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Why Mormonism is Contrary to Biblical Christianity with Dr. Ron Carlson

Why Mormonism is Contrary to Biblical Christianity with Dr. Ron Carlson

Overview Quiz

1. Which passage does Carlson use to frame his whole critique? *

A. Galatians 1, the warning against another gospel

B. John 3, the new birth

C. Romans 8, life in the Spirit

D. Acts 2, the day of Pentecost

2. What does Carlson repeatedly say about his posture toward Mormons? *

A. That they are beyond reaching

B. That he has love and compassion for them

C. That they should be avoided

D. That they are his personal enemies

3. What does Carlson identify as the four LDS "standard works"? *

A. Only the Book of Mormon

B. The Bible and three creeds

C. Book of Mormon, D&C, Pearl of Great Price, and the Bible

D. The writings of Brigham Young

4. What does the Book of Mormon claim to be a history of, per Carlson? *

A. Ancient Egypt

B. The early church in Rome

C. The nation of Israel

D. Ancient peoples of the Americas

5. What did the DNA studies of Native Americans find, as Carlson reports? *

A. Descent from Asian and Siberian peoples, not Israelites

B. Clear descent from ancient Israelites

C. No usable genetic information at all

D. Descent from ancient Egyptians

6. What does LDS teaching say about God, per the texts Carlson cites? *

A. That God has always been an immaterial spirit

B. That God was once a man who progressed to godhood

C. That God does not exist

D. That God is unknowable in every way

7. What does the Lorenzo Snow couplet express? *

A. That salvation is by grace alone

B. That God is three persons in one

C. That as man is, God once was; as God is, man may become

D. That the Bible alone is authoritative

8. Which verse does Carlson cite to argue that God is spirit? *

A. Genesis 1:1

B. John 4:24

C. Psalm 23:1

D. Matthew 5:9

9. What does Carlson argue from Isaiah 43 through 46? *

A. That there are many true gods

B. That God changes over time

C. That God has a physical body

D. That there is only one God and no other

10. What is Carlson's "mayonnaise jar" illustration meant to show? *

A. That Christian words were kept but the meaning replaced

B. That all religions are basically the same

C. That labels never matter at all

D. That Mormons and Christians fully agree

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