2. Repentance.
If we truly have faith, we'll Repent of our Sins.
Repentance means to turn from sin, morally, spiritually,
physically. It was sin that separated mankind from God; it is
turning from Sin that brings us back to His presence, via the atonement. Repentance
includes sincere prayer asking for forgiveness.
Historically, When Adam asked God why it was that men needed to
repent, God said that he he had already forgiven Adam in the garden of
Eden, but to lay claim on redemption, turning from sin must occur.
3. Baptism
by water. When true repentance occurs, baptism by immersion in
water signifies our becoming 'dead to sin' and
alive in Christ. Baptism establishes our covenant with God--a
covenant which He, God, will never break.
4. Baptism
by The Holy Ghost. After baptism, God seals a portion of Himself called
the Gift of the Holy Ghost. This is a spiritual magnet to draw us to Him, to
know His mind and will, to guide us in all things. This gift is
necessary to turn from sin--we can't do it on our own. It is also
required to be able to dwell in the presence of
God. Baptism by fire comes by the Laying on
of Hands by God's
priesthood.
5. New
in Christ, Enduring
to the End. We are now new Creatures in Christ. Empowered by a covenant with God and His
Gift of the Holy Ghost to guide, we are required to live lives reflecting
Jesus. We must not reject
God and turn to a life of sin. It is by our works that we will
be judged. God will judge whether we've used His gifts to us to
magnify Him to the world.
6. Resurrection
from the dead. At the end of this life, at the beginning
of The Millennium, those 'good' people of the earth will be resurrected in the 'Resurrection of the Just'; those who chose evil will be
resurrected at the end of The Millennium, at the 'Resurrection of the
Unjust.'
7. Eternal
Judgment and Eternal
Life. Each will be judged
whether he chose Jesus and was found
transforming his life unto Christ, or found living unto himself. Those found on the right hand of God after the
Millennium are those who will have chosen God through the redemption
of Christ, made covenant and received the Holy Ghost. These will
dwell with God forever.
A beautiful message of the true gospel is
that every person will have an opportunity to make this
choice.
Only those who knew God's power and willfully rejected it will be
found on the left hand of God.
Summary:
1. Faith.
2. Repentance.
3. Baptism
by water.
4. Baptism
by The Holy Ghost.
5. Enduring
to the End.
6. Resurrection
7.
Eternal
Judgment and Eternal
Life.
Now, if you're ready, study the Plan of Redemption in Detail. (in
progress)
Finally,
for the most amazing proof that this is really God's plan of redemption,
see how he revealed it through the Life of the Israelites. (in progress)
