Mormons apply all these verses to the book of mormon. In fact, several mormon organizations have been founded. Biblically, this is proof that he is a false prophet. It is not the sealed portion of the book of mormon. Nonmormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. If joseph smith was a prophet, then the church of jesus christ of latter day saints is the same church that christ established while he was on the earth. President joseph fielding smith president of the lds church in the early. Archaeological evidence and the book of mormon fairmormon. I suppose the one virtue of the book which is why i give it two stars instead of one is that its not necessarily presenting a false view of existing scripture that it copies, but this book is not what it purports to be. Ten lies i told as a mormon missionary mormonism research. Proving the book of mormon is false is like proving the. Why arent there any primary sources proving the book of. This is a poor question for a serious forum such as quora.
Sep 01, 2004 i just wanted to share with you all that there is now solid proof that the book of mormon is a fake. Proof that the book of mormon is true, excerpt from. I just wanted to share with you all that there is now solid proof that the book of mormon is a fake. But if i found out that the book of mormon is truethen everything was going to change. Again, to apply these to the book of mormon is assumption without proof.
Mahaffey, of grantesville, to be in his possession. The theory that the book of mormon is an ancient american history is not accepted as scientifically verifiable by. Highlights several false prophecies by joseph smith and brigham young, which by the bibles definition, makes them false prophets. This article provides an overview of twelve major reasons why biblebased christianity is true but the mormon religion should not be accepted as true christianity.
What proof do you have that the lds mormon church is. Mormon beliefs are also shown to contradict both the bible and the book of mormon. And when they had gone through and hewn down all my people save it were twenty and four of us, among whom was my son moroni and we having survived the dead of our people, did behold on the morrow, when the lamanites had returned unto their camps, from the top of the hill cumorah, the ten thousand of my people who were hewn. The undeniable and simple proof that the book of mormon is. The false translation of the book of abraham, therefore, casts serious doubt on the book of mormon as well, forever debilitating josephs claim he was a true, inspired prophet of god. This view finds no acceptance outside of mormonism. Joseph smith stated that the book of mormon was the keystone of our religion, to which the former lds prophet ezra taft benson added, just as the arch crumbles if the keystone is removed. Mormon is allegedly a prophethistorian who was the native american believed by mormons to have written the book of mormon the main religious text of the church of jesus christ of latter day saints mormonism. According to the american heritage college dictionary, one of the definitions of faith is a belief that does not rest on logical proof or material evidence. The history accounts for three migrations of people from the middle east. Archaeologists and egyptologists have found no evidence that this language ever existed. Secondly, the verse from the book of mormon is proven false based on the verse in.
Historians view the language patterns, phrases, and names in the book of mormon as evidence that it is not authentic. How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of. Lds are key lds teachings derived from the book of mormon. Dna samples taken from modern american indians show no connection to the dna of the peoples of the middle east.
Read 50 questions to ask mormons from christian radio ministry abounding grace with pastor ed taylor. The book of mormon tells the story of a family from ancient jerusalem that crossed the ocean and colonized somewhere in the western. They have the mongoloid blue spot, specific blood traits, and their facial features are of typical asian origin, not semitic at all. That is impossible because horses are not indigenous to the united states. Note, bonnie provided a preamble to her argument from the book and the didnt follow it up.
Study the bible, learn about jesus christ, get christian living advice online. Roberts wrote a letter in 1932 citing a few sources for cement work that predated the book of mormon s publication, but this information was highly obscure until the middle of the 20 th century. The book of mormon the book of mormon claims to be a volume of holy scripture comparable to the bible. The purpose of this article is to shed some light on not only the subject of archaeology, but also. False prophecies in the book of mormon life after ministry. And, with more study, the books sturdiness and richness and the remarkable accomplishment of its translator, the prophet joseph smith, become more apparent. In an important 2005 article, a respected mesoamerican archaeologist argued that the findings of his discipline are increasingly consistent with. I have responded to all of those accusations and that is what they are accusations without any proof that the book of mormon is false. Most, but not all, mormons hold the book s connection to ancient american history as an article of their faith. This common query often expresses the questioners incorrect assumptions about archaeological methodologyassumptions usually based the questioners lack of knowledge about a very specialized academic area. In fact, the first articles criticizing the book of mormon appeared before it was even published. The theory that the book of mormon is an ancient american history is not accepted.
