THE CHRIST: SON OF THE LIVING GOD

Jesus asked, “Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?”

13 When Jesus came into the coasts of Cæsarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, saying, Whom do men say that I the Son of man am?

14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some,Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.

15 He saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am?

16 And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, the Son of the living God.

--Matthew 16:16

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Jesus Christ is the Messiah, the Son of the living God. He is the Only Begotten Son of God the Father in the flesh. Jesus is the firstborn of the Father in the spirit realm, the Father’s first spirit offspring.

Jesus lives and loves. He ransoms man from the fall of Adam to give man life here on this earth, mortality. This mortal life is the time for people to prepare themselves to meet God at judgment day, the day of reckoning. Judgment Day will be great-for those prepared for Celestial glory, but it will be a dreadful day-for those not prepared for Celestial glory.

JESUS CHRIST: SAVIOR and REDEEMER

For God so Loved the World…..

6 For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

17 For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved

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Through Jesus Christ all will have the opportunity to have everlasting life. No everyone will, but at least they will have the chance. It is all up to the individual and the choices he/she makes. If one gains eternal life it is because they chose it because they chose to live obedient lives and this is what qualifies one for everlasting life in the highest heaven of the Celestial world.

God, the Father, loved the world so much that He provided a Savior, to atone for the sins of all people. So He sent His son, Jesus, to be the Great Atoner. Jesus suffered death in the flesh, and He suffered pain and agony and bled from every pore of His body, all stemming from the love the Father and Jesus have for us. Jesus’ role isn’t to condemn, but to save.

JESUS CHRIST: CELESTIAL KINGDOM INHERITANCE

Jesus Christ and the Plan of Salvation

God, the Father, said,  “I am God, and have sent mine Only Begotten Son into the world for the redemption of the world, and have decreed that he that receiveth him shall be saved, and he that receiveth him not shall be damned.”

God, our Heavenly Father, sent His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, to redeem all from sin and death, to establish a path and pattern for happy and successful living now and how to prepare for eternal life in the hereafter. The plan and pattern that God established is for those who believe in Christ and receive Him with all their hearts, will be rewarded, and this reward is salvation in the Celestial Kingdom of Heaven. On the contrary, those who reject Christ and His true gospel, will not gain eternal life in the Celestial Kingdom, but they will inherit another degree of glory, either Terrestrial or Telestial, lesser degrees of Glory. We have the freedom to choose  which path we will follow.

 “Wherefore, men are free according to the flesh; and all things are given them which are expedient unto man. And they are free to choose liberty and eternal life, through the great Mediator of all men, or to choose captivity and death, according to the captivity and power of the devil; for he seeketh that all men might be miserable like unto himself. (2 Nephi 2:27).

God forces no one to choose righteousness or evil; for, He grants us our agency to act for ourselves. Herein, all have equal opportunity for freedom of choice whether to follow Christ or not. Choose wisely,

“Decisions Determine Destiny” (Thomas S. Monson)