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. Many book of mormon names are either biblical, formed from a rhyming. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief. Many book of mormon names are either biblical, formed from a rhyming pattern, changed by a prefix or suffix, or greek in etymology. The book of mormon contradicts itself and other inspired mormon writings. Nearly 40 interviews throughout the united states and in six different countries around the world and we were investigating one simple question is the book of mormon comparable to the bible, and this is a. So, if there are inconsistencies it counts against the bible, and if there were no inconsistencies, it would still count against the bible. Smith plagiarized 478 verses from the book of isaiah, and 201 are identical to the king james bible. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. The book of mormon vs the bible christian research institute.
The book of mormon speaks clearly that it was not inspired by god when you compare it with what. Feb 26, 2005 in all this reading i have never come across a single contradiction between the bible and the bom. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. The companion volume to this book is demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 2. The book of mormon contains numerous passages that contradict what the bible says. Debunking 10 popular christian principles for reading the bible. This cheeky little book is a straightforward compilation of 144 of the most obvious contradictions that can be found in the bible. Are there obvious contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Demolishing supposed bible contradictions volume 1. The bible says believers were first called christians after pauls ministry in antioch. Ten lies i told as a mormon missionary mormonism research.
The bible versus the book of mormon apologetics press. A comparison of the mormon god with the god of the bible that proves they are not the same and that mormons are not true christians. Ham wrote in the foreword, many people today buy into the assertion that the bible is full of contradictions, but they havent bothered to look into the claim for themselves. Its an unfinished tolkien book that was completed by his son and published in 1977. The book of mormon is the only explanation for this scripture. Bible q does the book of mormon contradict the bible. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Biblical inconsistencies, common sense, the book of mormons own words, and. A christian blogger, concerned about false charges of contradiction in the bible, has proposed 10 principles to correctly evaluate the bible. Wikianswers where in jeremiah was matthew refering to in matthew 27v9.
I have heard people say this before, but i have read both books and i didnt notice any contradictions. However, they may not take us where he wants us to go. 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. Article citing verses in book of mormon that contradict specific teaching of the bible both cannot be from god. The book of mormon contradicts itself and the bible. Three simple ways to show contradictions in the mormon belief of. The book of mormon is purported to be a second witness to the bible. In all this reading i have never come across a single contradiction between the bible and the bom. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. 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. If there are differences between the bible and the book of mormon, they reject the bible. Book of mormon prophecies of christ specific bible prophecies veiled actually nonexistent unless scripture misquoted or prophecies stretched to have two meanings. Refuting and exposing the mormon cult mormonism page of.
Moses is said to have written the first five books of the bible. The book of mormon mistakenly has jesus including peters appended comments as if they were part of moses words in deuteronomy. At first glance the book of mormon appears to be biblical in heft and style. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a. The number of contradictions vary depending on whom you are talking to. I pray that you search these many contradictions out for yourself so that. Book of mormon kjv bible contradictions some latter day. 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. Below is the modern map of the area of smiths youth. Yet, the author of the book of mormon unquestionably was relying on acts 3. 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. 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.
Are there obvious contradictions between the book of. Mar 02, 2015 a christian blogger, concerned about false charges of contradiction in the bible, has proposed 10 principles to correctly evaluate the bible. 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 christ is completely accepted in bible he is rejected. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. However, the book of mormon claims the christian church was established as early as 147 b. In the mormon book doctrine and covenants, a collection of gods socalled revelations to. The book of mormon is supposed to be a history of real people living in a real place. But the bible is not allowed to do that, apparently. 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. Oh, i have found contradictions between interpretation, but applying that rule means the ot contradicts the new in many places. The introduction tells you that the book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The fatal flaw in the mormon churchs teaching concerning their god proof from the teachings of the lds church that their god could not exist. How could there be so many witnesses of the book of mormon and the plates and not one of them deny their testimony even when some of them became bitter toward joseph smith.
