Episodes
Grace, Part 2
Heart Of The Matter
Grace, Part 1
Heart Of The Matter
God, Part 4 – The Trinity
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God, Part 3 – The Trinity
Heart Of The Matter
God, Part 2
Heart Of The Matter
God, Part 1
Heart Of The Matter
Gethsemane
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Genealogy
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Freemasonry
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Family and Marriage
Shawn McCraney's "Heart of the Matter" explores Mormonism and Biblical Christianity, offers a PDF book, Bible study, and seeks unique guests for a 2011 series.
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Familiar Spirits
Shawn McCraney critiques Mormonism, emphasizing God's grace and the need for discernment against false teachings. He highlights Mormonism's ties to occult practices and Masonic rituals, urging alignment with biblical doctrine.
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Faith
Faith is like water, essential and varied. Good Faith trusts God's Word, leading to salvation, unlike LDS views linking faith to obedience. True faith results in righteousness.
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Elijah
Shawn McCraney critiques Mormonism, emphasizes grace and personal relationship with Jesus, trusts the Bible over modern revelations, and contrasts Christian and Mormon views on prophecy.
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Divorce
Shawn McCraney contrasts Mormonism's early indoctrination with biblical Christianity's faith approach, emphasizing marriage as a sacred, lifelong union, only breakable by sexual immorality.
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David’s Sin
Shawn McCraney contrasts Mormon and biblical views on King David's fate, emphasizing forgiveness through Jesus, critiquing Mormon unforgivable sin doctrine, and promoting personal faith in Christ.
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The Cross
Shawn McCraney contrasts Christian and Mormon views on the cross, emphasizing its centrality in Christianity and critiquing LDS for downplaying its significance.
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Church
Shawn McCraney argues the true church is a collective of believers, not tied to institutions. He critiques Mormonism's authority focus, promoting personal faith over hierarchy.
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Cain
Shawn McCraney's teaching critiques Mormonism by presenting factual history, emphasizing biblical consistency, and challenging speculative interpretations, especially regarding Cain and racial ideologies.
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Born Again, Part 2
Spiritual rebirth involves justification and sanctification through faith in Christ, contrasting with Mormonism's works-based righteousness. Emphasizes grace, Holy Spirit's role, and critiques LDS conditional salvation.
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Born Again, Part 1
Shawn McCraney teaches spiritual rebirth as a singular, transformative event through faith in Jesus, contrasting with LDS views of rebirth tied to ordinances.
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The Book of Mormon
Shawn McCraney critiques LDS interpretations of biblical texts, emphasizing biblical inerrancy in original manuscripts, and advocates for faith in Jesus over doctrinal specifics.
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The Bible
Shawn McCraney emphasizes the Bible's unique reliability and centrality for faith, contrasting it with other religious texts. He critiques Joseph Smith's undermining of the Bible's credibility, highlighting the Bible's historical consistency and divine authority. The teaching underscores the Bible's comprehensive role in Christian life, its historical transmission, and the exclusion of inconsistent texts like the Gnostic Gospel of Thomas. Despite translation critiques, the Bible remains a unified, transformative document, available in numerous languages, guiding believers in understanding Jesus and salvation.
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Baptism for the Dead
Shawn McCraney discusses Mormon "Baptism for the Dead," introduced by Joseph Smith for posthumous salvation, using 1 Corinthians 15:29, vital for LDS theology.
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Baptism
Water baptism is symbolic, not essential for salvation. It signifies faith and spiritual rebirth, differing from Mormon views. Salvation is through faith in Jesus, not rituals.
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Atonement
Shawn McCraney's "Heart of the Matter" explores Mormonism vs. Biblical Christianity, emphasizing love, respect, and faith-based salvation, contrasting LDS works-based views.
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The 200th Show
Shawn McCraney critiques Mormon apostleship, emphasizing biblical foundations in Ephesians 2:11-20. He argues LDS apostles lack firsthand witness of Jesus, unlike original apostles.
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Apostasy
Shawn McCraney refutes LDS claims of total apostasy and restoration, arguing biblical teachings show only partial apostasies. He critiques LDS scriptural interpretations and asserts the Church's endurance.
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Angels
Mormonism views angels as humans in progression, differing from the Bible's distinct, superior spiritual beings. Shawn critiques LDS doctrines, highlighting inconsistencies and occult influences.
