The Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of NephiSmith, Joseph, Jr.
Religion
The Book of Mormon : $b an account written by the hand of Mormon, upon plates taken from the plates of Nephi
Smith, Joseph, Jr.
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints -- Sacred books; Latter Day Saint churches -- Sacred books
31:13 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow
the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no
deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins,
witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the
name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior
down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye
receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the
Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout
praises unto the Holy One of Israel.
31:14 But, behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the voice of the Son
unto me, saying: After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed
unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments, by the
baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the Holy
Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, yea, even with the tongue of
angels, and after this should deny me, it would have been better for
you that ye had not known me.
31:15 And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: Yea, the words of my
Beloved are true and faithful. He that endureth to the end, the same
shall be saved.
31:16 And now, my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless a man
shall endure to the end, in following the example of the Son of the
living God, he cannot be saved.
31:17 Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that
your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they
been shown unto me, that ye might know the gate by which ye should
enter. 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.
31:18 And then are ye in this strait and narrow path which leads to
eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done
according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have
received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son,
unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye
entered in by the way ye should receive.
31:19 And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this
strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto
you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of
Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of
him who is mighty to save.
31:20 Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ,
having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men.
Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ,
and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have
eternal life.
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