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One Lord, One Faith: Writings of the Early Christian Fathers as Evidences of the Restoration

One Lord, One Faith presents writings of the Early Christian Fathers as evidences of the restoration of the LDS Church in these last days. The “early church fathers” is a term used in reference to the outstanding bishops, elders and apologists who wrote in defense of the Christian faith during the first three centuries after Christ. The writings of Ignatius, Clement of Rome, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Methetes, Lactantius, Origen, Eusebius, Tertullian, Hippolytus, Didymus, Methodius, Clement of Alexandria, Cyprian, Irenaeus, Chrysostom and many other early Christian apologists are cited in One Lord, One Faith. Forty-three doctrinal areas are examined, including intriguing topics such as the Father, son and Holy Ghost as three separate deities; the Son’s subordination to the Father; the identity of Jehovah; Jesus as the Firstborn; pre-mortal existence; godhood as man’s divine potential; the apostasy and restoration; the need for continuous revelation; good works being essential for salvation; the necessity of baptism; and higher teachings and ordinances in ancient Christianity.

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by Michael T. Griffith

One Lord, One Faith presents writings of the Early Christian Fathers as evidences of the restoration of the LDS Church in these last days. The “early church fathers” is a term used in reference to the outstanding bishops, elders and apologists who wrote in defense of the Christian faith during the first three centuries after Christ. Those who wrote prior to A.D. 200 are often called the “apostolic fathers.” These early Christian writers and leaders had direct connections with the apostles or with others who knew the Lord and his disciples in the flesh. Those who wrote and ministered prior to the famous Council of Nicea held in A.D. 325 are frequently called the “ante-Nicene fathers.” The writings of these men are of great value to the Christian community today because they reflect the doctrinal understandings of the leaders and members of the original Christian church. It is also possible to see the effects of the great apostasy taking hold on the church by comparing the doctrinal views of the early church fathers with the writings of their later counterparts.

The writings of Ignatius, Clement of Rome, Polycarp, Justin Martyr, Methetes, Lactantius, Origen, Eusebius, Tertullian, Hippolytus, Didymus, Methodius, Clement of Alexandria, Cyprian, Irenaeus, Chrysostom and many other early Christian apologists are cited in One Lord, One Faith. The author has assembled their writings as a strong evidence of the validity of the doctrines of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. They show that the LDS Church today truly is the restoration of the early Christian church.

Forty-three doctrinal areas are examined, including intriguing topics such as the Father, son and Holy Ghost as three separate deities; the Son’s subordination to the Father; the identity of Jehovah; Jesus as the Firstborn; pre-mortal existence; godhood as man’s divine potential; the apostasy and restoration; the need for continuous revelation; good works being essential for salvation; the necessity of baptism; and higher teachings and ordinances in ancient Christianity.

One Lord, One Faith is an excellent resource based on much in-depth research.

Chapters include:

  1. Which Church is Right?
  2. The Importance of the Early Church Fathers
  3. Father, Son, and Holy Ghost: Three Separate Deities
  4. The Tangible Nature, or Corporeality, of the Father and the Son
  5. How Are Jesus and the Father “One”? The True Nature of Their Unity
  6. The Son’s Subordination to the Father in the New Testament
  7. The Son’s Subordination to the Father in Early Christian Writings
  8. The Savior and Redeemer of the World
  9. Who is Jehovah?
  10. Jesus as the Firstborn of the Father
  11. The Savior’s Role in the Creation of the World
  12. The World Created from Preexistent Matter, Not Ex Nihilo
  13. Our Pre-Mortal Existence
  14. Godhood: Man’s Divine Potential
  15. “Except There Come A Falling Away First”: The Apostasy of the Ancient Church
  16. The Restitution of All Things: The Return of the Lord’s Church
  17. Only One True Church
  18. Prophets: Their Role and Importance
  19. Priesthood Authority
  20. The Melchizedek and Aaronic Priesthoods
  21. The Early Church’s Priesthood Offices
  22. An Unpaid Clergy
  23. Church Members Called Saints
  24. Missionary Work
  25. The Living Voice: Continuous Revelation
  26. The Church and Scripture: The Primacy of the Living Voice
  27. The Heavens Are Not Closed: The Church’s Open Canon
  28. The Sabbath
  29. The Law of Tithing
  30. The Lord’s Supper (The Sacrament)
  31. Persecution: The Lot of the Saints
  32. Should We Use the Cross as a Religious Symbol?
  33. Good Works Are Essential for Salvation
  34. The Necessity of Baptism
  35. Infant Baptism and Original Sin
  36. Morality and Salvation: No Unclean Thing Can Inherit the Kingdom of God
  37. The Church Blessed With Spiritual Gifts
  38. Secrecy: Higher Teachings and Ordinances in Ancient Christianity
  39. Eternal Marriage
  40. The Spirit World
  41. The Ministry in the Spirit World: All Will Have a Chance to Hear the Gospel
  42. Baptism for the Dead
  43. The Universal Problem: All Will Be Raised from the Dead

6″ x 9″ paperback

256 pages

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