That's just your interpretation.

When ever I or any other believer quotes Scripture from the Bible to an LDS member, if they do not agree with it or like it, they simply say, well that's your interpretation. So lets look at what Brigham Young said about that.

In the book Discourses of BY pg 194 1925 edition also found in JOD vol 1 pg 237 a person ask's BY a question.

I ask you, brother B, how I must believe the Bible, and how shall you and every other follower of the Lord Jesus Christ believe it? BY reply's with. "Brother Mormon, how do you believe it?" I believe it just as it is. I do not believe in putting any man's interpretation upon it, whatever, unless it should be directed by the Lord himself in some way. I do not believe we need interpreters and expounders of the Scriptures, to wrest them from there literal, plain, simple meaning.

Brigham Young feels we should be able to read it and take the Bible at face value. One thing people need to remember also, is that in the Bible we do not take every single verse literally.

To some, they might find me saying that hard to believe, but we read in the Bible, some things taught and said were figures of speech or to get a point across. Here are a few examples of that,

John 6:35 And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

John 6:48 I am that bread of life.

John 10:7 Then said Jesus unto them again, Verily, verily, I say unto you, I am the door of the sheep.

John 10:9 I am the door: by me if any man enter in, he shall be saved, and shall go in and out, and find pasture.

Ok, Jesus said He was the bread of life and He said he was the door, Does He really mean He was a loaf of bread that we put a little butter on and Eat? Or He meant He was a solid Oak door with hinges and a door handle that we open and pass through? So if we read a verse add a little extra for context and take it at face value it really is not that hard to see what it means. Here is one we can break Down.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

Now if we break it down, it really is pretty simply, Lets start with (For God). Who? God. How hard is that. (So loved the world) Again, Who? God. what did He do? He loved the world. Who or what is the world. This big rock we live on or the people? We know the World is speaking about the people.

Lets go on, (that he gave his only begotten Son) Who is the (He)? It is God, that was already told to us, what did God do? He gave His Son. (that whosoever believeth in him). Do what? Believe in God's Son. (should not perish, but have everlasting life). So if we believe in God's son we will not perish, but have everlasting life. Seems simple to me about what the scripture says.


Now, I Will only post Scripture for people to read I wont break it down like that, but here is another one. Many LDS claim WE ARE ALL GODS CHILDREN, This is not what Scripture teach's. The Bible says

Jhn 1:12 But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, [even] to them that believe on his name:

Seems pretty clear in that verse, not everyone is a child of God.

How about the LDS belief of (Original Sin). The LDS deny Original Sin, saying we were not born in sin, But this is what the Bible says,

Rom 5:12 Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the world, and death by sin; and so death passed upon all men, for that all have sinned:

Rom 5:13 (For until the law sin was in the world: but sin is not imputed when there is no law.

Rom 5:14 Nevertheless death reigned from Adam to Moses, even over them that had not sinned after the similitude of Adam's transgression, who is the figure of him that was to come.

Rom 5:15 But not as the offence, so also [is] the free gift. For if through the offence of one many be dead, much more the grace of God, and the gift by grace, [which is] by one man, Jesus Christ, hath abounded unto many.

Seems pretty clear here, One Man (Adam) Sinned or committed a transgression and as a result death entered the world. If we go back into the Genesis Account we will find that their was no death prior to Adam and Eve sinning. So if LDS don't agree with this passage teaching Original sin, How do you explain death entering the world?

Rick b