II NEPHI 2:26, 27.--Men are redeemed from the fall. Although thus
redeemed, unconditionally, from eternal spiritual and temporal death,
man, exercising his free agency, commits personal sins; therefore, he
needs also--
_2. Personal Salvation_ ROM. 3:23; I JOHN 1:8-10.--All men are
sinful. Christ atoned for personal sins also, but to obtain forgiveness
for them, man must do something himself.
HEB. 5:9.--Christ is the Author of salvation unto all those that obey
Him.
I JOHN 1:7.--The blood of Christ cleanses us from sin, if we walk in
the light.
I TIM. 4:10.--God is the Savior of all men, especially of those who
believe.
MOSIAH 3:11, 12.--Those who knowingly sin must repent.
_FAITH._
Faith is the first requirement to obtain forgiveness of personal sins.
{508} JOHN 3: 16; ACTS 16:31.--Belief in Christ is necessary to
salvation.
HEB. 11:l.--Definition of faith.
ROM. 10:14, 15.--How faith comes.
ALMA 32:21-43.--How faith is developed.
JOHN 7:17.--How faith is perfected; they that do shall know.
DOC. AND COV. LECTURES ON FAITH--contain an exhaustive treatment of
faith.
_FAITH AND WORKS._
JAMES 2:14-26.--Faith without works is dead.
MATT. 7:21.--Not he that sayeth, Lord, Lord, shall enter heaven, but he
that doeth the will of God.
I JOHN l:3-6.--We know that we know the Lord, if we keep His
commandments; and to know Him is eternal life. (John 17:3.)
Some religionists claim that the saving works come only after salvation
is obtained, but Jesus said, "He that doeth shall enter."
HEB. 5:9.--Obedience must come before salvation.
REV. 22:14.--They who do the Lord's commandments shall enter the holy
city.
DOC. & COV. 76: 111; MATT. 16:27.--Man rewarded according to his works.
GAL. 2:16.--"Man is not justified by the works of the law." What law?
GAL. 6:12-15; ROM. 3:28-31.--The law of Moses, especially circumcision.
_REPENTANCE._
ISAIAH 55:7.--The Lord will forgive those who repent.
LUKE 13:3.--Necessity of repentance.
II COR. 7:8-10.--"Godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation . . . .
but the sorrow of the world worketh death."
The process of true repentance may be stated thus: (1) Consciousness of
sin; (2) Sorrow for sin; (3) Ceasing to sin, illustrated in
JONAH 3:5-10.--Case of Nineveh.
ALMA 15:3-12.--The conversion of Zeezrom.
_BAPTISM._
_1. History of_
P. of G. P. MOSES 6:63, 64.--The baptism of Adam.