Book of mormon salvation contradictions life after ministry. Hence, neither the book of mormon nor the joseph smith translation of the bible can be discounted because of seeming discrepancies with each other or with the. We respond by asking, if this doctrine was indeed condemned as a. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon.
Latterday saint scripturesupposed contradictions fair. Below are just some of the contradictions weve found between the. For the first 150 years of mormonisms existence, everyone thought it was a story about a people who left the middle east and came to south or central america, and who fought wars clear up into new york state where. Lds church members are taught that the book of mormon bom is scripture, as well as a true record of the inhabitants of the americas from about 2200 bc to 420. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. In fact, heinze points out that the mormons have claimed that the smithsonian institution officially recognized the book of mormon and that it had been used as a. If the book of mormon is from god as it claims, then it too should bear the marks of inspiration, but instead of unity the book of mormon has many contradictions within its pages. However, a close look at its key book, the book of mormon, reveals many concerning contradictions between its teachings and the bible. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a. The bible versus the book of mormon apologetics press. The book of mormon shall stand as a testimony against the world, ether 5.
Not only does this mormon belief contradict the bible, it contradicts its own scriptures. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the holy. Contradictions in lds scriptures pdf version click here one god. Elder roberts reasoned that such a view made god responsible for the grammatical and spelling errors and would hinder people from accepting joseph smith and the.
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. Changes to latterday scripture lds leaders have made. Jan 03, 2021 the book of mormon states that man was created by the power of gods word not procreated by spirit parents. The book of mormon contradicts the doctrine and covenants. But to achieve exaltation or godhood it is available only to mormons who obey the teachings specific to the book of mormon. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. But the bible teaches that salvation is by grace alone ephesians 2. The book of mormon states clearly that jesus christ atoned for the sins of the world on the cross. Sandra tanner provides a list of eight items which she claims are contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Feb 27, 2010 points out the contradictions between the bible and book of mormon as well as errors in translation in the king james version kjv of the bible that were copied into the book of mormon. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The book of mormon discredits key points of the first vision.
This list either misunderstands and misrepresents lds doctrine, or misinterprets the biblical data upon which the supposed contradiction rests. The book of mormon teaches that the disobedience of adam and eve in eating the forbidden fruit was necessary so that. Major, blatant contradictions between these documents would disprove the books as being inspired. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible laver times in bible incense 121 times in bible ark of the covenant 48. Other mormon scriptures doctrine and covenants pearl of great price. The biblical challenge to the book of mormon main street church. Nephi testifies that the book of mormon contains the words of christ and that if people believe in christ, they will believe in the book of mormon. Why nonmormons should read the book of mormon beggars. The book of mormon claims that the nephites were keeping the law of moses. The book of mormon contradicts itself and other inspired mormon writings. It tells of the jaredites, people from the tower of babel who came to central america but perished because of their own immorality. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. I had prepared several slam dunk arguments sure to make them realize they were following a false prophet and trusting in a false jesus. Heathen peoples would still be responsible for the degree to which they observed the law which they had been given through the spirit of christ, and would require forgiveness of sins against that law.
There are blatant contradictions between the book of mormon and the doctrine and covenants, even. End it with charity there is always a fine line to walk when challenging the beliefs of others. Scholars reject smiths claims of an ancient origin and consider the book a fabrication by smith and. Nephi testifies that the book of mormon contains the words of christ and that if people believe in christ, they will believe in the book of mormon 2 ne. The bible plainly states that the gospel, with its inclusion of gentiles, was not fully revealed until after christs death. The most apparent contradiction in the book is listed as follows. The book of mormon is a religious record of three groups of people who migrated from the old world to the american continents. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible youtube. Roberts, expressed a strong desire to abandon the idea that joseph received the text of the book of mormon directly from god. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life after. Because they believe that god has a body, mormons teach something else that contradicts the bible, namely, that the father does not dwell in. Contradictions in the book, of mormon truth magazine. This brief tract will examine another book which claims inspiration, the book of mormon and how it measures up to the test of unity. Book of mormon salvation contradictions 10302020 by lifeafterministry alma 41.
But the bible teaches that adams transgression was a violation of god s plan genesis 3. The book of mormon claims that jesuss atonement provided for the immortality for all people. The following contradictions demonstrate that joseph smith was not translating the book of mormon with the gift and power of god. Jan 01, 2014 i was ready to point them to the contradictions in the book of mormon and to the failed prophecies, inconsistencies, and truly bizarre claims of their modern prophets. By david cox mor02 v1r 2005 this tract can be freely reproduced for nonprofit use. Contradictions between the book of mormon bom and doctrine.
The origins, authenticity, and historicity of the book of mormon have been subject to considerable criticism from scholars and skeptics since it was first published in 1830. Joseph smith claimed that in the time jeremiah prophesied in. These include endowments, celestial marriage, and specific tithing. Seven contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible.
