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Your #973: Upon reading Winston's post, I am curious... WhiteMountain, do you endore restornu's and scottiewottie's "swiss cheese" Bible? See their previous posts.

Articles of Faith 8
8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.

TG Bible, last two paragraphs:
With the discovery of more ancient mss. not available to the King James translators, many translations of the Bible have been produced since 1900 by Bible scholars. However, based on the doctrinal clarity of latter-day revelation given to Joseph Smith, the Church has held to the King James Version as being doctrinally more accurate than these recent versions. The newer versions are in many instances easier to read, but are in some passages doctrinally weaker in their presentation of the gospel. Therefore, the King James Version remains the principal Bible of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.
The position of the Church regarding the Bible is that it contains the word of God as far as it is translated correctly (A of F 8). Joseph Smith taught that “many important points touching the salvation of men, had been taken from the Bible, or lost before it was compiled.” He also said that the Bible was correct as “it came from the pen of the original writers,” but that “ignorant translators, careless transcribers, or designing and corrupt priests have committed many errors.” (HC 1: 245; 6: 57.) The Church reveres and respects the Bible, but recognizes that it is not a complete nor entirely accurate record, and affirms also that the Lord has given additional revelation through his prophets in the last days that sustains, supports, and verifies the biblical account of God’s dealings with mankind.

After reading this, you will probably say, "Swiss Cheese Bible". I don't. That phrase does not convey our regard for Holy Writ. The Bible is the Word of God, and exceedingly precious to us. I have enjoyed very much quoting from it in our discussions.

winston: if you follow the TG Bible link, there is some more manuscript discussion.

"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 preached unto you, let him be accursed" (Gal. 1:6-8)

While you believe that the Book of Mormon is absolutely the word of God..you doubt the true word of God..

Plagiarisms The BOM contains some 27,000 words taken directly from the King James Version of the Bible. This in itself presents a rancid problem for the BOM. We are told that the BOM was written between 600 BC and AD 421. So how did 1611 Elizabethan English words get in the BOM?

In fact there are many places in the BOM where whole verses are plagiarized word for word from the KJV (compare Lk. 10:15 with 2 Nephi 9:34; Jn. 1:29 with 2 Nephi 31:4; Jn. 15:6 with Jacob 5:7; Eph. 4:5 with Mosiah 18:21; 1 Cor. 3:4 with Moroni 7:45. These are only a few of the many plagiarized verses that the BOM contains.

Come to the one true God..the God of Abraham,Issac and Jacob...the Gerat I am..from everlasting to everlasting on eternal God! Come!