Gentiles, Israel, and the Restoration
You have been called out from the world, and from the churches. The Lord first asked you to come and see, now the Lord asks you to come and do.
You have been called out from the world, and from the churches. The Lord first asked you to come and see, now the Lord asks you to come and do.
If the Exodus story didn’t happen, what is the point of Israel being slaves in Egypt, wondering in the desert, and committing genocide to gain the promised land?
"O house of Israel, cannot I do with you as this potter? saith YHVH. Behold, as the clay is in the potter's hand, so are ye in mine hand, O house of Israel." -Jeremiah 18:6
"For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward." -Mark 9:41
What does it mean to preach the gospel? What is salvation? damnation? How are we saved? Are we truly damned?
"When thou fastest, anoint thine head, and wash thy face that thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto thy Father which is in secret: and thy Father, which seeth in secret, shall reward thee openly." -Matthew 6:17-18
“I give unto men (and women) weakness, that they may be humble; and my grace is sufficient for all men (and women) that humble themselves before me." -Ether 5:28a RAV, 12:27a OPV
The entire message of the Book of Mormon is that Jesus is the Christ and that we can have a personal relationship with God.
"...the fear of the Lord had come upon them; and they had viewed themselves in their own carnal state, even less than the dust of the earth."
"After this manner therefore pray ye: Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name..."
"The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel.” -Mark 1:15
"Is the Fellowship of Christ a church? a religious movement? an idea? or is it something else all together? Behold, O man, the will of your God: The Church of Jesus Christ in Christian Fellowship is all these and more, for it is the very Kingdom of God." -Doctrines of the Saints 125:2-3