they are actually descendants of the Asian race? 

48.  If polygamy was officially re-instituted by the Mormon Church, how would your wife feel about you taking another woman? 

49.  Since the LDS Church teaches that there was a complete apostasy of the true church on earth, does that mean that the 3 living Nephites and the Apostle John went into apostasy also? 

50.  Why are Mormon Temple ceremonies secret to the public when the Old Testament temple ceremonies were open to public knowledge?

[Michael (limmuwd)]

Let me share an experience I recently had... 

Sat and talked for over a half hour with a couple young men from the Mormon church this afternoon. While I definitely do not agree with their view of the book of Mormon being on par with the Holy Scripture, we were able to have a very good conversation and dig into some of the deep Truths of the Bible. I shared a little of my understanding of the Word of God concerning His coming Kingdom, touching on the Priesthood (which they have similar beliefs on as well), the Resurrection, Judgment and the New Creation. Their ears seemed attentive as I spoke.

We mainly could agree on the facts of the Blood Atonement of Jesus that brought salvation for all, that God is building up His body, and that by His Spirit He has given gifts for that purpose. These two young men did emphasize the office of Prophet more (and eventually applied that calling to Joseph Smith).

Rather than bashing their beliefs, I mentioned only that God has brought revelation throughout the Centuries through various individuals which have contributed to the unfolding of the mysteries of God, and also that no one person (other than Jesus) has ALL the Truth. Even the Apostles themselves had been given knowledge in differing areas of Kingdom Truth, citing 2Pet 3:15-16, as well as John’s writing on the First & Second Resurrections that Peter & the others at least did not touch on in their epistles (with the possible exception of Paul in Phil 3:11).

They did share their missionary statement, and affirmed their belief that Mr. Smith was an anointed prophet and priest of God, while encouraging me to read their book and seriously consider its contents.
My response was that at this season in my life, it is only the Bible that I am spending my time in, and that in the end it is only the canon of Scripture that will stand. Anything else I read, or hear from a pulpit, or listen to, I measure against the written Word of God. I stated that we must be as those in Berea mentioned in the Book of Acts, who “searched the Scriptures daily to find if these things *they were hearing) were True.”

Again, I applauded them for their desire to be separate from the vices that seem to capture the attention of too many of our young people these days, and encouraged them to approach God with an open mind to receive from Him the Truth and His plan for their lives.

The Father’s plan is indeed to have a ruling Priesthood made in the exact image of Jesus the Firstborn. And He is calling us now to maturity, and to unity of the faith (not doctrine). None of us are there yet, and I brought them to Paul’s own confession and exhortation -

“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. ¹³ Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, ¹⁴ I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵ Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.” – Phil 3:12-15

Truly, they may think differently, as we all do in some areas of our beliefs. But if we come before His Throne with a humble and open heart, hungering and thirsting for righteousness, He has promised to fill us and reveal to us where we have believed contrary to the Truth.

I do expect they will contact me again and try to enlighten me to their way of thinking. But my prayer is that even in the short conversation we had today, that if it is the Lord’s will, seeds were planted in their minds, seeds of the Truth of God’s Kingdom.

My prayer is that each of us seek the Lord daily, asking Him for wisdom and understanding, as we “seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.”

Amen,
Michael 

“Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
⁵ Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.”
- Psalm 25:4-5

[BeauJangles]

On 1/22/2018 at 10:07 PM, KiwiChristian said:

Questions are a great way to witness to Mormons. Most cultists will turn you off if you begin to preach to them, however, asking questions gives them hope that you are genuinely interested in learning more about their religion. It also is a great way to get them thinking about things they may have never thought about and researching into the false teachings of their church. Questions are great seed-planters that the Holy Spirit can make grow in their hearts and minds and, ultimately, lead them to Christ. They are also great conversation starters. The questions below are grouped into 4 different categories. 

In going through these well thought out questions, one thing did occur to me. Did the author of this questionnaire consider most seasoned LDS 'missionaries' meaning, the young men on bicycles, would end the conversation rather abruptly after several inquiries, and put you on their "black list" never to darken your door again?  

[Who me]

These questions are a useful resource, but should not be the main part of any conversation with mormons.

There are two objectives in any such conversation, to talk about Jesus and our need to accept him as Saviouyr. This does mean using those questions that expose the errors in mormon teaching.

2nd to sew doubt in there minds about the mormon church and organisation.

 

It is unlikely that just because of one conversation that they will leave mormonisnm and become Christian, so it is important to show them there need and to so doubts that will bare fruit later and to water them with prayer.

[Daniel Marsh]

On 5/18/2019 at 1:30 AM, Michael (limmuwd) said:

Let me share an experience I recently had... 

