As a former 32nd degree Mason I find this book filled with more facts than my Masonic teachers could muster. The myths are exploded and light is shed on the Truth about Masons. Dr. Morey does an outstanding job showing that Masons are not and have never been part of a Satanic Cult. How's that for truth? At the same time your conclusions will be that a Christian should not be involved with the organization. Most Masons are gulable nice guys. They'll believe anything their teachers tell them. But the historical facts prove otherwise. Feel free to write me with your questions. I was a Star pupil of theirs once upon a time. Now I belong to Christ alone.

An incredibly well done 5 stars fantasy and fiction document with fun and humorous dialog throughout. Not recommended for the naive and/or gullible reader.

Dr. Morey explains in detail why all gods cannot be the same. He also gives a history of the various views of god/God from the ancient and modern philosophers to the ancient and modern pagan views.

You will see why the gods of the cults and philosophers could not exist in a logical way. You will also see why the God of the Bible could not have been dreamed of by man. Since man could not invent Him - well you draw the conclusion!

By the time you are done reading this book you will have the answer to one of lifes most basic questions. Is there a God and if there is, Who is He?

This is truely a book for the open minded person. But beware, keeping an open mind serves the same purpose as keeping an open mouth - to clamp down on something solid!

If you like this book you will also want to read The New Atheism and the Errosion of Freedom as well as Studies in the Atonement by Dr. Morey. Dr. Gordon Clark has also published a similar book called Religion, Reason and Revelation.

An Introduction to Defending The Faith This work was originally given as a lecture series to high school students who were interested in learning about apologetics and Christian philosophy......... Dr. John M. Frame: (Westminster Seminary) Morey seeks in this booklet to present something simple enough for average high school and college students, businessmen and housewives. The book includes a very large amount of material for its size. A remarkably broad survey of the Christian world-and-life view as it applies to ethics, art, history, psychology and marriage. His points are well chosen. The book does present, in fairly simple terms, an accurate and surprisingly broad picture of Christianity as a world-view........ Evangelical Times: It is a monograph on Christian apologetics to introduce the average Christian to the subject and to encourage further study. It will repay the thoughtful reader and should be a good starting point for any keen to know what apologetics is all about........ The Christian News: What do you say when someone argues that God does not exist, or that science has disproved Jesus' resurrection, or that the Bible is filled with errors? How can the average Christian answer objections like these? Noting that all Christians are called upon to defend the faith, Morey elucidates the principles and attitudes basic to that task as they are expressed in a biblical world-and-life view. Designed to cut to the heart of non-Christian thinking, this book includes a handy chart showing Christian replies to many common intellectual challenges....... Reformed Fellowship: A clear presentation of the Christian faith in a non-Christian world. Clear and concise arguments are presented to show that the Christian Faith is more reasonable than the non-Christian view of creation and life. For those who want a thumbnail sketch of the Christian Faith as it does battle with non-Christian philosophies, this book is helpful...... The Reformed Record: The author, in this easy reading, practical guide, challenges the Christian to be ready to give Biblical answers when challenged by non-Christian views on various subjects such as the resurrection, God's existence, God's inerrant Word, and others

Horoscopes And The Christian It is the #1 worldwide best seller against astrology in English, German, Dutch, French and Italian. It has been featured several times on Dr. D. James Kennedy's TV ministry, the 700 Club, Straight Talk and many other radio/TV programs.......... The Expository Review: A very practical book dealing with the errors of Astrology. It is well written and profusely footnoted, containing valuable bibliographies. This book is a valuable addition to one's library. -----------Librarian's World : Morey examines the subject [of astrology] from the Tower of Babel down through history, both biblical and secular. Is it accurate, is it scientific, and is it Christian? His answer to all three arguments is "no" and he gives his reasons why. ------------Women Alive : Highly recommended

This book is packed with the information concerning the history and origin of Free Masonry. Dr.Morey does an excellent job of presenting Free Masonry from their own documents and well as other material available on the subject of Free Masonry.

