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"Lectures on Faith" is a set of seven lectures on the doctrine and theology of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, first published as the doctrine portion of the 1835 edition of the canonical Doctrine and Covenants (D&C), but later removed from that work by both major branches of the faith.
The first, the baptismal covenant, is entered into after the sincere communicant fulfills the pre-requisite of exercising faith in Christ, repents of his sins, is baptized by proper authority, receives the gift of the Holy Ghost, and promises to endure to the end of his mortal life continuing to exercise faith in Christ and repentance from his ...
Portrays events that occurred in the Book of Mormon from shortly before Jesus' birth until shortly after His visit to the peoples of the Americas. [6] Finding Faith in Christ: 2003 30 min. A depiction of Jesus Christ's life, including the ministry in Jerusalem, his suffering and death on the cross and his resurrection from the tomb.
God declares a person righteous by faith in Christ (imputed righteousness) regardless of works accompanying faith either before or after. John 3:14–17 compares believing in Jesus to the Israelites looking upon the bronze serpent in the wilderness for healing from deadly venom (Numbers 21). [88] Relationship differs from intimacy
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (LDS Church), the largest church in the movement, restricts its priesthood to men, as do most of the other Latter Day Saint denominations. An exception is the Community of Christ, the second largest denomination of the movement, which began ordaining women to all of its priesthood offices in 1984.
Jesus addresses his remarks to the crowd that has been following him since Matthew 8:1. [2] This is the only time in Matthew where Jesus is amazed by anything, and one of the very mentions of Jesus' emotions in Matthew. [3] The only other time in the gospels that Jesus is amazed is in Mark 6:6 where he is astonished by the unbelief of his ...
At least two other times Jesus credited the sufferer's faith as the means of being healed: Mark 10:52 and Luke 19:10. Jesus endorsed the use of the medical assistance of the time (medicines of oil and wine) when he told the parable of the Good Samaritan (Luke 10:25–37), who "bound up [an injured man's] wounds, pouring on oil and wine" (verse ...
Irresistible grace (also called effectual grace, [1] effectual calling, or efficacious grace) is a doctrine in Christian theology particularly associated with Calvinism, which teaches that the saving grace of God is effectually applied to those whom he has determined to save (the elect) and, in God's timing, overcomes their resistance to obeying the call of the gospel, bringing them to faith ...