Uh, Grailhunter, perhaps you may want to try asking one or two questions, three at the most. When you bombard me like this, I have a hard time processing what you're saying, much less answering your questions. AND I get the feeling that your questions are rhetorical in nature, meaning that you really don't want answers from me.
I'm having a hard time understanding why you're having a hard time understanding my objections to the doctrines of Mormonism.
Do you believe that the Bible is THE written word of God? Do you believe in absolute truth and that God conveys this truth through His written word?
If your answer to these questions is no, then I can see why you don't understand where I'm coming from. Please don't go into the stuff about fundamentalism. I don't care what anyone calls it when I stand on God's written word and use it as THE measure for truth. As I have said before, been doing this for over 40 years, and it has served me very well in life.
Please hear what I'm saying. Any revelation ever given that was truly from God does not contradict His written word. God doesn't contradict Himself! Truth NEVER contradicts truth! (Any SEEMING contradiction would be considered a dichotomy.)
The Book of Mormon contradicts God's written word in BIG ways. The revelations of Joseph Smith contradict God's written word.
God did not allow His written word to become corrupted.
Any religion that makes this claim is false, not just Mormonism. Did you know that Muslims make the false claim that the written word of God has been corrupted and cannot be trusted? And yet both of these religions include info from the Bible in their scriptures. Go figure!
You might say, doesn't the New Testament contradict the Old Testament? No, it doesn't. From Genesis on, the Old Testament points to the future Messiah. The New Testament is THE New Covenant with this Messiah. It is a perfect covenant based on the perfect sacrifice of this Messiah Jesus Christ that was made once for all time. Jesus Christ finished the work that is the foundation of this New Covenant. Jesus Christ ALONE is the foundation.
There is no NEWER Covenant that God has made with man! There is no "restored" gospel!
As you can see, I am very passionate about this down to the core of my being! And I make no apologies for this passion.
Any further questions?