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Do you even believe in the Bible?
The hallway answer
About 15 seconds“Yes, we do! It’s the word of God and we study it all the time. My seminary class is spending a whole year on it. We just also have more scripture, like the Book of Mormon, that teaches about Jesus too.”
The real answer
About 5 minutesThe Church’s Topics and Questions page on the Bible begins, “The Bible is the word of God. It is a witness for God the Father and Jesus Christ.” Latter-day Saints study the Old and New Testaments in Sunday School, in seminary and at home through Come, Follow Me.
Our eighth Article of Faith says, “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.” That phrase “as far as it is translated correctly” recognizes that the Bible came to us through many copies and translations over centuries. Scholars of every faith agree on that.
Some friends quote Revelation 22:18 (“if any man shall add”). That verse is about the book of Revelation itself, and Deuteronomy 4:2 says nearly the same thing long before most of the Bible was written. God has always been able to speak again.
Scriptures to know. Tap to read.
2 Timothy 3:16All scripture is given by inspiration of God
2 Nephi 29:3-10“A Bible! A Bible!”
Ezekiel 37:16-17The stick of Judah and the stick of Joseph
Amos 3:7God reveals His secrets to the prophets
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Research roomWhat’s behind the question
For many Christians, believing in the Bible means believing in the Bible alone. Having more scripture can feel to them like adding to God’s word.
Source labels: Official = published by the Church. Scripture = the standard works. Faithful scholarship = independent Latter-day Saint researchers. Helpful, but not official.
For me
Think it through- What Bible passage has helped me most?
- How do the Bible and Book of Mormon work together for me?
- Could I explain one Bible story about Jesus in my own words?
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