Salvation Is Only In Christ

Behold I say unto you, that
as these things are true,
and as the Lord God liveth,
there is none other name
given under heaven
save it be this Jesus Christ,
of which I have spoken,
whereby man can be saved.
(2 Nephi 25:20)

Jesus: The Only Messiah

He shall bring forth his words unto them,
for the purpose of convincing them
of the true Messiah, who was rejected by them;
and unto the convincing of them that they need not
look forward any more for a Messiah to come,
for there should not any come,
save one Messiah spoken of by the prophets,
and that Messiah is he who should be rejected of the Jews.

For according to the words of the prophets,
the Messiah cometh in six hundred years
from the time that my father left Jerusalem;
and according to the words of the prophets,
and also the word of the angel of God,
his name shall be Jesus Christ, the Son of God.
(2 Nephi 25:18-19)

Jesus Is The Messiah

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.

And after they have been scattered,
they shall be persuaded to believe
in Christ, the Son of God, and the atonement,
which is infinite for all mankind—
and when that day shall come that
they shall believe in Christ,
and worship the Father in his name,
with pure hearts and clean hands,
and look not forward any more for another Messiah,
then, at that time, the day will come that it must
needs be expedient that they should believe these things.
(2 Nephi 25:14 & 16)

Jesus Is The Christ

When the day cometh that
the Only Begotten of the Father,
yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth,
shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh,
behold, they will reject him,
because of their iniquities,
and the hardness of their hearts,
and the stiffness of their necks.

Behold, they will crucify him;
and after he is laid in a sepulchre
for the space of three days
he shall rise from the dead,
with healing in his wings;
and all those who shall believe on his name
shall be saved in the kingdom of God.

Wherefore, my soul delighteth
to prophesy concerning him,
for I have seen his day,
and my heart doth magnify his holy name.
(2 Nephi 25:12-13)

Jesus Christ Is Our God

Behold, my soul delighteth
in proving unto my people
the truth of the coming of Christ;
for all things which have
been given of God from
the beginning of the world, unto man,
are the typifying of him.

And also my soul delighteth
in his grace, and in his justice, and power,
and mercy in the great and eternal plan
of deliverance from death.

And my soul delighteth
in proving unto my people
that save Christ should come
all men must perish.

For if there be no Christ there be no God;
and if there be no God we are not,
for there could have been no creation.

But there is a God, and he is Christ,
and he cometh in the fulness of his own time.

(2 Nephi 11:4-7)

Many Witnesses Of Christ

And now I write more of the words of Isaiah,
for my soul delighteth in his words.

For I will liken his words unto my people,
and I will send them forth unto all my children,
for he verily saw my Redeemer,
even as I have seen him.

And my brother, Jacob, also has seen him
as I have seen him;
wherefore, I will send their words forth
unto my children to prove unto them
that my words are true.

Wherefore, by the words of three,
God hath said, I will establish my word.

Nevertheless, God sendeth more witnesses,
and he proveth all his words.
(2 Nephi 11:2-3)

Restored By Faith In Christ

Behold, thus saith the Lord God:
The day cometh that they shall
believe in me, that I am Christ,
then have I covenanted with their fathers
that they shall be restored.
(2 Nephi 10:7)

Christ's Sacrifice

It must needs be expedient that Christ
should come among the Jews;
and they shall crucify him—
for thus it behooveth our God.
(2 Nephi 10:3)

True Knowledge Of Christ

God will be merciful unto many;
and our children shall be restored,
that they may come to
that which will give them
the true knowledge of their Redeemer.
(2 Nephi 10:2)

Our Delight In Christ

Come unto the Holy One of Israel,
and feast upon that which perisheth not,
neither can be corrupted,
and let your soul delight in fatness.
(2 Nephi 9:51)

Jesus Is Our Rock

Come unto that God
who is the rock of your salvation.
(2 Nephi 9:45)

Only In And Through Christ

Come unto the Lord, the Holy One.

Remember that his paths are righteous.

Behold, the way for man is narrow,
but it lieth in a straight course before him,
and the keeper of the gate is the Holy One of Israel;
and he employeth no servant there;
and there is none other way save it be by the gate;
for he cannot be deceived, for the Lord God is his name.
(2 Nephi 9:41)

Great Is The Christ

O, my beloved brethren,
give ear to my words.