And how do we overcome the contradictions we find in the scriptures. But i did a little studying on that one and bethlehem was like a. Its couched in king james english, and it features color renderings of mormon scenes made to look like bible illustrations. Joseph fielding smith, the tenth president of the church, said. The last of these five, deuteronomy, ends with moses death. Apr 26, 2010 so, if there are inconsistencies it counts against the bible, and if there were no inconsistencies, it would still count against the bible. Contradictions between bible and book of mormon 2 timothy 3. Disproves lds claims that joseph smith received the book of abraham through revelation and proves that joseph smiths source for his translation was a pagan egyptian text, the book of breathings. Debunking fairmormon letter to a ces director book of mormon. Translation errors in the king james bible appearing in the book of mormon summary. 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. 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. 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. They do not hold to the essentials of the christian faith, which means that they are not christians.
There are more serious contradictions, too, between the book of mormon and the bible. Multitude feels wounds in book of mormon 3 nephi 11. Jay smith, alex chowdhry, toby jepson, james schaeffer the first to present his case seems right, till another comes forward and questions him. Think joseph smith could have gotten that right by sheer chance.
In responding to the ces letters book of mormon section, fairmormon makes a few critical concessions, including that errors unique to the 1769 version of the king james version bible are included in the current version of the book of 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. Book of mormon kjv bible contradictions some crucify. Why scriptures sometimes contradict each other and. Contradictions in the book of mormon with the bible. The simple truth of the matter is that the book of mormon contradicts the bible in many areas. 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. Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth. The book of mormon quotes 25,000 words from the kjv old testament and over 2,000 words from the kjv new testament. A comparison of the mormon god with the god of the bible that proves they.
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. By steven bancarz i recently accepted a live debate with a mormon at cornerstone church in arizona to have a dialogue about the main differences between christianity and mormonism, a religion founded by joseph smith, the author of the book of mormon. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. Biblical contradictions exemplify internal errors something that contradicts the bible s own message as opposed to external errors something that the bible gets wrong about the external world. 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. To begin with, many a mormon today embraces joseph smiths book of mormon, an alleged history of ancient america miraculously translated from gold plates that had been buried in a hill in upstate new york fourteen centuries before his time. 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.
Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. If both the bible and the book of mormon are inspired by god, then reason demands that they. As one looks to the bible he is struck by many things which testify to its inspiration. The following examples are some of such contradictions. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon. Oct 12, 2008 does the book of mormon contradict the bible. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. The point of this passage is that when the book of mormon was published in the nineteenth century, gentiles that is, traditional christians would object to the claim that the book of mormon is scripture and insist that the bible is the only scripture that we have or need. There is no discussion or analysis of the discrepancies, they are simply presented under the groupings of theological doctrines, moral precepts, historical facts and speculative. Explores the joseph smith papyrus and demonstrates that joseph smiths claim that he had translated the book of abraham from it was a fabrication. Below are just some of the contradictions weve found between the bible and the.
If this book were truly divinely inspired, it wouldnt have been pieced together from pieces of the books that smith read. Book of mormon difficulties, contradictions and explanations. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents. 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. Lds church members are taught that the book of mormon bom is scripture. The things you hear from false teachers and heretics like joel osteen are false. The complete texts of the bible, quran, and book of mormon, with annotations from a skeptics point of view. When people criticize the bible, they often point to contradictions.
Contradictions between the bible and book of mormon life. Critics wonder why many of the quotes from isaiah in the book of mormon are identical to the king james version. Biblical contradictions occur when two or more verses, approached from a literalist perspective, state two or more things that cannot simultaneously be true. 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. Its no different from any other human book with the usual errors and mistakes. If the bible says all the kings of the world came to solomon for his wisdom, then that means that the bible says that even king nxetchthan from the yucatan paddled over for a looksee. Critics believe joseph smith came up with all the names in the book of mormon, noting that joseph owned a king james bible with a table listing all the names used in the bible.
In our interviews, we ask the same questions about both the bible and the book of mormon it all. Contradictions between the book of mormon bom and doctrine. Mar 06, 2012 the point of this passage is that when the book of mormon was published in the nineteenth century, gentiles that is, traditional christians would object to the claim that the book of mormon is scripture and insist that the bible is the only scripture that we have or need. Apr 04, 2008 contradictions in the bible due to translation.
Mormon leaders insist that there are no contradictions in mormonism. Muslims talk often about the many contradictions in the bible. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. The bible the bible teaches that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god.
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