17 Points of the True Church
At a youth conference one year, we learned about a group of people who, in searching for the truth, outlined 17 points which the true church must adhere to, based on scriptures from the Old and New Testaments. We were all given bookmarks with the list of points and their reference verses. Recently, it bothered me that the bookmark does not also include references from restored scripture showing that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints fulfills all the requirements. So I went through them this morning and made this table. 17 Points of the True Church 1. Christ organized the church Eph 4:11-14 “And he gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; 12 For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: 13 Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect...