MHG, I believe the Bible is the word of God it is what lead me the Spirit of the Lord that I felt when reading the Bible was the same spirit that witness to me about the Book of Mormon!
It was the Holy Spirit of Love and Joy which only of the Godhead God can impart!
"As long as it's translated correctly."
You guys can NOT get around THIS statement!
You can see from these statements that Joseph Smith must have been inspired—at least once in his life -- when he said, "We believe the Bible contains the word of God in so far as it is correctly translated." So we find the world -- the ecclesiastical world -- continues to get out new translations, which is but a compliment to the far-reaching wisdom of the prophet in that early day. Therefore we, who are supposed to be a peculiar people, have what many people might designate a "peculiar" Bible.
The Inspired Version Is the Church's Official Version. What is its relationship to the Church and how is it treated by us? In Section 42:15 of the Doctrine and Covenants the Lord said: "My Scriptures shall be given as I have appointed"; and then when received in full, "I give unto you a commandment, that then ye shall teach them unto all men; for they shall be taught unto all nations, kindreds, tongues, and people."
(From --> http://www.centerplace.org/library/tracts/iv_IsraelASmith.htm )
I believe the Bible to be true, except for these verses:
KJV Galatians 1:6-9
6. I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto another gospel:
7. Which is not another; but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the gospel of Christ.
8. 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.
9. As we said before, so say I now again, If any man preach any other gospel unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
If these were hard to understand, here is a more modern version ---
6. I am astonished that you are so quickly deserting the one who called you by the grace of Christ and are turning to a different gospel--
7. which is really no gospel at all. Evidently some people are throwing you into confusion and are trying to pervert the gospel of Christ.
8. But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel other than the one we preached to you, let him be eternally condemned!
9. As we have already said, so now I say again: If anybody is preaching to you a gospel other than what you accepted, let him be eternally condemned!
The Inspired Version Restored Scriptural Truths. The Book of Mormon is another so-called spiritual "prop" on this point. In I Nephi 3:168-170, we find these statements: "Behold, [speaking of a church which was to be in existence] they have taken away from the gospel of the Lamb many parts which are plain and most precious.... And all this have they done that they might pervert the right ways of the Lord."