Jehovah book of mormon

Joseph smith founded the mormon faith and charles taze russell founded the witnesses. Why they are not christians answering the question. Etymology j ehovah is the name of the deity based on the tetragrammaton fourletter word or name yhwh with the addition of vowels from the deity name adonai. Jehovah s witnesses follow the new world translation of the bible. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. The word jehovah appears in the text of the book of mormon only twice, and one of these is a quote from isaiah. In jewish history around 150 years before christ came jews began taking the name jehovah out of the bible. Elohim and jehovah use of elohim as a transliteration from the hebrew doesnt occur anywhere in the kjv, neither is it found in any lds literature until the latter part of the nauvoo period. Nowhere does the bible make such trinitarian statements. The jehovahs witness religion and mormonism both began in 19thcentury america, and a single person founded each. Jehovah s witnesses call the lords supper the lords evening meal and allow only a few worthy to partake of it once a year. Mormons follow the new king james version of the bible, and revere the book of mormon as much as the bible.

This is long before the jews developed their superstition about the pronouncing of the tetragrammaton, and the tetragrammaton is used profusely in the bible books that date all the way from creation to about. Joseph smith stated that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by it than by any other. Which is basically like using a spiderman comic book to prove that batman is wrong. It is a research tool for publications in various languages produced by jehovahs witnesses.

The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ see ezekiel 37. Her parents converted to the religion after they moved from their home in moroleon, guanajuato, mexico to the united states. As a former jehovahs witness, i seethed with jealousy at. Jehovah as father the development of the mormon jehovah doctrine by boyd kirkland. Jehovah the church of jesus christ of latterday saints. Why do you say that mormons and jehovahs witnesses are not christians. There were many things about the mormon faith that i had accepted, but i wasnt really sure how the scriptures compared with those ideas. The mormon religion officially known as the church of jesus christ of latterday saints or lds and the jehovah s witness organization also known as the watchtower both share a common foundational doctrine.

She shares her experiences as she transitioned from her childhood thoughts and. It is the only one of the four standard works bible, book of mormon, doctrine and covenants, and pearl of great price that is not considered infallible. Why does the book of mormon not use gods personal name. Similarly, the book of mormon teaches, the lord omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from. As a former jehovahs witness, i seethed with jealousy at the book of mormon. Apostle james talmage said, it is to be remembered that the personage most generally designated in the old testament as god or the lord, is he who in the mortal state was known as jesus christ, and in the antemortal state as jehovah the articles of faith, 465466. In the last verse of the book of mormon, the prophet moroni uses a name which only appears one other place in the book. In its more than 6,000 verses, the book of mormon refers to jesus christ almost 4,000 times and by 100 different names.

Russell outlined early church doctrine in his six volume series, studies in scripture. This is an authorized web site of jehovahs witnesses. Joseph smith asserted that the book of mormon has been more. The doctrine of god the father is taught in specific, unique episodes of the book of mormon where the father and the son are described as separate divine personages. Do jehovahs witnesses have a book equivalent to the book. The book of mormon translation follows in the kjv tradition, which in turn follows in the jewish tradition. We are frequently told that jesus christ is the god of the old testament see bible dictionary, jehovah, 71011. The book of mormon teaches that jesus can appropriately referred to as father, because only through him are we saved and born again spiritually. Arleene was raised as a jehovah s witness in southern california. The name given to the premortal jesus, the son of elohim. Reportedly not capitalized in the book of mormon manuscripts. The challenge with believing both the bible and the book of mormon is that jesus christ and joseph smith cannot both be right they contradict. The basic premise of the book of mormon is the story of two civilizations that came to the american continent, including one during the time of the tower of babel and the other from.

But when we open our bibles, we find little evidence that this is so. The claim made for the book of mormon is that it covers a period from about 600 b. They could never make a musical this good about the. The doctrine of god the father in the book of mormon. Joseph smith claimed that he translated it from golden plates that. Similarities between jehovahs witnesses and mormons youtube.

Moroni, the last of the nephite prophethistorians, sealed up the abridged records of these people and hid them in about a. If the book of mormon is an accurate translation, some claim that it shouldnt contain. Its prophets are said to have written according to their own knowledge. What is the significance of this name, and why does moroni use it at. It uses biblical quotes to disprove the book of mormon and the nwt of the jws bible.

Firstly consider what jesus is called at revelation 1. Mormons follow the teachings of joseph smith, brigham young and the book of mormon in addition to the king james bible. In the book church, state, and freedom the author, leo pfeffer, singles out jehovah s witnesses as being unique, that uniqueness being due to their following christ as the early christians did writes pfeffer. Continuing from book of mormon problemstitle page with my reading through the book of mormon, highlighting problems that occur to me and presenting them in question format.

Why does the book of mormon not use gods personal name jehovah. The jehovah s witnesses jw movement started in the late 1800s under the leadership of charles taze russell 18521916. Both volumes of scripture are a compilation of teachings as recorded by ancient prophets. Jehovahs witnesses believe christianity died soon after christ, but was.

The earliest part of the book of mormon is supposed to date from 2600 bc. The book of mormon incorporates text which seems to be taken from the king james version, including passages which are now considered to be mistranslations in the king james version. Charles taze russell founded the movement of jehovah s witnesses in the united states in the 1870s. Animals mentioned in the book of mormon such as the cow, horse, ox, ass, and goat as well as commodities such as wheat, barley, silk, steel, brass and the compass were either unknown in book of mormon times or did not exist in precolumbian america. The contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture supplemental to the bible. Jehovah, immanuel, holy messiah, lamb of god, redeemer of israel, and so on. The brother of jared in the book of mormon saw the premortal christ and worshiped him ether 3. What are the main differences between mormons and jehovah.

