Ravi Zacharias: Mormons and Evangelicals Together

For the second time, Ravi Zacharias has spoken at the Mormon Temple in Utah to call for evangelicals and Mormons to stand together to save America from "lost morality." The two-day "Freedom and Friendship" meeting in January was attended by 3,500 "evangelicals" and Mormons ("Popular Christian Apologist," The Christian Post, Jan. 20, 2014). In his speech, Zacharias condemned "pragmatic philosophy," but that is exactly what he is pursuing in calling for unity between Bible believing Christians and Mormons with their false gospel and false christ. The Word of God forbids such a union (e.g., Romans 16:17-18; 2 Corinthians 6:14-18; 11:1-4; 2 Timothy 3:5; 2 John 7-11). The conference was sponsored by Standing Together, "a coalition of evangelical churches who seek to be a catalyst for uniting the Utah Christian community through relational efforts of prayer, worship, and strategic evangelism." Standing Together President Gregory Johnson told audience members, "Tonight is another night for us to meet, not as warring factions, but as friends." Zacharias was introduced by Jeffrey Holland, former president of Brigham Young University, who said that the thing that brings Mormons and Christians together is their "shared love for the Lord Jesus Christ." Zacharias spoke at the first Standing Together conference at the Mormon Tabernacle in 2004. At that time he joined Fuller Theological Seminary president Richard Mouw, Biola University professor Craig Hazen, and CCM artist Michael Card. The moral situation in America is dire, but this type of thing is the problem rather than the solution.

(Friday Church News Notes, February 14, 2014, www.wayoflife.org fbns@wayoflife.org, 866-295-4143)

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