He talks about baptist doctrine in the book of mormon. Im a licensed southern baptist minister and i embrace the book of mormon. Listen to what this southern baptist minister says about the. Lynn riddenhourthe baptist minister who teaches the book of. According to this theory, rigdon obtained from a pittsburgh publisher a manuscript for a historical novel written by solomon spalding, and by reworking it and adding a. Oct 23, 2009 charlene, the baptist minister mentions that he is quoting from a older rlds reorganized lds edition of the book of mormon, which has chapters of more than 100 verses. Lynn ridenhour, southern baptist minister, guest speaker at book of mormon conference hosted by pastor dale warren, fairfield. I have invited him to a few of our past firm foundation expos and i have enjoyed his comments. His personal story about being burned at a young age and then devoting himself to god is incredible. I found many of the verses in our current book of mormon, but they were different chapter and verse numbers. His spiritual story began at the age of 8 in 1977 when he described an outofbody. Jan 20, 2018 im a licensed southern baptist minister and i embrace the book of mormon. Every chance he gets he uses it to preach out of the book of mormon along with the bible. Lynn ridenhour, a licensed southern baptist minister says the book of mormon is rich with protestant doctrines.
The baptist version of the book of mormon by lynn ridenhour. Having established this central tenet of the book of mormon, ridenhour finishes his article by listing scriptures from the. There are over 160 passages in the book of mormon that speak of the lord jesus christ. There were 22 men named in the book of mormon who saw christ. Baptist preacher praises book of mormon lds gospel. Lynn ridenhour is a former liberty university professor and allegedly an ordained southern baptist minister 1 who, despite the fact that he has never been baptized into any latter day saint church, has a mormon style testimony of the book of mormon and joseph smith. Church history study toura 6000mile trip visiting most historic points of mormonismas seen by a baptist minister who participated. The fact that a bapist minister believes the book of mormon is of no consequence. The following testimony is shared to demonstrate the power of the book of mormon. Baptist preacher praises book of mormon for solid 10. I wouldnt recommend anyone studying the book of mormon at all unless they already are aware of what mormonism really is about and are interested in witnessing to mormons. Jun 06, 2008 like the bible, the central theme of the book of mormon is the lordship of jesus christ.
For about an hour that morning, this baptist preacher recounted his conversion to the book of mormon and explained why he preaches in his baptist congregations. From baptist preacher to mormon teacher deseret book. D in literature with a specialty degree in composition theory from the university of iowa. Southern baptist pastor praises book of mormon, says central. As i said earlier, having read the book of mormon through as a baptist minister, i was astonished at how often i kept running into protestant themes. Sep 27, 2019 although other baptists claim that he never was ordained minister, it could be true. I dont think i have pulled out a highlighter on purpose with a book since i was in college. Dec, 2010 lynn ridenhours a baptist minister who claims to believe the book of mormon is true. Baptist preacher praises book of mormon general discussions. That is how lynn ridenhour begins his article the baptist version of the book of mormon, which he admits is a tongue n cheek title, because he believes the whole book, finding that, there is absolutely nothing in it that contradicts the bible. As stated in the title of his book from baptist preacher to mormon teacher, myers claims that he was a baptist preacher who became a mormon teacher.
He holds a masters degree in creative writing and a phd in literature from the university of iowa, he has taught in both secular and christian colleges. No, i m not a convert to the mormon faith, nor am i a member of any particular spin off group such as the rlds the community of christ or the restoration branch. In the past two years i have been introduced to baptist preacher lynn ridenhour. Sir, thats a book of mormon lynn ridenhour, aspen stander. That doesnt make this articles any less misleading though. Wain myers is a black man who converted to mormonism from protestant christianity in 1995. Jan 27, 2016 the book of mormon is filled with protestant cardinal doctrines, believe it or not. Lynn has been an ordained charismatic southern baptist minister for over fifty years. He is a good humble man who loves the book of mormon. Dr lynn ridenhour is a baptist minister in kansas city, missouri. He states initially, this book does not attempt to be the baptist answer to mormonism, but an account. Lynn ridenhour, southern baptist minister, guest speaker at book of mormon conference hosted by pastor dale warren, fairfield community of.
Lynn ridenhour grew up in the heart of missouri near the ozarks. Founded by missouri baptist minister lynn ridenhour, who preaches support of and belief in the book of mormon. My firm belief is that biblebelieving christians and book of mormon. Lynn ridenhour, a baptist minister talks about the book of. Wain myers memoir was powerful from start to finish.
