But its obvious to all biblical readers that the one in deuteronomy is referring only to that book of scripture and not the bible up to that point or else the rest of the bible would be null and void. The purpose of omnis little book is the same as the purpose of his fathers book the book of jarom to preserve their genealogy. Both words have the meaning of anointed, and are used in the bible to refer to the anointed. The condensed book of mormon, in 15 verses gently hew stone. They present this as evidence that joseph smith wrote the book of mormon by plagiarizing the authorized king james version of the bible. 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. How i escaped the mormon temple christianity today. Officially, mormons are supposed to be almost entirely vegetarian. My family and i loved living in zion, the result of a decision that. 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. The bible, the book of mormon, and the concept of scripture. One of the most interesting examples of this phenomenon is found in alma 18 and 19, the story of king lamonis healing.
Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. While reading the scriptures, ive occasionally come across verses that seem funny or odd. For example, there are no serious commentaries on a book of the bible, by a mormon, that i know of. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of. Being a latterday saint, or mormon, many of these versus will come from the book of mormon. The mormon scriptures clearly state that meat should not be used, only in times of winter, or of cold, or famine. If you are sensitive to the holy spirit, he can tell you the truth of all things through honest and sincere study and prayer. But to achieve exaltation or godhood it is available only to mormons who obey the teachings specific to the book of mormon. The source of this uniquely mormon doctrine has its roots in the mormon scriptures.
Vaccine meme, psy gangnam style, success kid, career success, success meme, success story. Racism in the book of mormon yep, its there rational. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b. On a friday in january 2006, at home in alpine, utah, i received a phone call from my third son, micah, that changed my life. Joseph smith felt that a preface was necessary to address the loss of the 116 pages. Typical mormon views of the old testament do not do justice to the complexity of the book. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. I will discuss the way to perfection near the end of the text, but for now lets turn to the mormon scriptures. Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds. The book of omni gets off to a great start for a book in the book of mormon with the words behold, it came to pass but it goes downhill quickly from there. Lehi, the first prophet of book of mormon, was a descendant of the tribe of joseph. 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.
Its almost as though the whole thing was written using language that mimicked the king james version of the bible by someone living in nineteenth century america. A seminarian named sarah wilson thought to abbreviate the bible by selecting just one representative verse from each book, resulting. Volumes have been written on its distinctive and rhythmic style, and it is still regarded as a triumph of modern english literature. Native americans, dna, and the mormon church salt lake city, ut. The stick of joseph referred to is the book of mormon. The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the bible and the book of mormon does not disparage the bible in any way. Top 10 funniest bible verses, top ten funny bible verses. There are specific quotes in the book of mormon that are found in the king james bible and other modern works that joseph smith had access to. From a list of 10 bible verses that are never preached on, i learned two things. Ive wanted to share it with you, but its weird talking about religion at school. Smith plagiarized 478 verses from the book of isaiah, and 201 are identical to the king james bible. Ive read the entire old and new testament of the king james bible and there are many verses that were strikingly bizarre at first glance. Remember that the mormon version of god is not the god of the bible. The best and worst of the book of mormon hula ink medium.
Bible prophecies of the book of mormon book of mormon facts. Weird things about mormons and mormonsim 16 insisting that, if a family is experiencing financial hardship, it is better, i. One of the most glaring differences between mormonism and christianity is that mormon doctrine asserts that god was once an ordinary human being who once lived on earth like an everyday man. A second glance only served to make them even more bizarre. Ten littleknown facts about the book of mormon meridian. Some very good insight can also be found in an old book published way back in 1931 called the way to perfection. Aside from the many theological conflicts with the bible and historical and archeological fact, the writing of the book of. Contemporary followers of the latter day saint movement typically regard the text primarily as scripture, but also as a. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. 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. 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.
