Re: Litmus test of Divinity for: Mormons, Islam, Jehovah's Witnesses

On Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:52:34 -0800, tnomal@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

> Thanks but I still didn't see what gives the book of Mormon the stamp of
> being devine. Maybe I'm not being clear. The Bible's claim to divinity
> rests solely upon Jesus. Either he was or he wasn't God in the flesh. If
> he was then the "The Bible" is true, if not, it's all a lie. Islam claim
> is solely on the literature being so elequoently written it could only be
> of God (once again, from what I've been told). What's LDS and JW?

LdS is short for Latter-day Saint(s) and is the preferred term for Mormon.
JW is a common abbreviation for Jehovah's Witness(es). Jehovah is a
sacred name and I try not to use it spuriously.

Others have answered your question on how you can know if the Book of
Mormon was inspired.

aloha,
Iosepa
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Ua mau ke ea o ka ʻāina i ka pono.
:The life (sovereignty) of the land is perpetuated in (by) righteousness.

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