The Guide to the Scriptures

Apostasy

A turning away from the truth by individuals, the Church, or entire nations.

Israel had to guard against their hearts turning away from the Lord:Deut. 29:18;
Where there is no vision, the people perish:Prov. 29:18;
They have broken the everlasting covenant:Isa. 24:5;
The winds beat upon that house, and it fell:Matt. 7:27;
I marvel that ye are so soon removed unto another gospel:Gal. 1:6;
They commenced in the good path but lost their way in the mist:1 Ne. 8:23; ( 1 Ne. 12:17; )
After they had tasted of the fruit, they fell away into forbidden paths:1 Ne. 8:28;
Nephite apostasy caused a stumbling block for nonbelievers:Alma 4:6–12;
Many members of the Church became proud and persecuted other members:Hel. 3:33–34; ( Hel. 4:11–13; Hel. 5:2–3; )
When the Lord prospers his people, they sometimes harden their hearts and forget him:Hel. 12:2;Hel. 13:38;
The Nephites hardened their hearts and fell under Satan’s power:3 Ne. 2:1–3;
Moroni prophesied about apostasy in the last days:Morm. 8:28, 31–41;
Apostasy will precede the Second Coming:D&C 1:13–16;

This people draw near me with their mouth:Isa. 29:10, 13;
Darkness shall cover the earth:Isa. 60:2;
The Lord will send a famine of hearing the words of the Lord:Amos 8:11;
There shall arise false Christs and false prophets:Matt. 24:24;
Grievous wolves shall enter in among you:Acts 20:29;
I marvel that ye are so soon removed from him:Gal. 1:6;
There will be a falling away before the Second Coming:2 Thes. 2:3;
Some people err concerning the truth:2 Tim. 2:18;
Some people have a form of godliness but deny the power thereof:2 Tim. 3:5;
The time will come when they will not endure sound doctrine:2 Tim. 4:3–4;
There will be false prophets and false teachers among the people:2 Pet. 2:1;
Certain men crept in denying the only Lord God:Jude 1:4;
Some men said they were Apostles and were not:Rev. 2:2;
Nephi saw the formation of a great and abominable church:1 Ne. 13:26;
The Gentiles have stumbled and built up many churches:2 Ne. 26:20;
They have strayed from mine ordinances and have broken mine everlasting covenant:D&C 1:15;
Darkness covers the earth and gross darkness the minds of the people:D&C 112:23;
Joseph was told that the churches were all wrong; their hearts were far from God:JS—H 1:19;