Choosing Redemption

Title

Choosing Redemption

Book Title

Living the Book of Mormon: Abiding by Its Precepts

Publication Type

Book Chapter

Chapter

12

Year of Publication

2007

Authors

Pagination

163-175

Publisher

Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University/Deseret Book

City

Provo, UT/Salt Lake City

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Abstract

The Prophet Joseph Smith taught, “If you wish to go where God is, you must be like God.” When we accept that we must become more godly to be in God’s presence, we can better appreciate the promise that a “man would get nearer to God by abiding by [the Book of Mormon’s] precepts, than by any other book.” The Book of Mormon teaches us how to get nearer to God, in part because it shows the distance between us and God. Once we understand the reality of our condition, we might be tempted to despair. But the Book of Mormon teaches us that Christ has power to redeem us and that as we choose to receive that power our natures are changed. The Book of Mormon also helps us understand that this redemptive change comes through the process of having faith in our Savior and repenting of our sins. Repentance and sanctification become redemption as we are delivered from the bondage of sin and the natural man. Through the Book of Mormon, we learn how to get nearer to God because we learn how to become more like Him.
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Redeemer
Atonement
Redemption
Jesus Christ
Sanctification
Repentance

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