“Oh to Know and Understand” cji 3/31/13

 

“Oh to Know and Understand”  cji 3/31/13

 

How often one must ponder the Scriptures in understanding the full importance of the Atonement of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. The wonder and impact in each of our lives and what it means in the eternities. The magnitude is overwhelming – as he saved from Spiritual death every living soul ever to come into mortality – all not lacking even one no matter when or where they were born or lived. How many one might guess have received this sacred blessing who have never heard or will hear of Him in their lifetimes? Countless billions comes to mind – while only a very small percentage have been given the chance to come to know him and through him the Father who’s will he did in every action of his ministry.

 

Too many stop simply at being ‘saved’ which all are with the exception of those who deny the Holy Ghost or commit murder (or the shedding of innocent blood). The Scriptures teach us much more than just being ‘saved’ but how we can each earn eternal life. Too often the worldly cares and meaningless tribulations overcome or otherwise distract us in our study and learning curve of eternal life. Many times the teachings of others who are trying to make sense of the Scriptures confound and confuse those who allow them to think for them – rather than doing one’s own homework. Many forget that in the 3^rd and 4^th Century – St. Augustine and Origen both admitted that didn’t know what much of the Scriptures meant so they applied the learning to men/women to make sense for themselves and ultimately for millions upon millions of others.

 

Soon the universities and divinity schools were teaching the doctrines which were convenient to these two fathers of the Eastern and Western Christian Churches instead of the Scriptures. They would mix in the rhetoric and Greek philosophy in with the Scriptures. So much history and changes have thus taken place that the simplicity of what the Savior and the Prophets have taught are no longer either simply or clear, concise and common sense.

 

Let it suffice our Lord and Savior came and did all he was commanded by his Father – he did it voluntarily for our benefit – up to and sacrificing his life to remove spiritual death from the world. He did it for every person born into mortality – all – in toto’ none excepted. Thus we can almost never be found thankful and obedient enough (in our eyes) except in full obedience to the Commandments, Statutes and Laws as established by our Heavenly Father and our Savior, his only begotten Son!

 

Thus when we consider the Easter Season – let us remember the real and true purpose of what took place and why. May we be found in full understanding by having applied ourselves to reading, pondering, praying and seeking to understand as James 1:5 tells us, “If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.” And verse 6, “But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with the wind and tossed.”

 

This is my prayer for each of us that we might do so – and know for ourselves what the Scriptures teach and want us each to know! I testify that Jesus is the Christ – the Son of our Heavenly Father – who came to remove spiritual death from the world so that someday we might all return onto Him if we are willing to earn this in our eternal salvation. In his name – even Jesus the Christ – amen – c/ork

 

“Oh to Know and Understand”

 

cji

3/31/13

 

It is all just there if we will read

our eyes opened into the eternal

plain and precious truths revealed

precept upon precept if we but seek;

 

Oh for each of us to be humbly meek

having our testimonies forever sealed

understanding we too can be eternal

oh to know and understand and heed!

 

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