New Witnesses for God (Volume 2 of 3)Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
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New Witnesses for God (Volume 2 of 3)
Roberts, B. H. (Brigham Henry)
Book of Mormon; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
Now these things are written unto the remnant of the house of
Jacob; * * * and behold, they shall come forth according to the
commandment of the Lord, when he shall see fit, in his wisdom. And
behold, they shall go unto the unbelieving of the Jews; and for
this intent shall they go--that they may be persuaded that Jesus is
the Christ, the Son of the living God; that the Father may bring
about, through his most Beloved, his great and eternal purpose,
in restoring the Jews, or all the house of Israel, to the land of
their inheritance, which the Lord their God hath given them, unto
the fulfilling of his covenant; and also that the seed of this
people [2] may more fully believe his gospel, which shall go forth
unto them from the Gentiles. [3]
Again, this same writer, Mormon, addressing himself to the remnants of
the Lamanites to whom, in the future, his record would come, says:
"Know ye that ye must come to a knowledge of your fathers, and
repent of all your sins and iniquities, and believe in Jesus
Christ, that he is the Son of God, and that he was slain by
the Jews, and by the power of the Father he hath risen again,
whereby he hath gained the victory over the grave; and also in
him is the sting of death swallowed up. And he bringeth to pass
the resurrection of the dead, whereby man must be raised to
stand before his judgment-seat. And he hath brought to pass the
redemption of the world, whereby he that is found guiltless before
him at the judgment day hath it given unto him to dwell in the
presence of God in his Kingdom, to sing ceaseless praises with the
choirs above, unto the Father, and unto the Son, and unto the Holy
Ghost, which are one God, in a state of happiness which hath no
end. Therefore repent, and be baptized in the name of Jesus, and
lay hold upon the gospel of Christ, which shall be set before you,
not only in this record but also in the record which shall come
unto the Gentiles from the Jews, [4] which record shall come from
the Gentiles unto you. For behold, this [5] is written for the
intent that ye may believe that; [6] and if ye believe that ye will
believe this also; and if ye believe this, ye will know concerning
your fathers, and also the marvelous works which were wrought by
the power of God among them. And ye will also know that ye are a
remnant of the seed of Jacob; therefore ye are numbered among the
people of the first covenant." (Mormon 7:5-10.)
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