You're right, it does; however, it requires tradition to adequately interpret and "use" the Bible

Could you give an example where tradition is need to explain the bible.

If tradition is needed then it would be included in the bible

Sure
Let's take Genesis, in the Creation story. We obviously can't take this story seriously, with the earth being created in 7 "days". We need tradition to interpret how creation happened; for example, how Eve was created from Adam.

wdym not actually 7 days?

Time doesn't exist with God, he only exists in the eternal now.

There was no time to work with

God is the creator. He created time.

He could have created the universe in less than 1 second

true

He has infinite power

But He took his time and made it step by step process

exactly. I believe that He and Jesus built the world, and that God taught Jesus how to.

That's
Different😄

Where does that belief come from?

Read Gensis 1:5

@MKSmash

@DrStrange77 is Mormon @MKSmash

correct, I am a Mormon.

Ah
I will confess, I know nothing about Mormon beliefs

@DeButcher I read it

The creation of night and day

If you have any questions, just lemme know. I'd be happy to clear up any rumors.

Do you believe that Jesus came to North America?

We do.

Why's that?

There were separate peoples, some in the Americas. He taught them, and blessed them. We learn this from the Book of Mormon.

Ah
Is there any relation to the Bible or not?

Yes. We believe that both books are Word of God.

How did Jesus reach America?

> The creation of night and day
@MKSmash
Yes, in that moment he created time. And called it day 1

It's not a story of how the world was created. Genesis is a theological account of how the world was created, and there is no science contained in it.

We can't rely on it literally, and we need science for how the world was created scientifically and tradition to interpret Genesis

Why cant we rely on it literally?

Genesis is the exact account of how the universe was created.

God created everything with his word

So, today at my youth group, one of my friends asked about possession. My youth pastor explained it pretty good. He said that demons don't directly posses people.

And that they it's not like the movies. He said that they can't read your mind,. They just put ideas into your head.

> God created everything with his word
@ZSLiby Studios
Simple as that, no need for other text to interpret the Gensis account

I can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not butcher

No im agreeing with @ZSLiby Studios