I do not share the same opinion. But i just dont understand how a man in maybe his teens or in his twenties, with no education at all living in a small town. Could have made up the Book of Mormon, considering its size and how complex it is. Its something that is hard to explain in my eyes. Also considering he had no computer or high tech machine.
Joseph Smith did not write the Book of Mormon - Sidney Rigdon did.
But wasnt Sidney Rigdon in the same position where he didnt have much education.
This passage tells us two important things:
On the contrary, for his time Sidney Rigdon was quite well educated. He had been schooled in the bible since he was a child, and was a professional minister (before he was thrown out of the Campbellites and after he left the Mormons). He wrote many extensive religious works throughout his life, both before he was a Mormon and after he left the Mormon church. Much of his writings survive to this day, and they are remarkably similar to the sermons in the Book of Mormon.
Sidney Rigdon was educated, but he did not write the Book of Mormon. Don’t believe what they say. There is not a shred of evidence that anyone other than Joseph wrote, or rather translated the Book of Mormon.
He finally admits it! He finally admits it is a work of MAN and not from God!
Hey Zerinus???
Please, learn your church’s history and teachings.
Yes, if you’re going to decide which one is the most Christian. Absolutely yes!
I agree. The arguments are tiresome. I don’t think Matt 7:21 or James 1:27 are important factors here. What’s important is which church (Catholic/Protestant or Mormon) is true. Catholics and Protestants may disagree on theology, but they come about their disagreements honestly because of a different interpretation of true scripture. As long as Mormon theology is based on false Mormon scripture (the Book of Mormon and the Book of Abraham) it has no claim to be Christian. To put forth proven false scripture as a basis for their truth puts Mormonism at a considerable disadvantage. Liars aren’t Christian and every time a Mormon testifies to the truth of those scriptures they are lying. It wouldn’t be so bad if their lies were innocent, but the fraud of these scriptures is so well established as to be irrefutable by an honest mind. That can’t be changed by an appeal to a supposed spiritual witness because any such witness has been proven false by the facts on the ground. Just based on their use of fraudulent scriptures, I would have to say Mormonism is not Christian.
Then who gets to decide what the will of God is? Joseph Smith? Brigham Young? Gordon B. Hinckley? These men have taught things that are so contrary to the bible and to the teachings passed down from the apostles that it is doubtful that they could ever know what the will of God is.
Well obviously God does. It’s up to us to find the people who we think are the true messengers of Heavenly Father. But don’t say “Catholics aren’t Christian!” or “Mormons aren’t Christian!” You can say that you don’t believe they represent your idea of what you think Christianity is. That’s okay. But surely it’s a matter of degree in the long run.
As long as Mormonism claims its extra scriptures are historically true, they can’t be called Christian. The belief that Native Americans have been cursed with a dark skin due to disobedience is racist at its core, especially when there is absolutely no evidence that it is true. How can believing a whole race of people’s dark skin is a result of God’s curse ever be considered Christian?