Is "corrected edition of the Inspired Version" an oxymormon?
Just some more foolishness from the Church of Satan's brother
Charles Perry Locke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Charles Perry Locke <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Is "corrected edition of the Inspired Version" an oxymormon?
>From: Kevin Deegan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>To: [email protected]
>Subject: Re: [TruthTalk] mormon angels. was: Dave uses Socratic Method of
>Teaching LDS...
>Date: Mon, 30 May 2005 19:08:00 -0700 (PDT)
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>Joseph Smith also declared, "I believe the Bible as it read when it came
>from the pen of the original writers. Ignorant translators, careless
>transcribers, or designing and corrupt priests have committed many errors"
>(Translation of Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 327).
>
>Apostle Mark E. Peterson said, "Many insertions were made, some of them
>'slanted' for selfish purposes, while at times deliberate falsifications
>and fabrications were perpetrated" (As Translated Correctly, p. 4).
>
>Apostle Orson Pratt stated: "If it be admitted that the apostles and
>evangelists did write the books of the New Testament, that does not prove
>of itself that they were divinely inspired at the time they wrote.... Add
>all this imperfection to the uncertainty of the translation, and who, IN
>HIS RIGHT MIND could for one moment suppose the Bible in its present form
>to be a perfect guide? Who knows that even one verse of the Bible has
>escaped pollution, so as to convey the same sense now that it did in the
>original?" (Divine Authority of the Book of Mormon, pp. 45, 47)
>
>LDS Apostle Orson Pratt further proclaimed, "The Bible has been robbed of
>its plainness; many sacred books having been lost, others rejected by the
>Romish Church, and what few we have left, were copied and re-copied so many
>times, that it is admitted that almost every verse has been corrupted and
>mutilated to that degree that scarcely any two of them read alike" (The
>Seer, p. 213)
>
>BOM, II Nephi 29:6-10 (Pg.110), "Thou fool, that shall say: A Bible, we
>have got a Bible and we need no more Bible� Wherefore because that ye have
>a Bible ye need not suppose that it contains all my words; neither need ye
>suppose that I have not caused more to be written."
>
>Joseph Smith stated: "it was apparent that many important points touching
>the salvation of men, had been taken from the Bible, or lost before it was
>compiled" (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.10)
>
>When: "the book [Bible] proceeded forth from the mouth of a Jew...it
>contained the fullness of the gospel of the Lord, of whom the twelve
>apostles bear record" (1 Nephi 13:24), but afterwards "thou seest the
>formation of that great and abominable church...after the book hath gone
>forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are
>many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book
>of the Lamb of God. And after these plain and precious things were taken
>away it goeth forth unto all the nations of the Gentiles" (Book of Mormon,
>1 Nephi 13:26,28). See also Doctrines of Salvation, vol.3, p.190-191.
>"many of the Gentiles shall say: A Bible! A Bible! We have got a Bible, and
>there cannot be any more Bible...Wherefore because that ye have a Bible ye
>need not suppose that it contains all my words; neither need ye suppose
>that I have not caused more to be written" (Book of Mormon, 2 Nephi
>29:3,10).
>
>When his "revelation" about Adam being God was disputed, Brigham Young
>stated: "You believe Adam was made of the dust of this earth. This I do not
>believe...I have publicly declared that I do not believe that portion of
>the Bible as the Christian world do. I never did, and I never want to. What
>is the reason I do not? Because I have come to understanding, and banished
>from my mind all the baby stories my mother taught me when I was a child"
>(Journal of Discourses, vol.2, p.6).
>Orson Pratt's lack of confidence in the Bible is obvious: "...and who, in
>his right mind, could for one moment, suppose the Bible in its present form
>to be a perfect guide? No one can tell whether even one verse of either the
>Old or New Testament conveys the ideas of the original author" (Journal of
>Discourses, vol. 7, p. 28).
>Apostle Bruce McConkie: "Ignorant translators, careless transcribers, or
>designing and corrupt priests have committed many errors, many plain and
>precious things were deleted, in consequence of which error and falsehood
>poured into the churches. One of the great heresies of modern Christendom
>is the unfounded assumption that the Bible contains all of the inspired
>teachings now extant among men" (Mormon Doctrine, pp. 82,83).
