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Key to Abbreviations, 11
1. Mormonism, Masonry, and the Changes in the Endowment Ceremony, 13
Borrowing from Masonry, 14
The Changes in the Temple Endowment, 16
Joseph Smith's View of Masonry and the Differences Between Masonry and the Endowment, 17
Early Christian Evidence, 19
Conclusion, 20
2. Vindicating Prophecy: A Reply to the Charge that Joseph Smith Delivered False Prophecies, 22
The Anti-Mormon Standard, 23
Rules on Prophecy, 23
Difficult Bible Prophecies, 24
Conclusion, 26
3. Bad Grammar in Scripture?, 27
The First Edition of the Book of Mormon, 27
The Grammar of the Greek New Testament, 28
4. The Atonement, Blood Atonement, and the Forgiveness of Sins, 30
The Scope of the Atonement, 30
Blood Atonement, 30
Early Christian Views, 31
Conclusion, 32
5. Mormonism and the Occult?, 33
Joseph Smith, Seer Stones, and Divining Rods, 33
Occultism in the Bible?, 34
Conclusion, 35
6: How Are We Saved?, 36
The Protestant Position: A Minority Viewpoint, 36
Salvation and the Council of Trent, 39
"Work Out Your Salvation with Fear and Trembling", 41
Ephesians 2:8-9 and Salvation by Faith Alone, 42
What Did the Ancients Mean by "Believe" and "Faith"?, 43
Do Protestants Really Teach that Salvation is "Free"?, 45
Conclusion, 45
7. Can Genuine Christians Fall Away?, 46
An important Question, 46
Does Hebrews 6:4 Refer to Bonafide Christians Who Fell Away?, 47
Unbelievers in Hebrews 6:4-6?, 48
The Apostasy of Mature Christians and Hebrews 10:26, 50
ConclusIon, 50
8. Is Baptism Essential for Salvation?, 51
Paul vs. the Necessity of Baptism?, 52
More New Testament Evidence of the Necessity of Baptism, 53
Baptism and the Early Church Fathers, 53
Conclusion, 56
9. Another Look at The Godmakers, 57
Repeating Ancient Arguments, 58
The Wild Statements, 59
No Real Answers, 59
Opinion Becomes Fact, 61
Uninformed Arguments, 61
Distortions, 63
The Cross, 64
Other Problems, 65
The Changes in the Book of Mormon, 67
Conclusion, 71
10. Is the Bible Inerrant and Complete?, 73
Why This Question Must Be Asked, 73
The Bible vs. the Doctrine of Scriptural Inerrancy, 74
Does 2 Timothy 3:16 Support the Doctrine of Biblical Inerrancy?, 75
No Original Manuscripts, 76
Variant Readings, 76
The Samaritan Pentateuch, 81
Problems in the LXX, 82
Geographical Problems, 82
Misidentified and/or Misquoted Scripture, 84
Reading Between the Lines, 85
Chronological Difficulties, 87
Historical Problems, 88
Resurrection Difficulties, 89
Other Discrepancies, 90
Missing Scripture: History and the Bible Speak, 91
Revelation 22:18-19, 93
The Witness of the Early Church Fathers, 95
What of It All?, 96
11. Is the Mormon Clergy Really an Unpaid Clergy?, 98
A Shocking Discovery, 98
The Biblical Witness, 99
The Post-New Testament Clergy, 100
Conclusion, 100
12. Was Jesus Married?, 101
Non-Mormon Support, 102
A Father's Duty, 102
Celibacy in Ancient Judaism, 103
A Revealing Silence, 104
Jesus as a Rabbi or Teacher, 105
The Wedding at Cana, 106
Was Mary Magdalene Jesus' Wife?, 107
Conclusion, 108
Bibliography, 109
Index, 119
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