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
5:11 Behold, I can tell you—did not my father Alma believe in the words
which were delivered by the mouth of Abinadi? And was he not a holy
prophet? Did he not speak the words of God, and my father Alma believe
them?
5:12 And according to his faith there was a mighty change wrought in
his heart. Behold I say unto you that this is all true.
5:13 And behold, he preached the word unto your fathers, and a mighty
change was also wrought in their hearts, and they humbled themselves
and put their trust in the true and living God. And behold, they were
faithful until the end; therefore they were saved.
5:14 And now behold, I ask of you, my brethren of the church, have ye
spiritually been born of God? Have ye received his image in your
countenances? Have ye experienced this mighty change in your hearts?
5:15 Do ye exercise faith in the redemption of him who created you? Do
you look forward with an eye of faith, and view this mortal body raised
in immortality, and this corruption raised in incorruption, to stand
before God to be judged according to the deeds which have been done in
the mortal body?
5:16 I say unto you, can you imagine to yourselves that ye hear the
voice of the Lord, saying unto you, in that day: Come unto me ye
blessed, for behold, your works have been the works of righteousness
upon the face of the earth?
5:17 Or do ye imagine to yourselves that ye can lie unto the Lord in
that day, and say—Lord, our works have been righteous works upon the
face of the earth—and that he will save you?
5:18 Or otherwise, can ye imagine yourselves brought before the
tribunal of God with your souls filled with guilt and remorse, having a
remembrance of all your guilt, yea, a perfect remembrance of all your
wickedness, yea, a remembrance that ye have set at defiance the
commandments of God?
5:19 I say unto you, can ye look up to God at that day with a pure
heart and clean hands? I say unto you, can you look up, having the
image of God engraven upon your countenances?
5:20 I say unto you, can ye think of being saved when you have yielded
yourselves to become subjects to the devil?
5:21 I say unto you, ye will know at that day that ye cannot be saved;
for there can no man be saved except his garments are washed white;
yea, his garments must be purified until they are cleansed from all
stain, through the blood of him of whom it has been spoken by our
fathers, who should come to redeem his people from their sins.
5:22 And now I ask of you, my brethren, how will any of you feel, if ye
shall stand before the bar of God, having your garments stained with
blood and all manner of filthiness? Behold, what will these things
testify against you?
5:23 Behold will they not testify that ye are murderers, yea, and also
that ye are guilty of all manner of wickedness?
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