Throughout the last year or so, the LDS faith or “the Mormons” have been in the news quite a bit. As a result, many have voiced their opinion about our religion. Some are hateful, some are fearful, some are intrigued. My purpose in this blog is to create a place where those of all religions can come and discuss the LDS faith. I greatly encourage any questions you might have and will answer them as quickly and accurately as possible.
I also would like to make it clear that I am not in any way a spokesperson for the church. Furthermore, this blog is not to be a place to argue or criticize, rather to inform. By so doing, my hope is that there will become a greater understanding between our faith and others. I think we all could use more of that!
December 4, 2008 at 6:51 pm
Here’s a million dollar question – If you were to die right now, would you qualify for the celestial kingdom? If you’re like most Mormons, you’re not sure. You try hard to be as good as possible, but you still don’t know if you’ve done enough. If the Book of Mormon is really scripture, this hope will always elude you. Alma 11:37 says God cannot save you in your sins. Are all of your sins forgiven? Moroni 10:32 says you must be perfected in Christ, which can only be done by denying yourself of “all ungodliness”. Have you done that? Do you repent on a regular basis? Is so, then it is clear that you sin on a regular basis, since only those who break the commandments need to repent. 1 Nephi 3:7 states that you are able to keep His commandments. In fact according to D&C 25:15, you are required to keep them continually! Since you haven’t done this so far, why assume you will in the future? Of course, we should all try to be holy; but if you think that sinning less will qualify you to live in God’s presence, you are mistaken (Gal 3:1-11). The assumption that good works are required for forgiveness only cheapens Christ’s atonement, making it nothing more than a partial payment. God chooses to justify us by faith. Jesus alone does the “perfecting” (Heb 10:14). God gives peace to those who trust in Him alone. If you don’t have this peace, it’s probably because at least a part of you trusts in yourself. Questions? Visit us at http://www.gotforgiveness.com