You see, Mormonism asserts --as its basis for being-- that for the past 1900+ years the promise of Christ, the means of salvation and transformation by the Holy Spirit, has been missing from humanity and in need of restoring with Mormonism. This is why they have baptism for the dead. This is why they continue to post quotes from men in early Christian History they feel contradict Orthodox Christianity. Mormonism apologists are trying to create doubt and division in the minds of those they desire to proselytize.
Mormonism apologsts are all about stealthily calling God a liar and denigrating the means and activity of Salvation for human history prior to Joseph Smith arriving on the scene. If you expect rationalism to come with Momron apologetics, you will be sadly disappointed. They are all about sowing the devil's seeds of doubt in order to direct folks to Mormonism.
“As you are no doubt now discovering, Mormonism Apologetics is founded in defending the lies at the heart of Mormonism. To do this, they resort to sowing as much doubt as they can regarding the orthodox Christian perspective”
As I hope you are observing, anti-Mormons are founded in defending several doctrines that didn’t exist among the apostles and early Christians. To do this they sneer and smear evidence from the early Christian leaders and the Bible that they can’t address on a factual basis.
At the seed of Christianity, we have a promise that cannot be shaken. Our faith is not in men or human teachings, but in Christ Jesus, and we are given a seal of this in the Holy Spirit.
I did not grow up a follower of Christ, and spent most of my adult life actively fighting against Christianity.
But God is a merciful God, and He freed me from those bounds of sin. I have been sealed with the Holy Spirit, died to the world through Christ, and have seen the promises of God fulfilled though that same Spirit.
Mens words do not shake me. There are deeper seeds than theirs in my heart, and I have seen those seeds bear fruit. I affirm that Jesus Christ is the Son of God, Savior, Messiah, and rightious Lord. May God give me the strength to run the race well even unto the end.