Remember the greatness
of the Holy One of Israel.
(2 Nephi 9:40)

Jesus Christ Is Our Savior

O how great the holiness of our God!

For he knoweth all things,
and there is not anything save he knows it.

And he cometh into the world
that he may save all men
if they will hearken unto his voice;
for behold, he suffereth the pains of all men,
yea, the pains of every living creature,
both men, women, and children,
who belong to the family of Adam.

And he suffereth this that
the resurrection might pass upon all men,
that all might stand before him
at the great and judgment day.

And he commandeth all men that
they must repent, and be baptized in his name,
having perfect faith in the Holy One of Israel,
or they cannot be saved in the kingdom of God.

And if they will not repent and
believe in his name, and be baptized in his name,
and endure to the end, they must be damned;
for the Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,
has spoken it.

Wherefore, he has given a law;
and where there is no law given
there is no punishment;
and where there is no punishment
there is no condemnation;
and where there is no condemnation
the mercies of the Holy One of Israel
have claim upon them, because of the atonement;
for they are delivered by the power of him.

For the atonement satisfieth the demands
of his justice upon all those
who have not the law given to them,
that they are delivered from that awful monster,
death and hell, and the devil,
and the lake of fire and brimstone,
which is endless torment;
and they are restored to that God
who gave them breath,
which is the Holy One of Israel.

(2 Nephi 9:20-26)

Salvation Is In Christ

O the greatness of the mercy of our God,
the Holy One of Israel!

For he delivereth his saints
from that awful monster the devil,
and death, and hell,
and that lake of fire and brimstone,
which is endless torment.
(2 Nephi 9:19)

Joy Through Christ

But, behold, the righteous,
the saints of the Holy One of Israel,
they who have believed
in the Holy One of Israel,
they who have endured
the crosses of the world,
and despised the shame of it,
they shall inherit the kingdom of God,
which was prepared for them
from the foundation of the world,
and their joy shall be full forever.
(2 Nephi 9:18)

Jesus Christ Is Our Judge

And it shall come to pass that
when all men shall have passed
from this first death unto life,
insomuch as they have become immortal,
they must appear before
the judgment-seat of the Holy One of Israel;
and then cometh the judgment,
and then must they be judged
according to the holy judgment of God.
(2 Nephi 9:15)

Thank God For Jesus Christ

Because of the way
of deliverance of our God,
the Holy One of Israel,
this death, of which I have spoken,
which is the temporal,
shall deliver up its dead;
which death is the grave.

And this death of which I have spoken,
which is the spiritual death,
shall deliver up its dead;
which spiritual death is hell;
wherefore, death and hell
must deliver up their dead,
and hell must deliver up its captive spirits,
and the grave must deliver up its captive bodies,
and the bodies and the spirits of men
will be restored one to the other;
and it is by the power of
the resurrection of the Holy One of Israel.

(2 Nephi 9:11-12)

Christ's Great Sacrifice

Ye know that in the body
he shall show himself
unto those at Jerusalem,
from whence we came;
for it is expedient that
it should be among them;
for it behooveth the great Creator
that he suffereth himself to
become subject unto man in the flesh,
and die for all men,
that all men might
become subject unto him.
(2 Nephi 9:5)

Jesus Is Our Mighty One

And all flesh shall know that
I the Lord am thy Savior
and thy Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Jacob.
(2 Nephi 6:18)

The Glory Of The Lord

And behold, according to
the words of the prophet,
the Messiah will set himself
again the second time
to recover them; wherefore,
he will manifest himself unto them
in power and great glory,
unto the destruction of their enemies,
when that day cometh when
they shall believe in him;
and none will he destroy
that believe in him.
(2 Nephi 6:14)

Jesus Christ, The Messiah

And the people of the Lord
shall not be ashamed.

