| Matthew 5:4 Yea, blessed are they
who shall believe on your words, and come down into the depth of
humility, and be baptized in my name; for they shall be visited
with fire and the Holy Ghost, and shall receive a remission
of their sins. |
Belief, Repentance, Baptism |
| Matthew 26:24 For this is in
remembrance of my blood of the new testament, which is shed for
as many as shall believe on my name, for the remission of
their sins. |
Belief in the shed blood of Jesus |
| Mark 1:3 John did baptize in the
wilderness, and preach the baptism of repentance for the remission
of sins. |
Repentance, Baptism for Remission |
| Luke 1:76 To give knowledge of
salvation unto his people, by baptism for the remission
of their sins, |
Baptism |
| Luke 3:3 And he came into all the
country about Jordan, preaching the baptism of repentance for
the remission of sins. |
Repentance, Baptism for Remission |
| Luke 24:46 And that repentance
and remission of sins should be preached in his name
among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem. |
Repentance |
| Acts 2:38 Then Peter said unto
them, Repent, and be baptized every one of you in the name of
Jesus Christ for the remission of sins, and ye shall
receive the gift of the Holy Ghost. |
Repentance, Baptism for Remission |
| Acts 10:43 To him give all the
prophets witness, that through his name whosoever believeth in
him shall receive remission of sins. |
Belief (not just assenting to, but obeying) |
| Hebrews 9:22 And almost all
things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of
blood is no remission. |
Jesus shed blood |
| 2 Nephi 11:48 And we talk of
Christ, we rejoice in Christ, we preach of Christ, we prophecy
of Christ, and we write according to our prophecies, that our
children may know to what source they may look for a remission
of their sins. |
Jesus will bring remission, not Law of Moses |
| 2 Nephi 13:24 For the gate by
which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water: and
then cometh a remission of your sins by fire, and by the
Holy Ghost. |
Repentance, Baptism for Remission |
| Mosiah 1:109 And the Lord God
hath sent his holy prophets among all the children of men to
declare these things to every kindred, nation, and tongue, that
thereby whosoever should believe that Christ should come, the
same might receive remission of their sins, and
rejoice with exceedingly great joy, even as though he had
already come among them. |
Believe that Christ will come |
| Mosiah 2:6 Having received a remission
of their sins, and having peace of conscience, because of the
exceeding faith which they had in Jesus Christ who should come,
according to the words which King Benjamin had spoken unto them. |
Through Faith |
| Mosiah 2:22 And behold, I say
unto you, that if ye do this, ye shall always rejoice, and be
filled with the love of God, and always retain a remission
of your sins; (read in context)
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Keeping the commandments |
| Mosiah 2:42 And now, for the sake
of these things which I have spoken unto you; that is, for the
sake of retaining a remission of your sins from day to
day, that ye may walk guiltless before God, |
Keeping the commandments |
| Alma 2:20 Now this was a great
cause for lamentations among the people, while others were
abasing themselves, succoring those who stood in need of their
succor, such as imparting their substance to the poor and the
needy; feeding the hungry; and suffering all manner of
afflictions, for Christ's sake, who should come according to the
spirit of prophecy, looking forward to that day, thus retaining
a remission of their sins; |
Through love, charity, Keeping the commandments |
| Alma 9:55 Therefore, whosoever
repenteth, and hardeneth not his heart, he shall have claim on
mercy through mine only begotten Son, unto a remission of
his sins; and these shall enter into my rest. |
Through repentance will be able to claim mercy |
| Alma 10:10 And this, that they
might look forward to him for a remission of their sins,
that they might enter into the rest of the Lord. |
Through Faith |
| Alma 18:9 And it came to pass
that I was three days and three nights in the most biter pain
and anguish of soul: and never, until I did cry out unto the
Lord Jesus Christ for mercy, did I receive a remission of
my sins. |
Repenting and crying unto the Lord (this no doubt
occurred after his former baptism) |
| Helaman 5:67 And if ye believe
on his name, ye will repent of all your sins, that thereby
ye may have a remission of them through his merits. |
If believe, then will Repent and receive a
remission |
| 3 Nephi 1:27 And it came to pass
that Nephi went forth among the people, and also many others,
baptizing unto repentance, in the which, there were a great remission
of sins. |
