Articles of Faith 8 & 9:
"8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God."
These two are HUGELY important for me personally. Touching on different points:
- The Bible: yes the Bible is the word of God. I LOVE the Bible. My personal favorite book in all of scripture is John. If you exclude the books that tell of Christ's mortal ministry directly, my next favorite book of scripture is Isaiah because I love the imagery and it "clicks" really well for me. I first read the Bible cover to cover at age 9. In my current read through of the Old Testament, the current focus is spotlighting the ladies therein, and it's been very enriching. This week's focus is on the story of Deborah.
- The clause "as far as it is translated correctly" is not to discount the importance of the Bible at all-- it's the word of God! Seek the best translations and learning, honoring that precious book! Dismiss bad / biased translations.
- While the Bible is the word of God, it's not the only words of God-- He still lives and speaks! The Book of Mormon is also believed to be scripture, along with "Doctrine & Covenants" and the "Pearl of Great Price". And open to more!! I always look forward to continual learning & growth, knowing that it is line upon line knowledge comes.
"8 We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.
9. We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God."
These two are HUGELY important for me personally. Touching on different points:
- The Bible: yes the Bible is the word of God. I LOVE the Bible. My personal favorite book in all of scripture is John. If you exclude the books that tell of Christ's mortal ministry directly, my next favorite book of scripture is Isaiah because I love the imagery and it "clicks" really well for me. I first read the Bible cover to cover at age 9. In my current read through of the Old Testament, the current focus is spotlighting the ladies therein, and it's been very enriching. This week's focus is on the story of Deborah.
- The clause "as far as it is translated correctly" is not to discount the importance of the Bible at all-- it's the word of God! Seek the best translations and learning, honoring that precious book! Dismiss bad / biased translations.
- While the Bible is the word of God, it's not the only words of God-- He still lives and speaks! The Book of Mormon is also believed to be scripture, along with "Doctrine & Covenants" and the "Pearl of Great Price". And open to more!! I always look forward to continual learning & growth, knowing that it is line upon line knowledge comes.