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- ...animous that these ideas are not to be found in the Bible, or in Christian history for more than two centuries after Christ's resurrection. Jesus himself and ...on. Indeed, Evangelical Christianity is a relative latecomer to Christian history. How does Dr. Blomberg presume to know that "no one" has gotten it right&m16 KB (2,615 words) - 14:22, 13 April 2024
- {{disinformation|The author seems to be very unfamiliar with Mormon history, because she is confusing Kirtland and Nauvoo. It was the Nauvoo Legion tha {{:Question: What is the history of name changes of the Church?}}13 KB (1,987 words) - 14:11, 13 April 2024
- ...n superceded: see article in Reynolds by Dursteler, "Inheriting the "Great Apostasy": The Evolution of Latter-day Saint Views on the Middle Ages and the Renais *''History of the Church'' 1:32412 KB (1,895 words) - 14:17, 13 April 2024
- |L12=Response to claim: 498-499 - Apostasy was worthy of death {{:Question: Did early Mormon leaders teach that apostasy was the unforgivable sin, and that the only thing an apostate could do to r13 KB (1,943 words) - 14:17, 13 April 2024
- ...logizing." Porter's article states: "Mr. Porter is a doctoral candidate in history of religion at Brigham Young University." (Porter, "Reverend George Lane," ...ion the name of the minister. Oliver stated when he began writing Joseph's history that he had records in his possession from Joseph himself. This would inclu64 KB (9,942 words) - 01:04, 31 May 2024
- *{{SeeCriticalWork|author=Fawn Brodie|work=No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith}} *{{SeeCriticalWork|author=Fawn Brodie|work=No Man Knows My History: The Life of Joseph Smith}}51 KB (7,348 words) - 01:05, 31 May 2024
- ...R—MISSION OF THE ANCIENT APOSTLES—THEIR RECEPTION AND FATE—THE GREAT APOSTASY—PRESERVATION OF THE APOSTLE JOHN—HIS REVELATION—RESTORATION OF THE GO ...R—MISSION OF THE ANCIENT APOSTLES—THEIR RECEPTION AND FATE—THE GREAT APOSTASY—PRESERVATION OF THE APOSTLE JOHN—HIS REVELATION—RESTORATION OF THE GO31 KB (5,846 words) - 14:49, 13 April 2024
- ...own until the records were sealed and hid in the earth—a thousand years' history of a nation, of two nations that were opposed to each other, of their wars ...by his own wisdom? I think not. All these things, therefore, so far as the history is concerned in the Book of Mormon, so far as the prophetic writings are co36 KB (6,709 words) - 14:45, 13 April 2024
- ...you will find it when you get [to] the other side of the vail. Every man's history—his acts—are written, whether he has kept a record here or not. This is ...moment you permit yourselves to become careless, you lay a foundation for apostasy: Be careful; understand you are called to a work, and when God requires you17 KB (3,294 words) - 14:45, 13 April 2024
- ...were suggested to my mind immediately before rising to my feet. The short history that is here given, by new revelation to Joseph the Prophet, contains a vas ...the case of this generation, who have lost the knowledge of God though the apostasy of their fathers. They have all the time supposed that they could enter int34 KB (6,206 words) - 14:45, 13 April 2024
- ...to sit in the presidential chair of the United States, because we have the history that Washington once sat in that chair. Would that authorize any person, am ...s, etc.?" It was because of the apostasy of the people; and then after the apostasy commenced, near the close of the first century, they killed off the apostle44 KB (8,052 words) - 14:45, 13 April 2024
- ...per time to introduce its principles, and chose that period in the world's history in which it would be received by, at least, a portion of His children. I ap ...the counsel of his mind becomes darkened, and soon he is on the highway to apostasy, and, in fact, he has been there from the beginning, if he had only known i17 KB (3,186 words) - 14:37, 13 April 2024
- We claim this book is a record or history of the ancient inhabitants of America, the remnants of whom are now scatter ...t work on this continent, among the people of whom the Book of Mormon is a history or record. What is the fold of Christ? It is the Church of Christ. What is34 KB (6,211 words) - 14:46, 13 April 2024
- ...hering together into one place. As I have said, we fail to see anything in history that corresponds with it. In the days of the Apostles, such a doctrine was ...eligion; they could not be driven—that is, they could not be driven into apostasy; no, they would have died before they would have yielded. If there is one c37 KB (6,895 words) - 14:46, 13 April 2024
- ...UND WITH THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS?—THE WORLD’S OBJECTION TO "MORMONISM"—HISTORY OF THE APOSTLES—AUTHORITY TO PREACH THE GOSPEL RESTORED—TEMPLES—BAPTI ...UND WITH THE LATTER-DAY SAINTS?—THE WORLD’S OBJECTION TO "MORMONISM"—HISTORY OF THE APOSTLES—AUTHORITY TO PREACH THE GOSPEL RESTORED—TEMPLES—BAPTI32 KB (5,896 words) - 14:48, 13 April 2024
- ...eaking by the gift and power of God, at that remote period of the Church's history, when our numbers were few, when we had no influence, name or standing in t ...igent man called to go to the Islands, and it was one of the causes of his apostasy. "What," said he, "send me, a linguist, a man well read, an educated man, a15 KB (2,690 words) - 14:48, 13 April 2024
- |H=JOSEPH SMITH'S MISSION—NECESSITY FOR SUCH A MISSION—EVIDENCES OF APOSTASY—RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD—HATRE ...s 25: JOSEPH SMITH'S MISSION—NECESSITY FOR SUCH A MISSION—EVIDENCES OF APOSTASY—RESTORATION OF THE GOSPEL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF THE KINGDOM OF GOD—HATRE45 KB (8,288 words) - 14:48, 13 April 2024
- '''The early Christian Church, on its way to apostasy, departed from this truth.''' Several church councils, in which men fought ...ification have-according to Vajda-proven the LDS teaching about the "Great Apostasy." Further, the above proves that either McKeever and Johnson are ignorant o22 KB (3,643 words) - 01:04, 31 May 2024
- |H=Response to claims made in "Chapter 6: Apostasy" |H=Response to claims made in Mormonism 101, "Chapter 6: Apostasy"19 KB (3,168 words) - 14:13, 13 April 2024
- ...too many have not taken the time to do an in-depth investigation into the history and doctrines of their faith.<ref>McKeever and Johnson, Mormonism 101, 9-10 ...prophet was a prophet only when he was acting as such."<ref>Joseph Smith, History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Vol. 1 (Salt Lake City:48 KB (8,193 words) - 14:14, 13 April 2024