In your 8th Article of Faith it says that:
"We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God"
I know that you trust the Book of Mormon 100%, but have you ever been told what parts of the Bible you can't trust 100%?
As a former member of the church I am still waiting to find out.
2007-10-01 06:07:30 · 14 answers · asked by MistyAnn 3 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Well, I believe in the bible...100%, because we do not know what was originally in there and what was added. It's not that we pick and choose parts of the bible, it's just that some words were changed, maybe some things Jesus said were actually written in by some priests or monks or something...
We're unsure of which ones are true and which ones are not....well, no one has told me which ones are true and which ones are not atleast...
2007-10-01 06:29:27 · answer #1 · answered by Love Yahoo!!! is a prince 3 · 3⤊ 1⤋
We take the Scritpures as a WHOLE. The Bible is awesome...but even those NOT of our faith understand that it has been in the hands of Men without authority for far to long and cannot be viewed as perfect in anyway. Hence the reason it is so AWESOME to have the Book of Mormon, the Pearl of Great Price, the Doctrine and Covenants, as well as the words and teachings of Living Prophets of God. Because of all of those things...we have a better ability to understand the Bible and all that God has given us to help us return to HIM.
See...all the scriptures work together to give you a better picture...you view the same topics from different view points...the more the better...and finally you are able, with the Help of the Holy Ghost...to understand.
2007-10-01 13:00:14 · answer #2 · answered by LDS~Tenshi~ 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
There are a few areas of the Bible that even non-LDS Christian scolars believe were added after the original. I think part of Mark, for example.
However, it's not that we don't trust it, it's that we accept it as it is, knowing that if there IS any part not translated correctly, it's not going to be held against us, as long as we are living the gospel as we know it.
Would you believe the Bible to be the word of God if you KNEW it was translated INcorrectly?
Edit for Oregon flower: YOU are the one confused, since it does NOT say "..."only the parts that are translated correctly," You MUST stop either lying or misrepresenting what we say and/or believe. It's very unattractive in a professed Christian.
2007-10-01 10:38:48 · answer #3 · answered by mormon_4_jesus 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
ex-mormon, it was my understanding that joseph smith put everything back in and the B of M was a second witness to the bible that was now had everything in it that was taken out of it. Remember J. Smith was suppose to have...thru revelation...put back in what was lost...but as Atheist say, they to believed the bible, was a bunch of stories that had been translated so many times that, the true meaning was lost, if it ever had a meaning. The mormon bible has a concordance that has scriptures that you can find on any topic from the word of wisdom, and the pearl of great price and the D and C and their KJV bible.
Their article of faith should read"we believe the bible to be the word of God, now that it is translated correctly..."
2007-10-01 06:19:40 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
You can actually trust all of it. But the thing with the Bible is it has those little things in there like "My Father and I are one." which for whatever reason, people have said means "Oh they must be the exact same person..." And came up with this concept of the trinity that makes no sense. Paul saw two different people. So did Joseph Smith. So I'd rather believe two people who actually saw God than some philosophical mess that was looking too much into it. So if they're obviously two separate people, it must mean Christ meant something else when he said that. Like, say maybe they are one in purpose.
Joseph Smith's translation clarifies and he created it based on modern revelation and understanding, but if you would take time to read it, you'd notice it doesn't change much. If you know anything about language, you'd know that translation is very subjective. And a lot of times the translator slips things according to his or her understanding.
2007-10-01 06:20:04 · answer #5 · answered by Lex 7 · 4⤊ 2⤋
Wow, such hostility. Nobody is confused, just me and the asker so far...
Anyhoo, I honestly don't know what parts of the bible are mistranslated...I'm not so sure that he was referring to specific parts, I think he meant in general. You know the Catholic bible has extra books? I don't think Joseph smith intended us to use those books. And I've compared some translations of the bible(KJV,NKJV, NIV, NLT) and they don't REALLY say the same thing exactly...some stuff has been added, and some things have been softened to comfort the minds of some people...
("well, KJV says fornication, but I read NLT and it says sexual immorality, but nobody says thats sex before marriage, so according to NLT premarital sex is okay")
Stuff like that. We go with whatever props up our teachings, because that's the most important part.
And sure the song of solomon wasn't inspired, but it is a lovely book that mirrors God's unions with his church, so does anyone really object to it being scripture? I'm gonna ask...
2007-10-01 07:27:15 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
First of all we believe in receiving personal revelation for all our questions. So if we want to know if something in the Bible (or Book of Mormon) is true, we ask Heavenly Father.
Joseph Smith said the Song of Soloman is not scripture. I believe it.
2007-10-01 12:30:40 · answer #7 · answered by Warren W- a Mormon engineer 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Only the parts that are translated correctly. Luckily, Joseph Smith, by virtue of the divining tool "Urim and Thummim," was able to produce a "translation" of the Bible where he got to add in a bunch of stuff, take out a bunch of other stuff, and claim that it's "nearly correct." In every LDS version of the KJV, there are appendicies and footnotes to show Joseph's corrections.
Thus, any verse that disagrees with their theology can conveniently be referenced to the footnotes and appendices, where, sure enough, Joseph has modified the verse so that it's no longer contradictory. God, in His infinite wisdom, planned for Joseph to correct all of the errors of "conspiring men" and restore the "plain and precious parts" of the scriptures that had been removed by the "church of the devil, that whore of the earth, which is the great and abominable church."
2007-10-01 06:12:33 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 4⤋
The real question is which Bible do you believe is translated correctly?
http://www.internetdynamics.com/pub/vc/bibles.html
http://www.geocities.com/bible_translation/english.htm
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_English_Bible_translations
2007-10-01 10:54:59 · answer #9 · answered by Senator John McClain 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Most LDS read the KJV as part of their studies, but many will agree that the KJV and any other translations of the Bible have been changed and/or misinterpreted.
(Bias anyone?)
2007-10-01 06:11:15 · answer #10 · answered by All I Hear Is Blah Blah Blah... 5 · 3⤊ 2⤋