The book of mormon contradicts the doctrine and covenants this chart was written by a former mormon doctrine book of mormon doctrine and covenants how many gods are there. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of honest mormons have discovered that this claim simply is not true. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. The following examples are some of such contradictions. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature. The bible plainly states that the gospel, with its inclusion of gentiles, was not fully revealed until. The book of mormon teaches elsewhere that all normal people have the spirit of christ given them, and know good from evil moroni 7. Dec 16, 2008 the book of mormon is supposed to be the account of people who came from the middleeast to the americas. Jul 01, 2011 later mormon leaders including general authority brigham h. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief of. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. And i say also unto thee, that thou art peter, and upon this rock i will build. Apr 29, 2014 book of mormon contradictions 1 nephi 10. They use mormonisms own authorities to discredit the faith, such as the book of mormon witnesses supposedly contradicting themselves.
Were precious things found in great abundance by the nephites in america. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Gives more focus to a phony frame that attacks the mormon church. These groups were led by prophets who recorded their religious and secular histories on metal plates. 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. Errors in grammar there are literally thousands of grammatical errors in the original edition of the book of mormon errors that gradually have been changed in later editions. Then our testimony, coupled with the book of mormon, should be shared with others so that they, too, can know through the holy ghost of its truthfulness. Jul 06, 2011 the contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture supplemental to the bible. Sabom skeptics annotated bible quran book of morman. If his joseph smiths claims and declarations were built upon fraud and deceit, there would appear many errors and contradictions, which would be easy to detect. Simply put, if both the bible and the book of mormon were inspired by god, then they never would contradict each other.
Bible q does the book of mormon contradict the bible. Contradictions in the bible and book of mormon rocky. On the contrary, not only is the belief that god is a spirit affirmed at alma 31. As you can easily see, the book of mormon states that jesus was born in jerusalem while the bible. Did the book of mormon witnesses contradict their testimony. This seems to be a very convenient way to excuse the numerous contradictions contained in the book of mormon. Apr, 2010 yes, the book of mormon contradicts the bible. The book of mormon problems with reliability and consistency. What do mormons believe about the bible and the book of. The book of mormon teaches one doctrine that leads to the following series of contradictions in regard to the establishment of the church before christ came. Some of them are substantial doctrines that define key doctrines. A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. The accuracy of smiths story has been widely invalidated. So how can mormonism reconcile these contradictions.
This video covers but a few of the many contradiction between the book of mormon and the word of truth, the holy bible. As a tenured professor at brigham young, okay, and being a mormon for 30 years, do you still believe that the book of mormon is the true word of god. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. The first concern to consider is its declaration that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. The passage taken from the book of mormon certainly occurred before christ came to the earth and has been dated by their own book as 147 b. Why nonmormons should read the book of mormon beggars bread. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the holy bible. I do not want to condemn the book of mormon because something written might seem to contradict something in the bible, especially when the bible contradicts itself sometimes. However, the nephites broke the law of moses by using the first of the these should have already been given to the lord as tithing. The book of mormon claims that the israelites found abundant populations of cows, oxen, donkeys, horses and goats in the wilderness of america when they arrived supposedly around 589 bc.
The book of mormon makes extrabiblical claims that are contrary to both scripture and history. Book of mormon contains significant contradictions both historical and theological and logical. Even the book of moroni the last book in the book of mormon teaches that god is unchangeable from eternity to all eternity 8. As we have seen, none of these paired scriptures contradict each other. The lds church teach the book of mormon compares to the kjv of scripture and corroborate its teaching, but here youll see a few of the discontinuity between. Plagarism and contradictions book of mormon youtube. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief. Of the abounding material objectively demonstrating this from its inception, there is documented evidence of a vast amount of erroneous teaching in the content of all eds. Professor threatened for exposing contradictions in the. The book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, the pearl of great price, and the book of abraham are all considered to be the word of god. Mary ann began by explaining to dallin oaks and neil maxwell that she was sincerely trying to do what the church had admonished its members to do.
Mormons often argue that because the context of this book of mormon scripture at alma 31 speaks of the false doctrines of the zoramites who denied christ verse 16, taught a false concept of election verse and 1618, and required their people to pray rote prayers verse 1920, they assume that this statement regarding god being a spiritforever at verse 15 was also another false doctrine of the zoramites. Mormons often argue that because the context of this book of mormon scripture at alma 31 speaks of the false doctrines of the zoramites who denied christ verse 16, taught a false concept of election verse and 1618, and required their people to pray rote prayers verse 1920, they assume that this statement regarding god being a spiritforever at verse 15 was also another false doctrine of the. There are contradictions all over their own scriptures. Many people believe the mormon church is simply a denomination or group within christianity. She informed them that the more she examined mormonisms scriptural texts, the more she found contradictions between the book of mormon and the doctrine and covenants. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible 1. These take the form of such things as double negatives, incorrect adverbs and adjectives, and incorrect tenses. Deceptively discredits the vast libraries of study on book of mormon theology by lds professionals. This faith statement, as found in the pearl of great price, reads as follows. The book of mormon makes a clear distinction between men and angels. The book of mormon contradicts itself and the bible. Mormon leaders insist that there are no contradictions in mormonism.
Joseph fielding smith, the tenth president of the church, said. Contradictions in lds scriptures utah lighthouse ministry. The mainstream scientific consensus about the origin of the ancient americans and peoples is apparently at odds with the claims put forth in the book of mormon, although mormon apologists have made efforts to reconcile these apparent contradictions. Seven contradictions between the book of mormon and the.
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