Yes, the book of mormon contradicts the bible the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or mormons claim that, along with the bible, the book of mormon 1 is a revelation from god. Bible references supporting the beliefs of the lds church. On a number of occasions, we find that when the book of mormon quotes a biblical passage, other quotations from the same passage are clustered near the original quotation. The book of mormon contains passages from the king james bible summary. The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. God tells lehi to send his sons back to jerusalem to get some women. I recently decided to go through the entire book of mormon, and in green, i highlighted all of the scriptures that made me glad.
The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. Are there scriptures in the bible that confirm the lds. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints or mormons claim that, along with the bible, the book of mormon 1 is a revelation from god. Instead, its prophet joseph smith restored lost scriptures book of mormon, book of moses, and the book of abraham that the bible does not mention. More specifically, it is a collection of books the word bible literally means the books written by prophets over centuries. Stranger still, the lds church has access to one of these supposedly lost scriptures enoch but has not seen fit to include it in the bible.
Bible q does the book of mormon contradict the bible. Crossreferencing footnotes to the bible, the book of mormon, the doctrine and covenants, and the pearl of great price are included, as is an ldsoriented 600page topical index and the churchs bible dictionary. Top 40 inspirational book of mormon scriptures the lifey app. The stick of joseph is the book of mormon, written by descendants of joseph. A must for anyone who really wants to know about the mormon faith and the bible. In contrast to the bible, mormons believe the book of mormon is perfect because it was translated perfectly miraculously as reflected in the second half of the same article of faith. The bible vs the book of mormon basic mormon beliefs. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life.
Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds. Book of mormon prophecies of christ specific bible prophecies veiled actually nonexistent unless scripture misquoted or prophecies stretched to have two meanings. Nov 06, 2006 the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. In the book of mormon, slightly modified versions of chapters 5, 6, and 7 of matthew are included in the account of jesus appearance in chapters 12, and 14 of 3 nephi. It is the word of god and, like the bible, gives us guidance and inspiration in our daily lives. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. Book of mormon quotes and verses basic mormon beliefs. Theyre sorted by the order they appear, bible first, then book of mormon. Comparison with the king james bible in english shows that there are differences in more than half of the 433 verses of isaiah quoted in the book of mormon, while about 200 verses have the same wording as the. Also examined is the solomon spalding theory, common phrases, chiasmus hebrew poetic form, influence of.
Kelly, skinner, andrew c download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. One author makes the point that certain portions of the greek manuscripts of matthew 57 do not agree with the kjv of the text, and concludes that the book of mormon version of the sermon should not contain text similar to the kjv. The whole book of mormon in 15 verses via gentlyhewstone.
Today the bible and book of mormon are companion books in the hands and before the eyes of people today. Being a latterday saint, or mormon, many of these versus will come from the book of mormon. Mormonism and alleged lost books of the bible mormons. And whereas the bible is organically linked to the earthly ministry of jesus christ by extensive surviving manuscript evidence going back as far as a.
Comparisons made by mormon leaders between the bible and book of mormon. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. For example, in 3 nephi 1214, the book of mormon presents jesus preaching the sermon on the mount, no more than about a year after his resurrection, nearly verbatim as. Below are various verses that appear in the book of mormon. The implication here is that the author of the book of mormon read the phrase in the bible, and either unconsciously or consciously worked the surrounding phrases into the text. The stick of judah is obviously the bible, since the jews are through the tribe of judah. I like the idea of choosing a dozen verses from the book of mormon that teach us about gods interaction with man, or a dozen that teach about the atonement, etc. The bible is therefore not taken as seriously, by mormons, as it is by protestants. Share your favorite verse form the book of mormon and why its your favorite. Mar 06, 2012 the heavy use of the bible in the book of mormon raises some difficult questions about the authenticity of the book of mormon as a translation of ancient historical documents. Are there scriptures in the bible that confirm the lds church. The condensed book of mormon, in 15 verses gently hew stone. However, the book of mormon fails the tests that the bible gives to identify genuine revelations from god. In addition to these chapters, many other phrases from matthew appear in the book of mormon text, as shown below.
Typical mormon views of the old testament do not do justice to the complexity of the book. This is a list of some of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints doctrines and beliefs and the bible passages that support them. In fact, a bible believer would expect there to be contradictions between the two, since the bible never gives any legitimacy to the book of mormon, but actually condemns it cf. Why the bible needs the book of mormon greg trimble. Aug 08, 2012 the bible is therefore not taken as seriously, by mormons, as it is by protestants. Bible translation is the revised king james version, which is standard for the lds church. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsking james bible. The bible needed the book of mormon to act as a second witness just a paul tells the corinthians that in the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established. Introduction concerning this record the prophet joseph smith said.
Despite what your pastor told you, mormons do believe in the bible and our beliefs are in there, when you look at other verses besides john 3. Large portions of the book of mormon are very similar to the king james version of the bible, which of course was about the only english bible available to joseph smith in the 1820s. Book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. I told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. A seminarian named sarah wilson thought to abbreviate the bible by selecting just one representative verse from each book, resulting. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. On this website, well show you how that works by including lessons from the bible and then telling you what the book of mormon has to say about them. By the way, some people maintain that this division was a division in countries or.
