Mormon beliefs are also shown to contradict both the bible and the book of mormon. For reasons that are not completely clear, smith and cowderys relationship soured. It would be wrong of me to pray about whether adultery is right, when the bible. My whole being is the desire to serve the lord jesus beyond my human abilitieseven from my childhood. 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. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. Dear mormons, you dont know the book of mormon is true. Ten littleknown facts about the book of mormon meridian.
Overview of mormonism exposes some of the unchristian doctrine of the mormon church, changes in lds scripture and false prophecies that have been uttered by various mormon authorities. The book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, the pearl of great price. When mormon missionaries properly called latter day saints or simply lds come to your door, they will often offer a free copy of the book of mormon and tell you about its author, joseph smith. If the book of mormon is true, then joseph smith was a prophet. The false translation of the book of abraham, therefore, casts serious doubt on the book of mormon as well, forever debilitating josephs claim he was a true, inspired prophet of god. The church claims that all of the changes are of grammar and spelling errors in the original. Thanks to its title page, the book of mormon has not been universally considered by its critics, as one of them recently wrote, as one of those books that must be read in order to have an opinion of it. Civilizations of their magnitude and duration would be expected to leave extensive archaeological records. These are five problems with the book of mormon, and to doubt its authenticity as an ancient document. Thousands of mormons left the church as the result of this discovery, while thousands more are completely unaware of this important piece of evidence. Mormons wont tell you that all their so called scriptures such as the book of mormon, pearl of great price, doctrine and covenants, and even their official mormon doctrine statements contradict each other on major doctrinal points. The book of mormon also tells the reader that after jesus resurrection, he visited america, and other lands to talk to gods children. That we, through the grace of god the father, and our lord jesus christ, have seen the plates which contain this record, which is a record of the people of nephi, and also of the lamanites, their brethren, and also of the people of jared, who came from the tower of.
False, because of mistakes in book of mormon, doctrines and covenants, and the pearl of great. The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version. In fact, a close reading demonstrates that the book of mormon is more consistent with this kind of oral composition than with years of careful redaction by the propheteditor mormon. Did i miss the chapters about global warming, polygamy in this life and the next oh yeahit was forbidden, gay people trying their hardest to be active latterday saints, heavenly mother, the president packercondemned movement of feminism, or coping with the church building a 1.
The historical facts and the special witnesses of the book of mormon testify that its coming forth was indeed miraculous. And in another, to the lds leadership, he declared, the book of mormon is either fake or fact. Dont get me wrong, faith is vital to have, but having faith in the right things is. It is a known fact that hebrews spoke hebrew, and their records were kept in hebrew. Mormon prophets might appear grandfatherly and sincere, but theyre not gods living oracles. Nevertheless, the power of this book is not based only in its magnificent history but on its powerful, unparalleled message that has changed countless lives.
Short, informative chapters contrast the cults theologies with the truth found in gods word. The text gives an account of ancient prophets who lived in. False prophecies in the book of mormon life after ministry. Problems with the book of mormon catholic answers catholic. Facts on the book of mormon witnesses part 2 mormons. This is not the case with new world archaeology and the book of. The book of mormon mormonisms principal holy book has undergone thousands of changes since it was first published. The testimony of three witnesses be it known unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people, unto whom this work shall come. Out of all the books ive read from mormons and exmormons, lee baker, mormonism. 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 silent. The evidence for smiths prophetic calling from god is damning when we examine who really wrote the bom. The book of mormon presents problems that cannot be explained away regarding the following topics.
Why continue to defend a false testimony if you have nothing to loose from admitting the truth. An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi, who claimed that it had been. However, absolutely none of the distinctive commands of the lds church are in the book of mormon. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. Smith, they will say, translated the book of mormon from golden plates he dug up in a hill in new york in the early 1800s.
Archaeology in the old world continues to uncover physical evidence of biblical history. Facts the mormon church doesnt want you to know examining the claims of mormonismis the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the true church. The book of mormon is a book of lds scripture that takes place during the same time as the bible and takes place on the american continent. Lds leaders who admit mormonism isnt true life after. A logical proof that mormonism is f alse by matt slick mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world, mormon doctrine by bruce mcconkie, p. Many of these changes affect the actual doctrine that the mormon church officially teaches. The book of mormon states that god cursed people of colour. In fact, the first articles criticizing the book of mormon appeared before. Yet, the book of mormon musical also contains less benign inaccuracies, like misrepresenting joseph smiths history, distorting mormon. In fact, the book of mormon teaches against most points of lds theology. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of. The book of mormon the keystone of the church is unquestionably the book of mormon. The book of mormon is believed to be the result of joseph smiths communion with the divine.
