Like the bible, the book of mormon is a volume of scripture that teaches about jesus christ. Theyre great for personal study, lesson planning, and ministering. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The real problem with this verse comes when we try to determine the type of tree the lord was talking about. The bible is therefore not taken as seriously, by mormons, as it is by protestants. Comparison with the king james bible in english shows that there are differences in more than half of the 433 verses of isaiah quoted in the book of mormon, while about 200 verses have the same wording as the. Both volumes are used by latterday saints side by side. The answer can actually be found in the book of mormon. Remember that the mormon version of god is not the god of the bible. The bible the bible teaches that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god. Share your favorite verse form the book of mormon and why its your favorite. Early in the book of mormon, an angel asks nephi a tough question.
The holy bible is the sacred text of jews and christians while the book of mormon is the sacred text of the latterday saints movement. It is totally different from the bible by virtue of its genesis. 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. Short bible verses quick scripture quotes of inspiration. Read on to see what the book of mormon says about the saviors birth. Lets explore five scriptures that will help us find comfort in the things we do know.
Mormon, the man who abridged the plates and put this verse in there, had to of had a reason to do so. According to aesop 2, there are four words translated tree in the book of mormon. The bible contains many inspirational and challenging shorter verses that are great for memorization or sharing on social media. It is the word of god and, like the bible, gives us guidance and inspiration in our daily lives. 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. It has been claimed that the books of the apocrypha were a source for the book of mormon. Unlike the bible, which passed through generations of copyists, translators, and corrupt religionists who tampered with the text, the book of mormon came from writer to reader in just one inspired step of translation. During the christmas season we read from the bible about the birth of jesus christ in luke 2. See more ideas about lds scriptures, scripture study and lds. 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. This page shows the book of mormon verses that incorporate text from the king james version of the bible. Royal skousen said the following on this topic in his 2016 fairmormon conference presentation, which of everything in this blog post is the most insightful to understand the bom text. 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. For example, there are no serious commentaries on a book of the bible, by a mormon, that i know of.
The punishment for sinning against a perfect and eternal god is eternal torment in hell, where we will be separated from his presence forever. Ezra taft benson, the book of mormon keystone of our religion, ensign, 102011, 55. The mormon claim that the book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ is. In the first presidencys christmas devotional in 2015, elder david a. O ne of the many reasons that people turn to the scriptures is to be inspired to live for god. A seminarian named sarah wilson thought to abbreviate the bible by selecting just one representative verse from each book, resulting in a breathtaking tour through the highlights of scripture. Since god is the perfect judge, we stand before him guilty. In this next to the shortest verse in the bible it gives us a tactic we can use when we are depressed, sad, lonely, in need, and in a relational problem. Introduction concerning this record the prophet joseph smith said. Apr 12, 2010 share your favorite verse form the book of mormon and why its your favorite. Is the bible a book given by god to man, or is it a book produced by manand merely by manabout god. Typical mormon views of the old testament do not do justice to the complexity of the book.
The editors of the book of mormon have given a whole verse to nephis laconic statement, and my father dwelt in a tent 1 nephi 2. The condensed book of mormon, in 15 verses gently hew stone. While it doesnt actually cover each and every verse verse by verse. Here are 45 verses from both the bible and the book of mormon that. Bednar chronicled jesus christs birth from what we have in the book of luke in the new testament, as well as the book of mormon. This book has been a delightful addition to my scripture study. Jo would take a short parable from the bible and expand it into. If you are a scholar, look for more intense books by gileadi. Additionally, the book of mormon reflects kjv literary and linguistic style. So why this seemingly pointless verse about who has the plates. 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. In some cases, entire passages are duplicated in the book of mormon.
The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. Mar 30, 2020 the book of mormon claims that moroni, a prophet, originally wrote the book and that it was translated by joseph smith. Even though these passages from the bible are short, they can still work in amazing ways to transform the lives of those seeking jesus. Mormons believe the bible to be the word of god as far as it is translated correctly. Knowing the names and the order of the books in the book of mormon helps us find scripture references more quickly. The scriptural commentary presented here is based on books of scripture recognized by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints, so youll see scriptures from several books like the bible, the book of mormon, the doctrine and covenants, etc.
The kjv was the most commonly used translation of the bible when the book of mormon was produced. The book of morman vs the bible what do the scriptures say. The curse of cain or mark mentioned in biblical scripture is never said to refer to black skin. If you want something that is simply an introduction to help you get the ideas presented, then the book of mormon made easier. Think for a minute with me about the bibleit is many words written over many years by many different human authors of course guided by the holy spirit and yet when we read the bible it is inspiring and encouraging even though it deals with so many hard and difficult topics. Different authors contributed to the writing of the holy bible whereas the book of mormon was first published by one man, joseph smith. He gives this clinical description of how the angel was. Read these 15 scriptures to bring the christmas spirit into your lives. Yea, even six hundred years from the time that my father left. Jun 20, 20 the book of mormon is unusually wordy, lacking very much a sufficient textual economy, very different from typical jewish writings. This book is an outgrowth of those articles and the public reaction which the articles engendered.