Sat and talked for over a half hour with a couple young men from the Mormon church this afternoon. While I definitely do not agree with their view of the book of Mormon being on par with the Holy Scripture, we were able to have a very good conversation and dig into some of the deep Truths of the Bible. I shared a little of my understanding of the Word of God concerning His coming Kingdom, touching on the Priesthood (which they have similar beliefs on as well), the Resurrection, Judgment and the New Creation. Their ears seemed attentive as I spoke.

We mainly could agree on the facts of the Blood Atonement of Jesus that brought salvation for all, that God is building up His body, and that by His Spirit He has given gifts for that purpose. These two young men did emphasize the office of Prophet more (and eventually applied that calling to Joseph Smith).

Rather than bashing their beliefs, I mentioned only that God has brought revelation throughout the Centuries through various individuals which have contributed to the unfolding of the mysteries of God, and also that no one person (other than Jesus) has ALL the Truth. Even the Apostles themselves had been given knowledge in differing areas of Kingdom Truth, citing 2Pet 3:15-16, as well as John’s writing on the First & Second Resurrections that Peter & the others at least did not touch on in their epistles (with the possible exception of Paul in Phil 3:11).

They did share their missionary statement, and affirmed their belief that Mr. Smith was an anointed prophet and priest of God, while encouraging me to read their book and seriously consider its contents.
My response was that at this season in my life, it is only the Bible that I am spending my time in, and that in the end it is only the canon of Scripture that will stand. Anything else I read, or hear from a pulpit, or listen to, I measure against the written Word of God. I stated that we must be as those in Berea mentioned in the Book of Acts, who “searched the Scriptures daily to find if these things *they were hearing) were True.”

Again, I applauded them for their desire to be separate from the vices that seem to capture the attention of too many of our young people these days, and encouraged them to approach God with an open mind to receive from Him the Truth and His plan for their lives.

The Father’s plan is indeed to have a ruling Priesthood made in the exact image of Jesus the Firstborn. And He is calling us now to maturity, and to unity of the faith (not doctrine). None of us are there yet, and I brought them to Paul’s own confession and exhortation -

“Not that I have already attained, or am already perfected; but I press on, that I may lay hold of that for which Christ Jesus has also laid hold of me. ¹³ Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, ¹⁴ I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus.

¹⁵ Therefore let us, as many as are mature, have this mind; and if in anything you think otherwise, God will reveal even this to you.” – Phil 3:12-15

Truly, they may think differently, as we all do in some areas of our beliefs. But if we come before His Throne with a humble and open heart, hungering and thirsting for righteousness, He has promised to fill us and reveal to us where we have believed contrary to the Truth.

I do expect they will contact me again and try to enlighten me to their way of thinking. But my prayer is that even in the short conversation we had today, that if it is the Lord’s will, seeds were planted in their minds, seeds of the Truth of God’s Kingdom.

My prayer is that each of us seek the Lord daily, asking Him for wisdom and understanding, as we “seek first the Kingdom of God and His righteousness.”

Amen,
Michael 

“Show me Your ways, O Lord;
Teach me Your paths.
⁵ Lead me in Your truth and teach me,
For You are the God of my salvation;
On You I wait all the day.”
- Psalm 25:4-5

"

 There are sins that men commit for which they cannot receive forgiveness in this world, or in that which is to come, and if they had their eyes open to see their true condition, they would be perfectly willing to have their blood split upon the ground, that the smoke thereof might ascend to heaven as an offering for their sins; and the smoking incense would atone for their sins, whereas, if such is not the case, they will stick to them and remain upon them in the spirit world.

    I know, when you hear my brethren telling about cutting people off from the earth, that you consider it is strong doctrine; but it is to save them, not to destroy them."  http://www.utlm.org/onlineresources/sermons_talks_interviews/jofdvol4p51_57brighambloodatonement.htm

[Daniel Marsh]

Hebrews 1 Easy-to-Read Version (ERV)

1 In the past God spoke to our people through the prophets. He spoke to them many times and in many different ways. 2 And now in these last days, God has spoken to us again through his Son. He made the whole world through his Son. And he has chosen his Son to have all things. 3 The Son shows the glory of God. He is a perfect copy of God’s nature, and he holds everything together by his powerful command. The Son made people clean from their sins. Then he sat down at the right side of God, the Great One in heaven. 4 The Son became much greater than the angels, and God gave him a name that is much greater than any of their names.

 

Jesus is the final Prophet for adding to Scripture. 

[Daniel Marsh]

My first post above in read a quote from a sermon by Brigham Young.   It demonstrates that Latter Day Saints deep down do not share the same understanding of Atonement that we have.   They use the same language with different meanings behind it. 

 

When I was a Sexton(Mormon sect) I can testify to this way of thinking.   When talking with Missionaries, ask them to define terms and look up every Bible verse they quote for context.   Most of their quotes will be out of context and often refute their teachings.