We are saved by grace, but we must follow gods commandments. There are 25 doctrinal mastery passages for each course of study old testament, new testament, book of mormon, and doctrine and covenants and church history, for a total of 100 passages. As used in the scriptures, to atone is to suffer the penalty for an act of sin, thereby removing the effects of sin from the repentant sinner and allowing him to be reconciled to god. It could be said that the book of mormon is largely an account of people who changed because of the atonement of jesus christ. This paper focuses on a few book of mormon passages that teach us about the atonement and especially its power. Lds scripture teachings the atonement of jesus christ broken down in scripture and event the atonement of jesus christ a. The book of mormon teaches that little children are not capable of sin because they do not have a. The insights i have gained thus far in my book of mormon class have helped me to understand why the atonement was necessary, and why it is so important. Although the scriptures are the source, i alone am responsible for the interpretation in this paper. A list of these passages is provided at the back of.
An account written by the hand of mormon upon plates taken from the plates of nephi. The book of mormon tells us that christs atonement saves us after all we can do this is the mormon balancing of faith and works. The bible gives helpful information about the principle of repentance, and the book of mormonanother book of scripture like the biblealso includes important teachings about the principle of repentance. Each of these scriptures teaches something specific about christs atonement and can provide additional understanding and insight through study, ponder, and prayer. A discussion in my book of mormon class at brigham young university gave me cause for some reflection. Enos, alma the younger, zeezrom, king lamonis father, and the man brought to jesus. These scriptures are on the atonement of jesus christ and come from the bible, book of mormon, and other scriptures. This new book has all the same great content as the first study guide but the entire book of mormon is covered in this one book instead of as a two volume series. We must decide to accept christ as our exemplar and try to live as he lived. The book of mormon is a sacred text of the latter day saint movement, which, according to adherents, contains writings of ancient prophets who lived on the american continent from approximately 2200 bc to ad 421. The things mentioned by jeffery don lundren do not reflect genuine church policy, nor indeed, the genuine policy of any religion.
You dont have any question, do you, as you read the book of mormon, that the central character is jesus christ. It is designed to be used in the home to support personal and family scripture study to build faith in heavenly father and his plan of salvation and in the savior jesus christ and his atonement. It is amazing how much the book of mormon teaches about the atonement, and i believe there is no better book of scripture that helps us understand the doctrine, significance, and testimony of christs atonement. And he shall go forth, suffering pains and afflictions and temptations of every kind. But the atonement of jesus christ can help you overcome these mistakes. A seminarian named sarah wilson thought to abbreviate the bible by selecting just one representative verse from each book, resulting. How does the doctrine of christ relate to the ancient. Introductory pages of the book of mormon podcast book of mormon witnesses structure of the book of mormon podcast teaching correct principles the supremacy of the book of mormon a brief explanation of the book of mormon timeline of the book of mormon translation early christianity and 1continue reading. Jesus christatonementmormon perspective fairmormon. This book is the 2nd edition of our best selling study guide first published in 2014. Searching for scriptures regarding sexuality and homosexuality. The mormon bloodatonement killings by pete earley this book is not a treatise on the mormon religion, whether lds or rlds. Archangel gabriel, michael, raphael, uriel, metatron.
The bible is certainly a magnificent witness of jesus christ and his divinity, but the crowning witness of the savior and his atonement is to be. It is amazing how much the book of mormon teaches about the atonement, and i believe there is no better book of scripture that helps us understand the doctrine. The principal subject of this paper is the atonement of jesus christ. The bible is certainly a magnificent witness of jesus christ and his divinity, but the crowning witness of the savior and his atonement is to be found in the book of mormon. But regarding the fact that the dead rise again, have you not read in the book of moses, in the passage about the burning bush, how god spoke to him, saying, i am the god of abraham, and the god of isaac, and the god of jacob. Read this weeks knowhy connected with the come follow me curriculum, and watch a video elucidating an insight in this weeks scripture reading. Book of mormon is a second witness of jesus christ. A student commented on a scripture from the first book of the book of mormon called the book of nephi. There is power in the gospel of jesus christ, and the center of that power is the atonement wrought by the savior of the world. The book of mormon is another testament of jesus christ. Roundtable scripture discussions the book of mormon byu religious education.
The atonement of jesus christ basic mormon beliefs. It is the word of god and, like the bible, gives us guidance and inspiration in our daily lives. The scriptures teach about the atonement of jesus christ. Scriptures on the atonement of jesus for mormons learn religions. The atonement of jesus christ is the greatest gift from god to all mankind. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading prophet of death. Through his atonement, jesus christ delivers all people from physical and spiritual death. Lets go back to mosiah, chapter 3, verse 19, and reread that verse leading us into our discussion for today about the atonement. The scriptures clearly teach that if christ had not atoned for our sins, no law, ordinance, or sacrifice would satisfy the demands of justice, and man could never. Specifically, the book of mormon was prepared for our day so that we would learn and grow by readings the words of ancient prophets in the americas. Below is a handout of some scriptures you can go over as a class. It is a popular search topic, and with good reason. It is beautiful, succinct, simple, yet amazingly complex.
