The book of mormon is remarkably christfocused, and presents a godhead resembling the trinity. In addition to the 20 helps we thought itd be handy for our readers to also have a sidebyside comparison of the bible, book of mormon and other lds teachings. The book of mormon, the doctrines of the covenant, and the pearl of great price. The christian bible is divided into the old and new testaments. The purpose of the book is to convince the jew and the gentile that jesus is the christ. What is the difference between the bible and the book of mormon. I began to see clearly that mormonism taught a different gospel than what the bible. Mormonism claims to follow the bible, but the mormon doctrine clearly contradicts what the bible declares. Bible, book of mormon and lds scripture compared life. However, a careful comparison of basic doctrinal positions of that church to those of historical, biblical christianity reveal many radical differences.
The book of mormon restores plain and precious truths that have been lost from the bible. The nature of the mormon godhead is different than the bible teaches. In short, the difference between the bible and the book of mormon isnt that one is true and the other is not, but that they are both miraculous and profound testimonies to the divinity and mission of our savior, jesus christ, written on two different continents by two different parts of the house of israel the branches of judah and joseph, to be exact. The book of mormon is considered preeminent to the bible and they. What are the major differences between the bible and the book of mormon. Unless otherwise indicated, bible quotations are taken from the king james version. What is the difference between mormon bible and the. We believe that the church discovered what was inspired through prayer and the leading of the holy spirit. Notably, the mormons believe that jesus was a god, but not god himself. Even though they consider themselves christians, see. I suspect the reason the book of mormon has this view of faith and knowledge is that the. How i escaped the mormon temple christianity today. Home delivery of ct magazine complete access to articles on.
In fact, although the book of mormon quotes heavily from the bible including parts of the bible the supposed ancient book of mormon writers had never seen, it also contradicts the bible. What are the key differences between mormonism and christianity. As a companion to the bible, the book of mormon is a witness of jesus christs divinity and his role as the savior of the world. How does the book of mormons and the bible compare. What are the key differences between mormonism and. 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. Believe in scripture in addition to the bible book of mormon. However, traditional christianity regards mormonism as a departure from christianity, or a corruption of it. Mormons, while holding that the bible is a part of the canon of scripture, add to it several mormon works. The stick of judah is written by jews, in other words, is the bible. 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 difference is the definition of jesus in essence, mormonism is polytheistic. Essentially, members of the lds church believe that the book of mormon continues the teachings of the bible, but from a different point of view.
The bible has numerous sections that are nondoctrinal in nature, such as historical, proverbial. Whats the difference between mormons and christians. In mormonism, by contrast, god and every human is equally a necessary being. What is the difference between what we call illumination and what mormon s call revelation, especially concerning the canonization of scripture. Contrary to lds church claims, the bible did not prophesy about the book of mormon.
Today, i neither trust feelings alone nor the soughtafter visitations of spirits in the. This is only a small sample of the many differences between christianity and mormonism. The book of mormon has a much greater consistency of style than does the bible, which is much more clearly the work of many authors over a period of centuries. Salvation did not require the mormon church, only jesus. Notice how the mormon writings will both agree and contradict each other as well as the bible. Voddie baucham at the ever loving truth conference in 2016 said, i choose to believe the bible because it is a reliable collection of. This pamphlet compares mormon doctrines as stated in lds authoritative primary sources to those of historic christianity as derived solely from the bible. Thus the bible is not just a single book, but is a divine library. A survey this summer by the pew research center and the pew forum on religion and public life found that 60 percent of. The difference between mormonism and biblical christianity.
This is a very real and factually based video of showing the two different sides of mormonism and christianity. Bible ties to the book of mormon bible reference for lds. Another different offshoot of mormonism is the apostolic united. The things you hear from false teachers and heretics like joel osteen are false. This is shown consistently in the bible, from the book of genesis to the book of revelation. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of faiththe very word of god.
The bible old and new testaments is the unique, revealed, and inspired. The groups verifiable history begins in upper new york state in the year 1830 with the publication of the book of mormon by joseph smith, jr. Differences between mormonism and biblical christianity, by ron rhodes. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. One difference between mormonism and catholicism is that while catholicism only has one sacred text, the bible, mormonism has a few including. Today the largest religion in the world, christianity began 2,000 years ago in palestine, with jesus of nazareth, a charismatic leader who taught his followers about caritas charity or treating others as you would like to be treated yourself the sacred text for christians is the bible. Most young mormon men take on the aaronic priesthood, and some eventually move up to the melchizedek priesthood. In light of the recent interest in mormonism, it will be helpful to compare and contrast some of the key differences between mormonism and christianity. Mormonism and christianity have a complex theological, historical, and sociological. The term was originally considered derogatory, but today it is considered acceptable. Real differences between mormon theology and biblical. The highest office of the melchizedek priesthood, the. Next to the bible, the lds church believes in the book of mormon.