Baptism unto Repentance |
| 3 Nephi 3:67 And Nephi did cry
unto the people in the commencement of the thirty and third
year; and he did preach unto them repentance and remission
of sins. |
Repentance (text goes on to say that all who
repented were baptized) |
| 3 Nephi 3:69 Therefore there were
ordained of Nephi, men unto this ministry, that all such as
should come unto them, should be baptized with water, and
this as a witness and a testimony before God, and unto the
people, that they had repented and received a remission
of their sins. |
Implies that remission occurred from ones
repentance |
| 3 Nephi 5:49 Yea, blessed are
they who shall believe in your words, and come down into the
depths of humility, and be baptized; for they shall be
visited with fire and with the Holy Ghost, and shall receive a remission
of their sins. |
Humility and receiving the Holy Ghost |
| 3 Nephi 14:3 And come unto me,
and be baptized in my name, that ye may receive a remission
of your sins, and be filled with the Holy Ghost, that ye
may be numbered with my people, who are of the house of
Israel. |
Come unto Jesus, be baptized and receive a
remission |
| Moroni 8:12 Behold, baptism is
unto repentance to the fulfilling the commandments unto the remission
of sins. |
Baptism, Repentance |
| (regarding the requirement to turn from sin
prior to baptism);
DC 17:7d and truly manifest by
their works that they have received of the Spirit of Christ unto
the remission of their sins, shall be received by baptism
into his church. |
By turning from sin and receiving the Spirit of
Christ, then baptism |
| DC 19:3a For, behold, I will
bless all those who labor in my vineyard, with a mighty
blessing, and they shall believe on his words, which are given
him through me, by the Comforter, which manifesteth that Jesus
was crucified by sinful men for the sins of the world; yea, for
the remission of sins unto the contrite heart. |
To those who are contrite |
| DC 26:1c remembering unto the
Father my body which was laid down for you, and my blood which was
shed for the remission of your sins; |
Jesus' shed blood. |
| DC 32:2g yea, repent and be
baptized every one of you, for the remission of your sins;
yea, be baptized even by water, and then cometh the baptism of
fire and the Holy Ghost. |
Baptism for remission |
| DC 49:2g Believe on the name
of the Lord Jesus, who was on the earth, and is to come, the
beginning and the end; repent and be baptized in the name of
Jesus Christ, according to the holy commandment, for the remission
of sins; |
Believe, repent, be baptized |
| DC 55:1b You are called and
chosen, and after you have been baptized by water, which if
you do with an eye single to my glory, you shall have a remission
of your sins, and a reception of the Holy Spirit, by the
laying on of hands. |
If baptism is done with an eye single to God's
glory. |
| DC 83:12a Verily, verily, I say
unto you, They who believe not on your words, and are not
baptized in water, in my name, for the remission of their
sins, that they may receive the Holy Ghost, shall be damned, and
shall not come into my Father's kingdom, where my Father and I
am. |
Those who reject baptism and do not get the Holy
Ghost can not return to God's presence. |
| Moroni 8:29 And the first--fruits
of repentance is baptism; and baptism cometh by faith, unto the
fulfilling the commandments; and the fulfilling the
commandments bringeth remission of sins; and the remission
of sins bringeth meekness, and lowliness of heart; and because
of meekness and lowliness of heart, cometh the visitation of the
Holy Ghost, which Comforter filleth with hope and perfect love,
which love endureth by diligence unto prayer, until the end
shall come, when all the saints shall dwell with God. |
Faith leads to repentance, leads to baptism, which
keeps the commandments. This brings a remission of sin, which
brings meekness, lowliness which brings the Holy Ghost. |
| And to culminate the entire
thought:
Moroni 10:30 And again, if ye, by
the grace of God, are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power,
then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through
the shedding of the blood of Christ, which is in the covenant of
the Father, unto the remission of your sins, that ye become holy
without spot.
If we follow the doctrine of Christ, we will be sanctified
because of the shed blood of Jesus, which is the COVENANT by
which our sins shall be remitted. Following this covenant
is the ONLY way we can be Holy and without spot.
What is the Doctrine of Christ? Faith in Jesus
Atonement, Repentance from Sin, Baptism by Water and the Holy
Ghost, Walking in newness of life keeping the commandments and
enduring to the end, final judgment and life with God.
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