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 book of mormon is a volume of holy scripture comparable to the. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. As was written many times, the plates were small, and everything on the plates had to have some significance. There are also many more scriptures in the bible and the book of mormon that talk about the birth of jesus. In particular, 2 maccabees includes the name nephi. One gives background information, quotes from scholars and general authorities, and explanation, complete with footnotes and scripture references, for most of the verses from 1 nephi to alma 29. Do you know how to show a mormon person the difference in reliability between the bible and the book of mormon. The editors of the book of mormon have given a whole verse to nephis laconic statement. The scriptures can speak to us personally in times of trial, anguish, and even joy. The book of mormon and the bible mormons in transition. These five book of mormon scriptures on faith will help inspire you to believe in jesus christ.
Dec 05, 2017 the holy bible is the sacred text of jews and christians while the book of mormon is the sacred text of the latterday saints movement. He claimed that god inspired him to translate the book of mormon from some gold plates that the angel moroni had shown him buried in a hill near his home in upstate new york. The bible refers to moses, or paul, or john in 3rd person. May 01, 2007 joseph smith says the book of mormons is the most correct of any book on earth, kjv is 1611 published, mormon book is 1830, so i do disagree as i think the bible is the best book ever and i have studied the book of mormons as seriously as i did the bible and i did study the people in that book as serious as i have all the people in 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. Specifically, the book of mormon was prepared for our day so that we would learn and grow by readings the words of ancient prophets in the americas. King james bible language in the book of mormon lds church. The book of mormon contains many linguistic similarities to the king james bible kjv. The book of mormon and the king james bible wikipedia. Surely i was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother conceived me niv.
King james bible language in the book of mormon lds. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading verse by verse. For 26 consecutive weeks beginning on january 2, 1997, there appeared an accurate and informative series of newspaper articles in the wetumpka herald circulation 4,400 entitled the bible and the book of mormon connecting links. 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. The fact that there are numerous disagreements between the bible and the book of mormon does not disparage the bible in any way. On a number of occasions, we find that when the book of mormon quotes a biblical passage, other quotations from the same passage are clustered near the original quotation. 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. Handy little chart would have been helpful for my religious psych course when we were. 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. The book of mormon the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
The book of mormon favorite verses showing 111 of 11. Five scriptures that will help you get through almost anything. The first verse in the book of mormon commences with the phrase i, nephi and the first verse in the book of abraham starts with i, abraham. Joseph smith says the book of mormons is the most correct of any book on earth, kjv is 1611 published, mormon book is 1830, so i do disagree as i think the bible is the best book ever and i have studied the book of mormons as seriously as i did the bible and i did study the people in that book as serious as i have all the people in the bible. Kelly, skinner, andrew c download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. The golden plates, from which the book of mormon was supposedly translated, were, according to mormons, written prior to the 1st century, and yet oneeighteenth of the book of mormon is identical, word for word, to the 1611 king james version of the bible1 corinthians and isaiah 53 are quoted in full. The implication here is that the author of the book of mormon read the phrase in the bible, and either unconsciously or consciously worked the surrounding phrases into the text. What is the difference between the bible and the book of. Top 40 inspirational book of mormon scriptures the lifey app. Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds.
Son of man, take a stick and write on it, for judah, and the people of israel associated with him. Additionally, the church has made clear in the 1981 and the 20 editions of the book of mormon in footnote a for 2 nephi 12. Another testament of jesus christ is a separate book and validates and upholds the bible. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible.
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. The bible teaches that all men have sinned and fallen short of the glory of god. Jo would take a short parable from the bible and expand it into an entire page or two. Now, some critics also claim that smith gained most of his theories from a manuscript of a novel written by solomon spaulding.
In verses that directly quote the bible, whether attributed by book of mormon narrators or not, the table shows which words were deleted from the source kjv verse and which words were added by the book of mormon verse. See more ideas about book of mormon, scripture study and lds scriptures. Weve seen it all, from large scale to small scale, from international terrorism to the. It is interesting that both the book of mormon and the book of abraham are written in 1st person. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Another testament of jesus christ is regarded as divinely inspired scripture, as is the holy bible. The question of the authority of the bible and its divine inspiration can be stated very simply. 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 writest shall be in thine hand before their eyes.
The book of mormon has him appearing in the americas after his ascension 3 nephi 10. Verses are cited in the order they are listed in the book of mormon. What are the 20 shortest verses in the book of mormon. Sep 17, 2012 mormon, the man who abridged the plates and put this verse in there, had to of had a reason to do so. Just as the bible s present chapter and verse notation system is a later addition of bible publishers to books that were originally solid blocks of undivided text, the chapter and verse markers within the books of the book of mormon are conventions, not part of the original text. Other writings accepted as scripture are the doctrine and covenants, a compilation of revelations and writings given since the restoration of the church. The book of mormon is unusually wordy, lacking very much a sufficient textual economy, very different from typical jewish writings.
The book of mormon teaches that god has flesh and bones and that he has a wife with whom they produce spirit offspring in heaven that will inhabit human bodies on earth. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. Jun 25, 2019 in the first presidencys christmas devotional in 2015, elder david a. Apologetics press the bible versus the book of mormon. Joseph smith published the book of mormon in 1830 just a month before he founded the lds church. It is the word of god and, like the bible, gives us guidance and inspiration in our. Sometimes the quotation is explicit, as in the second book of nephi, which contains 18 quoted chapters of the book of isaiah. The book of mormon regularly combines short snippets from different parts of the king james bible and combines them into a new verse. Aug 08, 2012 the bible is therefore not taken as seriously, by mormons, as it is by protestants.
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