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Apostasy


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?

Jesus told Peter, "upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it."

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?

No true Christians

Summary: Does belief in a "complete apostasy" imply that there were no true Christians between the Apostasy and the Restoration?

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?



Further reading and additional sources responding to these claims