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The Joseph Smith Translation (JST), also known as the Inspired Version, is a work of the founder of Mormonism, Joseph Smith. Smith believed that God inspired him to "correct" the Bible. According to the Book of Mormon: 1 Nephi 13:28 Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God. Smith's work contains significant additions and revisions to the Holy Bible [ed. will add here when time permits]. One such revision, which drastically alters the deity of Jesus Christ, is found in John 1:1 and 14:
Historic Christianity, has always understood Jesus to be Emmanuel; God with us. He is God in the flesh. In John 1:1, the Word was with God (not "a" God, or "another" God) and was God. In vs. 14 we read "...the Word became flesh." Mormonism attempts to strip Jesus Christ of his full deity as God incarnate, i.e. the form of a human. When one further examines the LDS concept of the Son being of God, one finds out that Jesus Christ is the literal offspring of celestial parents and the sibling of Satan. Smith relied upon no other texts to render his version of the Holy Bible. Smith believed that his work was instead inspired of God and a restoration of God's original intent. Interestingly, the LDS church doesn't own the rights to Smith's JST, although the JST is heavily footnoted in LDS copies of the King James Bible. The CoC (formerly RLDS) church was granted the rights to it. Coleen Ralston writes: "It is interesting that in some of the Restorationists' writings, they showed that the U.S. courts found that the LDS Church wandered from the teachings of the original church that Joseph Smith, Jr. founded. Consequently, the RLDS Church was awarded the properties in Kirtland, Ohio and was named by the Courts to be, indeed, Joseph Smith's original church." As quoted at: http://www.watchman.org/lds/rlds08.htm ...more soon.... |
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Jesus Saves Mormon Testimonies Turned to Christ Why Mormonism? That’s my King! (S M Lockridge) – free video "Jesus' blood on the altar was the ultimate payment. He made us worthy permanently. When Jesus died on the cross the veil covering the Holy of Holies tore in half. The mercy seat lay exposed to mankind. There is no veil, anymore, between God and man. Jesus ripped it down. But Mormonism has hung up a new one." -Kathleen Baldwin "When I was LDS (not that long
ago) I saw a lot of things that made me question my membership in the LDS
church, but I sure wouldn't admit it for a long time (not even to myself). I
just knew there had to be good explanations for all of those silly criticisms,
if I just looked in the right place...or prayed about it long enough. I was
wrong." - Former Mormon, Marsha Bette
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