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Adam and Eve
Shawn McCraney critiques Mormon views on Adam and Eve, contrasting them with biblical teachings. He emphasizes their disobedience led to humanity's fall, challenging LDS doctrines.
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What Child Is This?
Shawn McCraney challenges LDS views, asserting Jesus as "I AM" and God incarnate, emphasizing unity with God the Father. Jesus' divine roles affirm His identity as God.
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The Role of Racism, Part 3
Shawn McCraney critiques Mormonism's view of Jesus, contrasts it with biblical Christianity, addresses Mormonism's historic racism, and urges a non-sectarian biblical approach.
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The Role of Racism, Part 2
Shawn McCraney critiques LDS doctrine, emphasizes Bible study for spiritual growth, highlights Jesus over Mormonism, and addresses racism and historical LDS issues.
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The Role of Racism in Mormonism, Part 1
Shawn McCraney critiques LDS doctrines, contrasting them with the Bible, highlighting emotionalism's role in beliefs, and examining racial biases in Mormon teachings.
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Islam & Mormonism
Shawn McCraney discusses Mormonism's influence in Salt Lake City, compares Mormonism and Islam's origins, scriptures, and doctrines, and highlights their divergence from traditional Christianity.
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Top 20 Questions
Shawn McCraney stresses Bible study for transformation, critiques Mormonism's selective scholarship, and promotes a personal relationship with Jesus over denominational labels.
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The Reed Smoot Hearings
Mormonism combines righteous living with Jesus' sacrifice; Christianity relies on faith in Jesus. McCraney critiques LDS history, highlighting political entanglements and polygamy.
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Polygamy, Part 5
Shawn McCraney's "Heart of the Matter" explores Mormonism vs. Biblical Christianity, focusing on personal faith over rigid doctrines. He critiques LDS history, especially polygamy.
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Atheism, Part 2
Shawn critiques reliance on doctrines like Joseph Smith's, promotes non-denominational Bible studies, challenges atheism, and argues science supports belief in God.
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Atheism, Part 1
Shawn McCraney urges LDS members to leave the church for a genuine relationship with Jesus, warning against Mormonism's constraints and atheism's nihilism, advocating personal faith.
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General Conference Review
Shawn McCraney critiques Mormonism's divergence from traditional Christianity, focusing on its unique doctrines, historical claims, and the Book of Mormon's authenticity.
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Change in Doctrine
Shawn McCraney critiques Mormon theology using Abraham's story, emphasizes God's Word's reliability, and discusses Mormonism's historical polygamy and deceptive practices.
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D&C 132, Part 3
Shawn McCraney critiques LDS interpretations of Matthew 18:18 and Doctrine and Covenants 132, emphasizing biblical context, rejecting polygamy, and promoting core Christian beliefs.
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D&C 132, Part 2
Shawn McCraney critiques LDS scripture interpretation, emphasizing faith over works, contrasts LDS rituals with personal faith, and criticizes polygamy and temple practices.
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Faith Without Love Is Dead
Shawn McCraney's teaching emphasizes faith intertwined with love, inspiring conversions from Mormonism to Christianity, and understanding scripture contextually.
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Adams Road
Heart of the Matter explores Mormonism vs. Biblical Christianity, offers resources, events, and emphasizes personal rebirth in Jesus for true transformation.
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D&C 132, Part 1
Shawn McCraney critiques selective Mormon views, advocates for broad examination, compares doctrines with the Bible, and highlights personal faith transitions to Christianity.
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The Man in White
Shawn McCraney's "Heart of the Matter" explores Mormonism vs. Biblical Christianity, engaging viewers via live streams, Bible studies, and resources like "I was a Born-Again Mormon."
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Polygamy, Part 4
Shawn McCraney critiques deceptive spiritual forces, emphasizes Christian spiritual battles, warns against diluting faith with social reforms, and criticizes LDS deception on polygamy.
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Blindness and Pride
Shawn McCraney critiques Mormon beliefs, contrasting them with Biblical Christianity, focusing on God's nature, salvation through faith, and rejecting the "Mother in Heaven" concept.
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Polygamy, Part 3
Shawn McCraney critiques Mormonism's stance on polygamy, challenges LDS doctrines, and promotes authentic Christian dialogue, emphasizing truth and equality in Christ.
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