"Worship Is All of Life" is one the best if not the best of Dr. Robert Morey's books. Scriptural references abound and seem to hold the book together; so that, when you finish this book, you will certainly know the Scriptures much better. It's also a nice sized book--fast readers may finish it in one sitting, as it begs you to read it more than once. For any Christian who struggles with the "different life on Sunday than during the week" problem, this book is a must read--along with the Bible, of course. I found the material presented to be such an encouragement in my Christian walk. The title is appropriate, for I now better understand that you should worship God not just when sitting in the pew.

Being familiar with some of Mr. Morey's arguments in regard to the Trinity, I wasn't too surprised to see errors and misunderstandings on his part in this book. While his book is much more thorough than some on this subject, Morey still misstates arguments that are contrary to his opinion. The errors start early as we find in the second sentence of the Foreword, written by Walter Martin, another apologist I am not very impressed with, a gross error apparently overlooked by both the reviewers below and Morey himself.

The Foreword reads, "King Solomon asked the question, "If a man die, shall he live again?" This statement, in the context of the book of Ecclesiastes, mirrors the cynical pessimism of the skeptical philosopher." This statement immediately clued me into how this book will attempt to deal with scriptures that flat out contradict the opinion of the book. Often we find immortalist attacking the book of Ecclesiastes and it's author because it shows that the dead are unconscious, having no knowledge nor devising any scheme while they are in sheol. (Ecc 9:10) Unfortunately for Martin and Morey, the 'cynical, pessimistic philosopher named Solomon' didn't say those words. Instead, a righteous man by the name of Job said those words at Job 14:14,15. Wrong book, wrong writer.

There are misconceptions, inaccuracies and straw men built throughout his book, but I will cover what I can in 1000 words the errors found merely in chapter 1.

Morey, apparently painfully aware of the hundreds of scriptures (literally) in the OT that show the soul is mortal and common with both man and beast, begins by trying to undermine the readers faith in what the OT says of the soul and condition of the dead.. He writes, "we cannot base our understanding of death and the afterlife solely upon passages found in the [OT]." He is arguing about the progressive character of God's revelation to man. Thus, what Moses, Solomon and others wrote about the soul, nature of man and death are incorrect. While most persons agree with the idea of progressive revelation, me included, we don't believe that newer revelation overrides older teachings. Otherwise, the older teachings would in fact be false. Jesus didn't come to destroy the older teachings and promises in God's Word, he came to make sure they would be fulfilled. Morey, rather than viewing the Bible as one united book, divides the book into the accurate [NT] and the confused and uniformed [OT], pointing to the fact that 40 different men wrote it over a long period to support his claim

Morey also argues that "annihilationists" must base their doctrine of "soul sleep" nearly entirely on the OT. Of course, this is incorrect. The NT carries this theme along at John 11 with Lazarus and also 1 Thess 4:13-17. See also 1 Cor 15 and Peter's writings. The NT, doesn't change the meaning of the OT view of death, it merely adds to it, showing that the resurrection is the true hope for mankind. And what of the OT and it's accuracy? Is Morey telling us that the angel at Daniel 12:2,13 was in ignorance due to progressive revelation?

Morey also states in regard to whether the wicked are destroyed or tormented forever, "It never seems to occur to [annihilationists] that if the biblical authors wanted to express clearly the idea of extinction...of the wicked, there were words available to them...which they could have been used. But the biblical authors did not use those words." This is a curious position to take. Morey condemns us for saying the wicked will be destroyed, not tormented and says the bible would have used words to that effect if that is what they meant. But tell us this, how many times does the word "destroy" and "destruction" appear in the scriptures verses "torment?" And you say "the biblical authors did not use those words?"

I'm quickly running out of room and I have so much more to say about Morey's book. But for now, keep this in mind. Anytime someone begins to look for ways to discredit what the Bible says in certain areas, a caution flag should immediately arise. Rather than use Morey's approach of showing what the pagans understood about man and then using that to interpret biblical terms, why not simply see how the Bible uses these terms. I suppose if Morey was alive 1000 years from now he would conclude that Jehovah's Witnesses and Seventh Day Adventists also believed in an immortal soul because the religions around them did! He would be grossly incorrect about that as well. The best way to know what JW's believed is to read their writings. The same with the Bible. Morey should have studied more what the Bible says about the soul rather than what the pagan's thought of it.

