The Schoolmaster

Alma 34:14  The Whole Meaning of the Law of Moses

“And behold, this is the whole meaning of the law, every whit pointing to that great and last sacrifice; and that great and last sacrifice will be the Son of God, yea, infinite and eternal.”

The Law of Moses was a schoolmaster:

“Wherefore the law was our schoolmaster to bring us unto Christ, that we might be justified by faith” (Galations 3:24).

The Law of Moses pointed souls toward Christ and brought souls to Christ.

This was the all inclusive purpose of this schoolmaster, to school the people in

Christ.

A schoolmaster is anything or anybody that teaches or directs. 

Were it not for “the atonement of His blood” (Mosiah 3:15), all humankind

would remain lost and fallen and would soon perish. The shedded blood of Jesus saves

and atones. For “there is no other way nor means whereby man can be saved, only in

and through the atoning blood of Jesus Christ” (Mosiah 5:9), on condition of our faith,and obedience.

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

The Atonement of Jesus Christ

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