Smith is a false prophet, therefore his book of mormon, based on what the bible says, must be false. He was excommunicated from the church in 1838 and forced to leave the area. Here is the eyeopening testimony from a former mormon elder, todd k. Facts the mormon church doesnt want you to know 4mormon. Book of mormon facts corrections finally, joseph smith asserted that the golden plates were translated by the power of god and produced the most correct of any book on earth. Cowderys elevated status as second elder and witness to the book of mormon was eventually lost amid accusations of adultery and theft.
The evidence indicates that the book of mormon is in fact an amalgamation of ideas that were inspired by josephs own environment new and themes from the. Worldrenowned cult expert ron carlson and ed decker combine their extensive knowledge to give readers quick, clear facts on the major cults and false teachings of today. A logical proof that mormonism is false by matt slick mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world, mormon doctrine by bruce mcconkie, p. Members of the church of jesus christ of latterday saints do not drink tea, coffee, alcohol, or smoke tobacco, or take illegal drugs. A contemporary mormon view is that these civilizations rose and fell in mesoamerica. And when they had gone through and hewn down all my people save it were twenty and four of us, among whom was my son moroni and we having survived the dead of our people, did behold on the morrow, when the lamanites had returned unto their camps, from the top of the hill cumorah, the ten thousand of my people who were hewn down, being led in the. Discussion regarding the historicity of the book of mormon often focuses on archaeological issues, some of which relate to the large size and the long time span of the civilizations mentioned in the book.
Joseph smith declared that the book of mormon could draw folks nearer to god through obeying its teachings than any other book. The book of mormon, as originally published, contained thousands of errors, and later editions had to be changed to correct this, which isnt too convenient for a church trying to claim that god gave the words directly to smith. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. After jesus resurrection lds people believe he visited the peoples of. As many false reports have been circulated respecting the following work, and also many unlawful measures taken by evil designing persons to destroy me, and also the work, i would inform you that i translated by the gift and power of god, and. To pray about such things as adultery, murder, or a false gospel is to test god. Facts about the mormon church the church of jesus christ of latterday saints the real name of the mormon church is a worldwide church with over 16,000,000 members. There are some serios problems with the book of mormon that the lds church. Why you shouldnt ask god if the book of mormon is true. Here are 10 shocking facts about the mormon church. The 1st rule of book of mormon evidence there is no. Former false prophet andy poland talks about mormonism and feelings duration. Also, the bible forbids another gospel of christ, yet the mormons claim the book of mormon is an additional gospel of jesus christ galations 1.
The fact is that the only church with an unbroken historical line to apostolic days. Genesis both descriptions are wrong out of order and impossible 2. Since the mormon church was founded in 1830, its prophets have uttered a striking number of false prophecies. For example, he foretold the second coming of christ for 1891. Olson, now studying to be a christian minister as of 2011 i spent my church life as a mormon before i knew the lords grace. It might be the funniest thing in the world to me when someone tells me with absolute certainty that the book of mormon isnt true after having admitted never actually reading the book themselves.
Smith, the sixth president of the mormon church, went so far as to say that the words were not only correct but every letter was given to smith. Mormons believe that the book of mormon confirms information found in the holy bible. The first video focused primarily on truth claims and the veracity of the mormon church. Sometimes people think of it as an american church, but there are more members outside the united states than in it. The bible teaches that one false prophecy puts the prophet under death sentence. If the book can be shown to be a product of the 19th century, the church is then not what it claims to be.
Faithpromoting material about the book of mormon witnesses like cowdery claims. The book of mormon name, lehi, is also found in the bible. So, as requested heres the book of mormon facts and missing. 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 continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. Evidence from history, archaeology, and other fields of study prove that the bible is a collection of ancient writings and confirm much of its historical claims.
Joseph smith felt that a preface was necessary to address the loss of the 116 pages. For example, critics of mormonism have shown convincing proof that the book of mormon is a synthesis of earlier works written by other men, of the vivid imaginings of joseph smith, and of plagiarisms from the king james bible. In march, 2010, the 100 millionth copy of the book of mormon was printed. It follows the stories of two tribes who descended from the family of lehi. You say that the book of mormon was written for our day. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints fast facts. In fact, it would just be flat out impossible because of the many things he got. A life under false pretenses is the best at describing the sense of moral outrage many exmormons feel when they learn about the doctrines of blood atonement and polygamypolyandry in mormonism, and the despair when they feel the sense of utter abandonment as no. Finally, what happens if there are objective facts and evidences that contradict a. See chapter 14 of jerald and sandra tanners the changing world of mormonism. This book is an easytouse resource that provides powerful insights for sharing the biblical gospel with people ensnared by false. Top 10 embarrassments of the mormon religion listverse. By contrast, the evidence shows that the book of mormon is not translated from ancient scriptures but is a nineteenthcentury fiction.
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