Comments on: The Doctrine of Christ http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/ Uplifting, edifying, and enriching reading by and for Latter-day Saint Women Fri, 21 Nov 2008 22:30:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Tanya http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19915 Fri, 13 Apr 2007 21:12:19 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19915 Do we rely wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save? Do we exercise faith? Do we press forward with a steadfastness in Christ? Do we really believe what He says, and that He can do what He say, the idea I learned most from the book "Believing Christ". That is what your post brought to my mind. Do we rely wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save? Do we exercise faith? Do we press forward with a steadfastness in Christ?

Do we really believe what He says, and that He can do what He say, the idea I learned most from the book “Believing Christ”. That is what your post brought to my mind.

]]> by: Mary A http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19521 Sat, 07 Apr 2007 15:34:51 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19521 Rob, I promise I wasn't ignoring your comment! I posted a reply from a computer other than my own and I don't know where it has gone! I appreciate your stopping by and commenting. I'm not sure I completely understand your ideas--I shall have to ponder on them a bit more. I do think that after this life is over, we will still have choices to make beyond the veil. There is, we understand, much work being done to teach all those who didn't hear the gospel here, and we could potentially refuse to help with it, I suppose. Also, those who accept the gospel after leaving this life would need to live that gospel as best they can from then on. I do think that this mortal life is the most difficult in which to endure to the end because we are traveling by faith more than we will beyond the veil, although I think that may take more faith, at least at first, than we realize. Thanks for the food for thought! Rob, I promise I wasn’t ignoring your comment! I posted a reply from a computer other than my own and I don’t know where it has gone! I appreciate your stopping by and commenting.

I’m not sure I completely understand your ideas–I shall have to ponder on them a bit more. I do think that after this life is over, we will still have choices to make beyond the veil. There is, we understand, much work being done to teach all those who didn’t hear the gospel here, and we could potentially refuse to help with it, I suppose. Also, those who accept the gospel after leaving this life would need to live that gospel as best they can from then on.

I do think that this mortal life is the most difficult in which to endure to the end because we are traveling by faith more than we will beyond the veil, although I think that may take more faith, at least at first, than we realize.

Thanks for the food for thought!

]]> by: Mary A http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19320 Thu, 05 Apr 2007 13:42:56 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19320 Thanks, Naiah! I have to remind myself often that I don't have to do everything all at once and be perfect immediately--I just have to be progressing along the pathway. Thanks, Naiah! I have to remind myself often that I don’t have to do everything all at once and be perfect immediately–I just have to be progressing along the pathway.

]]> by: Rob Osborn http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19242 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 18:40:39 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19242 "and endureth to the end"...From that we learn that even at death we must press on. From 3 Nephi Christ explains what "enduring to the end" means. Christ mentions in 3 Nephi 27:16 that he that endureth to the end which is the day when Christ shall stand to judge the world which will be after the millennium shall be saved. Many BoM prophets did not have the knowledge of the spirit world and the work there to redeem the dead. BoM prophets taught that one must endure to the end of his life and then he was automatically saved into the Kingdom of God. In reality, the "end" spoken of is really the great and last day of judgment. The doctrine of "enduring to the end" is still a correct doctrine, but only if one remembers that the end comes after the millennium. Acccordingly, the doctrine of procrastination of sins until death as taught by the BoM prophets is not altogether correct either. Recent revelations including talks by the Brethren at conference enforce the teaching of D&C 138 that repentance and baptism can be granted to the spirits in prison, even if they procrastinated it until after death. The "enduring to the end" for spirits also applies likewise as they, after their conversion in the spirit world, must also endure to the great last day of judgment after the millennium when Christ shall stand to judge the world. It truly is all "line upon line"! “and endureth to the end”…From that we learn that even at death we must press on. From 3 Nephi Christ explains what “enduring to the end” means. Christ mentions in 3 Nephi 27:16 that he that endureth to the end which is the day when Christ shall stand to judge the world which will be after the millennium shall be saved. Many BoM prophets did not have the knowledge of the spirit world and the work there to redeem the dead. BoM prophets taught that one must endure to the end of his life and then he was automatically saved into the Kingdom of God. In reality, the “end” spoken of is really the great and last day of judgment. The doctrine of “enduring to the end” is still a correct doctrine, but only if one remembers that the end comes after the millennium.

Acccordingly, the doctrine of procrastination of sins until death as taught by the BoM prophets is not altogether correct either. Recent revelations including talks by the Brethren at conference enforce the teaching of D&C 138 that repentance and baptism can be granted to the spirits in prison, even if they procrastinated it until after death. The “enduring to the end” for spirits also applies likewise as they, after their conversion in the spirit world, must also endure to the great last day of judgment after the millennium when Christ shall stand to judge the world.

It truly is all “line upon line”!

]]> by: Naiah http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19211 Wed, 04 Apr 2007 13:52:25 +0000 http://roxcy.synthian.org/2007/04/04/the-doctrine-of-christ/#comment-19211 <em>"These are things we work on as we live our lives. It is, after all, called the strait and narrow path and not the strait and narrow spot. "</em> Mary, what an excellent way to put it! (I love a great turn of phrase.) It's all about eternal progression... I'll read this chapter in my scripture study today. Thanks. “These are things we work on as we live our lives. It is, after all, called the strait and narrow path and not the strait and narrow spot. “

Mary, what an excellent way to put it! (I love a great turn of phrase.) It’s all about eternal progression…

I’ll read this chapter in my scripture study today. Thanks.

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