Jesus Christ, Death of (Topical Guide)

 Mosiah 15:7

Jesus was crucified and slain according to the will of the Father. Jesus swallowed up His own will to do the Father's will.  Jesus prayed that the bitter cup would pass from Him, nevertheless, not His will but the will of the Father be done. Jesus humbled himself unto death, even the death of the cross. Jesus chose to die at the moment that He did, after all His work was completed as commanded by His Father. He finished all that He was sent to do. 

Mosiah 16:8

Christ's resurrection gave victory over the grave so that there would be no sting in one's dying. Christ's resurrection brings resurrection upon all who have ever lived in mortality. 

Mosiah 18:2

Christ's power, sufferings, death, resurrection, and ascension paved the way and opened the door for all in the human family to be redeemed, resurrected, and to live forever in a resurrected, glorified body of flesh, bones, and spirit--no blood. Everyone who has ever had a physical body will be resurrected, spirit and body being reunited. "And what is it ye shall hope for? Ye shall have hope through the atonement of  Christ and the power of His resurrection to be raised unto Life Eternal, and this because of your faith in Him according to the promise" (Moroni 10:41).

Christ's resurrection gives us hope. Knowing that we will eventually be resurrected and live forever gives us more meaning for living now, giving us purpose and direction on how to live our lives now in mortality. It empowers us to look beyond death and joyfully anticipate a bright future eternity in the hereafter if we have faith in Christ, repent, are baptized into the true church, receive the gift of the Holy Ghost, and endure faithfully to the end of our mortal lives. 

Alma 21:9

Redemption and resurrection will come to all because of Christ's sufferings, death, resurrection, and the atonement of His blood.

Alma 7:12

Jesus died for all the human family. He had the will, a willingness to suffer and die on the cruel cross in order for Him to be resurrected and for us to all live.  This was all part of Heavenly Father's plan of salvation and happiness. 

His bowels are filled with mercy. Bowels mean the most profound part or areas of something. In the case of Jesus, His bowels mean his deepest compassion, feelings, love, emotions, mercy, understanding, and grace.

Alma 16:19 

The sufferings of Jesus. Jesus suffer pain and agony in Gethsemane where He suffered the pain of all humankind. He suffered during His trials with Annas, Caiaphas, Pilate Herod and Pilate. He suffered while walking the Via Dolorosa. He suffered unimaginable pain while being crucified on the cross. His suffering brings joy to us. 

Alma 22:14

14 "And since man had fallen he could not merit anything of himself."

Merit (verb) - to be worthy of, to deserve.

President Hinckley said, “ Without the atonement, there would be nothing,

absolutely nothing. There would be no purpose in life-none whatever

because there would not be immortality. It would be meaningless.

The whole earth would be frustrated.”

Mormon 9:13

To redeem is to set free. 

Christ's resurrection redeems us from death. His resurrection makes it possible for us all to be resurrected. It brings us back to the Father; otherwise, we would all be wasted. 

 How to Know All Things

2 Nephi 9:20

DC 93:27-28

27 And no man receiveth a fulness unless he keepeth His commandments.

28  He that keepeth His commandments receiveth truth and light, until he is glorified in truth and knoweth all things.

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  DC 91  The Apocrypha

SECTION 91

Revelation given through Joseph Smith the Prophet, at Kirtland, Ohio, March 9, 1833. The Prophet was at this time engaged in the translation of the Old Testament. Having come to that portion of the ancient writings called the Apocrypha, he inquired of the Lord and received this instruction.

1–3, The Apocrypha is mostly translated correctly but contains many interpolations by the hands of men that are not true; 4–6, It benefits those enlightened by the Spirit.

1 Verily, thus saith the Lord unto you concerning the Apocrypha—There are many things contained therein that are true, and it is mostly translated correctly;

2 There are many things contained therein that are not true, which are interpolations by the hands of men.

3 Verily, I say unto you, that it is not needful that the Apocrypha should be translated.

4 Therefore, whoso readeth it, let him understand, for the Spirit manifesteth truth;

5 And whoso is enlightened by the Spirit shall obtain benefit therefrom;

6 And whoso receiveth not by the Spirit, cannot be benefited. Therefore it is not needful that it should be translated. Amen.

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DC 123:17  Let us cheerfully do all things that lie in our power.

Live with ENTHUSIASM for Christ.

Celestial Kingdom

 3 Nephi 23:11  Your eternal homes in heaven will be beautiful

Rev. 21:18-21  A glimpse of, a description of the Celestial Kingdom

18 And the building of the wall of it was of jasper: and the city was pure gold, like unto clear glass.

19 And the foundations of the wall of the city were garnished with all manner of precious stones. The first foundation was jasper; the second, sapphire; the third, a chalcedony; the fourth, an emerald;

20 The fifth, sardonyx; the sixth, sardius; the seventh, chrysolite; the eighth, beryl; the ninth, a topaz; the tenth, a chrysoprasus; the eleventh, a jacinth; the twelfth, an amethyst.

21 And the twelve gates were twelve pearls; every several gate was of one pearl: and the street of the city was pure gold, as it were transparent glass.

3 Nephi 23:17 No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper.

There is safety for the righteous with Christ. He will protect the righteous.

Atonement of Jesus Christ

 1 Nephi 11:33 Jesus was literally crucified on a cross, for Nephi saw in a vision Jesus being lifted up upon the cross and slain for the sins of the world.

2 Nephi 2:7 Jesus offered HIMSELF a sacrifice for sin to satisfy the Law of Justice-that all sins must be paid for. He paid for all sins. Only those who obey His commandments with a broken heart and a contrite spirit will access Christ's atonement and take advantage of His Atonement and be saved.

2 Nephi 2:10  The End Result of Christ's atonement is Happiness now and Eternal Life in the world to come--living in a state of never-ending happiness (Mosiah 2:41).

Punishment OR Happiness: Obedient or Disobedient

2 Nephi 9:7  Jesus' atonement was INFINITE and PERFECT.  Being infinite,  His atonement  affects all people eternity past and all people eternity future. Without Christ's atonement, our bodies would be buried in the earth,  crumble, rot, turn to dust, and there would be no resurrection; consequently our spirits  would all eventually become as Satan, for Satan is only a spirit. But Christ's atonement empowers all to be resurrected with our body of flesh and bone and spirit, to live forever in immortality. "For as in Adam, all die; even so in Christ shall all be made alive" (1 Cor. 15:19-22). 

2 Nephi 10:25