For the people of the Lord
are they who wait for him;
for they still wait for
the coming of the Messiah.
(2 Nephi 6:13)

Jesus Is The Holy One

And after they have
hardened their hearts
and stiffened their necks
against the Holy One of Israel,
behold, the judgments of
the Holy One of Israel
shall come upon them.
(2 Nephi 6:10)

Jesus Christ, Our Lord

The Lord God, the Holy One of Israel,
should manifest himself unto them in the flesh;
and after he should manifest himself
they should scourge him and crucify him,
according to the words of the angel.
(2 Nephi 6:9)

In The Light Of Christ

The Messiah should be made manifest
unto them in the latter days,
in the spirit of power,
unto the bringing of them
out of darkness unto light—
yea, out of hidden darkness
and out of captivity unto freedom.
(2 Nephi 3:5)

Look And Hearken To Christ

And now, I would that ye should
look to the great Mediator,
and hearken unto his great commandments;
and be faithful unto his words,
and choose eternal life,
according to the will of his Holy Spirit.
(2 Nephi 2:28)

Freedom In Christ

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.

(2 Nephi 2:27)

Freedom Through Christ

And the Messiah cometh in the fulness of time,
that he may redeem the children of men from the fall.

And because that they are redeemed from the fall
they have become free forever, knowing good from evil;
to act for themselves and not to be acted upon,
save it be by the punishment of the law at the great and last day,
according to the commandments which God hath given.
(2 Nephi 2:26)

The Holy Messiah

Redemption cometh in
and through the Holy Messiah;
for he is full of grace and truth.

Behold, he offereth himself a sacrifice for sin,
to answer the ends of the law,
unto all those who have
a broken heart and a contrite spirit;
and unto none else
can the ends of the law be answered.

Wherefore, how great the importance
to make these things known
unto the inhabitants of the earth,
that they may know
that there is no flesh that can
dwell in the presence of God,
save it be through the merits,
and mercy, and grace of the Holy Messiah,
who layeth down his life according to the flesh,
and taketh it again by the power of the Spirit,
that he may bring to pass
the resurrection of the dead,
being the first that should rise.

Wherefore, he is the firstfruits unto God,
inasmuch as he shall make intercession
for all the children of men;
and they that believe in him shall be saved.

And because of the intercession for all,
all men come unto God;
wherefore, they stand in the presence of him,
to be judged of him according to the truth
and holiness which is in him.

Wherefore, the ends of the law
which the Holy One hath given,
unto the inflicting of
the punishment which is affixed,
which punishment that is affixed is in opposition
to that of the happiness which is affixed,
to answer the ends of the atonement.
(2 Nephi 2:6-10)

Salvation Is In Jesus Christ

I know that thou art redeemed,
because of the righteousness of thy Redeemer;
for thou hast beheld that in the fulness of time
he cometh to bring salvation unto men.

And thou hast beheld in thy youth his glory;
wherefore, thou art blessed even as they
unto whom he shall minister in the flesh;
for the Spirit is the same,
yesterday, today, and forever.

And the way is prepared from the fall of man,
and salvation is free.
(2 Nephi 2:3-4)

Receive Christ

Behold, I say,
if the day shall come
that they will reject
the Holy One of Israel,
the true Messiah,
their Redeemer and their God,
behold, the judgments
of him that is just
shall rest upon them.
(2 Nephi 1:10)

Safety Is In Christ

Behold, all nations, kindreds,
tongues, and people
shall dwell safely
in the Holy One of Israel
if it so be that they will repent.
(1 Nephi 22:28)

Christ Reigns Supreme

The Holy One of Israel reigneth.
(1 Nephi 22:26)

Our Shepherd, Jesus Christ

The Holy One of Israel must reign
in dominion, and might,
and power, and great glory.

And he gathereth his children
from the four quarters of the earth;
and he numbereth his sheep,
and they know him;
and there shall be one fold
and one shepherd;
and he shall feed his sheep,
and in him they shall find pasture.
(1 Nephi 22:24-25)

Jesus Christ Is The Holy One

And the Lord will surely
prepare a way for his people,
unto the fulfilling of
the words of Moses,
which he spake, saying:
A prophet shall the Lord your God
raise up unto you, like unto me;
him shall ye hear in all things
whatsoever he shall say unto you.

And it shall come to pass that
all those who will not hear that prophet
shall be cut off from among the people.