May 01, 2018 ridenhour is an ordained southern baptist preacher who considers himself charismatic baptist. They make it sound like hes a southern baptist preacher preaching to southern baptist congregations about the book of mormon. He teaches it, loves it like the bible and especially creates bridges of faith among many interdenominational outreaches. I knew that i was going to want to keep a highlighter in my hand the whole time. How the southern baptist convention has tried to keep its. The theory that sidney rigdon was the true author of the book of mormon first appeared in print in an august 31, 1831. This 48page 1958 book is an account of brigham young universitys seventh annual l. And boy did he have plenty more to say about the book of mormon. Recently, i had mentioned on my youtube channel an amazing movement that everyone needs to know about. Listen to what this southern baptist minister says about the book of. Dec 19, 2007 mitt romney, a devout mormon and the former governor of massachusetts, faces a tough challenge from mike huckabee, a southern baptist minister and onetime governor of arkansas. Some form of christs name is mentioned on an average of every 1. Because the teachings of the mormon church are not based on the holy book of mormon, no one need infer, like mathews did, that they must join the mormon church after gaining a testimony of the book. First, if i may, address those of you both mormon and nonmormon who are surprised to find the endorsement of a practicing southern baptist minister.
A baptist minister talks about how he believes and teaches that the book of mormon is the true word of god. Ridenhour preaches about the books message nonstop. I read the book from cover to cover and found as a baptist minister, there is absolutely nothing in it that. A baptist minister talks about the book of mormon youtube.
Jun 16, 2003 protestant doctrines within the book of mormon. Concerning this record, the prophet joseph smith, who translated it by the gift and power of god, said, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book see the introduction at the. According to this theory, rigdon obtained from a pittsburgh publisher a manuscript for a historical novel written by solomon spalding, and by reworking it and adding a theological component, had created the book of mormon. That is how lynn ridenhour begins his article the baptist version of the book of mormon, which he admits is a tongue n cheek title, because he believes the whole book, finding that, there is absolutely nothing in it that contradicts. Mitt romney, a devout mormon and the former governor of massachusetts, faces a tough challenge from mike huckabee, a southern baptist minister and onetime governor of arkansas. Lynn ridenhour is a baptist minister in kansas city missouri. Well, that all changed when i got a mere halfway through the first chapter of from baptist preacher to mormon teacher. Lynn ridenhour said to start off his sermon in the video youre about to watch. Lynn ridenhour is a southern baptist minister who strongly believes in the message of the book of mormon. For about an hour that morning, this baptist preacher recounted his conversion to the book of mormon and explained why he preaches in his baptist congregations from both the bible and the book of mormon.
The baptist version of the book of mormon free republic. Lynn ridenhour, southern baptist minister, guest speaker at book of mormon conference hosted by pastor dale warren, fairfield community of christ, fairfield, illinois. He has endeared himself to latterday saints because he believes both the book of mormon and the bible to be the inspired word of god. Lynn ridenhour is an ordained baptist minister who considers the book of mormon our american sacred scripture. Ridenhour, a charismatic pastor who says i embrace the book of mormon, says that protestants have been duped by the canon into believing that no other works are actually texts inspired by the holy spirit. In fact, i discovered, the book of mormon is more baptist than the baptist hymnal in places.
I do not have a testimony that the church of jesus christ of latterday saints is the true and restored church. Lynn ridenhour, southern baptist minister, guest speaker at book of mormon conference hosted by pastor dale warren, fairfield community of christ, fairfi. Former mormon tricia erickson agrees with baptist minister robert jeffress recent comments that mormonism is a cult, and said she believes the american people do not know what they are in for if they elect republican presidential nominee and mormon mitt romney into white house. A licensed baptist minister for over 38 years, lynn read the book of mormon and had a marvelous conversion experience to the restoration gospel as proclaimed by joseph smith. Sjodahl and his parents were members of the lutheran church of sweden, but on 11 august 1869 he was baptized into the baptist church in karlshamn. The book of mormon conveys some truth, but enough false doctrine to lead people astray spiritually, to the point where it will have eternal consequences. Nov, 2019 the mormon religion is not a christian religion i really dont believe i have to explain to this audience why. But what was most unusual about this meeting was the disposition of ridenhour toward mormonism and more specifically toward the book of mormon.
Former mormon agrees with baptist minister that mormonism is. However i do not have a testimony that jospeh smith is a prophet of god and that the book of mormon is the word of god. Its lynns belief that book of mormon christians and biblebelieving christians have far more in common than all their differences. No, im not a convert to the mormon faith, nor am i a member of any particular spinoff restoration group such as the rlds. No, im not a convert to the mormon faith, nor am i a member of any particular spinoff restoration group such as the rlds reorganized latterday saints, hedrikites, or strangites. Baptist preacher praises book of mormon for solid 10 minutes. Thursday, december 24, 2015 baptist minister believes in the book of mormon. Book of mormon title page it was written by ancient american prophets for our day mormon 8. Baptist preacher praises book of mormon for solid 10 minutes in. Baptist preacher believes in book of mormon grace for grace. A licensed baptist minister for over 38 years, lynn read the book of mormon and had a. Setting aside the titles tongue n cheek tendency, there is an element of truth im getting at. Sep 26, 2019 in a nutshell i have discovered that in places, this book is more baptist than the baptist hymnal.
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