Understanding and receiving the blessings of the atonement of jesus christ and knowing him as the one whom the father sent is what eternal life is all about. Concerning this record, the prophet joseph smith, who translated it by the gift and power of god, said, i told the brethren that the book of mormon was the most correct of any book on earth, and the keystone of our religion, and a man would get nearer to god by abiding by its precepts, than by any other book see the introduction at the. The whole book of mormon in 15 verses via gentlyhewstone. I believe that what i have written is correct, but i do not speak for. Most, if not all of your examples are not scripture. Teachings and doctrine of the book of mormon teacher manual. It is found frequently in the book of mormon, as well as in modern scripture, and is frequently spoken of by all of the prophets since joseph smith. Mormon leaders tell us no mormon teachings in the book of.
Lds quotesinspirational quotesbook of mormon quotesbible quotes for teenslds missionary quotes. One of chapters of scripture i turn to when discouraged can be found in 2 nephi 9 in the book of mormon. I do not know how anyone could read 2 nephi 9 and believe that the book of mormon was fraudulently written. Book of mormon fhe lesson being reconciled with god. Its not as clearly taught in the book of mormon, but it is implied. Through her art, kate lee shares not only her love for. We have used it for all of our family discussions this week. Not only that, but the atonement of jesus christ also covers all of our pains, weaknesses, sadness, and more. The contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible constitute a most serious obstacle to accepting the book of mormon as latterday scripture supplemental to the bible.
How is the day of atonement understood in the book of mormon. Explain to students that if they ever have any questions especially about. Oct 19, 2016 sunday school lesson the scriptures teach about the atonement of jesus christ march come follow me ages 1218 the scriptures are full of information and examples of the atonement. Roundtable scripture discussions the book of mormon. Both correctness and keystone are reflected in these papers presented at the religious studies centers first annual book of mormon symposium at brigham young university. Understanding the atonement of christ and its relationship to our eternal existence is the greatest knowledge we can have in support of. Wherefore, beloved brethren, be reconciled unto him through the atonement of christ, his only. Have each group share how that person or group changed because of the. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. We have the responsibility to accept the atonement. The book of mormon is no more inspired than the saturday evening post. Every book of the book of mormon with the exception of jarom, enos, and omni is utilized in depth in the chapters on the atonement in twl. We are told that the book of mormon contains the fulness of the gospel, that those who like to get up a dispute, say that the book of mormon does not contain any reference to the work of salvation for the dead, and that there are many other things pertaining to the gospel that are not developed in that book, and yet we are told that the book. The doctrines of the fall and the atonement are the centerpiece of christianity, yet many misconceptions exist concerning their underlying principles because the bible, as inspired as it is, has had many plain and precious things taken away 1 nephi.
Christianity teaches that repenting of our sins is key to following jesus christ and receiving the blessings of his atonement. The mormon blood atonement killings kindle edition by earley, pete. Help youth learn who was saved by the savior from the many stories found in the book of mormon about the atonement. Learn about the book of mormon with verse by verse commentaries from renowned book of mormon scholars like john w. The condensed book of mormon, in 15 verses gently hew stone. It was first published in march 1830 by joseph smith as the book of mormon. The book of mormon has a number of original and distinctive doctrinal discussions on subjects such as the fall of adam and eve, the nature of the atonement, eschatology, redemption from physical and spiritual death, and the organization of the latterday church. Although the scriptures are the source, i alone am responsible for the. Jesus christ was the only one capable of making a perfect atonement for all mankind. The atonement is repeatedly taught throughout the entire book of mormon, but the noted. Contradictions between the book of mormon and the bible. Knowingly we wanted the risks of mortality, which would allow the exercise of agency and accountability. Atone, atonement the church of jesus christ of latterday saints.
Divide into three groups and give each group one of the scriptures below to read or read or watch the illustrated book of mormon stories enos, alma the younger, antinephi, lehies. Atonement represents that powerful and loving event when the lord took on all obstacles in our path. The focus is especially on doctrinal sections and sermons and explications1 and 2 nephi, jacob, mosiah, alma, helaman, 3 and 4 nephi, ether, mormon, and moroni. The book of mormon sometimes appears to refer to this day of atonement ordinance, and part of the reason it does may be to emphasize the universal nature of the christs atonement. The term blood atonement does not appear in mormon scripture. How wonderful that mormon, the faithful abridger and compiler of the book of mormon, gave us king benjamins last lecture, one of the most powerful in scripture, in king benjamins own words. Here are some of the ways the book of mormon deepens our understanding of christs atonement. Come follow me book of mormon lesson 11 be reconciled. Top 40 inspirational book of mormon scriptures the lifey app. This is a most sacred topic, and i approach it with an awareness of my weaknesses, yet i am very serious about what i am going to say.