| Re: The Book in General [message #3855 is a reply to message #3845] |
Sun, 14 June 2020 19:51   |
john144
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Registered: April 2020
Location: Austin, TX
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I don't see how anybody could receive their baptism of fire and the Holy Ghost, their C&E made sure, or become a member of the church of the firstborn and not have at least a basic understanding of the true nature of the Atonement as outlined in this book. If they do, the Spirit must have revealed it to them little by little, but it is great to have all these insights together in one place. And for someone just starting to follow the Doctrine of Christ, this gives them a better "map" to follow.
If we expect to have a seat at the Lord's right and left hand, we must be willing to drink out of the cup from which He drank. This book shows us just how deeply we must drink. It is no light matter to truly take upon yourself the Name of Christ, in the fullest sense of the meaning. This book shows why this is true.
It is comforting to know that even the Lord was disappointed knowing that people would twist His message and use it to enslave rather than empower, and that He understands how we feel when we try to do good, only to have it backfire.
Now, I understand many of the obscure sayings of Jesus in the New Testament, and how they all fit together. The book doesn't cover this particular episode, but in the 6th chapter of John, where the Savior talks about eating and drinking his flesh and blood, many were offended and turned away. Now we begin to understand why they were offended, and why Peter declared that Jesus spoke "the words of eternal life".
I only had trouble with the part about "loving Satan", until I considered the definition of love given in the book, and also considered how God treats Satan. I also realized how false Christianity brings with it a false definition of love, and how many of today's Christians truly fail to love their enemies, or even their friends, for that matter.
This book offers a great insight to how the Atonement connects us all with Christ, and it is an ongoing process, of which we all have a part.
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