>McConkie continues: The Bible of the Old World has come to us from the
>manuscripts of antiquity - manuscripts which passed through the hands of
>uninspired men who changed many parts to suit their own doctrinal ideas.
>Deletions were common, and, as it now stands, many plain and precious
>portions and many covenants of the Lord have been lost. As a consequence,
>those who rely upon it [the Bible] alone stumble and are confused... (The
>Ensign, December 1985, p 55).
>
>
>Comparisons made by Mormon Leaders between the Bible and Book of Mormon
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>President Ezra Taft Benson stated: "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" ("The Keystone of Our Religion", The Ensign,
>January 1992, page 5).
>
>Joseph Smith claimed: "I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon was more
>correct than any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man
>would get nearer to God by abiding its precepts, than by any other book"
>(Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p.194).
>
>An official and widely read LDS publication reads: "Men can get nearer to
>the Lord, can have more of the spirit of conversion and conformity in their
>hearts...can gain a better understanding of the doctrines of salvation
>through the Book of Mormon than they can through the Bible...there will be
>more people saved in the kingdom of God - ten thousand times over - because
>of the Book of Mormon than there will be because of the Bible" (The Ensign,
>November 1984, p. 7).
>
>A letter from the First Presidency (Presidents Benson, Hinckley, and
>Monson) to all members of the Church states: "The most reliable way to
>measure the accuracy of any biblical passage is not by comparing different
>texts, but by comparison with the Book of Mormon and modern-day
>revelations". (Church News, June 20, 1992, page 3, letter dated May 22,
>1992).
>
>
>HOW ABOUT THE INSPIRED VERSION Joseph Smith, Jr., The Holy Scriptures,
>Translated and Corrected by the Spirit of Revelation, by Joseph Smith, Jr.
>the Seer ... Plano, Illinois: Published by the Church of Jesus Christ of
>Latter-Day Saints. Joseph Smith, I.L. Rogers, E. Robinson, Publishing
>Committee, 1867.
>This version was several times reprinted by Herald Publishing House in
>Independence, Missouri as the Inspired Version. The Holy Scriptures,
>Corrected by the Spirit of Revelation by Joseph Smith, Jr. A slightly
>revised edition was published by Herald Publishing House in 1944 under the
>title, Holy Scriptures. Containing the Old and New Testaments. An Inspired
>Revision of the Authorized Version, by Joseph Smith, Junior. A New
>Corrected Edition. Herald Publishing House is the official publisher of the
>Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, which holds the
>copyright on this version.
>TRUTH?
>INSPIRED? -----> Corrected -------> slightly Revised
>LOL!
>JoE Smith Inspired Version or JST Which do you use?
>The NEW CORRECTED REVISION or the OLD CORRECTED REVISION?
>
>PREFACE TO 1944 EDITION
>This corrected edition of the Inspired Version of the Holy Scriptures was
>prepared under the direction of the First Presidency and the Board of
>Publication of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.
>The committee found some words and phrases transposed or improperly placed
>in the work done by Joseph Smith, Jr. These errors, together with others
>involving spelling, punctuation, and typographical or other omissions, were
>corrected, particularly in those instances where the meaning of the text
>had been affected. Few other corrections were required.
>LDS Bible "correctors": http://biblecorrected.homestead.com/
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>Blaine: Hi Judy. OOps! Your almost total unfamiliarity with the Church
>of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is showing, big time!! The Bible is
>not only used by the church, but is a mainstay Standard Work. Much time
>and many dollars were spent to cross-reference the Bible with other
>Standard Works, eg, the BoM, the D&C and the P of GP. It was a monumental
>work of the Church, and stands uniquely above all other efforts, including
>Kevins meager efforts!! Before condemning, you might try at least browsing
>through to see what I am talking about. It is truly a "magnum opus" (great
>work).
>
>In a message dated 5/25/2005 3:06:08 AM Mountain Standard Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>Why does the Mormon Church mess with the Bible at all? May just as well
>toss it for it loses all credibility in
>the light of their prophetical voices and other teachings. This stuff is
>occult. jt
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