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Re: What Books Should be Studied as Scripture? [message #814 is a reply to message #802] Fri, 03 August 2012 22:27 Go to previous messageGo to previous message
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I agree with what Amonhi stated in his post. If I may add the following.
One of my axioms is,"Never assume anything about anything, only accept that which is truth. And truth can only be known, comprehended and lived by the power of the Holy Ghost."
Even though each and every principle and doctrine is important for each of us to know to be true and live to reap the great and glorious blessings that obedience brings, the one principle that is the one that brings me the strength and courage to live the other principles of truth is the principle of revelation from God. The blessings that I have received from God have come to me by His grace and mercy and not based upon anything that I feel that I have earned on my own. But knowing that God reveals His will and truths through divine revelations from Him through the power of the Holy Ghost is the greatest blessing in my life.

When I was investigating the church at 14 ½ years old, I was determined to know through the Holy Ghost that each and every doctrine and principle that was presented to me was true through the power of the Holy Ghost before I would commit to being baptized. I was taught what to expect as a Holy Ghost answer to sincere prayer, the burning in my bosom and a peaceful, joyous feeling that would confirm to me that what I had been praying about was from God and thus true. As I progressed in the discussions I asked many questions. I took what I had been given to read and what I was told to be true and studied it out in my mind and prayed fervently to God to know that what I had been given was in fact divine truth. Each and every doctrine and principle was confirmed to me by the power of the Holy Ghost. I then was baptized with that understanding given to me by God.

I had come to know that when we sincerely desire, seek, and ask to come to know truth, we will find it. God is true to His word every time! Personal revelation from God does happen and when it does, it is a wonderful miracle and is the basis of my testimony, so that no matter happens in the days to come, my testimony is built upon a sure foundation from God and not man and that it will see me through. God gets all the praise and glory forevermore!
Thank you all for this wonderful discussion.

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