Why do Latter-day Saints not believe in scriptural inerrancy?
Robert Millet: To be sure, we believe the Bible is the word of God, that it is in fact God-breathed and is an inspired statement of actual historical events, fundamental doctrines, and life-expanding principles of truth. We love the Bible. We read it, we memorize it, and we cite it regularly in our sermons and writings. But we do not believe that one must subscribe to a notion of either scriptural inerrancy or biblical sufficiency in order to retain the kind of reverence and respect and commitment to the scriptures so necessary to a solid faith. While we are convinced that the hand of God was involved in the overall preservation of the Bible, we are realistic about the fact that scribal errors in the form of deletions, additions, and changes took place through the centuries of textural transmission. 5. A Mormon canon is larger and more ‘fluid’ than that of more traditional Christianity. What are the advantages and disadvantages of this? Robert Millet: As stated above, the Bible is the
