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Mormonism and scripture interpretation
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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?