The LDS (or Mormon) Church builds temples throughout the world, claiming that these buildings are a continuation of Biblical temple worship. Leaving aside, for the moment, the fact that temple worship is already fulfilled in Christ, having been an Old Covenant type...
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World Religions
Do we need temples today?
Mormonism teaches that certain sacred ordinances carried out in temples are necessary for eternal life. To this end, the LDS church builds temples all over the world where these rites and rituals can be performed. Biblically, however, God never commanded the building...
What is the Catholic Bible?
The Roman Catholic Bible contains all of the sixty-six books found in Protestant Bibles but also contains 7 additional books in their Old Testament as well as expanded versions of Daniel and Esther. This larger canon was not officially codified until the Council of...
Leviticus 7:20, 1 Corinthians 11:27, and transubstantiation
One of the many significant divides between Catholics and Protestants is the Roman Catholic doctrine of transubstantiation. According to the Roman Catholic Church, the bread and wine of the Lord’s Supper literally transform into the actual flesh and blood of Jesus’...
Outreach at the Mormon Temple open house in Pocatello, ID
During the week of Oct. 11-15, 2021, CARM Apologist and Utah missionary Luke Wayne teamed up with pastor and evangelist Bradley Campbell from the Christian ministry GodLovesMormons.com to engage in gospel outreach outside the LDS temple open house event in Pocatello,...
Trinity or Oneness? What is the biblical view of God? Matt Slick vs Rodney Smith
On August 24, 2021, I debated Mr. Rodney Smith on whether or not God is a Trinity or just one person. The initial conversation lasted about 1.5 hours. You can view it at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Nd6tMgWq6Y. After our 'official' part of the debate was done, we...
Terms and Definitions in Eastern Orthodox Theology
The following is a list of terms and definitions from Eastern Orthodox sources. They are fully documented from Eastern Orthodox authors. Eastern Orthodox Sources The Orthodox Study Bible (OSB), Prepared under the auspices of the Academic Community of St. Anhtanasius...
Debate: Man is justified through Faith Alone by the Imputed Righteousness of Christ
On 8/7/2021, I (Matt Slick) debated Seraphim/Kabane, a member of the Eastern Orthodox church on the topic, "Man is justified through faith alone by the imputed righteousness of Christ." I took the affirmative and Kabane, the negative. It was hosted on Sam Shamoun's...
What is Chrislam?
Chrislam is an attempt to blend Christian and Islamic principles and practices into a single unifying theological perspective. It began in the 1970s in Lagos, Nigeria, in part to lessen the tensions between Christians and Muslims. The idea has spread throughout the...
What is the catholic church?
While most people today use the term "Catholic Church" to refer to a specific hierarchical organization (typically the Roman Catholic Church), the phrase actually has a broader range of meaning. Historically, the term simply referred to the universal church consisting...