Proof that the book of mormon is true book of mormon facts. These were prophecies so obviously incorrect that even the average lds reader would pick them up. The lds church claims they are and the validity of the book of mormon requires that they are. Both the bible and the book of mormon declare themselves to be ancient, historical, and reliable rules of faiththe very word of god. Joseph smith made a number of predictions in the name of the lord which he claimed were divine revelations. Smith agreed to ask the lord by looking into the hat in which he placed the seer stone. Mar 09, 2020 i have responded to all of those accusations and that is what they are accusations without any proof that the book of mormon is false. Jan 18, 2018 how a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand ended up losing his faith. For example, critics of mormonism have shown convincing proof that the book of mormon is a synthesis of earlier works written by other men, of the vivid imaginings of joseph smith, and of plagiarisms from the king james bible. The undeniable and simple proof that the book of mormon is false. Book of mormon evidences, part one discusses some of the many factors supporting the plausibility of the book of mormon as an ancient document. There is the proof that you can receive from the father when we read, study, ponder, and pray about the book of mormon and ask to know if it is true in the name of jesus christ, by the power of the holy ghost.
For many people, joseph smiths claims are just too ridiculous, and the south park episode effectively captures this incredulous attitude. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon by rich deem introduction. The book of mormon makes several scientific claims that can be tested. Joseph smith claimed to have translated the book of mormon from a language called reformed egyptian.
Joseph smith did not bring anything to christianity that was any more weird or difficult to believe than what was already there. In the book of mormon there were many accounts of horses being in the united states before europeans began colonizing that part of the world. Will you, as a mormon, please read the bible cover to cover and ask god to reveal to you that it contains all of gods message to man and that parts are not lost or altered and that the book of mormon is false. T he book of mormon is advertized by the church of jesus christ of latterday saints as another testament of jesus christ and specifically of the account of his supposed visit to the american continent the book of mormon, 3 nephi 11. The book of mormon teaches that indians originated from these jewish settlers. Thomas stuart ferguson lay in his hammock, certain that he had found. How to prove that the book of mormon is true quora. Thousands of mormons left the church as the result of this discovery, while thousands more are completely unaware of this important piece of evidence. It is part of a collection that includes book of mormon evidences, part two, book of mormon evidences, part three, and book of mormon nuggets. Mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world, mormon doctrine by bruce mcconkie, p. If the book of mormon is false, joseph smith was not a prophet.
Excluding the bible and similar writing, can you prove to an atheist or to someone that is agnostic that god exists. Problems with the book of mormon catholic answers catholic. This must mean that amerindians are not descended from book of mormon peoples, and the book of mormon is false. Now, finally, incontrovertible scientific evidence can either prove the book of mormon to be true and therefore mormonism is the true, restored gospel or the book of mormon is a fabricated tale and the claims of mormonism false. If joseph smiths revelations were proven false or fraudulent how can we possibly accept anything in the book of mormon or anything smith ever said. Is there any proof that the book of mormon is true. Serious study of the book of mormon by latterday saints is flourishing today as never before.
Aug 19, 2008 a logical proof that mormonism is false by carm mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world and that he became a god this is called exaltation and came to this world with his goddess wife. The criticism of the mormon church is the following. If the original 1830 book of mormon was inspired than why were there so many errors and changes and additions and deletions, when. Two of the most prevalent claims for the book of mormon are, there is much archaeological proof to the book of mormon, and the american indians are descendants of israelites who came to america as described in the book of mormon. Oliver cowdery, one of the three witnesses of the book of mormon, in 1838 confronted joseph smith with adultery with fanny alger, lying and teaching false doctrines. How do the snippets from the 1830 edition of the book of mormon relate to the preamble. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would. The popular tv show south park has an episode titled all about mormons, in which joseph smiths account of the coming forth of the book of mormon is mocked as absurd and completely unbelievable.
Let me begin with one very clear and very rational blanket statement. Employing the word cement was cited as anachronistic proof of the book of mormon s fabrication. I cant deny the spiritual and logical reasons that were presented to me as part of my testimony of that books truthfulness. Many members of the latter day saint movement claim historical authenticity of the book of mormon. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand. Joseph smith did share different versions of the first vision depending on the audience.
False prophecies of joseph smith copyright book of mormon. Proof that joseph smiths book of mormon, the foundation of the mormon church, is a fraud is claimed by the rev. How could there be so many witnesses of the book of mormon and the plates and not one of them deny their testimony even when some of them became bitter toward joseph smith. The book of mormon is a religious and chronological history of a fallen people who lived in the americas from 600 b. Archaeology, relics and book of mormon belief deseret news. Why is there no archaeological evidence for the book of mormon. A logical proof that mormonism is false by matt slick mormonism teaches that god used to be a man on another world, mormon doctrine by bruce mcconkie, p. Centuries later, according to the scripture, jesus appeared to the nephites in the same region after his resurrection. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which adherents believe contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american. Archaeological science versus claims of the book of mormon. Non mormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence rick branch two of the most prevalent claims for the book of mormon are, there is much archaeological proof to the book of mormon, and the american indians are descendants of israelites who came to america as described in the book of mormon. I believe that this definition is the most accurate for the religious context.
