The Bible is the word of
God. It is a witness for God and Jesus Christ. Members of
the Church are encouraged to study it and follow its
teachings. The Church uses many translations of the Bible in
various languages. In English, the King James Version is
used as the official Bible of the Church.
The Bible is a
collection of sacred writings containing many of God’s
revelations. It
is a record of His dealings with some of His children from
the Creation through
the ministries of Jesus
Christ and His Apostles. It was written by prophets and historians
who knew God and testified of Jesus Christ. It is read and
revered by members of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints, and they study it regularly.
The Bible is not
God’s final revelation to humanity, however, and neither is
this collection of sacred writings complete. The Bible
itself speaks of other authoritative books of scripture
including books of Nathan the prophet and of Jehu and Enoch,
the prophecy of Ahijah, the visions of Iddo the seer, and
even missing epistles of Paul (see 2 Chronicles 9:29; 13:22; 20:34; 1 Corinthians 5:9; Jude 1:14). Other books
of Latter-day Saint scripture—the Book of Mormon, the
Doctrine and
Covenants, and the Pearl of Great
Price—clarify the gospel as taught in
the Bible and corroborate the truthfulness of the Biblical
witness of Jesus Christ.
