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“The Most Correct Book” Plagiarizes The KJV

“The Most Correct Book” Plagiarizes The KJV

The Book of Mormon
Is the Book of Mormon “the most correct of any book on earth”?

The Mormons, the Latter Day Saints (LDS), “prophet” Joseph Smith claimed The Book of Mormon to be “the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion.” In their 8th Article of Faith, the Mormons state their belief that, “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.” 

AACEPT AT FACE VALUE, OR TEST?

The Mormons list several “witnesses” to support their claims about the Book of Mormon’s divine origin. However, the scriptures cautions us: “Dear friends, do not believe every spirit, but test the spirits to see whether they are from God, because many false prophets have gone out into the world” (John 4:1 NLT). Following the solid Biblical directive, let’s see what we find out. read more

Does the Gospel of Mark End at 16:20, or 16:8?

Does the Gospel of Mark End at 16:20, or 16:8?

snake handler
Where does the gospel of Mark end? Modern day snake handlers derive their practice from Mark 16:17-18 (KJV)

Where does the gospel of Mark end?

“I testify to everyone who hears the words of the prophecy of this book: If anyone adds to these things, God will add to him the plagues that are written in this book”—Revelation 22:18 NKJV

Promoters and believers in faith healing often use Mark 16:17,18 as Biblical support for their healing practices:

“They will lay their hands on the sick and they will recover” (NKJV).

Snake handling “Christians” love these last few verses of Mark because they say:

“They will take up serpents” (NKJV)

Those who believe ritual snake handling is something that is for Christians to do often use the King James Version (KJV) Bible translation, without any explanatory footnotes to the text. They often believe that the KJV is the only Bible translation to use.

How do we know Mark 16 ends at verse 8 and not 20? The footnote to Mark 16:20 in the NKJV reads: 

“Verses 9-20 are bracketed in the NU-Text as not original. They are lacking in the Codex Sinaiticus and Codex Vaticanus, although nearly all other manuscripts of Mark contain them”.  read more

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