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Mormonism and scripture interpretation

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• Mormon interpretation of the scriptures
• Statements by Mormon leaders relating to the interpretation of scripture
• Scriptures used by critics of Mormonism as proof-texts

Mormon interpretation of the scriptures

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• Question: Why does the LDS Church teach that man first existed as spirits in heaven when 1 Corinthians 15:46 says that the physical body comes before the spiritual?
• Question: How can one best read and understand the scriptures?
• Question: How can one view contradictions in Scripture in a faithful way?

Statements by Mormon leaders relating to the interpretation of scripture

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• Bruce R. McConkie
• Boyd K. Packer
• Brigham H. (BH) Roberts
• Joseph Smith, Jr.
• Joseph Fielding Smith
• James E. Talmage
• Brigham Young

Scriptures used by critics of Mormonism as proof-texts

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• Question: How is John 4:24 used as a proof-text by critics of Mormon doctrine of the corporeal nature of God?
• Question: Does the fact that the Bible states that nothing should be "added to" or "taken away" from the book mean that the Book of Mormon is false?
• Question: How is Isaiah 43:10 used as a proof-text by critics of the Mormon doctrines of the plurality of gods and the deification of man?
• Question: How is Genesis 3:5 used by critics to attempt to show that the Mormon doctrine of deification is a teaching of Satan?