And now I declare unto you,
that this prophet of whom Moses spake
was the Holy One of Israel;
wherefore, he shall execute
judgment in righteousness.
(1 Nephi 22:20-21)

Reject Not The Christ

Behold, I say unto you,
that these things must shortly come;
yea, even blood, and fire,
and vapor of smoke must come;
and it must needs be
upon the face of this earth;
and it cometh unto men
according to the flesh
if it so be that they will
harden their hearts against
the Holy One of Israel.
(1 Nephi 22:18)

Our Lord And Savior

He will bring them again out of captivity,
and they shall be gathered together
to the lands of their inheritance;
and they shall be brought
out of obscurity and out of darkness;
and they shall know that the Lord
is their Savior and their Redeemer,
the Mighty One of Israel.
(1 Nephi 22:12)

Receive The Christ

Since they have been led away,
these things have been
prophesied concerning them,
and also concerning all those who shall
hereafter be scattered and be confounded,
because of the Holy One of Israel;
for against him will they harden their hearts.
(1 Nephi 22:5)

The Scriptures Testify Of Christ

And I did read many things unto them
which were written in the books of Moses;
but that I might more fully persuade them
to believe in the Lord their Redeemer
I did read unto them that
which was written by the prophet Isaiah;
for I did liken all scriptures unto us,
that it might be for our profit and learning.
(1 Nephi 19:23)

Remember Christ The Lord

I have written these things unto my people,
that perhaps I might persuade them
that they would remember
the Lord their Redeemer.
(1 Nephi 19:18)

Turn Unto Christ

Because they crucify the God of Israel,
and turn their hearts aside,
rejecting signs and wonders,
and the power and glory
of the God of Israel.

And because they turn their hearts aside,
saith the prophet,
and have despised the Holy One of Israel,
they shall wander in the flesh, and perish.

Nevertheless, when that day cometh,
saith the prophet,
that they no more turn aside their hearts
against the Holy One of Israel,
then will he remember the covenants
which he made to their fathers.
(1 Nephi 19:13-15)

Jesus Christ Is Our God

Yea, even the very God of Israel
do men trample under their feet;
I say, trample under their feet
but I would speak in other words—
they set him at naught,
and hearken not
to the voice of his counsels.

And behold he cometh,
according to the words of the angel,
in six hundred years from the time
my father left Jerusalem.

And the world,
because of their iniquity,
shall judge him to be a thing of naught;
wherefore they scourge him,
and he suffereth it;
and they smite him,
and he suffereth it.

Yea, they spit upon him,
and he suffereth it,
because of his loving kindness
and his long-suffering
towards the children of men.

And the God of our fathers,
who were led out of Egypt, out of bondage,
and also were preserved
in the wilderness by him,
yea, the God of Abraham,
and of Isaac, and the God of Jacob,
yieldeth himself,
according to the words of the angel,
as a man, into the hands of wicked men,
to be lifted up and to be crucified,
and to be buried in a sepulchre.
(1 Nephi 19:7-10)

They Shall Come Unto Christ

In the latter days,
when our seed shall
have dwindled in unbelief,
yea, for the space of many years,
and many generations after
the Messiah shall be manifested
in body unto the children of men,
then shall the fulness
of the gospel of the Messiah
come unto the Gentiles,
and from the Gentiles
unto the remnant of our seed—

And then shall they know
and come to the knowledge
of their forefathers,
and also to the knowledge of
the gospel of their Redeemer,
which was ministered
unto their fathers by him;
wherefore, they shall come
to the knowledge of their Redeemer
and the very points of his doctrine,
that they may know how to
come unto him and be saved.

And then at that day
will they not rejoice and give praise
unto their everlasting God,
their rock and their salvation?

Yea, at that day, will they not
receive the strength and nourishment
from the true vine?

Yea, will they not come
unto the true fold of God?
(1 Nephi 15:13-15)

Christ's People

And it came to pass that I beheld
the power of the Lamb of God,
that it descended upon
the saints of the church of the Lamb,
and upon the covenant people of the Lord,
who were scattered
upon all the face of the earth;
and they were armed with righteousness
and with the power of God in great glory.
(1 Nephi 14:14)

The Church Of Christ

Behold there are save two churches only;
the one is the church of the Lamb of God,
and the other is the church of the devil;
wherefore, whoso belongeth not
to the church of the Lamb of God
belongeth to that great church,
which is the mother of abominations;
and she is the whore of all the earth.

