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Mormonism Unmasked: Confronting the Contradictions Between Mormon Beliefs and True Christianity | 
 enlarge | Author: R. Philip Roberts
Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
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ISBN: 0805416528
Dewey Decimal Number: 289.3
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 The Truth about Polygamy and Joseph Smith April 29, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Dr. Phillip Roberts in his book Mormonism Unmasked (Nashville: B & H Publishing, 1998) provides an easy to read and thorough understanding of historic Mormonism as it relates to the subject of polygamy in the Fundamentalist Latter Day Saints (FLDS) church. This group broke from the Latter Day Saints years ago when the LDS changed its views on polygamy. States Roberts on this subject:
"Joseph Smith, its founder, supposedly received new, secret revelation regarding the nature of eternal marriage and polygamy. Besides a man's ability to be married in the eternities to his wife, he could add other wives as well. Those that entered these new covenants were promised that they would have 'a fullness and a continuation of the seeds [children] forever and ever. Then shall they be gods, because they have no end, then shall they be gods, because they have all power, and the angels are subject unto them.' The revelation went on to command Joseph's wife, Emma, to 'receive all those that have been given unto my servant Joseph, and who are virtuous and pure before me; and those who are not pure, and have said they were pure, shall be destroyed, saith the Lord God... And I command mine handmaid Emma Smith, to abide and cleave unto my servant Joseph... But if she will not abide this commandment she shall be destroyed, saith the Lord' (Doctrines and Covenants 132:52, 61, 62, 64). With such dire warnings, many LDS women felt they could not refuse the new doctrine."
Up until this point, even though he had vindicated his polygamy via new revelation, Smith had practiced polygamy secretly, always denying it. Evangelical apologist Jerald Tanner's Mormonism - Shadow or Reality?, an in-depth, lifelong work on Mormonism, states, "Smith's polygamy was not publicly acknowledged until 1852, eight years after his death." (pp. 245-48). Mormonism would go on to change this revelation of Joseph Smith to avoid embarrassment. But herein, nonetheless, is the seedbed for Mormon practices of polygamy to this day.
I heartily recommend Mormonism Unmasked to those who desire an introductory overview of Mormon teaching in light of scriptural truth.
Cuts through the confusion February 5, 2008
There is a lot of confusion present within both the LDS membership and non-Mormons alike on exactly what Mormonism is and if it is Christian.
It's an emotionally charged topic and is complicated by the orthodox Christian terminology that Mormonism uses.
This book does an excellent job of getting to the main points and past the misconceptions that so often cloud discussions about Mormonism.
For example: There is nothing more fundamental to this discussion than God Himself. Mormonism's foundation of belief is based on the worship of a god who was once a human being and one of many gods. The ultimate goal of Mormonism is for the individual to achieve the same end, i.e. become gods themselves. As the book points out, this is the indisputable core doctrine of Mormonism and obviously dramatically different than Christianity.
By putting the fundamental issues at the forefront one can see clearly that Christianity and Mormonism are mutually exclusive, which then puts discussions on details like salvation, Jesus, and grace into proper perspective.
 Excellent and educational book January 30, 2008
This book is a must read for anyone who has left the Mormon Church and, if members of the Mormon church would read it, it would serve as a great source of information and "eye opening" for them. I believe we would see more people actually questioning something they are not encouraged to question and it would be for their own good. This book is done in a very informative and tasteful manner and is a good read.
 Christian Bigotry - No Suprise The Author is From The South December 10, 2007
6 out of 17 found this review helpful
When are the people of the South going to learn, Bigotry in any form is ugly and dispicable.
I grew up Mormon and although I haven't attended church in well over 10 years its not for a lack of belief in Christ, but a lack of belief in organized religion.
It's no wonder that radical Muslims want us dead, over differences in belief when tripe like this is published and its hatred spewed forth, furthering the divide between people who at the core, believe the same.
United we stand, divided we fall. . . ever hear that? We are all Christians, whether Mormon, Baptist, Catholic, Calvinist or Lutheran. Seriously, get your nose back in your own Bible (or Holy Book) and keep it out of mine.
It's no wonder hard-line Atheists want the religious right silenced when we can't even get along with one another.
I have little love for Mormons. I was brought up in a household with a Catholic father and a Mormon mother. I couldn't play with some kids on my block growing up in Utah because of my Catholic dad. I'd hear in hushed whispers when I was in church how my Dad was never going to be able to go to Heaven because he wasn't Mormon - I think anyone who would dare say such a thing about anyone of an opposing religion should be damned to hell for their own ignorance, as well as arrogance!
I have even more disdain for the "Born Agains" because you are all so bleeding high & mighty! You don't see Mormons writing books condemning other faiths, but the Evangelicals for years have gone out of their way to slander the Mormon religion. Why? Is there salvation through bigotry? I must have missed that passage in the Bible. . . Maybe one of you enlightened souls out there can point it out to me?
Seriously, why are you so threatened by Mormonism? Let's just say for an instant that there were some truth there. . . that Christ did come back to ancient America. If he is the Savior of mankind and not merely of the Jews does it not make sense he would have proselytized(sic) his beliefs throughout the world, not merely the Holy Land?
Is it mere coincidence that the Mayans and Aztecs await the return of Quezyquotl, a white, bearded God that was rumored to have visited before he ascended to the Heavens in 100 A.D. This is not merely Mormon doctrine. This is scientifically reported FACT.
Does that make the Mormons right about everything? Certainly not. Does it make your preacher on Maple right about everything he says? No way!
I think the same people that would blindly follow anyone who claims to know the full truth, are the same kind of sheeple that would decapitate a prisoner for being an infidel, or write a book like this.
No one has a lock on the truth. There is truth everywhere as there is evidence of God everywhere. How you prescribe to God is your own personal business which maybe extends to your family, but even then, whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Buddhist, Taoist, Hindu or even Athiest (I think it takes just as much faith not to believe in anything, as it does something so they deserve mentioning), our belief (or lack thereof) is part of our own personal experience and slander and bigotry of any kind against someone of a different faith should be scorned and reviled.
Speaking from experience September 7, 2007
4 out of 15 found this review helpful
I would like to give this book no stars at all, but that seems impossible. Any person who spread material like this is not of God, nor is he trying to further his work. My reason for making such high claims is that having done some study myself, (But, in no way am I prefect) find that this books contains a lot of truths, but mixed into them are flat out lies. As the Bible teaches Satan is the Father of all lies, so if this book claims these lies as truth in which it has it is not of God. I have many friends who are Mormons, and have even studied with the "Elders" of the Church. These lies and hypocrisys are very hurtful to me, and to those who I call my friends. I fell this books goal is not to bring Mormon's to the truth, but to distingush their belief in God. What great can be said of such a thing. I could not even finish reading it, because it made me feel sick, and even confused. As it is written in Galatians 5:22 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. Don't allow yourselves to believe such things as misinterrepted scripture, no happiness will come from it.
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