Letters to EMNR
Request for EMNR's Position
May 9,
2005
James
Bjornstad, President
Evangelical Ministries to New
Religions
913 Huffman Road
Birmingham, AL 35215
Phone:
(205) 833-2858
Fax:
(205) 833-8699
Dear James:
As a reminder, Robert Millet
is a Professor of Ancient
Scripture at BYU, and the
Manager
of Outreach and
Interfaith Relations
with the LDS Church Public
Affairs (which is a title and
department which he, Millet,
claims does not exist
Although rumors abound about
Millet being confused about
the interpretation and
validity of early Mormon
teachings and his leanings
towards historic Christianity,
rest assured that he is a
lifelong, dedicated Mormon,
and is on record stating he
has no intention to convert to
Biblical Christianity. Millet
is an integral part of a well
orchestrated agenda to
convince the body of Christ
that Mormonism is Christian.
Millet, along with and by way
of
Greg
Johnson of Standing Together,
has worked hard over the years
to get his foot in the door of
Christian churches both here
in the U.S. and abroad. They
both have their own one-hour
weekly broadcast out of Salt
Lake City named the "Bob
and Greg in Conversation"
at KTMV-TV20.
Please keep in mind that both
Johnson and Millet are part of
the "outstanding lineup" of
speakers at the
2005
FAIR Conference in
August.
Make no mistake about it, the
rumors, tours, TV shows, book
endorsements, interfaith
relations and so-called
"dialogues" between Christians
and Mormons are nothing less
than an in your face deception
that has Paul's admonishment
to the Ephesian elders in Acts
20:28-31; 1 Timothy 4:1; 2
Timothy 3:13 and Galatians
1:6-9 written all over it:
Be on guard for
yourselves and for all the
flock, among which the Holy
Spirit has made you
overseers, to shepherd the
church of God which He
purchased with His own
blood.
I know
that after my departure
savage wolves will come in
among you, not sparing the
flock; and from among your
own selves men will arise,
speaking perverse things, to
draw away the disciples
after them. Therefore be on
the alert, remembering that
night and day for a period
of three years I did not
cease to admonish each one
with tears.
But the Spirit explicitly
says that in later times some
will fall away from the faith,
paying attention to deceitful
spirits and doctrines of
demons...
But evil men and
impostors will proceed from
bad to worse,
deceiving and being deceived.
I am amazed that you are
so quickly deserting Him who
called you by the grace of
Christ, for a different
gospel; which is really not
another; only there are some
who are disturbing you and
want to distort the gospel of
Christ. But even if we, or an
angel from heaven, should
preach to you a gospel
contrary to what we have
preached to you, he is to be
accursed! As we have said
before, so I say again now, if
any man is preaching to you a
gospel contrary to what you
received, he is to be
accursed!
James, what Christian in his
right mind would fellowship
and tour with a known Mormon
apologist and author, whose
ultimate goal is to gain
converts from the very
churches that are gullible
enough to welcome him in?
What Pastor in his right mind
would allow a wolf in sheep's
clothing to occupy his pulpit
and deceive innocent, gullible
Christians into believing that
Mormonism isn't as cultic as
Walter Martin and other cult
evangelists have maintained
through the years?
What Christian "apologist" in
his right mind would endorse any
book written by
any individual,
whose religion and
beliefs were founded and based
on lies, deception, fraud and
fabrication, and promote
another Jesus, another gospel
and another spirit (2
Corinthians 11:3-4)?
Which brings me to the main
reason for my writing to you
in the first place.
Needless
to say,
Hazen's
recent endorsement
of Robert Millet's book has
caused quite a stir with
myself, colleagues and
constituants. His actions will
be a stumbling block to
gullible Christians. And, when
the dust has settled, history
will record that actions such
as these will seal the fate of
doubting Mormons' to their
eternal doom and separation
from God.
Hazen's endorsement
states:
"Craig
J. Hazen
Robert L. Millet has
done us all a great service
with this book. He
communicates contemporary
Latter-day Saints thinking on
Christology with remarkable
clarity and charity. His years
of open, bold, and authentic
dialogue with traditional
Protestants of all stripes
have certainly given him a
special vantage point. This
work sets the stage for a
whole new level of robust
dialogue between the LDS and
evangelical Christian
communities" [click
HERE
for source].
I can hear it
now: Bud, why are you so
concerned? After all,
if a Christian apologist
endorses Robert Millet's book,
then it must not be all that
bad.
Therefore,
with the above in mind, what
is EMNR's position on Craig
Hazen's endorsement of Robert
Millet's book?
Thanks,
James. I look forward to
reading your reply and any
further comments you and the
EMNR Board care to make.
Please bear in mind that this
letter and all replies are
subject to public scrutiny.
Sincerely in Christ,
Bud
Press, Director
Christian Research Service
cc:
EMNR Board of Directors
[Letter to EMNR #2]
May
19, 2005
James Bjornstad,
President
Evangelical Ministries
to New Religions
913 Huffman Road
Birmingham, AL 35215
Phone: (205)
833-2858
Fax:
(205) 833-8699
Re: Request for EMNR's
Position (Letter #2)
Dear James:
This letter is a
follow-up to my May 9
request for EMNR's
position on Craig
Hazen's endorsement of
Robert Millet's book,
A Different Jesus?
The Christ of the
Latter-Day Saints
(see below).
Although one member of
the EMNR Board has
replied, and was
confident that you would
reply, I have yet to
hear from you or an
acknowledgement that you
received my e-mail.
