Joseph Smith, the founding "prophet" of Mormonism, allegedly possessed the miraculous ability to translate texts by the gift and power of God. While most people know that Smith supposedly did this to produce distinctly LDS texts like the Book of Mormon and the Book of...
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Mormonism
Did Stephen see God the Father in Acts 7:55-56?
Mormonism claims that their founder, Joseph Smith, saw both God the Father and Jesus Christ in visible, human forms when they allegedly appeared to him and called him to be a prophet. The Bible teaches, however, that God the Father cannot be seen. Thus, God's word...
Was God the Father seen in Daniel 7:9-14?
A foundational claim in Mormonism is that their founder, Joseph Smith, was called as a young man when both God the Father and Jesus Christ are said to have appeared to him. If this event did not happen, Joseph Smith is not a prophet and the Mormon religion is undone....
The Joseph Smith Translation and Romans 4:5
Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, claimed to possess the ability to translate miraculously by the gift and power of God. This was the basis for his claim to be a prophet. The Book of Mormon was allegedly translated by Smith from a set of ancient plates which...
The Joseph Smith Translation and Hebrews 6:1
Most people know that Joseph Smith, the founder of Mormonism, claimed to miraculously translate the Book of Mormon from a set of ancient plates which were afterward taken up to heaven. What some may not know is that Joseph Smith also claimed to prophetically translate...
The Joseph Smith Translation and 2 Samuel 12:13
With a small change, Joseph Smith radically altered the meaning of 2 Samuel 12:13 to make it claim that King David was not forgiven when the text actually plainly says that David was forgiven. This actually has profound implications on Smith's claim to be a prophet of...
The Joseph Smith Translation and John 1:1
The Joseph Smith Translation of John 1:1 is fraught with egregious errors which, considered in context, have important implications on Joseph Smith's claims to be a prophet. A central claim in Mormon history and doctrine is the assertion that Joseph Smith was able to...
What are the similarities between Mormonism and Islam?
There are many similarities between Mormonism and Islam. Both teach that the Bible is corrupt yet the Bible predicts their respective prophets. Both teach that angels visited their prophets in order to restore the true religion and that their prophets are closely...
Was there a “great apostasy” of the entire church after the time of the New Testament?
The message of Mormonism is a message of the supposed "restoration" of the church brought about by Joseph Smith in 19th-century America. For something to be restored, of course, it first must be lost or destroyed. Thus, at the very heart of Mormon teaching is the idea...
Does Job 38:7 teach that we pre-existed in heaven before birth?
Mormonism teaches that all of us existed in heaven in spirit bodies before we began our lives here on earth. Among the passages they appeal to, one of the most common is Job 38:7. The context of the verse, they point out, is the creation of the world (38:4), and about...