Category: Apologetics
“No Archaeology for the Book of Mormon”? The Exodus, Jericho, and the Standard Critics Won’t Use on Their Own Book
Critics say no ruins means no Book of Mormon. Run that rule on the Exodus, Jericho, and Ai with mainstream archaeologists, and see whose book survives.
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The Con Man Who Never Ran the Con: What Joseph Smith Never Said
If Joseph made it all up, a con man would have pointed at every hit and said SEE, PROOF. He never pointed to Nahom, Bountiful, chiasmus, or the verse with his name in it. His witnesses broke with him and never denied it. He died in debt and went back to Carthage. So what exactly was the con?
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Who Wrote the Gospels? Anonymous Authors and the Thou Hypocrite Standard
No Gospel names its author in the text. Here’s where Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John got their names, and why the Book of Mormon has the better paper trail.
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Jude Says Enoch “Prophesied”: Why Jude 1:14 Isn’t Paul Quoting a Pagan Poet
Paul quoted pagan poets, so Jude quoting Enoch means nothing? Read how each source is introduced. Paul cites “your own poets.” Jude says Enoch “prophesied,” the verb Jesus used for Isaiah.
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Deuteronomy 18:22 Cuts Both Ways: Elisha, Jonah, and the D&C 84 Temple
Critics use Deuteronomy 18:22 as a one-strike rule against Joseph Smith and the D&C 84 temple. Run the same test on Elisha, Jonah, Isaiah, and Micah, then read the conditions written into D&C 84, 105, and 124.
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The Book of Abraham Facsimiles (2026 Edition)
Critics wave papyrus fragments like a mic drop. Joseph published three facsimiles with explanations. Here is what he said, what Egyptologists generally say, and what the Church’s Gospel Topics Essay actually claims.
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The Kinderhook Plates: What the Record Actually Shows
The Kinderhook plates were brass, not gold — a confessed 1843 hoax. Joseph Smith never published a revealed translation. Here is what Clayton wrote, what Fugate confessed, what Northwestern found, and why the trap never sprang.
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Christians, This Should Concern You: The Last-Days Prophecies Your Church Isn’t Looking For
The Bible lists what must happen before Christ returns: Elijah, an angel with the everlasting gospel, the stick of Joseph, prophets, temples, the gathering. If none of it is happening in your church, that’s a red flag.
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How Did Judas Die? Matthew 27:5 vs. Acts 1:18
Matthew says Judas hanged himself and the chief priests bought the field. Acts says Judas bought the field and fell headlong. Here’s what each text says, the “rope broke” fix that’s in neither one, and why critics won’t give the Book of Mormon the same courtesy.
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Line Them Up: The New Testament Church, Islam, and the Closed Heavens
Compare every trait, not just one. The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints matches the New Testament Church; the closed heavens are what modern Christianity shares with Islam.
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Are Latter-day Saints Just Like Muslims? Apply the Bible’s Own Test
Critics say Latter-day Saints and Muslims are alike because both had a prophet visited by an angel. 1 John 4:2-3 shows why the messages about Jesus are opposites.
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Who Killed Goliath? 1 Samuel 17 vs. 2 Samuel 21:19
1 Samuel 17 says David killed Goliath. The Hebrew of 2 Samuel 21:19 says Elhanan did, and the KJV added “the brother of” in italics. Here’s the text, the excuses, and the standard critics would never accept for the Book of Mormon.
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