Absurdity in the book of mormon skeptics annotated bible. Christ is our salvation, and the book of mormon declares that message unequivocally to the world. Critics of the book of mormon claim that major portions of it are copied, without attribution, from the bible. The book of mormon contains passages from the king james bible summary. These are the people in the white dress shirts who come knocking on your door, wondering if you have time to talk about the book of mormon. The book of mormon has excited very little enthusiasm outside of mormonism, but it is a uniquely american piece of writing that merits wider attention. Son of man, take a stick and write on it, for judah, and the people of israel associated with him. Is there one god according to the bible and book of mormon. The hand of the lord was against the city with a very great destruction. Unlike true christianity, mormon beliefs include the book of mormon as well as the bible. Blomberg has pointed out several verses in the book mormon apparently similar to biblical verses in the king james version of the bible.
The condensed book of mormon, in 15 verses today i read the most amazing blog post, courtesy of our friends at first thoughts. Book of mormonplagiarism accusationsking james bible. 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. These include endowments, celestial marriage, and specific tithing. 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. The book of mormon is a book of holy scripture that as you read, you will be able to feel the influence of gods holy spirit testifying of its truthfulness. The book of mormon another testament of jesus christ one stick for judah which is the bible and for joseph one stick of ephriam which is the book of mormon shall be one in the hand of the lord. 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. 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.
The book of mormon claimes to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. To say that the book of mormon contains the truth is like saying that you found a diamond ring in a trash can. Like the one saying they cant play basketball unless its a halfcourt game. The mormon belief in black skin being a curse is found in uniquely mormon books they call scripture. And it came to pass that coriantumr did smite him against the wall, insomuch that he died. Israel, ten lost tribes of and the lost tribes of israel shall have the words of the nephites and the jews. Jacob asks sherem if he denies that christ will come.
Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. These books, known as the book of mormon and pearl of great price published by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints are racist as the list of verses below show. 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. The stick of judah is obviously the bible, since the jews are through the tribe of judah. As many false reports have been circulated respecting the following work, and also many unlawful measures taken by evil designing persons to destroy me, and also the work, i would inform you that i translated by the gift and power of god, and. After lehi saw the burning pillar on a rock, he he thought he saw god, lots of angels, jesus, and the 12 apostles which is a strange sight for a jew that lived. The bible is therefore not taken as seriously, by mormons, as it is by protestants. Weird things about mormons and mormonsim recovery from. Chapter and verse the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. The book of mormon claims that jesuss atonement provided for the immortality for all people. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia.
To list all of the verses in these categories would take a book almost the size of the bible. The book of mormon is the keystone of our religion primarily because it is the most extended and definitive witness we have of the lord jesus christof our alpha and omega, the key stone, the chief cornerstone of the eternal gospel. Not only does the book of mormon contain a large number of unacknowledged quotes, but it appears that in several cases, a biblical passage inspired a book of mormon narrative. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. Reading the book of mormon without the distractions of chapter breaks, headings, and verses was a new and great experience for me. 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. This is the umpteenth time jesus is prophesied in great detail in the book of mormon. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. If you invite a mormon to a barbecue, hell probably eat as many cheesesteaks as anybody else there. Yes some verses in the bible are really weird and funny, when you look at it without reading the verses around or look at the historical background from that specific time. Is the book of mormon a direct revelation from god.
Absurdity in the book of mormon the annotated bible. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. Here are 11 kinds of verses biblebelievers ignore so that they can keep spouting the others when they want to. The bible is not directly written to us people from the year of 2016. Today the bible and book of mormon are companion books in the hands and before the eyes of people today.
The book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The book of mormon is purported to be a new revelation, one that mormons say is part of the new covenant to israel and another witness to the truth of the bible history of the church 4. Theyre kind, cordial, and subject to some incredibly strange rules. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. The king james version of the bible is, in all likelihood, the most successful of all the english translations. Sometimes in context, sometimes out of it, and sometimes just odd or poor word choices in translations. However my view of scripture does not rely on the historicity of scripture. I plan on continuing to read the bom in the regular format most of the time, but this was great for appreciating the book as a cohesive series of events, rather than getting bogged down in the how many verses. Funniest scripture in the book of mormon ive always thought that helaman 1. Sherem, the first freethought martyr in the book of mormon see the story of korihor for another, tells jacob he is misleading the people in by telling them ca. The book of mormon gave me the greatest and the worst idea of my life. The things you hear from false teachers and heretics like joel osteen are false.
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