JESUS CHRIST: DIVINE SON OF GOD

Jesus Christ is the Promised Messiah, the Promised Savior of the World

22 And when he had removed him, he raised up unto them David to be their king; to whom also he gave testimony, and said, I have found David the son of Jesse, a man after mine own heart, which shall fulfil all my will.

23 Of this man’s seed hath God according to his promise raised unto Israel a Saviour, Jesus.

--Acts 13:23

Jesus Christ is the Promised Messiah, the promised Savior, the one that God the Father promised Israel that would come. Prophets prophesied that Jesus would be born through the lineage of David, the son of Jesse, and this prophecy was fulfilled. The entire Old Testament points to the coming of the Messiah, the promised Savior, that He would come in the Meridian of Time. Jesus was born of Mary. He is the divine son of God the Father. Jesus had a mortal mother and an immortal Father, making Jesus the divine Son of God, the Promised Savior.

Reflections of Jesus Christ

JESUS CHRIST: UNIVERSAL RESURRECTION

Jesus Christ: In America In Me

And behold it shall come to pass that after the Messiah hath risen from the dead, and hath manifested himself unto his people, unto as many as will believe on his name, behold, Jerusalem shall be destroyed again; for wo unto them that fight against God and the people of his church.

--2 Nephi 25:14

Jesus, the Messiah, rose from the dead and appeared to those who believed in Him. He appeared to the believers in Jerusalem area as well as the believers in America in the city of Bountiful. Upon His appearance, they felt the prints of the nails in His hands, wrists, feet. They also thrust their hands into His pierced side where the spear had been jabbed into Him. They believed in Him prior to His appearance, but now, by the power of the Holy Ghost, they knew for a surety that He was Jesus Christ, the Messiah, the Savior and Redeemer of the World, their personal Confidant.

The Resurrected Christ in America

JESUS CHRIST: HIS NEVER-ENDING INFLUENCE

Mosiah 15:10-11

10 And now I say unto you, who shall declare his generation? Behold, I say unto you, that when his soul has been made an offering for sin he shall see his seed. And now what say ye? And who shall be his seed?

11 Behold I say unto you, that whosoever has heard the words of the prophets, yea, all the holy prophets who have prophesied concerning the coming of the Lord—I say unto you, that all those who have hearkened unto their words, and believed that the Lord would redeem his people, and have looked forward to that day for a remission of their sins, I say unto you, that these are his seed, or they are the heirs of the kingdom of God.

God the Eternal Father sacrificed His Only Begotten Son, Jesus Christ, for all the sins of the world, and Jesus humbly and willingly accepted this sacrifice, the infinite and eternal sacrifice. He is the only one qualified to make such an never-ending sacrifice whose influence would stretch beyond no boundaries. Jesus is the Great Atoner, the Holy One of Israel. As we learn the Savior’s gospel and heed His teachings, we become His sons and daughters, His seed forever as long as we obey all His commandments. We become heirs of His kingdom everlasting. Eternal life is the greatest gift that God the Father can grant unto us as His children, for we are His spirit offspring, and Jesus is our Brother, for He too is a Son of God.

Knowledge of a Savior

Doctrine and Covenants 3:16

Nevertheless, my work shall go forth, for inasmuch as the knowledge of a Savior has come unto the world, through the testimony of the Jews, even so shall the knowledge of a Savior come unto my people—

Knowledge. A knowledge of Jesus Christ, our Savior, comes through studying and by the power of the Holy Ghost. As people testify of Christ, the Holy Ghost can bear witness to individuals that Jesus is the Christ, the living Son of the living God. To know Him is to love Him. “While we are serving others, we find Christ.” (Harold Clyde). We should seek His face.  “Verily, thus saith the Lord: It shall come to pass that every soul who forsaketh his sins and cometh unto me, and calleth on my name, and obeyeth my voice, and keepeth my commandments, shall see my face and know that I am” (See D&C 93:1).

Seek Him and we shall find Him.

Trust the Living God: Our Savior

I Timothy 4:10

We trust in the living God, who is the Saviour of all men.

Jesus Christ lives, and He is our living God. He is the Savior of all living and dead. For the dead aren’t dead at all, but are yet still alive as ever but in the world of spirits, the place where the spirits of all people go when their spirit separates from the physical body, which is called death by definition. We must trust in Christ, our living God and Savior. To trust Him means we have confidence in Him, we believe in Him, we have faith in Him, we have the mentality and heart-felt assurance that He lives, loves, cares, and knows us. He is our supreme exemplar. “In God we trust.”

Jesus: Beside Him There is No Savior

DC 76:1

1 Hear, O ye heavens, and give ear, O earth, and rejoice ye inhabitants thereof, for the Lord is God, and beside him there is no Savior.

