thats what 2 Nephi 30:6 used to say before it was changed. Did God change his mind?
2007-11-21 00:12:06 · 14 answers · asked by zipk44 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
the Mormon founders were very racist. they believed any person of color was satanic
go to latterdaysaints.com and read what they thought
it is shocking to think they thought black people were cursed
2007-11-21 00:26:16 · answer #1 · answered by jesussaves 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Translations change over time because people write them down and change them based on the current meanings of the words used as well as further scholarship of the original texts.[or as close as they get] God means what He says and that never changes.
The specific "verse" that you mention is not part of what is considered the official cannon of God's Word and should be considered with extreme caution.
The concept of race is also a modern idea based on the genetic diversity that has developed since the separation of people into the different nations and tongues. The original population were all the same and most likely were not "white".
Purity should be seen through the condition of the heart and not within the DNA.
Hope that helps.
2007-11-21 00:24:35 · answer #2 · answered by gilliamichael 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
2 Nephi 30:6 is part of the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon IS NOT the Bible. The God I know doesn't discriminate but uses words and historical scenarios to guide people into a fuller relationship with Jesus... regardless of color.
2007-11-21 00:17:04 · answer #3 · answered by amoebastar 2 · 5⤊ 1⤋
That is not a part of God's inspired word.
Consider this -
"Acts 17:26 And he made out of one [man] every nation of men, to dwell upon the entire surface of the earth,..."
John 3:16,17 "“For God loved the world so much that he gave his only-begotten Son, in order that everyone exercising faith in him might not be destroyed but have everlasting life. For God sent forth his Son into the world, not for him to judge the world, but for the world to be saved through him."
1 Samuel 16:7 "Do not look at his appearance and at the height of his stature, for I have rejected him. For not the way man sees [is the way God sees], because mere man sees what appears to the eyes; but as for Jehovah, he sees what the heart is."
2007-11-21 00:24:14 · answer #4 · answered by Caribbean Queen♥ 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
The Mormon leaders, who presume that they can speak for God, changed it since they were getting too much pressure.
Like all of man-made religions, they have to imitate God and try and ape his word, by the Book of Mormon is not.
2007-11-21 00:16:48 · answer #5 · answered by Yun 7 · 3⤊ 1⤋
Yes white was changed to delightsome to soften the racism according to this site
http://www.skepticsannotatedbible.com/BOM/2ne/30.html
2007-11-21 00:25:01 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
That is not the Bible. There actually aren't any pure and white people. We all have flaws. Check into backgrounds and see for yourself about this.
2007-11-21 00:18:59 · answer #7 · answered by Karen K 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋
God changes his mind once a week!
2007-11-21 00:21:52 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
That is in the book of Mormon, and I don't have that copy.
2007-11-21 00:33:36 · answer #9 · answered by Robert S 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aryan supremacy? Or something like that?
2007-11-21 00:15:47 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