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Apostasy
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Contents
- 1 Apostasy
- 2 Topics
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- 3.1 Prediction of
- 3.2 Evidence in the Bible
- 3.3 Patristic evidence of
- 3.4 Individual versus organizational apostasy
- 3.5 "Gates of hell"
- 3.6 Apostasy not complete?
- 3.7 Priesthood on earth during apostasy
- 3.8 Relationship of the Church with other branches of Christianity
- 3.9 No true Christians
- 3.10 Why did God allow it?
- 3.11 Further reading
- 4 Mormonism and priesthood
- 5 Restoration of the priesthood
- 6 Administration of priesthood authority
- 7 Criticisms of the Mormon priesthood
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Apostasy
This page contains links to subpages that address issues surrounding the doctrine of an apostasy from the Early Church established by Jesus and the apostles.
===Topics
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Prediction of
Summary: Does the Bible predict that an apostasy would occur?Evidence in the Bible
Summary: Does the Bible show evidence that a tendency to apostasy was present even while the apostles were alive?Patristic evidence of
Summary: Do the Early Church Fathers and other post-Biblical documents shed any light on the apostasy?Individual versus organizational apostasy
Summary: Does a belief in a complete or universal apostasy mean there are no "real Christians" outside of the LDS Church?"Gates of hell"
Summary: Is Jesus' teaching about "the gates of hell" prevailing against "the rock" inconsistent with a belief in a universal apostasy?Apostasy not complete?
Summary: Do other Christian denominations believe that no other church on earth is complete, or is this an arrogant belief assumed only by the "Mormons"?Priesthood on earth during apostasy
Summary: Was the priesthood never actually lost from the earth, since John the Revelator, or the Three Nephites had the priesthood?Relationship of the Church with other branches of Christianity
Summary: What does the apostasy doctrine mean with respect to the relationship of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to other branches of Christianity? [needs work]No true Christians
Summary: Does belief in a "complete apostasy" imply that there were no true Christians between the Apostasy and the Restoration? [needs work]Why did God allow it?
Summary: If there were some people who would have accepted the Gospel as taught in Mormonism, why did God allow the earthly Church to pass from the earth? [needs work]
Further reading
FairMormon Answers articles
Mormonism and priesthood
Jump to Subtopic:
- Restoration of the priesthood
- Administration of priesthood authority
- Criticisms of the Mormon priesthood
Restoration of the priesthood
Jump to Subtopic:
- The manner in which the priesthood was restored
- Date of the restoration of the Melchizedek priesthood
Administration of priesthood authority
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- Exercising priesthood authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
- Granting of priesthood authority in the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Criticisms of the Mormon priesthood
Jump to Subtopic:
- Criticisms by traditional Christians of the Mormon concept of priesthood
- Claims by ex-Mormons that Church leaders have lost priesthood authority
- Evidence that The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Possesses Priesthood Authority
FairMormon web site
| Apostasy FairMormon articles on-line |
- Roger Keller, "The Apostasy," FAIR 2004 conference. FAIR link
Dr. Keller is a former Presbyterian minister.
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| The Apostasy, Roger Keller (Former Presbyterian minister), 2004 FAIR Conference |
- Part 1: The Apostasy
- Part 2: The Apostasy
- Part 3: The Apostasy
- Part 4: The Apostasy
- Part 5: The Apostasy
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Printed material
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- Matthew B. Brown, "Evidences of Apostasy," in All Things Restored, 2d ed. (American Fork, UT: Covenant, 2006),1–32. AISN B000R4LXSM. ISBN 1577347129.
- Noel B. Reynolds (editor), Early Christians in Disarray: Contemporary LDS Perspectives on the Christian Apostasy (Provo, Utah: FARMS, 2005), 1. ISBN 0934893020. off-site (Key source)