Why Doesn't the Mormon Church Correct the Bible?

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Why Doesn't the Mormon Church Correct the Bible?

The Mormon Church's eighth Article of Faith states, “We believe the Bible to be the word of God as far as it is translated correctly; we also believe the Book of Mormon to be the word of God.” If the Bible has been corrupted [translated incorrectly] as the Mormon Church claims, why doesn't the Mormon Church fix the Bible? Even Joseph Smith who made corrections to the Bible when he translated it, didn't claim it had been fully corrected. To this day, the Mormon Church still claims it is incorrect. If their prophets are so inspired that they can write their own scripture, why won't they fix the Bible? They love the idea that that Bible is "incorrect" so they can weave their own false doctrines into it. If a church removes, restricts or rewrites the Word of God, then that church will practice anything in the name of God.

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