What are those plain and precious things?

Written by Skyler Collins | July 15th, 2009 | No Comments

John Lynch for the FAIR blog has a great article on what the plain and precious things missing from the Bible are. His introduction:

A vision given to Nephi in chapter thirteen of the first book that bears his name contains a statement that has raised the eyebrows of critics. It reads in verse 28:

“Wherefore, thou seest that after the book hath gone forth through the hands of the great and abominable church, that there are many plain and precious things taken away from the book, which is the book of the Lamb of God.”

Critics challenge Latter-day Saints to itemize those plain and precious items that are found missing in the Bible and that are unique to the Book of Mormon. Believing that this challenge will be impossible to meet, these critics seek to undermine the confidence of Mormon’s in this keystone book of scripture. Such an approach becomes a “catch 22″ trap. Whatever doctrine that is mentioned in the Book of Mormon that is unique is used against us to prove that we do not believe in Biblical teachings. Whatever is pointed to as evidence in the Book of Mormon that is also in the Bible is dismissed, because it proves the same plain and precious truths are also in the Bible, undermining this passage.

Read the whole thing here.

 

Skyler Collins

Skyler Collins was born and lives in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has a beautiful wife and growing family. He is a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He considers himself a student of liberty and economics, most favorably of the Austrian School. Anything that seeks to prevent the growth of public government, the State, is worthy of his support. His websites include: skylerjcollins.com, LibertySearch.info, and MormonCorrection.com.


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