Hi Friends, I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. I love learning about Jesus and striving to follow His teachings in my life. I have learned that the more I follow His teachings and strive to follow Him, the better my life is in every way. Has anyone else has this same experience in their life? Does anyone have any questions for a Jesus loving Mormon?
I went to a lot of different churches growing up and was wondering what is required to go to Heaven when I die. I had already had many close calls by the time I was a teenager.
Perhaps you have that question too.
Every church I recall told us we had to do good works to get to Heaven. Living a life of good works certainly improves our lives in so many ways: However, do good works and clean lifestyle pay for sins?
One day a man knocked on my door and cared enough to show me from the Bible where I had been mistaken. We all know that Jesus paid for ALL of our sins, past present and future. He suffered crucifixion on the cross, was buried in the tomb and arose the third day.
The part that I was confused about was my part. What did I have to do to be saved?
Some churches led me to believe that I had to do good works, sacraments, quit sinning, clean up my life, get baptized, etc. Those are all good works.
The man who visited me cared enough to show where I was wrong from the Bible.
Ephesians 2:8
8For by grace are ye saved through faith; and that not of yourselves: it is the gift of God: 9Not of works, lest any man should boast.
Grace is God's kindness that we do not earn or deserve.
Faith is a trust spoken about in John 3:16 KJV and uses the word believe. Jesus is the sole Object of that trust and it's not in ourselves.
Salvation is the gift from God.
God the Father so loved the world that HE GAVE His only begotten Son.
The Son gave His life in atonement for our sins, not we ourselves.
We receive it by His grace through faith in Jesus.
Salvation is not earned by any of our works.
I am so very grateful that he shared that important fact with me. I had the cart before the horse. I was misled to think growing up that all the commands in the Bible applied to salvation when in fact we all have broken many commands.
Revelation 21:8 KJV lists sins like fear and lying as those who shall go to the Lake of Fire and Brimstone. Those people were trusting in their own ways to be saved and as sincere as they were, they were sincerely wrong.
Salvation from sins and the consequences of going to Hell has been paid in full. How do we receive that gift that Jesus paid for? It is told to us exactly 100 times in the gospel of John. Believe is the word. The only Object of that is Who?
