Scriptural Witnesses

The term “witness” bears special significance when it is applied to the word of God.

Divine doctrines are always confirmed by more than one scriptural witness.

Love for the Book of Mormon expands one’s love for the Bible and vice versa.

To those who think they need no more Bible, consider this God-given counsel:

“Know ye not that there are more nations than one? Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, . . . created all men, . . . and that I rule in the heavens above and in the earth beneath; and I bring forth my word unto the children of men, yea, even upon all the nations of the earth? . . . Know ye not that the testimony of two nations is a witness unto you that I am God, that I remember one nation like unto another? Wherefore, I speak the same words unto one nation like unto another. And . . . the testimony of the two nations shall run together also.” (2 Nephi 29: 7-8)

The Book of Mormon stands as a companion and witness both for the Old Testament and for the New Testament.

Behold, I am Jesus Christ the Son of God. I created the heavens and the earth, and all things that in them are. I was with the Father from the beginning. . . . The scriptures concerning my coming are fulfilled. . . . I am the light and the life of the world. Whoso cometh unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit, him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost. . . . I have come unto the world to bring redemption unto the world, to save the world from sin. Therefore, whoso repenteth and cometh unto me as a little child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God. . . . I have laid down my life, and have taken it up again; therefore repent, and come unto me . . . and be saved.”(3 Nephi 9:15-16, 18, 20-22.) Those declarations of the Lord summarize who He really is and who He really wants us to be.