How are you? I am doing very well. I hope I can
help you mom with the wedding preparation but I can’t. I hope everything is
going will, tell Courtney and Adam I said HI and Congratulation. How is Abbey
and Dad tell them I said HI. Take care of your health mom.
This week I would like to share about The
Great Apostasy. When did the apostasy stare?
I. Before Christ’s birth or death The Jews were
Not United
1. All had their scriptures and they all disagreed in their
opinions and in their understandings.
2. Christ came to this earth to fulfill Law of Moses and to
set a higher Law or Levels.
3. He was a Great Missionary and did many
works.
4. Because Jews lived do to that reason the main church head
coder was in Jerusalem, After Christ’s death the Christianity grew so…
fast.
5. By this time the True CHURCH was established in Jerusalem
(with Authority) by Jesus Christ.
6. These are the scriptures and Prophets talk about it
Isaiah, Amos 8:11-12, Christ(Matt 24: 23-26), Peter, Jude, John, Paul, Timothy,
2 This 2: 2-4,
7. MOST importantly the modern Christian Scholars told us
the Apostasy had already happened (NOT LDS scholars).
II. The Apostasy had
begun in the early stage of the church.
1. From the church and
in the Church (Gala 1:6) when Christ established HIS church it lost to
simplicity of the Gospel.
2. NOT exclusivity
3. Now the apostles
were killed.
III. This
Caused the Great Apostasy (this has two parts the first one is External Causes
and The second one is Internal Causes Precaution)
1. External Cause-
Persecution began with the leaders of the church
2.
Jews = the first murder Stephan in the N.T.
and Jesus Christ. They stared the people of the church in 70A.D because of this
many Christian were killed almost all the Christians were
killed.
3. Pagans (Roman)=
Romans were started to kill Christians because Political Christians stood up for
their freedom. Early Christians did not like the government
4. In 66 A.D. Rome
got burned. The Romans thought it happened because of Christians it
happened.
5. The NERO
destroyed the Jerusalem because what the Christians had done to the
Rome.
6. DIOCLETIAN one
who burned all the bibles. Killed everyone who had the Bible and he ruled for
two and half centuries.
7. CONSTANTINE came
to power (in 306 A.D). He had too much power and became a king. This where
everything stated to change for the Christians. He called himself Christian but
he himself did not get baptized for 31 years. He saw Christianity was spreading
very fast and in order to get support he got a do something so he stop the
persecution.
IV. Internal Causes- the
members themselves over zealous, high fiction, Froude, Pride, and most
importantly wanting Power.
1. The leader stared to corruption
in the church and in the Gospel Principles. For an example the same church but
different teachings now we see that in the churches.
2. Nature of the Godhead (325
A.D.). everyone got confused (Nice in Creed)
3. Body as a curse and they said
body is an enemy because of this Monks, nuns stared.
4. Fables
5. Early Christians changed the
ordinances and Ceremonies. Eventually they started to worship the Leaders of the
church.
6. Baptism two times a years
(Easter & Christmas) and in the fourth century the leaders of the church
added salt to their baptism.
7. Changes in the Sacrament
8. Changes in the Holy Ghost (Isa
24:6).
9. Changes in the Church
Organization and Government because the leaders of the church had way too much
power and another reason saints started to workshop the leaders this prevented
this.
10. Bishops (became more powerful) and
he became a pope. Elected by first people and clearages. This changed to only
Clearages.
11. System of Punishments (Super
arrogation Margate is deeds of the people this happened during the 400A.D).
12. Scriptures (council of Trent)
taking the scriptures from the people.
13. Claim of continuation of the
Priesthood authority? The scripture tells us “by their fruit ye shall know
them”. Pope fourteen and the sixteen were killed by their daughters and wife so
there sons can be a pope. People killed some popes do to their actions. Some
popes were 14 and 16 years old. Some popes were sold their power for
money.
v. Consequences of the Apostasy
1. There were no resemblances to primitive
church
2. Lots of authority
3. Lots of questions
4.
Wanting the Bible for themselves so they can have the understanding of the
scriptures (John wittclife)
5.
Martin Luther in 517 A.D.
6.
Reformation and Protests stated.
7.
New age of religious freedom and many churches.
8.
Finally others acknowledgement of the apostasy awaited the Restoration of the
Gospel.
The
finally the Restoration Predicted
1. John ( Revelations 4:
6-7)
2. Peter ( Acts 3:
19-21)
3. Isaiah, Ezekiel, Daniel,
Malachi talks about the restoration of the church.
4. People simply a waiting for the
Restored church.
In the end as we know the TRUE CHURCH OF JESUS CHRIST IS
RESTORED IN THE LATTER- DAY. This I had learned in this week from my specialized
training. When I heard this WOW… to myself because it is amazing to see the
history of the church and how God brought this church.
Love you all,
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