The doctrine of the immortality of the soul runs contrary to the hope of Christians. It makes null the important doctrine of the resurrection. If we simply float off to a "paradise" waiting until our bodies our resurrected and we can be re-united with them, then why did Paul say we are the most to be pitied of all men if there is no resurrection? Why did he say our faith was in vain if there was no resurrection? Is it so bad in Morey's interim "paradise" that if we cannot be re-united with our bodies in the resurrection we might as well have the attitude of "eat, drink and be merry for tomorrow we shall die?" (Read 1 Cor 15) No, Paul's hope was to be resurrected in the future. And before you start throwing out Phil 1:23, etc., do some research on them. They don't say what Morey reads into them. Christians aren't told to look forward to an interim paradise from which they can joyfully wait until they are re-united with their bodies. For Jesus and Paul, the resurrection out of the grave was the only hope for mankind. (John 5:28, 1 Thess 4:13-17, 1 Cor 15, Rev 20)

As a Bible college graduate and seminary student, I have read literally hundreds of theological books in my life from many different perspectives--including opinions in which I would greatly disagree. Regardless if you agree or disagree with Morey, this book has got to be the most complete and thorough exegetical thesis on the topic of death and the afterlife I have ever read. Where some authors give simple, watered-down insights for those who may not grasp the deeper meanings of things (and this is not said in an offensive way, just an honest way), Morey spends considerable time "teaching" on the rules of Hermenuetics before he even so much as mentions the topic of death in the opening chapters. He then takes time to exegete just about every Scripture in the Bible pertaining to death and the after life. He also goes into a very intense history lesson pertaining to death/afterlife as it related to the philosophical beliefs of the cultures that were contemporary with the Bible's authorship. He also goes into an examination of Jewish and church history, which is very interesting.

I am not sure if what I am about to say is negative or positive, but I must state that this book is not for beginners to sit down and read. It is clearly written as a seminary textbook. Sometimes people have simple questions about death and unless they understand deeper, more complex issues in theology, the book will probably be over their head. Again, this is not a critique--it is just reality. For a beginner to read this book would be like a first grader walking into an advanced calculus class trying to grasp what was being taught.

But, to give Morey the benefit of the doubt, how can one make a subject like this any simpler without taking away the advanced knowledge? For instance, if a first grader were to ask a rocket scientist, "What is Rocket Science?", where would the scientist begin? The questions about afterlife and death demands more than a simple answer. As stated in my opening paragraph, there are other authors who give simpler, watered down insights for those who may not grasp the deeper meanings of death and the afterlife. It may be that one should read them first to build a foundation of eschatological understanding. While other books may state what they perceive as "truth," many do not contain the reasons why the "truth" is what it is. Once one gets a theological foundation built, then this book should be read. Morey not only gives you his belief about death/afterlife, he also gives you a reason why he believes what he believes.

Regardless of how difficult a read the book is due to the depth of the subject matter, I would suggest reading this book. If you feel issues are over your head, sit down and digest it a few pages at a time (as I had to do at times!) even if it takes you a year. I think once you understand Morey's point of view, you will appreciate it more. And, you will walk away with a seminary education in the process!

This is a very thorough and in-depth book on the subject of death and the after-life. Dr. Morey sets the book out in a very logical manner and is a very good book to add to any library.

THis book proves that the watchtower is a false prophet and proves the diety of Christ. Very compelling evidence which includes actual copies of the Watchtower. I am new to learning how to answer a JW and was looking for more of an introduction to disputing a JW but this book does not advertise that.
I recommend this book as part of your learning experience in answering/debating a Jehovah's Witness.

While too many "counter cult" ministries believe that JW's can be won to Christ by explaining doctrinal differences, Dr. Morey clearly shows how it is easier to get to the JW by showing them their denomination's history of false prophecies. Of course, the gospel should be preached first, but otherwise, the method Morey explains to use in witnessing is excellent.

I have read this and two other books on the subject and I would suggest this to be read first then David Reed's books "How to Answer Jehovah's Witnesses Verse by Verse" and "How to Answer Jehovah's Witnesses Subject by Subject". I have bought the 1968 Watchtower bound volume, 1972 Awake bound volume, 1975 Jehovah's Witness Yearbook and more just to verify for myself some of the pages listed in this book and they are exact reproductions without any editing. David A. Reed's internet site comments to the friends is also a good site for more information.

