Re: [TruthTalk] Jesus of the Bible

[Dave Hansen]

DaveH, is this also how you view the Bible and the BoM? Is the BoM more trustworthy than the Bible, from your perspective? DAVEH:   I view it a bit differently than Blaine.  As I see it, both records lack many important details.  However, when used together, they compliment each other and give us a better understanding of what the Lord wants us to know.      While there has been a lot of criticism of my belief in the Bible as far as it is translated correctly, some TTers might be more comfortable if I had said I believe the Bible as far as it is understood correctly!   Witness our recent discussion about the meaning of perfect.   Was perfect a term that was best translated to describe how we are to become like God?   If so, then there does seem to be a disparity of understanding  of some TTers as to just what it means for us to become perfect, or how God meets that criteria.     One question that I would think should concern any Christian is whether the Bible is complete.  As has been discussed previously in TT, there are some passages of the NIV that are simply not there, presumably because the working manuscripts failed to include them.   Furthermore, there are Biblical references that suggest that there was much more material of theological importance than is recorded in the Bible as it exists today.  IMO, the Lord revealed a lot that was neither recorded in the Bible or the BoM.  From my LDS perspective, each collection of books supports and amplifies the other.  It really isn't so much different than the way the NT and OT compliment one another.     So DavidM, I don't really consider one to be more trustworthy or superior than the other.  They are simply different perspectives that when taken as a whole (revealed word of God), they expand our understanding and reverence for what the Lord has provided for us as the Plan of Salvation. David Miller wrote: Blaine wrote: yes, I believe the BoM was needed to set things straight. I think the Bible is the word of God as far as it is translated correctly, and as far as the writers had things straight in the first place. The BoM however, has it straight, I think, as it was supposed to be, or meant to be. IOW, I believe the BoM has original Christianity as it was taught by the Lord himself. It sounds like you consider the BoM to be more trustworthy than the Bible. Am I hearing you right? It sounds like you consider the Bible has experienced corruption and hence must be translated better to get back to the original intent, but the BoM is much more pure and accurate and not subject to the need to be translated correctly. Am I understanding you right? I am not looking for anything to pounce on you about. I'm just trying to understand your perspective. DaveH, is this also how you view the Bible and the BoM? Is the BoM more trustworthy than the Bible, from your perspective? Peace be with you. David Miller. -- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dave Hansen [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.langlitz.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you wish to receive things I find interesting, I maintain six email lists... JOKESTER, OPINIONS, LDS, STUFF, MOTORCYCLE and CLIPS.