Koukl just ignores the Mormons' story of the angelic source of the Book of Mormon, which would seem to make their claim to divine inspiration both more direct and more recent than any that can be made for the Bible.
I haven't got a God in this fight, but this is just silly; it's just somebody who disapproves of Mormonism preaching to his choir - and not making any sense.
So far as Mormons go, my experience is that the saved ones are good neighbors and the lost ones throw great parties. Beyond that, I have no opinion at all.
The Bible is accurate? Which one? The Wyckham, KJV, Revised Standard, Vulgate, whatever? Is the version that's accurate in English accurate in German? In Hausa?
They're all accurate ... and why shouldn't they be, ... they are all translated from the original languages.
Koukl just ignores the Mormons' story of the angelic source of the Book of Mormon, which would seem to make their claim to divine inspiration both more direct and more recent than any that can be made for the Bible.
Not really ... Paul, in his letter to the New Testament Galatian church told the congregation to disregard ...
... even an angel which came forth with a different gospel than had already been presented to them ...
... as he warned them that ...
... even Satan, himself, will masqurade as an angel of light.
***The Bible is accurate? Which one? The Wyckham, KJV, Revised Standard, Vulgate, whatever? Is the version that's accurate in English accurate in German? In Hausa? ***
An excerpt from the ORIGIONAL 1611 KJV preface FROM THE TRANSLATORS TO THE READER
• 1 Now to the latter we answer, that we do not deny, nay, we affirm and avow, that the very meanest translation of the Bible in English, set forth by men of our profession, (for we have seen none of theirs of the whole Bible as yet) containeth the Word of God, nay, is the Word of God.
• 2 As the King's Speech which he uttered in Parliament, being translated into French, Dutch, Italian, and Latin, is still the King's Speech, though it be not interpreted by every translator with the like grace, nor peradventure so fitly for phrase, nor so expressly for sense, everywhere.
***Koukl just ignores the Mormons' story of the angelic source of the Book of Mormon, which would seem to make their claim to divine inspiration both more direct and more recent than any that can be made for the Bible.***
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto ANOTHER GOSPEL;
Which is NOT another; but there be some that trouble you, and would PERVERT the gospel of Christ.
But though we, or an ANGEL FROM HEAVEN, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preachedunto you, let him be ACCURSED.
As we said before, so say I again, If any man preach any OTHER gospel unto you than that which ye have received, LET HIM BE ACCURSED.----St Paul
....Galatians 1:8-9.