Unit 5: The Church of Jesus Christ
Chapter 16: The Church of Jesus Christ in Former Times
Comments and Resources " In the dispensation of the meridian of time Jesus Christ established His Church upon the earth, appointing therein the officers necessary for the carrying out of the Father's purposes (James E. Talmage, The Articles of Faith, p. 198.)" "If there is anything great or good in the world, it came from God" (Discourses of the Prophet Joseph Smith, p. 201). " The Lord's law istruth" (Psalms 119:142), all his "commandments are truth" (Psalms 119:151), and his "works are truth" (Daniel 4:37), and his "Word is truth." (John 17:17)...
Truth...conforms to reality, is centered in God, and is as enduring as Diety himself" (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, p. 810). " Then knowledge through our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ is the grand key that unlocks the glories and mysteries of the kingdom of heaven" (Joseph Smith, History of the Church, 5:388-89).
During the study of this topic, we will learn how Christ organized a church when he was on the earth, how his church was organized, and that there was an apostasy during which the true church was taken from the earth. Resources:
Gospel Principles: chapter 16
A Marvelous Work and a Wonder, chapter 4.
Jesus the Christ, chapters 38, 40. Scriptures:
Articles of Faith 1:9"We believe all that God has revealed, all that He does now reveal, and we believe that He will yet reveal many great and important things pertaining to the Kingdom of God." Topical Guide:
Apostasy of the Early Christian Church
Church Organization
Gospel
Knowledge
Learn, Learning
Light [noun]
Mysteries of Godliness
Revelation
Scriptures, Value of
Signs
True
Trust in God
Trust Not in the Arm of Flesh
Truth Bible Dictionary:
Church
Knowledge
Light of Christ
Revelation Guide to the Scriptures:
Apostasy
Church of Jesus Christ
Church, Name of
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, The
Church, Signs of the True
Dispensation
Doctrine of Christ
Gospel
Kingdom of God or Kingdom of Heaven
Plan of Redemption
Rebellion
Restoration of the Gospel
Saint