The bible and the book of mormon written by administrator monday, 09 october 2006 08. The book of mormon is known as a second witness for jesus christ, and the bible and book of mormon are carried and used together by the missionaries and members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, thus fulfilling the scripture and the sticks whereon thou. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints believes the book of mormon is a companion scripture to the bible. It is very likely that the king james bible may have been used as a model for the translation of the book of mormon, but the authorship of the book is attributed to the man mormon, who is reported to have compiled the book around 400 a. The scriptural commentary presented here is based on books of scripture recognized by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, so youll see scriptures from several books like the bible, the book of mormon, the doctrine and covenants, etc.
Joseph smiths plagiarism of the bible in the book of. The bible is not a book but a collection of 66 books, written over a span of 1600 years across 3 continents, by over 40 writers inspired by god in 3 languages yet it has one primary theme the glory of god and salvat. Critics of the book of mormon claim that major portions of it are copied, without attribution, from the bible. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b.
The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. The bible and the book of mormon for over 100 years, mormon archaeologists have searched in vain for indisputable proof of book of mormon civilizations. For example, there are no serious commentaries on a book of the bible, by a mormon, that i know of. Multitude feels wounds in book of mormon 3 nephi 11. Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life after. As men focus their attention in other areas of research, bits of cultural and linguistic evidence come to the forefront as additional testimonies of the book of mormon. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv.
The mormon claim that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ is. Below are just some of the contradictions weve found between the bible and the book of mormon. Lehi, the first prophet of book of mormon, was a descendant of the tribe of joseph. A seminarian named sarah wilson thought to abbreviate the bible by selecting just one representative verse from each book, resulting in a breathtaking tour through the highlights of scripture. But in doing so, i found some pretty awesome scriptures that i absolutely love.
The book of morman vs the bible what do the scriptures say. To be honest, the majority of my most favorites turned out to all be pretty common. The condensed book of mormon, in 15 verses today i read the most amazing blog post, courtesy of our friends at first thoughts. Jul 06, 2011 the bible came first, not the book of mormon.
For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of god. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the bible and the book of mormon does not disparage the bible in any way. What is the biblical basis for believing in the book of mormon. More to the point, there arent any scripture verses in the book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, or pearl of great price that confirm the lds faith to be true. Apr, 2010 yes, the book of mormon contradicts the bible.
Funniest scripture in the book of mormon 21 and it came to pass that pacumeni, who was the chief judge, did flee before coriantumr, even to the walls of the city. According to verse 8, what did the lord say was his purpose for revealing scripture in addition to the bible. The book of mormon is the most correct of any book on this earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than. What is the difference between the bible and the book of.
It is also true that the king james version contains some textual errors. I dont want to digress too far, but lets look at the issue of textual problems for. Both books of scripture include writings of prophets and apostles about how to live by the teachings of jesus christ. The prophet joseph smith said, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book joseph smith, history of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, 7 vols. The stick of judah is written by jews, in other words, is the bible. The stick of joseph referred to is the book of mormon. They present this as evidence that joseph smith wrote the book of mormon by plagiarizing the authorized king james version of the bible. Besides the extensive list of parallels between the bible and the book of mormon, this book examines many other possible sources used to create the text, i. Another testament of jesus christ is a separate book and validates and upholds the bible. After the spirit showed nephi the exceedingly white tree and virgin, it blathered on a bit about the condescension of god and whatnot.
The book of mormon was buried for centuries until it came out of the ground and was translated. The book of mormon is a holy book of scripture about jesus christ and gods dealings with the people of the ancient americas. Additionally, the church has made clear in the 1981 and the 20 editions of the book of mormon in footnote a for 2 nephi 12. Mormons read the book of mormon in addition to the holy bible. All verses taken from king james version bible, book of mormon, doctrine and convenants, and pearl of great price using lds view computer software published by the church of jesus christ of latter day saints. One of the four volumes of scripture accepted by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon has him appearing in the americas after his ascension 3 nephi 10. It is an abridgment by an ancient prophet named mormon of the.
Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds beliefs. Bible references that support mormon doctrines and beliefs. More could be said about how the book of mormon does not agree with the bible, but this is sufficient to show that one cannot take both as being the word of god. Order the dvd at the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Book of mormon christ is completely accepted in bible he is rejected. The book of mormon contains a version of the sermon on the mount, which some authors have claimed to be the achilles heel of the book of mormon. The bible was written prior to the church of jesus christ of latterday saints being restored as we know it today. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. Bible verses related to mormons from the king james version kjv by relevance sort by book order galatians 1. And it came to pass that coriantumr did smite him against the wall, insomuch that he died. Apr 12, 2010 share your favorite verse form the book of mormon and why its your favorite. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading verse by verse.
Article of faith 2 we believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for adam. The book of mormon favorite verses showing 111 of 11. Exlatter day saint families on youtube shine a little more light on the theological and practical inconsistencies of the historical and current leaders and prophets, but this documentary really just gives a black and white comparison of the two books. Each chapter includes a paragraphlong heading that summarizes the contents of the chapter from a mormon perspective. Written by educated mormons comparing the bible and book of mormon. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah other significant connections between the two books include book of mormon words and phrases that only appear in. Is there one god according to the bible and book of mormon. It contains a history of gods dealings with the ancient world since the days of adam until after christs death and resurrection, and continue reading the bible vs the book of mormon. The book of mormon is known as a second witness for jesus christ, and the bible and book of mormon are carried and used together by the missionaries and members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, thus fulfilling the scripture and the sticks whereon thou writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
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