Qualifications of Apostleship
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Central Claim: Danny refutes the Mormon doctrine of a "Great Apostasy," arguing it contradicts Scripture. The LDS claim that Christ's church failed and required Joseph Smith's restoration is biblically unfounded.
Biblical Basis: Danny cites Scripture's promises of the church's enduring success and permanence since its foundation, contrasting these with LDS assertions of complete ecclesiastical failure.
Yeshuan Perspective: This aligns with fulfilled eschatology principles—emphasizing Christ's church as spiritually complete and victorious *now*, not awaiting restoration. It critiques institutionalized authority claims (like LDS apostolic succession) in favor of the church as a body of believers already established through Jesus' finished work. Danny dismisses the LDS categorization of other denominations as corrupt, asserting authentic Christianity persisted historically despite institutional variations—a subjective faith approach prioritizing spiritual reality over organizational legitimacy.
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The video "Mormonism’s NOT so great Apostasy" by Danny, a former Latter-day Saint, challenges the Mormon belief in a "Great Apostasy," which claims that Jesus (referred to as Yeshua) failed to establish a lasting church, necessitating the restoration through Joseph Smith. Danny argues that this doctrine contradicts biblical scripture, which promises the enduring success of Jesus' church. He cites various biblical passages to assert that the church, as a body of believers, has persisted since its foundation, and that the notion of a complete apostasy is a fabrication by Joseph Smith. Danny criticizes the LDS Church's identification of other Christian denominations as corrupt and highlights the historical growth of Christianity as evidence against the LDS doctrine. He concludes that the idea of a great apostasy is a lie and promises further content refuting it using LDS scriptures.