End it with charity there is always a fine line to walk when challenging the beliefs of others. 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. The origin of the hill comora wildly racial statements in mormon writings. Jan 10, 2006 aaron this name appears 48 times in the book of mormon, but never in reference to the biblical aaron or the aaronic priesthood. Oct 30, 2012 this video covers but a few of the many contradiction between the book of mormon and the word of truth, the holy bible. All of these should be interpreted together, and from them the true teaching of god can be made clear. God is a spirit is said in some places where god has a body is said in others. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. Contradictions in the book of mormon with the bible the following contradictions demonstrate that joseph smith was not translating the book of mormon with the gift and power of god. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Not only does this mormon belief contradict the bible, it contradicts its own scriptures. The book of mormon teaches that the disobedience of adam and eve in eating.
We will not discuss the ongoing changes in major mormon doctrines over the years, the contradictions in their doctrinal books, or the contradictions between their scriptures and the bible. Although it serves primarily as a religious text, it is to be interpreted literally as being an actual, historical record of the inhabitants of the ancient americas. On the other hand, the book of mormon easily is exposed as fiction when compared to and contrasted with the bible, which mormons claim is the word of god. How the book of mormon was translated let us reason. Below are just some of the contradictions weve found between the bible and the. There are also contradictions within the book of mormon itself. By the time of his death, 14 years later, he had attracted tens of thousands of followers and founded a religion that continues to the present.
The book of mormon is filled with many contradictions. Examining mormonism 7 contradictions with itself youtube. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. Are there obvious contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Simply put, if both the bible and the book of mormon were inspired by god, then they never would contradict each other. In the 1st edition of the book of mormon, 2 nephi 11. In the mormon book doctrine and covenants, a collection of gods socalled revelations to joseph smith, god the father has a body of flesh. December 23, 1805 june 27, 1844 was an american religious leader and founder of mormonism and the latter day saint movement. A book of mistakes, error, and fraud by jon gary williams introduction the mormon church promotes the book of mormon as an inspired writing. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. Are there contradictions between the book of mormon and the doctrine and. An anachronism is when an authors writing contains something from a future time period which couldnt realistically be in the time period theyve written it into.
Joseph smith at the age of 16 maybe 14,15 or 17 was led to the site of the plates by the angel moroni, joseph was instructed not to remove the items until he was given permission. Were precious things found in great abundance by the nephites in america. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life after. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief of. This book will also be useful for prospective converts who are just getting interested in mormonism. The complete texts of the bible, quran, and book of mormon, with annotations from a skeptics point of view. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. Aug 08, 2012 the latterday saint canon consists of four books.
It is a record of gods dealings with ancient inhabitants of the americas and contains the fulness of the everlasting gospel. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon. 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 ad. Mormon leaders insist that there are no contradictions in mormonism. At first, smith taught the extreme unity between the father and the son so that the father was the son and the son was the father. The book of mormon contradicts itself and the bible. There are more serious contradictions, too, between the book of mormon and the bible.
Contradictions between the book of mormon bom and doctrine. Bible q does the book of mormon contradict the bible. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief. Joseph fielding smith, the tenth president of the church, said. The book was written by many ancient prophets by the spirit of prophecy and revelation. When indians accept mormon teachings they will become, white and delightsome people 2 nephi 30. Posted in witnessing tip of the day, tagged contradictions in book of mormon, false prophet joseph smith, jesus doesnt save us in sins, jesus saves us in sins on 01202017 leave a comment january 20 he saved us anyway. With the help of several other books, i found the following evidence that proves conclusively that the book of mormon is contradictory to the bible. Each reads very much like the bible in type and breadth of thematic concerns and literary forms history, law, psalm. Why thousands of errors in the original 1830 the book of mormon.
Oct 12, 2008 does the book of mormon contradict the bible. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. The book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. Contradictions in lds scriptures pdf version click here one god. The text of the first edition of the book of mormon, divided into modern chapter and verse divisions for easy comparison with subsequent editions 1998, pp. Is the book of mormon really the most correct of any book on earth. The only one i noticed was that in the bible it says jesus was born in bethlehem and in the bom it says he was born in jerusalem. Book of mormon contradicts both itself and the bible. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept.
Are there obvious contradictions between the book of. The following is one of dozens of examples in chapter three. Dec 24, 2009 the book of mormon teaching that these divine commands are contradictory, and that god expected adam and eve to figure out that in reality he wanted them to break the latter command of the tree of the knowledge of good and evil, thou shalt not eat of it in order to keep the former be fruitful and multiply, has no basis in logic or the. 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. The bible plainly states that the gospel, with its inclusion of gentiles, was not fully revealed until. The book of mormon, the doctrines of the covenant, and the pearl of great price. God dwells in the heart is mentioned where god does not dwell in the heart is said in other places. I have heard people say this before, but i have read both books and i didnt notice any contradictions. Below are just some of the contradictions weve found between the.
And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the lord, that they might blind the eyes and harden the hearts of the children of men. However, after a fair and candid examination of the evidence, many thousands of honest mormons have discovered that this claim simply is not true. 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. I pray that you search these many contradictions out for yourself so that. Contradictions between bible and book of mormon 2 timothy 3. In this video i test mormon doctrine and theology to see if it is consisten with itself, or if it is self contradictory.
Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. Some of them are substantial doctrines that define key doctrines. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents. Mar 15, 2020 mormons, while holding that the bible is a part of the canon of scripture, add to it several mormon works. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. It is easily demonstrated that none of these paired scriptures contradict. The book of mormon teaches that black skin is a sign of. Changes, contradictions, and errors compares quotes from mormon leaders and the book of mormon itself to the bible. Critics of the book of mormon have argued that there are words and phrases in the book that are anachronistic with archaeological findings. Admittedly, most of the corrections below are grammatical in nature, with the exception of the first, which shows that the mormons are willing to alter their perfect book to cover up the mistakes that expose its fraudulent nature. 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.
These relate to artifacts, animal, plant, or technology that critics believe did not exist in the americas during the book of mormon time period before 2500 bc to about 400 ad. 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. But i did a little studying on that one and bethlehem was like a. Even the book of moroni the last book in the book of mormon teaches that god is unchangeable from eternity to all eternity 8. Corrections problems and changes in the text of the book of mormon. Book of mormon problems 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 ad. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible 1. When he was 24, smith published the book of mormon. The book of mormon teaches, and behold he shall be born of mary, at jerusalem which is the land of our forefathers, she being a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel, who shall be overshadowed and conceive by the power of the holy ghost, and bring forth a son, yea, even the son of god alma 7.
This brief tract will examine another book which claims inspiration, the book of mormon and how it measures up to the test of unity. The contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture that is supplemental to the bible. The book of mormon spooky mormon hell dream lyrics by azmad202. Apr, 2010 these minor contradictions arent so minor when we realise that even they mean that the book of mormon contradicts the bible, and therefore the book of mormon isnt a revelation from god. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. Contradictions in the book, of mormon truth magazine.
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