Reference library
Objections
Common objections stated plainly and answered without caricature, mockery, or outrage framing.
A Great Apostasy Made Restoration Necessary
A Christian answer to the Latter-day Saint claim that Christ's church and gospel needed latter-day restoration.
Blood Transfusions Are Forbidden
A Christian answer to the Jehovah's Witness claim that biblical commands to abstain from blood prohibit blood transfusions.
Constantine Changed the Bible
A historical response to the claim that Constantine, Rome, or Nicaea chose the Bible's books, changed Christian doctrine, or removed books from Scripture.
Evil and Suffering Disprove God
A serious answer to the objection that evil and suffering make belief in a good, powerful God irrational.
Exaltation and Eternal Families
A Christian response to Latter-day Saint teaching on exaltation, temple sealing, and eternal family destiny.
God Is Hidden
A response to the objection that a loving God would make his existence more obvious to sincere seekers.
God Was Once a Man
A biblical answer to Latter-day Saint teaching about God, embodiment, and exaltation.
God's Kingdom Began Ruling in 1914
A response to the Watch Tower claim that Bible chronology establishes 1914 as the start of Christ's heavenly kingdom rule.
Hell Is Unjust
A measured answer to the objection that hell is incompatible with God's justice, goodness, and love.
Islam Gives Assurance Through Deeds and Mercy
A pastoral answer to the claim that Islamic repentance, deeds, Allah's mercy, and intercession provide sufficient assurance.
Jesus Did Not Bring World Peace
A Christian answer to the Jewish objection that Jesus cannot be Messiah because the world has not entered the promised age of peace.
Jesus Did Not Know the Day or Hour
An answer to Mark 13:32 and the claim that Jesus' limited knowledge disproves that he is God.
Jesus Is Michael the Archangel
A response to the Watch Tower claim that Michael is a name for Jesus before and after his earthly life.
Jesus Learned His Teachings in India
A historical response to the claim that Jesus traveled east during his missing years and learned his teaching from Indian or Tibetan sources.
Jesus Never Claimed to Be God
An answer to the Islamic claim that Jesus was only a prophet and that Christians later made him God.
Jesus Never Existed
A response to the mythicist claim that Jesus of Nazareth was invented rather than historically real.
Jesus Rose as a Spirit Creature
A response to the Watch Tower claim that Jesus did not rise bodily.
Jesus Was a Muslim
A historical and biblical answer to the claim that Jesus was Muslim and that Islam follows Jesus better than Christianity does.
Jesus Was Not Crucified
An answer to the Qur'anic denial that Jesus was killed or crucified.
John 1:1 Says a god
A response to the New World Translation rendering of John 1:1.
John Did Not Write the Gospel of John
An answer to the objection that verses from John cannot be trusted because many scholars dispute apostolic authorship.
Miracles Are Impossible
A concise answer to the objection that miracles cannot happen because they would violate natural law.
Muhammad Is the Best Example
An answer to the claim that Muhammad's moral example confirms Islam.
Muhammad Was Foretold in the Bible
A contextual answer to common Muslim appeals to Deuteronomy 18, the Paraclete, and other biblical prooftexts.
Only the 144,000 Are Born Again
A response to the Watch Tower claim that new birth, new-covenant membership, and Memorial partaking belong only to the anointed class.
Priesthood Authority Was Restored
A response to Latter-day Saint claims about restored Aaronic and Melchizedek priesthood authority.
Science Has Disproved Christianity
A response to the claim that modern science makes Christian belief irrational.
The Bible Condones Slavery
A concise response to the claim that biblical slavery laws endorse modern race-based chattel slavery.
The Bible Is Corrupted
A careful answer to tahrif objections against the Bible and the New Testament text.
The Bible Lost Plain and Precious Truths
A response to the Latter-day Saint claim that the Bible lost necessary truths and needed restoration scripture.
The Book of Mormon Is Another Testament
A Christian answer to the Latter-day Saint claim that the Book of Mormon is additional scripture and another testament of Jesus Christ.
The Canaanite Conquest Was Genocide
A sober answer to the objection that the conquest narratives make God morally monstrous.
The Cross Should Be a Torture Stake
A measured response to the Watch Tower translation and symbol claim about the instrument of Jesus' death.
The Holy Spirit Is Not a Person
A response to the Watch Tower teaching that the Holy Spirit is God's active force.
The Messiah Cannot Die Before Reigning
A response to the Jewish objection that a rejected and crucified Jesus cannot be the Messiah.
The New Testament Misuses the Hebrew Bible
A response to the objection that the apostles used Israel's Scriptures out of context.
The New World Translation Restores the Truth
A response to the claim that the New World Translation faithfully restores Jehovah's name and corrects Trinitarian bias.
The Qur'an Is Inimitable
A measured answer to i'jaz arguments that the Qur'an's literary quality proves Islam.
The Suffering Servant Is Israel
A careful answer to the Jewish interpretation that Isaiah 53 speaks of Israel rather than Jesus.
The Torah Covenant Is Everlasting
A Christian answer to the Jewish objection that the new covenant contradicts the enduring Torah.
The Trinity and Incarnation Violate Monotheism
A response to Jewish objections that Christian claims about Jesus compromise the oneness of God.
The Trinity Is Pagan
A response to the Watch Tower claim that the Trinity is a pagan or post-biblical corruption.
The Trinity Is Shirk
A Christian answer to the Islamic charge that the Trinity compromises the oneness of Allah.
The Virgin Birth Mistranslates Almah
A measured answer to the Jewish objection that Isaiah 7:14 does not predict a virgin birth.
The Watch Tower Organization Must Be Trusted
A response to claims that loyalty to Jehovah requires trusting the Watch Tower organization, its faithful slave, and its progressive light.
Who Created God?
A response to the objection that arguments for God merely move the need for explanation back one step.