Tuesday, October 14, 2014

2 Nephi 31

"Wherefore, do the things which I have told you" -2 Nephi 31:17

That pretty much sums up the gospel right there! We just need to do as we are told, and we will be saved. I know it's not quite that easy, but I imagine Nephi pleading to his people to just follow what he says. He can only do so much for them, and the rest is up to them. This must be so frustrating for Nephi. 

As frustrating as this would be for Nephi, imagine how frustrating it is for Heavenly Father. He just wants us to follow him, and time and time again we disappoint him. We should follow him because we love him.

This chapter speaks of the Doctrine of Christ, which is that Men must follow Christ, be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, and endure to the end to be saved. That's all we have to do!

"And now, if the Lamb of God, he being holy, should have need to be baptized by water, to fulfil all righteousness, O then, how much more need have we, being unholy, to be baptized, yea, even by water!" -2 Nephi 32:5

Baptism is important enough that Christ himself was baptized as an example to us. This would be a great missionary scripture in regards to commitment to baptism.


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