Comparisons between the
Bible, Book of Mormon & LDS Teachings
Handouts for Witnessing
| Bible | Book of Mormon | LDS Teachings | |
| Sin
Nature |
Romans 3:23; “For all have sinned, and come short of the glory of God.” | 2 Nephi 2:21; “…For he gave commandment that all men must repent; for he showed unto all men that they were lost, because of the transgression of their parents.” | Article of Faith 2 – “We believe that men will be punished for their own sins, and not for Adam’s transgressions”. |
| Trinity | John 10:33; “The Jews answered him, saying, For a good work we stone thee not; but for blasphemy; and because that thou, being a man, makest thyself God.” | Mosiah 16:15; “Teach them that redemption cometh through Christ the Lord, who is the very Eternal Father. Amen.” | Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 372; “Many men say there is one God; the Father, the Son and the Holy Ghost are only one God. I say that is a strange God anyhow—three in one, and one in three! It is a curious organization.” |
| Creation | Colossians 1:16; “For by him were all things created, that are in heaven, and that are in earth, visible and invisible, whether they be thrones, or dominions, or principalities, or powers: all things were created by him, and for him.” | Mosiah 5:15; “…Christ, the Lord God Omnipotent, may seal you his… that ye may have everlasting salvation and eternal life…and mercy of him who created all things, in heaven and in earth, who is God above all. Amen.” | Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 350; “Now, the word create came from the word baurau which does not mean to create out of nothing; it means to organize; the same as a man would organize materials and build a ship.” |
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| Bible | Book of Mormon | LDS Teachings | |
| Church | Matthew 16:18; “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.” | 1 Nephi 14:12; “…I beheld the church of the Lamb of God, and its numbers were few, because of the wickedness and abominations of the whore who sat upon many waters…and their dominions upon the face of the earth were small, because of the wickedness of the great whore whom I saw.” | Joseph Smith-History:19; “I was answered that I must join none of them, for they were all wrong…” |
| Hell | Matthew 10:28; “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” | 2 Nephi 28:22; “And behold, others he flattereth away, and telleth them there is no hell; and he saith unto them: I am no devil, for there is none…” | Mormon Doctrine, 234; “…all those who do not gain eternal life, or exaltation in the highest heaven within the celestial kingdom, are partakers of eternal damnation…” |
| Bible | 2 Timothy 3:16; “All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness.” | 1 Nephi 13:39; “And after it had come forth unto them I beheld other books, which came forth by the power of the Lamb…the records of the prophets and of the twelve apostles of the Lamb are true.” | Articles of Faith, 214; “… the genuineness of the Biblical record are accepted as unreservedly by the Latter-day Saints as by the members of any sect…Nevertheless, the Church announces a reservation in the case of erroneous translation.” |
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