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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
- 3.12 Further reading and additional sources responding to these claims
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.
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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?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?