And it came to pass that
I beheld the church of the Lamb of God,
and its numbers were few, because of the
wickedness and abominations of the whore
who sat upon many waters;
nevertheless, I beheld that
the church of the Lamb,
who were the saints of God,
were also upon all the face of the earth;
and their dominions upon the face of the earth
were small, because of the wickedness
of the great whore whom I saw.

And it came to pass that I beheld that
the great mother of abominations
did gather together multitudes
upon the face of all the earth,
among all the nations of the Gentiles,
to fight against the Lamb of God.
(1 Nephi 14:10 & 12-13)

Either Christ, Or Captivity

The time cometh, saith the Lamb of God,
that I will work a great and a marvelous work
among the children of men;
a work which shall be everlasting,
either on the one hand or on the other—
either to the convincing of them
unto peace and life eternal,
or unto the deliverance of them
to the hardness of their hearts
and the blindness of their minds
unto their being brought down into captivity,
and also into destruction,
both temporally and spiritually,
according to the captivity of the devil,
of which I have spoken.
(1 Nephi 14:7)

Receive Christ The Lamb

Wo be unto the Gentiles
if it so be that
they harden their hearts
against the Lamb of God.
(1 Nephi 14:6)

Deliverance Is In Christ

And it shall come to pass,
that if the Gentiles shall
hearken unto the Lamb of God
in that day that
he shall manifest himself unto them
in word, and also in power, in very deed,
unto the taking away
of their stumbling blocks—

And harden not their hearts
against the Lamb of God,
they shall be numbered among
the house of Israel;
and they shall be a blessed people
upon the promised land forever;
they shall be no more
brought down into captivity;
and the house of Israel
shall no more be confounded.
(1 Nephi 14:1-2)

Jesus Christ Is The Lamb Of God

The Lamb of God is
the Son of the Eternal Father,
and the Savior of the world;
and all men must come unto him,
or they cannot be saved.

And they must come
according to the words
which shall be established
by the mouth of the Lamb;
and the words of the Lamb
shall be made known
in the records of thy seed,
as well as in the records of
the twelve apostles of the Lamb;
wherefore they both
shall be established in one;
for there is one God and
one Shepherd over all the earth.

(1 Nephi 13:40-41)

By The Gift Of The Lamb

Behold, saith the Lamb:
I will manifest myself unto thy seed,
that they shall write many things
which I shall minister unto them,
which shall be plain and precious;
and after thy seed shall be destroyed,
and dwindle in unbelief,
and also the seed of thy brethren,
behold, these things shall be hid up,
to come forth unto the Gentiles,
by the gift and power of the Lamb.

And in them shall be written
my gospel, saith the Lamb,
and my rock and my salvation.

And blessed are they who shall
seek to bring forth my Zion at that day,
for they shall have the gift
and the power of the Holy Ghost;
and if they endure unto the end
they shall be lifted up at the last day,
and shall be saved
in the everlasting kingdom of the Lamb;
and whoso shall publish peace,
yea, tidings of great joy,
how beautiful upon the mountains
shall they be.
(1 Nephi 13:35-37)

Christ's Mercy Is Unto All

Neither will the Lord God suffer
that the Gentiles shall forever remain
in that awful state of blindness,
which thou beholdest they are in,
because of the plain and most precious
parts of the gospel of the Lamb
which have been kept back
by that abominable church,
whose formation thou hast seen.

Wherefore saith the Lamb of God:
I will be merciful unto the Gentiles,
unto the visiting of the remnant
of the house of Israel in great judgment.

