Monday, October 18, 2010
God loves his children in all times
In teaching his son Corianton, Alma addressed some of his concerns about the coming of Jesus Christ. Alma told Corianton that he shouldn't be surprised that God would tell before hand that his Son would come to the earth. After all, Jesus would redeem all his children.
Verse 17 Behold, you marvel why these things should be known so long beforehand. Behold, I say unto you, is not a soul at this time as precious unto God as a soul will be at the time of his coming?
18 Is it not as necessary that the plan of redemption should be made known unto this people as well as unto their children?
19 Is it not as easy at this time for the Lord to send his angel to declare these glad tidings unto us as unto our children, or as after the time of his coming?
We face a similar situation today. People say that we do not need prophets to teach us about Jesus Christ. We have all we need in the Bible. Yet, God loves his children today like in old times. We also are blessed because of the Savior's atonement. Jesus died for us like he died for people of olden times. So would God not be as concerned about his children today as in times past? Would he not reveal his secrets as he did in the past to his servants, the prophets? See Amos 3:7.
God has called living prophets, beginning with Joseph Smith. Through Joseph Smith, God restored the gospel of Jesus Christ and the priesthood authority that allows us to take upon us the name of Christ, repent of our sins, and be redeemed by Christ as were people that lived in his day and that of the ancient apostles.
Labels: Alma, atonement, Corianton, Jesus Christ, Joseph Smith. God's love, prophets, redemption, salvation
Thursday, September 30, 2010
Oh, that I were an angel
1 O that I were an angel, and could have the wish of mine heart,
that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to
shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people!
2 Yea, I would declare unto every soul, as with the voice of
thunder, repentance and the plan of redemption, that they should
repent and come unto our God, that there might not be more sorrow upon
all the face of the earth.
3 But behold, I am a man, and do sin in my wish; for I ought to be
content with the things which the Lord hath allotted unto me.
If you had your wish, would it be like Alma that you want to serve
God? In these few verses of this chapter Alma
(http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/29) praises God for his goodness
and declares God's love for us. This beautiful song of praise stands
out as one of my favorite scriptures.
In verse 5 he says that a person who doesn't know the difference
between good and evil is blameless before God. The person who can
distinguish between good and evil and chooses good shall be exalted.
Children are pure before God. Little children are alive in Christ
because of the atonement (http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moro/8). Those
who die without the law shall also receive a reward and have an
opportunity to hear the gospel
(http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/76/71-80#71).
Elsewhere, the scriptures say that we can discern good and evil
because of the spirit of Christ which each of us has
(http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moro/7/15-19#16).
that I might go forth and speak with the trump of God, with a voice to
shake the earth, and cry repentance unto every people!
2 Yea, I would declare unto every soul, as with the voice of
thunder, repentance and the plan of redemption, that they should
repent and come unto our God, that there might not be more sorrow upon
all the face of the earth.
3 But behold, I am a man, and do sin in my wish; for I ought to be
content with the things which the Lord hath allotted unto me.
If you had your wish, would it be like Alma that you want to serve
God? In these few verses of this chapter Alma
(http://scriptures.lds.org/en/alma/29) praises God for his goodness
and declares God's love for us. This beautiful song of praise stands
out as one of my favorite scriptures.
In verse 5 he says that a person who doesn't know the difference
between good and evil is blameless before God. The person who can
distinguish between good and evil and chooses good shall be exalted.
Children are pure before God. Little children are alive in Christ
because of the atonement (http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moro/8). Those
who die without the law shall also receive a reward and have an
opportunity to hear the gospel
(http://scriptures.lds.org/en/dc/76/71-80#71).
Elsewhere, the scriptures say that we can discern good and evil
because of the spirit of Christ which each of us has
(http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moro/7/15-19#16).
Labels: Alma, angels, children saved, mormon missionary, salvation
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