The following are difficult Bible passages that Mormons may use to support their case. For more information on this topic, we recommend the following books:
As far as Bible “contradictions,” this would be a good place to start: Why do you trust the Bible when it has so many contradictions?
This is an ongoing project as we hope to continually expand it. If you have a verse/passage you would like researched, please let us know: [email protected].
OLD TESTAMENT
- Genesis 1:26-27: Gods?
- Genesis 2:17: Did the serpent tell the truth?
- Genesis 3:5: Be as gods
- Exodus 33:11: Seeing God
- Exodus 33:20: Seeing God
- Numbers 23:19: God changes His mind
- 1 Samuel 28:5-20: Contact with dead
- 2 Samuel 12:7-8: Support of polygamy?
- 1 Kings 7:23: Pi/Bible contradiction
- Job 38:4-7: Preexistence
- Psalm 82:6: Ye are Gods
- Proverbs 8:22-31: Does this teach preexistence?
- Proverbs 26:4-5: Should we answer fools according to their foolishness?
- Ecclesiastes 12:7: Preexistence
- Ezekiel 37:15-20: Books or Sticks
- Isaiah 2: Mountain of the Lord
- Isaiah 24:5: Great Apostasy
- Isaiah 29:4-12: Prophecy about the Book of Mormon
- Isaiah 29:14: Marvelous work and the Restoration
- Isaiah 40:3: Does the Bible speak about Joseph Smith?
- Jeremiah 1:5: I knew thee / Preexistence
- Amos 3:7: Prophets
- Amos 8:11-12: The Great Apostasy?
- Malachi 3:1: Does the Bible speak about Joseph Smith?
- Malachi 4:5-6: Does this passage refer to Mormon temples?
NEW TESTAMENT
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- Matthew 3:15-17: Three gods
- Matthew 5:48: Perfection
- Matthew 5:48: Is Perfection an Achievable Goal?
- Matthew 7:1: Judging
- Matthew 7:6: Pearls Before Swine
- Matthew 18:19-20: 2 or 3 gathered
- Matthew 19:16-22: Perfection
- Matthew 19:26: God do impossible?
- Mark 12:25: Marriage
- Mark 16:16: Baptism
- Mark 16:17-18: Playing with snakes
- Luke 2:52: Nature of Jesus
- Luke 3:3: Baptism
- Luke 9:23-26: Engage in public service?
- Luke 10:22: Joseph Smith
- Luke 23:44-46: Death of Jesus
- John 3:5-6: Baptism
- John 9:1-3: Preexistence
- John 10:16: Other sheep
- John 10:34: Ye are gods
- John 14:2: Are there 3 kingdoms of glory?
- John 14:28: Father greater than Jesus
- John 17:3: Glorifying the Father
- John 20:17: Jesus my God
- Acts 2:36: Jesus created by the Father?
- Acts 2:38: Baptism
- Acts 5:38: Gamaliel’s Advice
- Acts chapters 9 and 22: Did Paul see Jesus…or not? (Offsite)
- Acts 17:29: Offspring of God
- Acts 22:16: Baptism
- Romans 4:5: Joseph Smith
- Romans 6:3-4: Baptism
- Romans 8:16-17: Heirs with God
- Romans 16:16: Name of church
- 1 Corinthians 8:5: Other gods
- 1 Corinthians 15:29: Baptism for the Dead
- 1 Corinthians 15:39-42: 3 Kingdoms of Glory
- 2 Corinthians 12:2: 3 Kingdoms of Glory
- Ephesians 2:20: Apostles and Prophets
- Ephesians 4:11: Patriarchs of LDS Church?
- Philippians 2:5-8: Jesus not God?
- Colossians 2:12-13: Baptism
- 2 Thessalonians 2:3: The Great Apostasy?
- 2 Timothy 3:1-5: The Great Apostasy?
- Hebrews 12:9: Preexistence
- James 1:5: Praying for truth
- Does James 1:5 Teach about Praying for a Testimony? (CRI article)
- James 2:20, 26: Faith and works
- Justification and the Book of James
- 1 Peter 3:18-20: Baptism
- 1 Peter 3:21: Baptism
- 1 Peter 4:6: Work for the dead
- 2 Peter 1:4: Can people become divine?
- 1 John 3:2: Sons of God
- Revelation 14:6-7: Moroni delivering the Book of Mormon?
- Revelation 22:18: Other books Click for a YOUTUBE and as well as a Viewpoint on Mormonism podcast from September 21, 2011: Revelation 22:18