What most LDS do not understand is the Bible is either trustworthy or it isn’t.
If it isn’t, then we cannot trust it ON A SINGLE POINT, including the life and sacrifice of Jesus.
If the Bible IS trustworthy, then there is no need for extra scripture because the Bible contains all that we need for salvation.
It is an either/or proposition. There is no middle ground.
Interesting that the mormons accept the bom at face value, but must denigrate the bible to “as correctly translated”. If we want to look face value - 4000 changes in the bom - from where did the changes come from? Isn’t that a sign of NOT being correctly translated.
If it isn’t, then we cannot trust it ON A SINGLE POINT, including the life and sacrifice of Jesus.
I'm curious how you reconcile this extreme position with your well expressed knowledge of the many variants of the Greek NT. I hope I'm not assuming to much by saying I think you believe the Bible is trustworthy. I certainly do. Would you say that the Bible is trustworthy inspite of the many variants? I do.
And to add, what I hope is a point of agreement, the Bible is either correct regarding the role of Jesus Christ as our Savior and Redeemer, or it is not. Jesus Christ is either our Savior and Redeemer or he is not. There is no middle ground.