In my previous post evaluating the Book of Mormon’s account of the fall of man, I revealed how 2 Nephi in the Book of Mormon subtly alters the account of The Fall. It does so by teaching that Eve eating from the tree of knowledge of good and evil was ultimately good for the human…
Category: Mormonism
Examining The Book of Mormon | The Fall of Man
I believe a foundational error of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints is found in its alteration of the account of the Fall of Man. According to Gilbert Scharffs, an instructor at the LDS Institute for religion, in his article, Unique Insights on Christ from the Book of Mormon, published on the…
Can the Bible and the Book of Mormon both be true?
I was asked recently to read the Book of Mormon and ask God if it was true. Members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints ( Mormons or LDS members) all have a testimony of when they felt God confirm in their hearts through the Holy Spirit that the Book of Mormon…
Evaluating Mormonism
Recently, I found out some friends of mine were visited by Mormon (LDS) missionaries and had begun attending their church. I was aware of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (I will refer to this church as LDS for the sake of brevity in this post), but didn’t know specifics and definitely…