What is the difference between mormons and christians. In the bible, only marks gospel has sentences frequently begin with and, whereas sentences frequently begin with and in any book within the book of mormon. The book of mormon the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The republican nominee for president is a mormon, there is a play on broadway about the book of mormon and the lds church has launched a multimilliondollar ad campaign called im a mormon. Printed in canada first edition, isbn 9780981146720. What is the difference between christianity and mormonism. The mormon church describes itself as the church of jesus christ. W hen mormon missionaries come to my door, even they sometimes make the point that the mormon church is different than all other churches that claim to be christian.
This is yet another distinct difference between mormon christianity and biblical christianity. As joseph smith, the founder of the rapidly growing church of jesus christ of latterday saints mormon. The view of faith in the mormon scriptures differs from the bible. Smith endowed the book of mormon with status equal to the bible. Mormonism teaches that the bible has been corrupted, and that vital portions have been lost, deleted, or distorted, and that the lds scriptures are a restoration of what was lost in the bible. Ever since the book of mormon was first published in 1830, its origins have been disputed. The book of mormon contains a consistent theme from start to finish. Orthodox christianity rests upon the authority of the bible alone as the word of god. The most stark difference between mormons and catholics lies in their clergy. The church of jesus christ of latterday saints, better known as the mormon.
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. Lds founder joseph smith said, if the veil were rent today, and the great god. Mormons also accept the book of mormon as a new revelation. Mormons express the doctrines of mormonism using standard biblical terminology and have similar views about the nature of jesus atonement, bodily resurrection, and second coming as traditional christianity. The intrigue has come from the fact that latterday saints lds are so similar and yet so different. Ten questions to ask the mormons christianity today. Here are 7 major differences between mormons and christian theology. What is a difference between christians and mormons answers. The mormon jesus and the biblical jesus teach a different nature of christ and.
Can we view it with the same regard as we view the bible. What is the difference between the bible and the book of. Differences between mormonism and biblical christianity. Mormonism vs christianity difference and comparison diffen. The holy bible is the collection of writings that contain the records of divine revelation and the dealings of god with his chosen people, the tribes of israel. The bible and the book of mormon why christianity is true.
Different authors contributed to the writing of the holy bible whereas the book of mormon was first published by one man, joseph smith. According to the latter day saints mormons, mormonism and christianity are identical. The book of mormon is remarkably christfocused, and. Christianity christians hold that the bible is the sole infallible authority for life and faith. They believe that the book of mormon was recorded on metal plates, such that it could not be destroyed or changed as easily as the paper of the bible. Christianity revelation furthermore, in sharp distinction to orthodox christian theology, mormons do not believe that the bible is the infallible repository for redemptive revelation. The stick of joseph is the book of mormon, written by descendants of joseph. Most voters dont care very much about romneys mormonism.
Mormonism and christianity have a complex theological, historical, and sociological relationship. I realize that the lds today disagree with this, but your prophet joseph smith did this. Latterday saints do not accept the creeds of postnew testament christianity. Ben seewald interviews james walker, a fourthgeneration former mormon, on the differences between the teachings of the latter day saints and those of the bible.
It also includes the book of mormon bom which joseph smith. In their view, the book of mormon is the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion. The bible is the first witness and the book of mormon bears a second witness that all the promises, prophecies, and miracles in the bible are true. When we study the book of mormon, our understanding of the doctrines in the bible is clarified. Here are the significant points of difference between the bible and the book of mormon. There are many more differences between christianity and mormonism some. Brett kunkle shares the differences between mormonism and a biblical worldview. They believe the bible to be the word of god insofar as its been translated correctly. As such, the mormons must be following a different god. Latterday saints do not believe scripture consists of the holy bible alone but have an expanded canon of scripture that includes the book of mormon, the doctrine and covenants, and the pearl of great price. In contrast, there were many gods according to mormons. Lynn k wilder served in the mormon temple and as an lds professor in utah. A sixthgeneration mormon meets a bornagain christian.
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