I've always had a tough time trying to explain the doctrine of the Trinity to people. But Dr. Morey does a solid job of discussing not only the history of the formulation of the doctrine of the Trinity, but he goes into the Old Testament (and even refers to the Hebrew text) and shows how there is evidence of plurality within the Godhead in texts such as Genesis 1:26; 3:2; Genesis 18; Is 9:6; 48:16; 63:9; Zech 2:10-11, and others.

He then moves through the New Testament evidence, and discusses such passages as Matthew 3:16-18; 28:18-20 and passages dealing with the relationship between the Father and the Son.

The book is academic in nature, yet is simply written and very informative. It isn't quite as engaging as his prior work, "Death and the Afterlife," but it is one of the better books on the subject of the Trinity.

Dr. Morey has done it yet again. He goes to the bible and takes it one piece at a time to prove that God(YHWH) has a Triune nature! Dr. Morey takes the Old Testament and proves, from scripture it self, that the Father, Son and Holy Spirit is the one triune God and he proves the samething in the New Testament. Dr. Morey gives a good description on Arianism and Modalism at the end of his book. This is one of the most exhaustive books on the Trinity today.

Dr. Robert Morey's book, "The Trinity:Evidence and Issues" is by far the most complete and well rounded defense of Trinitarianism that I have read thus far. He examines both the Old and the New Testaments in order to prove the Triune nature of God. In addition to that, he also examines the intertestamental literature to prove that the Jews believed that the Messiah would be divine. He also demonstrates that the early church believed in the multi-personal nature of God. Dr. Morey also refutes arianism and modalism in the last two chapters of the book (though as a former modalsit myself, I wish he would have been more thorough in his refutation of this heresy). This book is a must have for any Christian (as it concerns one of the most important and misunderstood Christian doctrines), and a must read for any anti-Trinitarian. In response to the review by Stefan on this book, Dr. Morey does discuss what Christ meant when He said "My Father is greater than I" in John 14:28. The answer is found in Philippians 2:5-11, where it is shown that Christ was equal with the Father, but subjected Himself to the Father's will and humbled Himself to the point of death. This state of humiliation and self-sacrifice is what Christ meant when He said "My Father is greater than I." For more complete refutations of modalism, I recommend Gregory A. Boyd's "Oneness Pentecostals and the Trinity" and E. Calvin Beisner's "Jesus Only Churches."

Here is the table of contents:

Introduction
Chapter One: The Crazy Sixties
Chapter Two: The Erosion of Freedom
Chapter Three: The New Atheism
Chapter Four: Defining Atheism
Chapter Five: The Causes of Atheism
Chapter Six: Logic and the Atheists
Chapter Seven: Logical Errors of Atheism
Chapter Eight: Materialism
Chapter Nine: A Sample Debate
Chapter Ten: Jesus and Paul
Chapter Eleven: Atheists in Action
Conclusion
Appendix: Answers to Common Objections
Bibliography

After reading this book, you'll have a good idea of what atheism is and how to confront it. Dr. Morey looks at the fundamental presuppositions of atheism and finds the fallacies. Here is one of my favorite parts (under "Materialism") in the book (p.98):

They (atheists) would have us accept:
a. Everything ultimately came from nothing.
b. Order came from chaos.
c. Harmony came from discord.
d. Life came from nonlife.
e. Reason came from irrationality.
f. Personality came from nonpersonality.
g. Morality came from amorality.
Believing the above claims of the materialist takes far greater faith than believing that a personal, infinite, rational God created this universe!

NEW ATHEISM is also a good critique on George Smith and Madalyn Murray O'Hair and then some. Furthermore, you can get Morey's debate with Dan Barker. Bob Morey has a reputation for his uncompromising approach. I recommend all his literature.

