17 Points of the True Church
From MormonWiki.org
"The following 17 points have been taken from a card that is published by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The front of the card is represented here. On the reverse side are 17 individual points that are to impress the reader that these things must exist in a religion for it to be the true church of Jesus Christ." [1]
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- Christ organized the Church (Eph 4:11-14)
- The true church must bear the name of Jesus Christ (Eph 5:23)
- The true church must have a foundation of Apostles and Prophets (Eph 2:19-20)
- The true church must have the same organization as Christ's Church (Eph 4:11-14)
- The true church must claim divine authority (Heb 4:4-10)
- The true church must have no paid ministry (Acts 20:33-34; John 10:11-13)
- The true church must baptize by immersion (Matt 3:13-16)
- The true church must bestow the gift of the Holy Ghost by the laying on of hands (Acts 8:14-17)
- The true church must practice divine healing (Mark 3:14-15)
- The true church must teach that God and Jesus are separate and distinct individuals (John 17:11; 20:17)
- The true church must teach that God and Jesus have bodies of flesh and bone (Luke 23:36-39; Acts 1:9-11; Heb 1:1-3)
- The officers must be called by God (Heb 4:4; Ex 28:1; 40:13-16)
- The true church must claim revelation from God (Amos 3:7)
- The true church must be a missionary church (Matt 28:19-20)
- The true church must be a restored church (Acts 3:19-20)
- The true church must practice baptism for the dead (1Cor 15:16&29)
- "By their fruits ye shall know them." (Matt 7:20)
[edit] See also
- Twelve Signs that the LDS Church is the True Church, by Michael T. Griffith
[edit] External links
[edit] Non-Mormon
- Alpha and Omega Ministries Responds to: 17 Points of the True Church, by James White
- 17 Points of the True Church, by Kimberly Callahan
- Examining the "17 Points of the True Church", by Bill McKeever
- The Seventeen 'Straw Men' of the True Church, by Bill Schnoebelen
- Response to the "17 Points of the True Churchâ tract of the LDS" (True Light Educational Ministry)