This will be my last
attempt to contact you.
While I welcome comments
from other members of
the EMNR Board, I would
appreciate your taking
the time to reply.
Again, please bear in
mind that this letter
and all replies are
subject to public
scrutiny.
Thanks, James. I look
forward to hearing from
you in a timely manner.
Sincerely in Christ,
Bud Press, Director
Christian Research
Service
cc: EMNR Board of
Directors
#2
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May 9, 2005
James Bjornstad,
President
Evangelical
Ministries to New
Religions
913 Huffman Road
Birmingham, AL 35215
Phone: (205)
833-2858
Fax: (205)
833-8699
Re: Request for
EMNR's Position
Dear James:
As a reminder,
Robert Millet is a
Professor of Ancient
Scripture at BYU,
and the
Manager of Outreach
and
Interfaith Relations
with the LDS Church
Public Affairs
(which is a title
and department which
he, Millet, claims
does not exist
Although rumors
abound about Millet
being confused about
the interpretation
and validity of
early Mormon
teachings and his
leanings towards
historic
Christianity, rest
assured that he is a
lifelong, dedicated
Mormon, and is on
record stating he
has no intention to
convert to Biblical
Christianity. Millet
is an integral part
of a well
orchestrated agenda
to convince the body
of Christ that
Mormonism is
Christian.
Millet, along with
and by way of
Greg Johnson of
Standing Together,
has worked hard over
the years to get his
foot in the door of
Christian churches
both here in the
U.S. and abroad.
They both have their
own one-hour weekly
broadcast out of
Salt Lake City named
the "Bob
and Greg in
Conversation"
at KTMV-TV20.
Please keep in mind
that both Johnson
and Millet are part
of the "outstanding
lineup" of speakers
at the
2005 FAIR Conference
in August.
Make no mistake
about it, the
rumors, tours, TV
shows, book
endorsements,
interfaith
relations and
so-called
"dialogues" between
Christians and
Mormons are nothing
less than an in your
face deception that
has Paul's
admonishment to the
Ephesian elders in
Acts 20:28-31; 1
Timothy 4:1; 2
Timothy 3:13 and
Galatians 1:6-9
written all over it:
Be on guard
for yourselves and
for all the flock,
among which the
Holy Spirit has
made you
overseers, to
shepherd the
church of God
which He purchased
with His own
blood.
I know that after
my departure
savage wolves will
come in among you,
not sparing the
flock; and from
among your own
selves men will
arise, speaking
perverse things,
to draw away the
disciples after
them. Therefore be
on the alert,
remembering that
night and day for
a period of three
years I did not
cease to admonish
each one with
tears.
But the
Spirit explicitly
says that in later
times some will fall
away from the faith,
paying
attention to
deceitful spirits
and doctrines of
demons...
But evil men
and impostors will
proceed from
bad to
worse, deceiving and
being deceived.
I am amazed that
you are so quickly
deserting Him who
called you by the
grace of Christ, for
a different gospel;
which is really not
another; only there
are some who are
disturbing you and
want to distort the
gospel of Christ.
But even if we, or
an angel
from heaven,
should preach to you
a gospel contrary to
what we have
preached to
you, he is to be
accursed! As we have
said before, so I
say again now, if
any man is preaching
to you a gospel
contrary to what you
received, he is to
be accursed!
James, what
Christian in his
right mind would
fellowship and tour
with a known Mormon
apologist and
author, whose
ultimate goal is to
gain converts from
the very churches
that are gullible
enough to welcome
him in?
What Pastor in his
right mind would
allow a wolf in
sheep's clothing to
occupy his pulpit
and deceive
innocent, gullible
Christians into
believing that
Mormonism isn't as
cultic as Walter
Martin and other
cult evangelists
have maintained
through the years?
What Christian
"apologist" in his
right mind would
endorse any
book written by
any
individual, whose
religion and
beliefs were founded
and based on lies,
deception, fraud and
fabrication, and
promote another
Jesus, another
gospel and another
spirit (2
Corinthians 11:3-4)?
Which brings me
to the main reason
for my writing to
you in the first
place.
Needless to say,
Hazen's recent
endorsement
of Robert Millet's
book has caused
quite a stir with
myself, colleagues
and constituants.
His actions will be
a stumbling block to
gullible Christians.
And, when the dust
has settled, history
will record that
actions such as
these will seal the
fate of doubting
Mormons' to their
eternal doom and
separation from God.
Hazen's endorsement
states:
"Craig
J. Hazen
Robert L.
Millet has done us
all a great service
with this book. He
communicates
contemporary
Latter-day Saints
thinking on
Christology with
remarkable clarity
and charity. His
years of open, bold,
and authentic
dialogue with
traditional
Protestants of all
stripes have
certainly given him
a special vantage
point. This work
sets the stage for a
whole new level of
robust dialogue
between the LDS and
evangelical
Christian
communities" [click
HERE
for source].I can
hear it now:
Bud, why are you so
concerned? After all,
if a Christian
apologist endorses
Robert Millet's
book, then it must
not be all that bad.
Therefore, with
the above in mind,
what is EMNR's
position on Craig
Hazen's endorsement
of Robert Millet's
book?
Thanks, James. I
look forward to
reading your reply
and any further
comments you and the
EMNR Board care to
make. Please bear in
mind that since this
issue does not fall
within the
guidelines of
Matthew 18, this
letter and all
replies are subject
to public scrutiny.
Sincerely in
Christ,
Bud Press,
Director
Christian Research
Service
cc: EMNR Board of
Directors
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