The New Atheism And The Erosion Of Freedom: This book trains the average Christian how to answer atheists, agnostics, skeptics, free-thinkers and "know it alls." At a convention of secular humanist, rationalists and atheists in California, the delegates were warned that "Morey's book is one of the most dangerous religious books ever written." The atheists have good reason to fear for this book proves that only a fool says that there is no God......... Dr. D. James Kennedy: (Coral Ridge TV Ministries) Though once a quaint anachronism, atheism has today become a force which Christians must take with the utmost seriousness; therefore, I was particularly delighted to see Dr. Robert A. Morey's excellent new work. In this readable and understandable volume, Dr. Morey reveals the fallacies and failures of materialistic atheism. It is must reading not only for Christians, but for all of those that hold dear the culture of Western civilization." .......The Gospel Witness : Dr. Robert A. Morey, one of this generation's outstanding apologists for biblical Christianity, believes that the best way to confront atheists is to make a critical study of the origin and nature of modern atheism and unbelief. In his excellent book, Dr. Morey makes that critical study by taking the reader on a profound and absorbing excursion that examines atheism in terms of its history, motives, political expressions, internal structure and the methodologies by which it argues. Then with the expert use of research and accurate recording of his skillful debates with atheists, he proves beyond any shade of doubt that the arguments for atheism are self-refuting, logically invalid and do not correspond to reality. It has such an indispensable practical message for all Christians that I recommend it to all churches, seminaries, Bible colleges and missions.......... American Vision: Dr. Morey has written another blockbuster. This book will help you think more clearly. There are numerous helpful examples on how you can answer those who oppose the faith. This is a great book!........ Grace Missionary Services: If you are dealing with atheists you must get a book which is a gold mine on the subject!.......... Librarian's World: The "new" in the title is not a reference to the fact that atheism is something new, but that atheists have become much more sophisticated in their activism. The author begins with a definition of atheism and an analysis of what it means. Sample debates and arguments conclude the book, one that should be widely read by Christians

"New Atheism and the Erosion of Freedom" analyzes the arguments, logic and assumptions underlying modern humanist, skeptic, atheist and agnostic thought, showing them to be internally incoherent & self-refuting.

After a 37 page survey of the massive impact of these beliefs on modern society, the author spends a chapter examining different definitions of atheism. He spends 4 pages describing the definition "without a belief in God", showing how that if atheists assert nothing (have no axiomatic base), they could not actually say anything about theism. The author then spends a chapter on the causes of atheism, describing 10 different types of atheists. He sketches the biographies of prominent atheist/humanist thinkers throughout history who developed atheism to "strike back" at God, after suffering severe emotional & personal traumas, or experiencing compulsions to engage in immoral behavior.

Morey spends 30 pages on the logical errors of unbelief, outlining 13 of the most common ones. For example, #8 points out how atheists build their position on self-refuting propositions like: "There are no absolutes" (this is an absolute statement that refutes itself), "There is no truth" (except the one just given?), "Only empirically verifiable or falsifiable statements have any meaning" (this statement is by it's nature incapable of verification, thus contradicts itself). Atheism and agnosticism cannot be expressed without simultaneously contradicting the ideas they assert. They are beliefs of convenience, not reality.

The author goes on to discuss the errors in the hidden assumptions of materialism & empiricism before closing with sample debates and a convenient multi-page chart of atheist arguments, the hidden assumptions behind them, and why those assumptions are examples of bad reasoning.Atheist arguments from top proponents are quoted at length. For example, a review asserted "The Art of Deception" was mischaracterized, being a guide HOW NOT to be deceived rather than one explaining HOW TO deceive. However, a full page is quoted from the book which, ironically, teaches that one should always claim to be misquoted ...

The book is well done. The author shows the basis of modern secular thought, instilled in everyone nowadays (Nobel prize winners on down), to be false, dismantling its foundations in concise strokes. This book effectively replaces whole shelves of other books, sections of libraries and most of modern culture, as they are based on demonstrably incoherent assumptions and garbled, emotional rationalizations. Once the book is understood, and with practice, the reader comes away equipped to fearlessly confront, control and defeat any so-called "rational, logical" atheist, agnostic, or humanist, from Carl Sagan, to Michael Shermer to Madyln O'Hare to the typical Internet debater.

If a few percent of the population read this book and understood how messed up with nonsense they are, the world might become a very different place. This is the kind of book you stock up on so you can give away to those actually interested in the truth of things, or those who should be. Buy deep, buy often.