Saturday, March 6, 2021

How do we glorify God?

A true messenger from God, named Ether, taught the people that all things are brought about by faith.  Ether said that we should be hoping for a better world, as this place is fallen.  We should hope with faith, for a place at the right hand of God.  Hope together with our faith, creates an anchor for our souls.  

This faith and hope makes us sure and steadfast, like an anchor of righteousness, always abounding in good works, which is how we glorify God!

https://scriptures.info/scriptures/bofm/ether/5

And it came to pass that the days of Ether was in the days of Coriantumr, and Coriantumr was king over all the land.  And Ether was a prophet of the Lord; wherefore, Ether came forth in the days of Coriantumr and began to prophesy unto the people, for he could not be constrained because of the spirit of the Lord which was in him (a sign of a true messenger from God).  For he did cry from the morning even until the going down of the sun, exhorting the people to believe in God unto repentance lest they should be destroyed, saying unto them that by faith all things are fulfilled.  Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men, which would make them sure and steadfast, always abounding in good works, being led to glorify God.  And it came to pass that Ether did prophesy great and marvelous things unto the people, which they did not believe because they saw them not.

Moroni explains that faith is hope and belief in things which are unseen.  

And now I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things. I would shew unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen. Wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness — not until after the trial of your faith. For it was by faith that Christ shewed himself unto our fathers after he had risen from the dead, and he shewed not himself unto them until after they had faith in him; wherefore, it must needs be that some had faith in him, for he shewed himself not unto the world but because of the faith of men.

Faith is required to see Him, along with purity of heart.

In the same chapter: https://scriptures.info/scriptures/bofm/ether/5 

Moroni prays for us (the Gentiles) that we may have charity, and receive grace from God.  Jesus explains to Moroni, very few Gentiles will succeed in this process as they will need to humble themselves, asking Him to show them their weaknesses and the Gentiles will also need to be charitable.  We (the proud Gentiles) will find both of these requirements very hard to accomplish.

During his farewell, Moroni repeats the message of the Book of Mormon, which is this:  "I have seen Jesus and you may also see Him.  I commend you to turn your life towards him (seek after Jesus), that you may receive of His grace".

And now I, Moroni, bid farewell unto the gentiles, yea, and also unto my brethren, whom I love, until we shall meet before the judgment seat of Christ, where all men shall know that my garments are not spotted with your blood. And then shall ye know that I have seen Jesus, and that he hath talked with me face to face, and that he told me in plain humility, even as a man telleth another, in mine own language, concerning these things. And only a few have I written because of my weakness in writing. And now I would commend you to seek this Jesus of whom the prophets and apostles have written, that the grace of God the Father, and also the Lord Jesus Christ, and the holy ghost, which beareth record of them, may be and abide in you for ever. Amen.


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