| Re: The Divine Brotherhood of the Universe [message #488 is a reply to message #477] |
Thu, 14 June 2012 12:33   |
Ashleyd
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I sort of had a revelation about sin a while ago as I was pondering some things. I was thinking about the way my parents raised me and mistakes they made out of weakness and a lack of knowledge. I was thinking about how I don't hold a grudge for the mistakes they made because I know the things they did wrong even the things that were abusive to me were not really about me. It was their own hang ups and demons. But I was thinking about the atonement and the power in the atonement and thinking about how even though I forgive my parents for those things the affects of what they did are still with me and I now have certain weaknesses in me that they passed down that I have to overcome and keep from passing those things down to my children. I was pondering over the challenge of it all and how the atonement is the only thing that can make amends for the affects of sin on a person and truly heal them. As I was pondering over all of these things suddenly a train of these thoughts came rushing into my mind.
Basically that all of the mistakes we make and bad choices eventually won't matter in any negative way but they will all be for our good. And so even though we are encouraged to not sin and forsake our sins and do what is right that sin is still essential to progression to give us experience and to teach us. And part of this came After listening to Alma talk about sins and the law and how if there was no law there would be no sin and there would be no need for justice and mercy. So I really began to think about that thought ok, well then why did HF make the law the way he did? The law was made to teach us what is right and wrong and to keep us from just indulging in things with no sense of conscience or direction. But then a Savior was provided as a way to right all the wrongs. It's really quite an amazing system. We have these laws to protect us from being savage and unknowingly doing things that are wrong. But then a Savior was provided which would through grace allow us to experience the negative things without a lasting consequence. It's really hard to put into words exactly how the revelation opened up my understanding about law and sin and free agency and the purpose of it all but it left me with a profound sense of gratitude for the savior and for this earth life experience. Even the bad.
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