Subject: Living Prophets? |
Bible Note: Paraclete, your obvious Mormon stance caught my attention, what with some of my own family members adhere to that teaching. If you have access to a copy of “Divine Authenticity of the Book of Mormon” - Oct 15, 1850 Liverpool England, check out “Orson Pratt’s Works”. Please note “it”, in the following quote, refers to the book of Mormon. “If, after a rigid examination, IT be found imposition, IT should be extensively published to the world as such; the evidences and arguments upon which the imposture was detected, should be clearly and logically stated, that those who have sincerely yet unfortunately deceived, may perceive the nature of the deception, and be reclaimed, and that those who continue to publish the delusion, may be exposed and silenced, not by physical force, neither by persecutions, bare assertions, nor ridicule, but by strong and powerful arguments - by evidences adduced FROM SCRIPTURE and reason.” Capital letters mine for emphasis. The Mormon Church has made a published challenge to the world concerning the Book of Mormon. Number six states, “Other than a few grammatical corrections, you must have no changes in the text.” Considering there has been 4,000 corrections thus far … And let’s not forget the “translation of Egyptian. “The book of Abraham” where Joseph translated with NO knowledge of that language, has been translated by those who could and NOT ONE WORD did Joseph translate correctly. All the things that Joseph Smith lied about HAVE been found out. Historically, geographically, etc. science has disproved MOST of the Mormon writings extensively. Those facts are readily available. And with the results of the DNA testing on the various American Indians, past and present, DISPROVING any connection to the Jews, well, many Mormons are second quessing the authenticity of their faith's origin. I recognize that Mormons are not suppose to read any “anti-Mormon” literature, so, it is my prayer that true, and bold, believers in the complete and finished work of Jesus Christ, God’s ONLY, who know how to use the “Book of Mormon”, “Doctrines and Covenants”, “Pearl of Great Price” to win you to HIM, because from those very books, many have been lead into the freedom that comes through Jesus Christ’s TOTAL redemptive power. Taleb |