Mormonism and the Holy Bible

Mormonism and the Holy Bible

Mormonism -- do Mormons believe in the Bible?

Mormonism does include the Holy Bible. In fact every member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints will have a Bible next to (or even bound with) the Book of Mormon and other books of scripture. Since Mormonism is Christian, of course we not only possess and use the Bible, we also believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly.

The Bible is just as crucial to Mormons and Mormonism as it is to any Christian because the Bible contains the life of Jesus Christ, His words and teachings in addition to prophets' writings. The Bible is a compilation of scriptural records of prophets who lived in Jerusalem and those surrounding areas. Christ was born and lived in that area of the world, so Mormonism (The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) needs those scriptural recordings.

People only get the idea that Mormonism has a "different bible" because of our use of the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon does NOT replace the Bible in any way... it can't, it's records do not replace Bible facts and history. The Book of Mormon is a historical and scriptural record of the people who lived on the American continents from 600 B.C. to 400 A.D. Again, Mormonism uses both books of holy scripture; both are recordings of prophets who testify of Jesus Christ, who is the God of the whole world, not just the central eastern lands.

This video explains the  importance of scriptures in our lives for the 400th anniversary of the King James Bible.

This video exemplifies the miracle that the Holy Bible is for us today... the sacrifices made and endured in order to have it in our hands to read ourselves.

Learn more about Mormonism and the Holy Bible:

• Read many responses to the question about Mormons believing in the Bible http://www.mormontopics.org

• Read all about Mormonism here
  http://www.mormon.org

• The official site for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
  http://www.lds.org

• Chat live with a Mormon about Mormonism and the Bible
  http://www.mormon.org/chat?cid=sgo-csm-cm
   
• Get your own free copy of the Book of Mormon so you can see it does not replace the beloved Bible
  http://www.mormon.org/free