I love Mormons. To be honest I don’t know if I’ve ever met a Mormon I didn’t like. Maybe it’s their focus on the family or their passion to live decent lives but, for whatever reason, most of them are likeable, down-to-earth people.
Just the other day we had a Mormon family over to our house for Halloween (long story.) As I conversed with the husband and realized that he had been on a two year mission the conversation went to theology. I used what I call The Triple A approach to evangelizing Mormons (Admire, Ask, Admit) before I got into any areas of theological difference. Maybe this approach will help you as you connect with your Mormon friends, neighbors and co-workers about the original (and only) testament of Jesus Christ.
1. Admire what you can about them and what they believe.
When Paul encountered the paganism of Athens and addressed the philosophers of that great city he started with a compliment, “I see you are a very religious people.” He even quotes from one of their pagan poets which made for a powerful seque to the subject of salvation.
What can you admire about Mormons? Their family priorities, their acceptance of the Bible, their recognition of sin, their belief that Jesus died on the cross for our sins, their beautiful temples, the passion of their missionaries and on and on.
Of course they believe in another testament of Jesus Christ (aka “The Book of Mormon”), a different Jesus (half brother of Satan) and a salvation by faith plus works approach, but compliment what you can about them personally and the Mormon religion. If you start attacking the differences between Mormonism and true Christianity right away all you will do is alienate them.
2. Ask them …(Read the rest of the article on Greg’s blog – click here).