2 Great is his wisdom, marvelous are his ways, and the extent of his doings none can find out.

3 His purposes fail not, neither are there any who can stay his hand.

4 From eternity to eternity he is the same, and his years never fail.

5 For thus saith the Lord—I, the Lord, am merciful and gracious unto those who fear me, and delight to honor those who serve me in righteousness and in truth unto the end.

6 Great shall be their reward and eternal shall be their glory.

Jesus is the only Savior, for there is no other. He is the Only Begotten Son of God in the flesh. Through His atoning sacrifice, the shedding of His blood, and being resurrected, He became our only Savior and Redeemer. No one else could shed their own blood to atone for the sins of another; Jesus only could have done such because of His divine sonship with Elohim, Heavenly Father. From eternity to eternity His gospel does not change, for it is the same.

He will reward us with eternal glory, joy, happiness and peace if we but serve Him in righteousness until the end of our mortal lives.

Jesus: Our Lord and Savior

Psalms 144:1-2

1 Blessed be the Lord my strength, which teacheth my hands to war, and my fingers to fight:

2 My goodness, and my fortress; my high tower, and my deliverer; my shield, and he in whom I trust; who subdueth my people under me.

Jesus, our Lord and Savior, is everything good to us. Everything that leadeth to do good and believe in Christ, is inspired by the Spirit of Christ. Jesus is my:

1. Strength
2. Goodness
3. Fortress
4. High tower
5. Deliverer
6. Shield

Jesus is my strength, for He giveth me talent and skill. Jesus is my goodness, for he strives to mold me, like clay,  into a better quality person than yesterday. I am the clay, He is the potter, and He will mold and shape me if I humble myself and permit Him to do the shaping. Jesus is my fortress, for he encircles me about in the arms of His love and security. Jesus is my High Tower, for is the standard for which I must look up to and strive to become. He looketh down upon me and seeks to enter my heart, mind, and soul to sup with me. Jesus is my Deliverer, for it is He that delivers me from challenges, evil, bondage, and satan by empowering me to overcome such circumstances. Jesus is my Shield, for He will give me the mind and spirit and faith to circumvent  all the fiery darts of the adversary.

Jesus is my Savior, and I will put my trust in Him forevermore.

Jesus Christ: Our All

2 Samuel 22:2

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my deliverer;

3 The God of my rock; in him will I trust: he is my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my high tower, and my refuge, my saviour; thou savest me from violence.

Jesus is everything to us. Without Him we are as nothing. We would eventually become as satan and live in misery forever were it not for Christ, our Brother.

Jesus is my:

1. Rock
2. Fortress
3. Deliverer
4. Shield
5. Salvation Horn
6. High Tower
7. Refuge
8. Savior

Jesus is the Rock upon which we might build and have a sure foundation, a foundation that never falls or would fail us. He is my Fortress, my stronghold and fortification against sin and temptation, against all the evil wiles ploys of the world. He is my Deliverer, for He delivers me from the world and allows me to find true peace and serenity. He is my Shield, for He protects my heart and mind by withstanding and reversing all evils of the world that try to enter and inflict my soul. He is my Salvation Horn, for salvation is found only in and through His name. He is my High Tower, for I can look up to Him and receive solutions, answers, guidance, and direction for a happy and successful life. He is my Refuge, for in Him is safety, shelter, and defense from danger or trouble. He is my Savior, for He it is who will save me at the end though His love after I have done all that I can do to live a righteous life.

Jesus Christ: Our Everything

Exodus 15:2

The Lord is my strength and song, and he is become my salvation: he is my God, and I will prepare him an habitation; my father’s God, and I will exalt him.

Jesus, our Lord, is our everything.  He is my:

1. Strength
2. Song
3. Salvation
4. God
5. Ancestors’ God

Jesus is our strength. We obtain light and life from Him. He is our song. He brings edification and cheer into our lives, just like wholesome music. We need to sing and play uplifting music to worship Him. He is my salvation, for salvation comes through Him. He is my God, for besides Him, there is no other. He is the God of our ancestors. They loved and worshipped Jesus and showed us that He would become the Savior of the world. Christ’s atonement affected all people from the beginning, even though He didn’t perform His atoning sacrifice until 34 AD since His atonement was retroactive.

A savior is a person who saves someone or something. He is a rescuer, liberator, deliverer, emancipator. Jesus is our Savior; therefore, He is the one who saves us after all we can do. He rescues us from sin and darkness, liberates us from the wrong path of life, delivers us from the chains that satan’s binds us with-physically and mentally and spiritually.

Jesus is our everything. We are indebted to Him and will be forever. All He asks us to do is keep His commandments faithfully and live the good life, live the best we know how and repent of our sins of omission and commission.