The complete texts of the bible, quran, and book of mormon, with annotations from a skeptics point of view. 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. Supposed contradictions in the bible, christianity, 219 replies re the matter of shaky faith and bible contradictions, christianity, 54 replies catholic position on the book of mormon, christianity, 8 replies news, beer and bible launches in mormon community. If there are differences between the bible and the book of mormon, they reject the bible. 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. In the mormon book doctrine and covenants, a collection of gods socalled revelations to joseph smith, god the father has a body of flesh and bones as tangible as mans. The book of mormon contradicts itself and other inspired mormon writings. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon.
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. This list either misunderstands and misrepresents lds doctrine, or misinterprets the. Were precious things found in great abundance by the nephites in america. The bible and the book of mormon institute for religious. The bible plainly states that the gospel, with its inclusion of gentiles, was not fully revealed until. A second contradiction goes to the very premise and foundation that the mormon religion hinges upon. In the 1st edition of the book of mormon, 2 nephi 11. Latterday saints believe that god is one, but accept the biblical witness that this is a oneness of purpose, intent, mind, will, and love. The simple truth of the matter is that the book of mormon contradicts the bible in many areas. The following examples are some of such contradictions. The book of mormon makes extrabiblical claims that are contrary to both scripture and history. If the founder of the mormon church is implying that jesus left two wills for his one death, then that would pose a termendous problem. The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the bible and the book of mormon does not disparage the bible in any way.
Contradictions in the book, of mormon truth magazine. Are there obvious contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Contradictions in the book of mormon the annotated bible. What is the difference between the bible and the book of. This resource is for christians who want to understand the development of mormon theology and how mormon beliefs are often selfcontradictory. Are there obvious contradictions between the book of. If we compare the historical, prophetical, and doctrinal parts of the book of mormon with the great truths of science and nature, we find no contradictions no absurditiesnothing unreasonable. Lds church members are taught that the book of mormon bom is scripture, as well as a true record. The book of mormon is filled with many contradictions.
The bible is inspired without any error and correct, and we see this reality when we read it, but the book of mormon only pretends to be inspired and is full of errors and contradictions. 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. Biblical record book of mormon record at the tower of babel the lord confounded the. They actually feel the book of mormon to be superior to the bible since they believe many precious and important parts of the bible were supposedly deleted from the bible by the catholics. Another approach is to challenge one of their beliefs, such as their belief about god. Simply put, if both the bible and the book of mormon were inspired by god, then they never would contradict each other. Doctrines of the book of mormon compared to the bible and.
Lehi and his party obviously had knowledge of the wheel. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible there are many serious objections to the claim of joseph smith and the lds church that the book of mormon is divinely inspired latterday scripture. Mormonism, joseph smith, revelation, prophecy, contradictions. Sandra tanner provides a list of eight items which she claims are contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. So, since jesus had not been born at the time alma was speaking of him, yes he was still a spirit. The book of mormon was published in 1830 by joseph smith, founder. 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. I have heard people say this before, but i have read both books and i didnt notice any contradictions. Now one site did list alma, from the bom, concerning jesus being a spirit. These connecting links demonstrate that the book of mormon supports and fulfills bible prophecy. Bible q does the book of mormon contradict the bible. However, they do not believe the bible, as it is currently available, is without error. This video covers but a few of the many contradiction between the book of mormon and the word of truth, the holy bible.
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. The asker wanted book of mormon and bible contradictions. Obviously, the mormons have attempted to give credence to their scripture by comparing it to the bible. Mormon and bible contradictions heres a helpful look at the problems facing mormon claims in light of clear contradictions between the bible and the book of mormon. The bible versus the book of mormon apologetics press. Part of our series on gospel principles and the bible, this article makes some basic comparisons between the bible and the book of mormon. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief of. Mormon leaders insist that there are no contradictions in mormonism. Why does the book of mormon and book of moses describe god as creating, while the book of abraham describes gods. Some of them are substantial doctrines that define key doctrines. 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. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. God dwells in the heart is mentioned where god does not dwell in the heart is said in other places.
All bible references are to the king james version. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. It is easily demonstrated that none of these paired scriptures contradict. As we have seen, none of these paired scriptures contradict each other. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The book of mormon contains numerous passages that contradict what the bible says. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. The book of mormon teaches that black skin is a sign of. Mormon beliefs are also shown to contradict both the bible and the book of mormon. As you can easily see, the book of mormon states that jesus was born in jerusalem while the bible. Is the book of mormon really the most correct of any book on earth.
There is no mention of a son of zedekiah named mulek in the bible, and it says that his sons were slain. Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. The bible plainly states that the gospel, with its inclusion of gentiles, was not fully revealed until after christs death. 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 there are more serious contradictions, too, between the book of mormon and the bible. Book of mormon contradicts the teachings of christ which are found in the bible on this point. And whereas the bible is organically linked to the earthly ministry of jesus christ by extensive. The book of mormon vs the bible and lds doctrine reference chart historical account of the book of mormon vs. The book of mormon speaks clearly that it was not inspired by god when. It is easily demonstrated that none of these paired scriptures contradict each other. In fact there are more lost, altered and changed sections in the book of mormon when you compare the original 1830 book of mormon to the current edition, than the few variant readings in the new testament. The book of mormon contradicts itself and 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.
Joseph smith claimed that in the time jeremiah prophesied. Joseph fielding smith, the tenth president of the church, said. The book of mormon vs the bible christian research institute. Below are just some of the contradictions weve found between the bible and the book of mormon. The egyptian language was a very corrupt language from idol. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. Behold, david and solomon truly had many wives and concubines, which thing was abominable before me, saith the. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. The book of mormon uses the term chariot many times and in many different time periods which shows that the bom peoples used the concept of the wheel. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have.
Since mormons believe the bible is inspired along with their. How can mormons believe that god the father has a body when the bible says god is pure spirit. 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. Please consider evidence that mormon scriptures contradict both themselves and the bible. Book of mormon kjv bible contradictions some crucify. Furthermore, a crucial element of the mormon religion. The most apparent contradiction in the book is listed as follows. The lord will never allow the president of the church to lead us astray.
God is a spirit is said in some places where god has a body is said in others. If we accept the book of mormon as our authority, this would contradict the bible, because both cannot be true. Book of mormon contradictions contradict mormon excuses 03292018 by lifeafterministry alma 7. Instead of being mutually exclusive contradictions, the bible and the book of mormon are actually corroborative witnesses for the same divine cause the cause of christ.
Contradictions between the book of mormon and the holy bible. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. Joseph smith claimed that in the time jeremiah prophesied in jerusalem around 600 b. Book of mormon contradictions contradict mormon excuses. 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. Bible, inerrancy of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia.
The book of mormon teaches that the disobedience of adam and eve in eating. Provides concrete evidence disproving the book of abraham, demonstrating that joseph smith was a false prophet. But the book of mormon contradicts and says that his son, mulek, lived. Bible and book of mormon contradictions by sandra tanner the bible plainly states that the gospel, with its inclusion of gentiles, was not fully revealed until after christs death. Changes, contradictions, and errors is a musthave resource for anyone who knows or witnesses to mormons. There are also contradictions within the book of mormon itself. So, any doctrine that contradicts the bible cannot be of god. They study it and believe it to be the word of god. The book of mormon is purported to be a second witness to the bible. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible 1.
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