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− | *[[Joseph_Smith/Prophecies/The_prophetic_test_in_Deuteronomy_18|The test of a prophet in Deuteronomy 18:21-22]] | + | The film opens with a short conversation about the biblical test for determining whether a prophet is a true prophet or a false prophet as found in {{s||Deuteronomy|18|20-22}}: |
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+ | :20 But the prophet, which shall presume to speak a word in my name, which I have not commanded him to speak, or that shall speak in the name of other gods, even that prophet shall die. | ||
+ | :21 And if thou say in thine heart, How shall we know the word which the Lord hath not spoken? | ||
+ | :22 When a prophet speaketh in the name of the Lord, if the thing follow not, nor come to pass, that is the thing which the Lord hath not spoken, but the prophet hath spoken it presumptuously: thou shalt not be afraid of him . | ||
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+ | Commenting on this passage, Kramer says, | ||
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+ | :"A prophet is someone who claims God is speaking through them. So how can we know when a message has not been spoken by the Lord? The answer is the test of a prophet. Here’s how it works. Since only God knows the future people can test a prophet by how accurately he predicts the future. If even one of his predictions does not take place or come true that prophet fails the test. And if a prophet fails than God commands the people to put him to death and to not be afraid of him." | ||
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+ | A few important points should be made about this: | ||
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+ | Please see the FAIRwiki article which addresses this issue: [[Joseph_Smith/Prophecies/The_prophetic_test_in_Deuteronomy_18|The test of a prophet in Deuteronomy 18:21-22]] | ||
=='''Bible vs The Book of Mormon: "plain and precious parts"'''== | =='''Bible vs The Book of Mormon: "plain and precious parts"'''== |
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In 2010 Sourceflix & Living Hope Ministries (LHM) produced a DVD entitled "The Bible vs Joseph Smith". This film compares and contrasts the prophecies found in the Bible with the prophecies found in the Book of Mormon. The format of the film is a dialogue between Joel Kramer of LHM and Greg Gifford, a Latter-day Saint. The film is shot entirely in Israel, and various scholars are interviewed for their opinions. Overall the filming is well done and leaves the sense of a solid case against Joseph Smith, when in reality the arguments are very poor and easily debunked.
The film opens with a short conversation about the biblical test for determining whether a prophet is a true prophet or a false prophet as found in Deuteronomy 18꞉20-22:
Commenting on this passage, Kramer says,
A few important points should be made about this:
Please see the FAIRwiki article which addresses this issue: The test of a prophet in Deuteronomy 18:21-22
Relevant articles: John Gee: The Corruption of Scripture in Early Christianity (http://maxwellinstitute.byu.edu/publications/books/?bookid=42&chapid=206)
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