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The Great Apostasy and Apostolic Succession

Posted by Euphemism on Tue - Jul 15 - 11:58pm:

This is a thought provoked by Tom Cabeen's post about the Great Apostasy.

What scriptural evidence is there of a 'great apostasy', in which the church as a whole would become corrupt? Scriptures such as Ac 20:30, 2 Thess 2:3, and 1 Tim 4:1 indicate that apostasy would be a problem in the congregation, but they do not necessarily predict that the whole congregation would become corrupt. Mt 13:38 says that "the field" in which wheat and weeds would grow together is "the world", not the congregation.

I certainly agree, as any reasonable person must, that the facts bear out that Christianity became increasingly corrupt. But my question is, is there any scriptural evidence for the notion of a great apostasy, and the rejection by God of the organized Christian body?

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