A Response to FARMS Critique of Questions to ask your Mormon Friends

Conclusions

Jacobson feels that our book may have been designed to appeal to evangelical Christians and not Mormons. She concludes her review:

As such, the book might be an effective tool for convincing non-Mormon Christians that the doctrines of the Latter-day Saint Church are different from the doctrines of evangelical Christianity, but it is not likely to convince many Latter-day Saints that the doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are in error (pg. 169)

While Jacobson may not agree with our premises, she may be right in saying that not many Latter-day Saints are likely to be convinced ... that is, if they follow Jacobson's line of reasoning. If the thinking Mormon logically considers these questions asked in our chapter titles, we believe there is value. We wish Jacobson would stop looking for the little problems she sees in our book and instead concentrate on the big issues that we addressed. Perhaps she should try to answer the questions herself, something that her review very rarely attempts to do.

We do not write this rebuttal to be contentious or to personally attack Jacobson or any other Mormon. Our only plea is for the Mormon to "come now, and let us reason together" (Isaiah 1:18) in a non-contentious way using the gift of reasoning that God has provided us. That is the plea of each of these authors. To God be the glory.