Non mormon archaeologists speak on book of mormon evidence. It presents twelve simple statements that identify as succinctly as possible each of the twelve reasons. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon is false. Some group puts together some funding to try to conclusively prove that the book of mormon is false, only to discover supporting evidence for the book of mormon veracity. They used reformed egyptian a language they made up, some people use pig latin, so what. Dec 23, 2015 the false translation of the book of abraham, therefore, casts serious doubt on the book of mormon as well, forever debilitating josephs claim he was a true, inspired prophet of god. Mahaffey is a prominent figure in the south carolina methodist church and has spent ten years in his investigation. Proof the book of mormon isnt true the book of mormon contradicts the bible and was actually a work of fiction written by joseph smith in the 1800s, who copied much of it from the king james version, trying to make it look like an ancient manuscript. Therefore they went down the black hole of mormon history. There are some serios problems with the book of mormon that the lds church cannot adequately explain. These claims have historically been taken on faith. The reason for these omissions was that four false prophecies were contained in the part of the revelation which was censored out.
The only bible that joseph smith relied on was the king james version. Disproves mormonism using the bible, mormon scripture, statistical analysis and common sense. At least they are not wed in reality since no book of mormon location. Does dna evidence prove the book of mormon to be false. What do mormons believe irrefutable proof evidence joseph. He was able to become a god because he followed the laws and ordinances of the. There is no way that they can deny it now, well i guess that you could, but that would be crazy. In the old testament, male pronouns he and his are mentioned 6. Anybody could write a book and claim it fulfills these verses.
How the book of abraham exposes the false nature of mormonism. It is interesting to look at criticisms people made of. If the book of mormon was unequivocally proven false, then it is false and i and others would move on. Then they quietly shuffle off to try to find some other proof. False prophecies of the mormon church life after ministry.
Mormon faith does not, in my view, fit this definition though. How a mormon lawyer transformed archaeology in mexicoand ended up losing his faith. When smith desperately needed more money to complete the printing of the book of mormon, his brother hyrum smith suggested to joseph that some men could go to canada and sell the to the book of mormon. The sealed book of mormon berger, mauricio artur on. That being said, if something particularly damning came out about the book of mormon, i would look long and hard about whether it is proving the book of mormon false, or our cultural expectations about the book of mormon false. Provides concrete evidence disproving the book of abraham, demonstrating that joseph smith was a false prophet. With sufficent evidence that dna can not prove the book of mormon is false. Many a learned person has asked the same thing about the bible or even the existence of god. Why does the mormon church still teach that joseph smith was a true prophet of god after he made a false prophecy about a temple being. What do mormons believe irrefutable proof evidence joseph smith was a false prophet from mormon resources and the bible. Mormonism is a religion less than two centuries old, but in this short time it has managed to accrue a long list of embarrassments which the church leaders would prefer were kept. If it was a question, i would have engaged, but it was proof that the book of mormon is not perfect again, no one said it was. Think joseph smith could have gotten that right by sheer chance. Dna evidence and molecular genetics disprove the book of mormon.
The book of mormon is really there so one can have book of mormon studies, and archaeology is really there so one can study archaeology, but the two are not wed. Book of mormon thought false by lds memberarchaelogist. The chief claim, and the premise of the entire book, is that hebrews carried the message of the coming messiah on a voyage across the atlantic. The book of mormon theory is actually supported by haplogroup x. The book of mormon has been criticized for its lack of significant female characters in the narrative. Five compelling archeological evidences for the book of mormon. Former false prophet andy poland talks about mormonism. There are plenty of actual primary sources that prove the book of mormon false. Most, but not all, mormons hold the books connection to ancient american history as an article of their faith.
For a fuller but still brief explanation of each point, you can click on the opening sentence to jump to the page where the. Book of mormon proved a fraud globedemocrat september 29, 1902. So go figure there is the proof that the bom is edited and authored by the devil himself. Proof that the book of mormon is a fraud christian forums. They say this one verse is proof that jesus paid for our sins in the garden, not on the cross. Mar 14, 2020 you can convince god to send the golden plates back down to earth again, then you can take them to a panel of mesoamerican archaeologists and allow them to examine them at length, performing every scientific test on them that they can think of. The book of mormon is the only explanation for this scripture.