And it came to pass that
the angel of the Lord spake unto me,
saying: Behold, saith the Lamb of God,
after I have visited the remnant
of the house of Israel—
and after the Gentiles do stumble exceedingly,
because of the most plain and precious
parts of the gospel of the Lamb
which have been kept back
by that abominable church,
which is the mother of harlots,
saith the Lamb—I will be merciful
unto the Gentiles in that day,
insomuch that I will bring forth unto them,
in mine own power, much of my gospel,
which shall be plain and precious, saith the Lamb.
(1 Nephi 13:32-34)

The Word Of Christ

And the angel of the Lord said unto me:
Thou hast beheld the book proceeded
forth from the mouth of a Jew;
and when it proceeded
forth from the mouth of a Jew
it contained the fulness of the gospel of the Lord,
of whom the twelve apostles bear record;
and they bear record according to
the truth which is in the Lamb of God.

Wherefore, these things go forth
from the Jews in purity unto the Gentiles,
according to the truth which is in God.

And after they go forth
by the hand of the twelve apostles of the Lamb,
from the Jews unto the Gentiles,
thou seest the formation of
that great and abominable church,
which is most abominable above all other churches;
for behold, they have taken away
from the gospel of the Lamb
many parts which are plain and most precious;
and also many covenants of the Lord
have they taken away.

And all this have they done that they
might pervert the right ways of the Lord,
that they might blind the eyes and
harden the hearts of the children of men.

Wherefore, thou seest that after the book
hath gone forth through the hands of
the great and abominable church,
that there are many plain and precious things
taken away from the book,
which is the book of the Lamb of God.

And after these plain and precious things
were taken away it goeth forth
unto all the nations of the Gentiles;
and after it goeth forth
unto all the nations of the Gentiles,
thou seest—because of
the many plain and precious things
which have been taken out of the book,
which were plain unto
the understanding of the children of men,
according to the plainness
which is in the Lamb of God—
because of these things which are
taken away out of the gospel of the Lamb,
an exceedingly great many do stumble,
yea, insomuch that Satan
hath great power over them.
(1 Nephi 13:24-29)

According To Christ's Word

And a great and a terrible
gulf divideth them; yea,
even the word of the justice
of the Eternal God,
and the Messiah
who is the Lamb of God.
(1 Nephi 12:18)

Sanctified By Faith In Christ

And I looked, and beheld
three generations
pass away in righteousness;
and their garments were white
even like unto the Lamb of God.

And the angel said unto me:
These are made white
in the blood of the Lamb,
because of their faith in him.
(1 Nephi 12:11)

Christ Showed Himself

And I saw the heavens open,
and the Lamb of God
descending out of heaven;
and he came down
and showed himself unto them.
(1 Nephi 12:6)

Jesus Died For Us

And I looked and beheld
the Lamb of God,
that he was taken by the people;
yea, the Son of the everlasting God
was judged of the world;
and I saw and bear record.

And I saw that he was
lifted up upon the cross
and slain for the sins of the world.
(1 Nephi 11:32-33)

Jesus Christ Heals Us

And I looked, and I beheld
the Lamb of God going forth
among the children of men.

And I beheld multitudes
of people who were sick,
and who were afflicted
with all manner of diseases,
and with devils and unclean spirits;
and the angel spake and showed
all these things unto me.

And they were healed by
the power of the Lamb of God;
and the devils and
the unclean spirits were cast out.
(1 Nephi 11:31)

Jesus Is Our Redeemer

I looked and beheld
the Redeemer of the world,
of whom my father had spoken;
and I also beheld the prophet
who should prepare the way before him.

And the Lamb of God went forth
and was baptized of him;
and after he was baptized,
I beheld the heavens open, and
the Holy Ghost come down out of heaven
and abide upon him in the form of a dove.

And I beheld that he went forth
ministering unto the people,
in power and great glory;
and the multitudes were
gathered together to hear him;
and I beheld that
they cast him out from among them.
(1 Nephi 11:27-28)

Worship Jesus Christ

I looked, and I beheld the Son of God
going forth among the children of men;
and I saw many fall down at his feet
and worship him.
(1 Nephi 11:24)

Behold The Lamb Of God

And I beheld the city of Nazareth;
and in the city of Nazareth I beheld a virgin,
and she was exceedingly fair and white.

And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open;
and an angel came down and stood before me;
and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou?

And I said unto him:
A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins.

And he said unto me:
Knowest thou the condescension of God?

And I said unto him:
I know that he loveth his children;
nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things.

And he said unto me:
Behold, the virgin whom thou seest
is the mother of the Son of God,
after the manner of the flesh.

