We Testify Of Christ: March 2007

I know

I am called to speak
after this manner,
according to
the holy order of God,
which is in Christ Jesus.

And I say unto you,
that I know
that Jesus Christ
shall come, yea,
the Son,
the Only Begotten
of the Father,
full of grace,
and mercy,
and truth.

And behold,
it is he
that cometh
to take away
the sins of the world, yea,
the sins of every man
who steadfastly believeth
on his name.

The Good Shepherd

Behold,
I say unto you,
that the good shepherd
doth call you;
yea, and in his own name
he doth call you,
which is
the name of Christ;
and if ye will not hearken
unto the voice of
the good shepherd,
to the name by which
ye are called,
behold,
ye are not
the sheep of
the good shepherd.

And now
if ye are not
the sheep of
the good shepherd,
of what fold are ye?

Through the blood of Christ

Have ye walked,
keeping yourselves
blameless before God?

Could ye say,
if ye were called
to die at this time,
within yourselves,
that ye have been
sufficiently humble?

That your garments
have been cleansed
and made white
through the blood of Christ,
who will come
to redeem his people
from their sins?

Filled with great joy

The people were
abasing themselves,
succoring those
who stood in need
of their succor,
such as
imparting
their substance
to the poor
and the needy,
feeding the hungry,
and suffering
all manner of afflictions,
for Christ’s sake,
who should come
according to
the spirit of prophecy;
Looking forward
to that day,
thus retaining
a remission
of their sins;
being filled
with great joy
because of
the resurrection
of the dead,
according to
the will and power
and deliverance
of Jesus Christ
from the bands of death.

My Redeemer

I am born of God.

My soul hath been redeemed
from the gall of bitterness
and bonds of iniquity.

I was in the darkest abyss;
but now I behold
the marvelous light of God.

My soul was racked
with eternal torment;
but I am snatched,
and my soul is
pained no more.

I rejected my Redeemer,
and denied that which
had been spoken of
by our fathers;
but now
that they may foresee
that he will come,
and that he remembereth
every creature
of his creating,
he will make himself
manifest unto all.

Yea, every knee shall bow,
and every tongue
confess before him.

Yea, even at the last day,
when all men shall stand
to be judged of him.

Eternal life

May the Spirit of the Lord
be poured out upon you;
and may he grant unto you
eternal life, through
the redemption of Christ,
whom he has prepared
from the foundation of the world.

Through Christ

The redemption
was to be brought to pass
through the power,
and sufferings,
and death of Christ,
and his resurrection
and ascension into heaven.

Redemption

Teach them
that redemption
cometh through
Christ the Lord.

Only through Christ

And now, ought ye not
to tremble and repent
of your sins,
and remember that only
in and through Christ
ye can be saved?

Endless light and life

And now
if Christ
had not come
into the world,
there could have been
no redemption.

And if Christ
had not risen
from the dead,
or have broken
the bands of death
that the grave
should have no victory,
and that death
should have no sting,
there could have been
no resurrection.

But there is
a resurrection,
therefore the grave
hath no victory,
and the sting of death
is swallowed up
in Christ.

He is the light
and the life
of the world;
yea, a light
that is endless,
that can
never be darkened;
yea, and also a life
which is endless,
that there can be
no more death.

Christ has broken the bands of death

Were it not for
the redemption
which he hath made
for his people,
which was prepared
from the foundation
of the world,
I say unto you,
were it not for this,
all mankind
must have perished.

But behold,
the bands of death
shall be broken,
and the Son reigneth,
and hath power
over the dead;
therefore,
he bringeth to pass
the resurrection
of the dead.

And there cometh
a resurrection,
even a first resurrection;
yea, even a resurrection
of those that have been,
and who are,
and who shall be,
even until
the resurrection of Christ—
for so shall he be called.

And now they are raised
to dwell with God
who has redeemed them;
thus they have eternal life
through Christ,
who has broken
the bands of death.

Redemption and resurrection

Were it not for
the redemption
which he hath made
for his people,
which was prepared
from the foundation
of the world,
I say unto you,
were it not for this,
all mankind must
have perished.

