How can Mormons consider the Book of Mormon to be an extension of the Bible?
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Dont know, but I consider them a cult rather than a Christian religion
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Christians consider the NT to be an extension of the Bible that existed before the NT....
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What do you mean by this statement.
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The Bible (as a corpus of what is regard as Scripture, as canon) was added to by Christians (the New Testament). I'm not sure we can thus condemn adding to the canon per se, after all, we did!
But as I understand it, actually the LDS is one of the denominations that has appointed it itself to decide what is and is not "the Bible". And it itself has declared the Bible to have 66 books in it - no less, no more - thus agreeing with the Reformed community within Protestantism. They just accept some books as Scripture IN ADDITION TO the Bible. In other words, their canon is larger than their Bible.
Usual Christian TRADITION is that the canon is "closed" and has been for a very long time. The LDS does not share that view.
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A urim and thummim not THE urim and thummin. It is about as authentic as their book.
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My wondering is how they feel they can connect it as a valid Biblical extension.
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same can be said about Rome and sun worship and mary worship (renamed pagan moon godess) and the pope (call no man your father )..
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It really is no different to any other revealed faith. People either accept it because it is part of their personal reality due to their upbringing, family and social connections or they are converts. Unlike much of the bible, I understand the historical evidence is rather scant. Mormonism is a very American religion - one of their arguments appeals directly to people who live on that continent - that Messiah couldn't leave the sheep that were "not of this fold" untended, so as the story goes, he visited the Americas centuries ago. Sounds nice, I guess - but one could be forgiven for asking why he didn't visit Africa, Australia, South America etc - leaving behind sacred writings on plates for Joseph Smith types all of the world to find.
In Mormonism one gets a chance to be their own "god" of their own universe, which I guess adds to the appeal.
I've read a good deal of the BOM, Joseph Smith took many bible passages and put them in there. If I remember correctly, in the King James old English to boot.