Whereas jehovahs witnesses have their own rendition of. I would also like to know if mormons have ever had jehovah s witnesses at their door. Would you ever allow a mormon in to preach their word to you. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a sinful nature moroni 8. Jehovah s witnesses believe god inspired the bible, and they interpret it literally. Accordingly, jehovah appears in the book of mormon. Both claim to be the only true religion and both of them have very unscriptural rules and regulations. In the mormon temple endowment ceremony, jehovah assists. Mosaic law, including tithing, terminated by the death of jesus. Initially called bible students, they adopted the name jehovah s witnesses in 1931. At no time did jesus christ claim to be the god of the whole earth or the god of israel. Why mormons and jehovahs witnesses are not christians. Ten testimonies of jesus christ from the book of mormon john w.

How to witness effectively to mormons breaking the lds authority barrier stepbystep i feel sorry for you. In languages where it is available, though, we especially appreciate the new world translation of the holy scriptures for its use of gods name, for its accuracy, and for its clarity use of gods name. Why is the name jehovah not used more in the book of mormon. Mormon missionaries are largely young men and women called to serve 18 months to 2 years, other than this, most mormons do not actively preach door to door. To him who loves us and who set us free from our sins by. Mormon religious beliefs versus jehovah witness beliefs.

The book of mormon compared with the bible watchtower. The divine name jehovah appears only six times in the kjv, while the name elohim does not appear at all. Published on sep 5, 2017 jehovahs witnesses and the mormons are very similar indeed. Book of mormontranslation errors from the kjv fairmormon. I have absolutely no intention of becoming a mormon and have researched about the problems within the organization. Gospel insights from general authorities and religious educators, provo, ut. One of the most powerful and impressive of these is found in nephis prophetic discourse regarding the baptism of christ in 2 nephi 31. The hill of cumorah color added presumably as it was in smiths day, from church history in the fullness of times, church of jesus christ of latterday saints, 1989. It is possible that the pronunciation of the name was maintained among the nephites since the family of lehi left jerusalem before the exile. And he shall be called jesus christ, the son of god, the father of heaven and earth, the creator of all things from the beginning mosiah 3. Religious studies center, brigham young university, 2003, 31642. The only thing this book continuously stressed is that jesus is god, the holy spirit is god, and the trinity is one being.

The translation was what is now the book of mormon. This is not a replacement to his and our father elohim. What is missing in the translations is clear in the original hebrew text, where jehovah, the saviors old testament name, appears over 5,000 times. Masters of misquotation distinctive beliefs of the mormon church the gods of the mormon church mormon stumpers mormonisms baptism for the dead problems with the book of mormon. Elohim is considered to be god the father, the father of jehovah or jesus christ and of the human race. Jehovahs witnesses have used many different translations in their study of the bible. She studied the mormon faith for two years before being baptized, an action considered taboo by her familys religion.

The book of mormon records the visit of jesus christ to people in the americas following his resurrection. Dna evidence for a jewish migration to america is also lacking. If the book of mormon is true, why do indians fail to turn white when they become mormons. All the following mormon experiences could as easily have been written by jehovah. The book of mormon has jesus christ flatly saying, at 3 nephi 11. As a former jehovahs witness, i seethed with jealousy at the. Jehovahs witnesses and mormons believe the bible is gods word. Jehovah s witnesses believe christianity died soon after christ, but was resurrected under russell. Contributions are to be voluntary, not under compulsion. Jehovah s witnesses believe the watchtower is gods organization on earth and they are convinced their beliefs are. Words referring to the same being, such as jesus, christ, savior, redeemer, son of. A twohundredyear era of peace followed that visit of christ. Jehovah, jesus christ the encyclopedia of mormonism. For example, the mormon inquirer prays about the book of mormon after reading it and if they get a warm fuzzy feeling they will know the book is true.

After learning this term through his study of hebrew, the prophet first used it in a public discourse delivered in july 1843. What is the difference between jehovahs witnesses and. Ten testimonies of jesus christ from the book of mormon. The book tells the story of jesus life after the resurrection. To a large extent the problem of adjusting the conflicting interests of domestic tranquillity and religious liberty has revolved around the jehovah s witnesses cases. My aunt sent me the november 8, 1995, issue of the awake. The following comments are some of many that appear on ex mormon internet sites, showing the similar thought process of mormons on leaving their religion to that of jehovah s witnesses. Similarly, the book of mormon teaches, the lord omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the children of men. In the book of mormon, the record of the bible is on brass plates claimed from laban 600 bc.

As a former jehovah s witness, i seethed with jealousy at the book of mormon they could never make a musical this good about the religion i was raised under. How many times do the word jehovah appear in the book of. Mormons believe the prophet mormon wrote the ancient texts on gold plates, and his son moroni buried them in what is now new york. You have some truth, but you dont have the fullness of the gospel like we do. I would like to ask jehovah s witnesses if mormons have ever come to your door to preach their beliefs, and if they did what was your response. Here are the 7 things jehovah s witnesses and mormons have in. What jehovah s witnesses believe five donts for dealing with jehovah s witnesses who are the jehovah s witnesses. The other instance of jehovah in the book of mormon moroni 10. Whereas jehovahs witnesses have their own rendition of the bible.