But behold,
the bands of death
shall be broken,
and the Son reigneth,
and hath power
over the dead;
therefore,
he bringeth to pass
the resurrection
of the dead.

And there cometh
a resurrection,
even a first resurrection;
yea, even a resurrection
of those that have been,
and who are,
and who shall be,
even until
the resurrection of Christ—
for so shall he be called.

And now,
they are raised
to dwell with God
who has redeemed them;
thus they have eternal life
through Christ,
who has broken
the bands of death.

The will of the Son

I would that
ye should understand
that God himself
shall come down among
the children of men,
and shall redeem his people.

And because
he dwelleth in flesh
he shall be called
the Son of God,
and having
subjected the flesh
to the will of the Father,
being the Father
and the Son—
The Father, because
he was conceived
by the power of God;
and the Son,
because of the flesh;
thus becoming
the Father and Son—
And they are one God,
yea, the very Eternal Father
of heaven and of earth.

And thus the flesh
becoming subject
to the Spirit,
or the Son
to the Father,
being one God,
suffereth temptation,
and yieldeth not
to the temptation,
but suffereth himself
to be mocked,
and scourged,
and cast out,
and disowned
by his people.

And after all this,
after working
many mighty miracles
among the children of men,
he shall be led, yea,
even as Isaiah said,
as a sheep
before the shearer
is dumb,
so he opened not
his mouth.

Yea, even so
he shall be led,
crucified, and slain,
the flesh becoming
subject even unto death,
the will of the Son
being swallowed up
in the will of the Father.

And thus God breaketh
the bands of death,
having gained
the victory over death;
giving the Son power
to make intercession
for the children of men—
Having ascended into heaven,
having the bowels of mercy;
being filled with compassion
towards the children of men;
standing betwixt them and justice;
having broken the bands of death,
taken upon himself
their iniquity and
their transgressions,
having redeemed them,
and satisfied
the demands of justice.

The redemption of God

Were it not
for the atonement,
which God himself
shall make
for the sins and iniquities
of his people,
they must
unavoidably perish.

And there could not
any man be saved
except it were through
the redemption of God.

For behold,
did not Moses
prophesy unto them
concerning the coming
of the Messiah,
and that God
should redeem
his people?

Yea, and even
all the prophets
who have prophesied
ever since
the world began—
have they not spoken
more or less
concerning these things?

Have they not said
that God himself
should come down
among the children of men,
and take upon him
the form of man,
and go forth
in mighty power
upon the face of the earth?

Yea, and have they not said also
that he should bring to pass
the resurrection of the dead,
and that he, himself,
should be oppressed and afflicted?

The coming of Christ

And a prophet
of the Lord
have they slain;
yea, a chosen
man of God,
who prophesied
of many things
which are to come,
yea, even
the coming of Christ.

And because
he said unto them
that Christ was the God,
the Father of all things,
and said that he
should take upon him
the image of man,
and it should be
the image
after which man
was created
in the beginning.

And now,
because he said this,
they did put him to death.

Christ may seal you his

I would that
ye should be
steadfast
and immovable,
always abounding
in good works,
that Christ,
the Lord God
Omnipotent,
may seal you his,
that you may be
brought to heaven,
that ye may have
everlasting salvation
and eternal life,
through the wisdom,
and power,
and justice,
and mercy
of him who
created all things,
in heaven
and in earth,
who is God
above all.

Born of Christ

And now,
because of the covenant
which ye have made
ye shall be called
the children of Christ,
his sons, and his daughters;
for behold,
this day he hath
spiritually begotten you;
for ye say that
your hearts are changed
through faith on his name;
therefore,
ye are born of him
and have become
his sons and his daughters.

And under this head
ye are made free,
and there is no other head
whereby ye can be made free.

There is no other name given
whereby salvation cometh;
therefore, I would that
ye should take upon you
the name of Christ,
all you that have
entered into
the covenant with God
that ye should be obedient
unto the end of your lives.

And it shall come to pass
that whosoever doeth this
shall be found
at the right hand of God,
for he shall know the name
by which he is called;
for he shall be called
by the name of Christ.

And now
it shall come to pass,
that whosoever
shall not
take upon him
the name of Christ
must be called by
some other name;
therefore,
he findeth himself
on the left hand of God.

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