And it came to pass that
I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit;
and after she had been carried away in the Spirit
for the space of a time
the angel spake unto me, saying: Look!

And I looked and beheld the virgin again,
bearing a child in her arms.

And the angel said unto me:
Behold the Lamb of God,
yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father!
(1 Nephi 11:13-21)

Witness For Christ

Behold this thing shall be
given unto thee for a sign,
thou shalt also behold a man
descending out of heaven,
and him shall ye witness;
and after ye have witnessed him
ye shall bear record
that it is the Son of God.
(1 Nephi 11:7)

Believe In Christ

Blessed art thou,
because thou believest
in the Son
of the most high God.
(1 Nephi 11:6)

Power Through Faith In Christ

My father spake by
the power of the Holy Ghost,
which power he received
by faith on the Son of God—
and the Son of God was
the Messiah who should come.
(1 Nephi 10:17)

Jesus Is The Messiah

And after they had
slain the Messiah, who should come,
and after he had been slain
he should rise from the dead,
and should make himself manifest,
by the Holy Ghost, unto the Gentiles.
(1 Nephi 10:11)

Behold The Lamb Of God

And he spake also concerning a prophet
who should come before the Messiah,
to prepare the way of the Lord—

Yea, even he should go forth
and cry in the wilderness:
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
and make his paths straight;
for there standeth one among you
whom ye know not;
and he is mightier than I,
whose shoe’s latchet
I am not worthy to unloose.

And much spake my father concerning this thing.

And my father said he should
baptize in Bethabara, beyond Jordan;
and he also said he should baptize with water;
even that he should baptize the Messiah with water.

And after he had baptized the Messiah with water,
he should behold and bear record
that he had baptized the Lamb of God,
who should take away the sins of the world.

(1 Nephi 10:7-10)

Our Savior And Redeemer

Yea, even six hundred years from
the time that my father left Jerusalem,
a prophet would the Lord God raise up
among the Jews—even a Messiah,
or, in other words, a Savior of the world.

And he also spake concerning the prophets,
how great a number had testified of these things,
concerning this Messiah, of whom he had spoken,
or this Redeemer of the world.

Wherefore, all mankind
were in a lost and in a fallen state,
and ever would be save
they should rely on this Redeemer.
(1 Nephi 10:4-6)

Christ Is The God Of Our Fathers

The fulness of mine intent
is that I may persuade men
to come unto
the God of Abraham,
and the God of Isaac,
and the God of Jacob,
and be saved.
(1 Nephi 6:4)

Come, Follow Jesus Christ

He saw One descending out of the midst of heaven,
and he beheld that his luster
was above that of the sun at noon-day.

And he also saw twelve others following him.
(1 Nephi 1:9-10)

Jesus Christ Is Our Judge

And now I bid unto all, farewell.

I soon go to rest
in the paradise of God,
until my spirit and body
shall again reunite,
and I am brought forth
triumphant through the air,
to meet you before the pleasing bar
of the great Jehovah,
the Eternal Judge
of both quick and dead.
(Moroni 10:34)

Come Unto Jesus Christ

Yea, come unto Christ,
and be perfected in him,
and deny yourselves of all ungodliness;
and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness,
and love God with all your might, mind and strength,
then is his grace sufficient for you,
that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ;
and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ,
ye can in nowise deny the power of God.

And again, if ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ,
and deny not his power,
then are ye sanctified in Christ by the grace of God,
through the shedding of the blood of Christ,
which is in the covenant of the Father
unto the remission of your sins,
that ye become holy, without spot.
(Moroni 10:32-33)

The Goodness Of Christ

And again
I would exhort you
that ye would
come unto Christ,
and lay hold upon
every good gift.
(Moroni 10:30)

These Are Of Christ

I speak according to
the words of Christ;
and I lie not.
(Moroni 10:26)

All Things In Christ

Christ truly said
unto our fathers:
If ye have faith
ye can do all things
which are expedient
unto me.
(Moroni 10:23)

Christ's Good Gifts

All these gifts come by the Spirit of Christ;
and they come unto every man severally,
according as he will.

