Truth
comes in a variety of flavors, styles, colors, whatever you wish to
call it. Sometimes truth is a simple statement when other times it
takes a bit longer to grasp and understand. Whatever the truth is, it
is the truth and must be learned. Even in the topic of religious
belief.
When
compared to other truths from the past, the present truth might not
always match up with everything. Sometimes that is due to the
changing times. Other times it shouldn’t happen. Experiences
shouldn’t change over time. Retelling of those experiences
shouldn’t include new ideas or thoughts that weren’t presently
there to begin with.
There
are examples of things that don’t change over time. The Bible story
for example. It hasn’t changed. It always starts off with the same
words. “In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.”1
There can be no other explanation for it. God created the heavens and
the earth, this was in the beginning. It is the same across the
different bibles. Maybe not the exact same words? But the idea is the
same. It says God created the heavens and the earth, it doesn’t
change to well angels did it, or well God had some other Gods help
out. It says God created it. We accept it and we move on without
questioning the validity of it.
Take
a look at the following examples:
New
International Version
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
New
Living Translation
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
English
Standard Version
In
the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth.
Berean
Study Bible
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
New
American Standard Bible
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
King
James Bible
In
the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Christian
Standard Bible
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Contemporary
English Version
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Good
News Translation
In
the beginning, when God created the universe,
Holman
Christian Standard Bible
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
International
Standard Version
In
the beginning, God created the universe.
NET
Bible
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
New
Heart English Bible
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
GOD'S
WORD® Translation
In
the beginning God created heaven and earth.
JPS
Tanakh 1917
In
the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
New
American Standard 1977
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Jubilee
Bible 2000
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
King
James 2000 Bible
In
the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
American
King James Version
In
the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
American
Standard Version
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
Douay-Rheims
Bible
In
the beginning God created heaven, and earth.
Darby
Bible Translation
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
English
Revised Version
In
the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
Webster's
Bible Translation
In
the beginning God created the heaven and the earth.
World
English Bible
In
the beginning God created the heavens and the earth.
As
you can see, they all say the same thing. They are different
translations of the bible, but they say the same thing. They are like
minded in this aspect. There is no confusion regarding this thought.
As it should be.
Another
example are the experiences of Jesus’s life as recored in the four
gospels. The four gospels were written at different times, yet they
tell the same story. Some of the gospels have more stories than the
others, but that’s fine. They still tell the same story of the same
Son of God who walked this Earth. If they don’t differ in the
telling of the stories, we can assume they are accurate. Yes, truths
have been taken from the bible but they are still accurate.
Critics
complain that the Bible has been changed over the years by evil doers
but don’t take into account their own scripture they use along with
the Bible has been changed as well. Either they are ignorant of the
facts or they do not care. I don’t know which is the case for the
Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants among people. It can be
a tricky path to tread at times.
People
say the Book of Mormon hasn’t changed. But it has. The Doctrine and
Covenants before it became the D&C when it was still the Book of
Commandments, had also undergone revisions. You try and explain that
to people and they deny it. Showing them proof, in black and white
text doesn’t even sway their opinion of the matter. So be it, they
wish to be left in the dark let them be. The truth will eventually
prevail. How long that will take? I do not know. But that is okay.
1. Genesis
1:1
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