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Argument from the Mormon authority hierarchy: when the Bible, LDS standard works, and the Holy Spirit contradict each other, which do Mormons follow?

I Think I Have Proof That Mormonism Is Not True 00:37:52 – 00:38:54

Epistemological challenge to Mormon missionaries

Mike shares that when he has talked with Mormon missionaries at his door, he asks a hypothetical: if the Bible says one thing, the LDS standard works (Book of Mormon, Book of Abraham, Doctrine and Covenants) say something contradictory, and the Holy Spirit seems to confirm one of them, which would you follow? He says missionaries have consistently answered they would follow the Holy Spirit — which Mike notes is not a valid answer because the Holy Spirit cannot contradict Scripture, and LDS teaching about the Spirit is circular.

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