The Church, the Falling Away, and the Restoration.

by Harley Pinon

“The Church, The Falling Away, and the Restoration.” That’s easy enough to say, but so profound in so many ways. First of all, we are talking about nearly 2,000 years of history. As good as the records are, it’s difficult to put it all back together. It is my intent to make this an “ongoing article.” I plan to add to it, and I would appreciate your input. I will give my e-mail at the end of this article, and please feel free to drop me a note. Tell me what you like, don’t like, and what you think I need to add. I reserve the right to be editor of my website, but I do sincerely welcome you participation, and I will do my best to use the input that I receive.

The Church

“The church” will be used in more than one way in this article, but as it is written in the title of this article, I think of the church as it was originally in the first century. For many years, I had the idea that it should be pretty easy to understand what the New Testament church was like in the first century. Then more years passed, and I came to realize that it is extremely difficult to know