June 3 – Was There A Complete Apostasy? Matthew 16:18 “And I say also unto thee, That thou art Peter, and upon this rock I will build my church; and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it.”
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Joe Smith founded Mormonism on the theory there were no true Christians on earth, so today we’re listing questions you can ask a Mormon about Smith’s ideas. These all came from an article on our site ‘The Great Apostasy’ where you can find more info about this! The questions are used to get Mormons to start thinking logically about Smith’s claims – remember, you’re not waiting for them to accept the Lord on the spot, you’re just there to plant seeds!
1 – Who exactly, mistranslated the Bible?
2 – What parts of the Bible are mistranslated?
3 – Are there any historical documents that could shed light on where the trusted translations are located?
4 – Why would Heavenly Father desert His creation and what purpose did that serve us and Him?
5 – Why do millions of people continue to use the Bible if it’s not translated correctly?
6 – Does anyone today speak the same languages the people from biblical days spoke?
7 – When did the Bible become corrupt?
8 – Where did the reputable translations go?
9 – How did everyone go the way of corruption when Jesus promised in the Bible that the gates of hell wouldn’t prevail?
10 – Can or should I trust this type of god?
You see, if you can trust the Bible enough to call Him Christ, then why don’t you trust the rest of it? Why not call your god by some other name?
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Christian Churches on Earth for Centuries, None
Orson Pratt, Journal of Discourses 18:172; “But as there has been no Christian Church on the earth for a great many centuries past, until the present century, the people have lost sight of the pattern that God has given according to which the Christian Church should be established, and they have denominated a great variety of people Christian Churches, because they profess to be. They say, “We have built chapels unto the name of the Lord; we call our Churches Christian Churches, they are called the Church of Christ, St. John’s Church, St. Paul’s Church, St. Peter’s Church, and after others of the ancient Apostles;” and one who had never studied the pattern which God has given of the Christian Church would almost really believe that they are Christian Churches.” – Salt Lake City, March 26, 1876
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