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Apostasy


The great 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?
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