What were the wrong teaching’s when Christ took the church from the earth, can you tell us the correct teaching’s they don’t seem that much diffrence from catholic for God to deny heaven for 1600 year’s to the people.
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Richard
2009-11-18 04:06:33
5 The earth also is defiled under the inhabitants thereof; because they have transgressed the laws, changed the ordinance, broken the everlasting covenant.
(Old Testament, Isaiah 24:5)
God to deny heaven to the people? It is the people what denied God and his ways. So many churches surfaced when Christ acended to heaven to sit at the right hand of our Father, and all the apostles of Christ were hunted and killed. It was like a stained glass window being shattered and all the 'new' churches went to pick up the pieces. Eash one got a different thing to build upon but without the authority of God, man changed the way of God for their own convienience.
I would recomend reading James Talmage's Jesus the Christ for further knowledge on the subject as to why all the churches durring the dark ages didn't have authority from God. Not to say that there were not good people who did their best according to their own knowledge, but no one had authority from heaven to act in God's name untile Joseph Smith was called and chosen by God the Father and his Son, Jesus.
Pamela Dean
2009-11-21 09:22:40
This article has some excellent information about the apostasy.
I must clarify one thing for you. God did not deny *heaven* to people for 1600 years. He *removed prophets* from the earth until such a time as the peoples of the earth were ready to receive them again. There is a difference. The plan of salvation allows the opportunity for all humankind - from Adam down the ages to our present day - to return to Heavenly Father's presence.
Webmaster
2009-11-23 03:09:46
Hi Mark. You are right in noticing that there are many similarities between the Mormon and Catholic churches. All Christian churches share much doctrine in common. Nearly all teach about the divinity and saving power of Jesus Christ.
That having been said, there are a few doctrines that make The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unique. Mormons have a somewhat unique view of the nature of God and the Trinity, for example. Our temple ordinances are also unique.
Even more important than doctrinal differences, though, is the claim to apostolic authority. Mormons have a sincere respect for their Catholic friends. I myself have attended a Catholic Mass and really did enjoy my visit. However, we do not accept the Catholic claim to apostolic authority, the priesthood authority that essentially constitutes the "permission" from God given to realize ordinances in His name. Catholics believe that that authority was passed down through the popes directly from Peter, who received it from Christ Himself. Mormons also believe that Peter received the apostolic authority from Christ, but we believe that that authority was subsequently lost without being passed down through the generations. We believe that the apostolic authority was restored in recent centuries through Joseph Smith. The question of apostolic authority is not trivial; it is a critical component of all ordinances that both Mormons and Catholics consider necessary for salvation, ordinances like baptism.
Your suggestion that God "denied heaven for 1600 years" is not an accurate description of Mormon beliefs. We believe that even during the many centuries during which the apostolic authority was lost, people continued to feel God's love and influence. These good people can still obtain salvation, just as those living in our days can be saved. They can receive essential ordinances realized by the proper apostolic authority in LDS temples, where latter-day saints are baptized as representatives of their ancestors. God has given us these vicarious ordinances precisely because he doesn't want to deny any sincere person entrance into His heavenly kingdom, even if that person was born during an era when the apostolic authority could not be found on the earth. Hope this answer helps.
(Old Testament, Isaiah 24:5)
God to deny heaven to the people? It is the people what denied God and his ways. So many churches surfaced when Christ acended to heaven to sit at the right hand of our Father, and all the apostles of Christ were hunted and killed. It was like a stained glass window being shattered and all the 'new' churches went to pick up the pieces. Eash one got a different thing to build upon but without the authority of God, man changed the way of God for their own convienience.
I would recomend reading James Talmage's Jesus the Christ for further knowledge on the subject as to why all the churches durring the dark ages didn't have authority from God. Not to say that there were not good people who did their best according to their own knowledge, but no one had authority from heaven to act in God's name untile Joseph Smith was called and chosen by God the Father and his Son, Jesus.
Lds.org Gospel Topics: Apostasy has additional information for you.
There are many similarities between our church and many churches. But there are also fundamental differences. Some of these differences that are specific to Catholicism can be found here.
I must clarify one thing for you. God did not deny *heaven* to people for 1600 years. He *removed prophets* from the earth until such a time as the peoples of the earth were ready to receive them again. There is a difference. The plan of salvation allows the opportunity for all humankind - from Adam down the ages to our present day - to return to Heavenly Father's presence.
That having been said, there are a few doctrines that make The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints unique. Mormons have a somewhat unique view of the nature of God and the Trinity, for example. Our temple ordinances are also unique.
Even more important than doctrinal differences, though, is the claim to apostolic authority. Mormons have a sincere respect for their Catholic friends. I myself have attended a Catholic Mass and really did enjoy my visit. However, we do not accept the Catholic claim to apostolic authority, the priesthood authority that essentially constitutes the "permission" from God given to realize ordinances in His name. Catholics believe that that authority was passed down through the popes directly from Peter, who received it from Christ Himself. Mormons also believe that Peter received the apostolic authority from Christ, but we believe that that authority was subsequently lost without being passed down through the generations. We believe that the apostolic authority was restored in recent centuries through Joseph Smith. The question of apostolic authority is not trivial; it is a critical component of all ordinances that both Mormons and Catholics consider necessary for salvation, ordinances like baptism.
Your suggestion that God "denied heaven for 1600 years" is not an accurate description of Mormon beliefs. We believe that even during the many centuries during which the apostolic authority was lost, people continued to feel God's love and influence. These good people can still obtain salvation, just as those living in our days can be saved. They can receive essential ordinances realized by the proper apostolic authority in LDS temples, where latter-day saints are baptized as representatives of their ancestors. God has given us these vicarious ordinances precisely because he doesn't want to deny any sincere person entrance into His heavenly kingdom, even if that person was born during an era when the apostolic authority could not be found on the earth. Hope this answer helps.