And I would exhort you,
that ye remember that
every good gift cometh of Christ.

And I would exhort you,
that ye remember that
he is the same yesterday, today, and forever.
(Moroni 10:17-19)

Knowing Jesus Christ

Nothing that is good denieth the Christ,
but acknowledgeth that he is.

And ye may know that he is,
by the power of the Holy Ghost.
(Moroni 10:6-7)

You Shall Know Jesus Christ

And when ye shall receive these things,
I would exhort you
that ye would ask God, the Eternal Father
in the name of Christ,
if these things are not true;
and if ye shall ask with a sincere heart,
with real intent,
having faith in Christ,
he will manifest the truth of it unto you,
by the power of the Holy Ghost.
(Moroni 10:4)

They Knew Of Jesus Christ

The sign was given
of the coming of Christ.
(Moroni 10:1)

Hope In Christ's Glory

My son, be faithful in Christ;
and may Christ lift thee up,
and may his sufferings and death,
and the showing his body
unto our fathers,
and his mercy and long-suffering,
and the hope of his glory
and of eternal life,
rest in your mind forever.

And may the grace of God the Father,
whose throne is high in the heavens,
and our Lord Jesus Christ, who sitteth
on the right hand of his power,
until all things shall
become subject unto him,
be, and abide with you forever.
(Moroni 9:25-26)

Trust In Jesus Christ

Behold,
I recommend thee unto God,
and I trust in Christ
that thou wilt be saved.
(Moroni 9:22)

Hearken To Christ

And after rejecting so great a knowledge,
they must perish soon,
unto the fulfilling of the prophecies
which were spoken by the prophets,
as well as the words of our Savior himself.
(Moroni 8:29)

The Mercy Of Christ

And he that saith
that little children
need baptism
denieth the mercies of Christ,
and setteth at naught
the atonement of him
and the power of his redemption.

For behold that
all little children are alive in Christ,
and also all they
that are without the law.

For the power of redemption
cometh on all them that have no law;
wherefore, he that is not condemned,
or he that is under no condemnation,
cannot repent;
and unto such baptism availeth nothing—

But it is mockery before God,
denying the mercies of Christ,
and the power of his Holy Spirit.
(Moroni 8:20 & 22-23)

Alive In Christ

Little children
are alive in Christ,
even from
the foundation
of the world.
(Moroni 8:12)

Jesus Loves Every One

Listen to the words of Christ,
your Redeemer,
your Lord and your God.

Behold, I came into the world
not to call the righteous
but sinners to repentance;
the whole need no physician,
but they that are sick.
(Moroni 8:8)

Christ's Infinite Grace

I am mindful of you
always in my prayers,
continually praying
unto God the Father
in the name of
his Holy Child, Jesus,
that he, through
his infinite goodness and grace,
will keep you through
the endurance of faith
on his name to the end.
(Moroni 8:3)

Ministering For Christ

I rejoice exceedingly
that your Lord Jesus Christ
hath been mindful of you,
and hath called you to his ministry,
and to his holy work.
(Moroni 8:2)

True Followers Of Christ

If a man be meek and lowly in heart,
and confesses by the power of the Holy Ghost
that Jesus is the Christ,
he must needs have charity;
for charity is the pure love of Christ,
and it endureth forever;
and whoso is found possessed of it
at the last day, it shall be well with him.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren,
pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart,
that ye may be filled with this love,
which he hath bestowed upon all
who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ;
that ye may become the sons of God;
that when he shall appear we shall be like him,
for we shall see him as he is;
that we may have this hope;
that we may be purified even as he is pure.
(Moroni 7:44 & 47-48)

Hope In Christ's Atonement

And what is it that ye shall hope for?

Behold I say unto you that ye shall
have hope through the atonement of Christ
and the power of his resurrection,
to be raised unto life eternal,
and this because of your faith in him
according to the promise.
(Moroni 7:41)

True Disciples Of Christ

I judge that
ye have faith in Christ
because of your meekness.
(Moroni 7:39)

Only Through Faith In Christ

No man can be saved,

according to the words of Christ,

save they shall have faith in his name;

wherefore, if these things have ceased,

then has faith ceased also;

and awful is the state of man,

for they are as though there had been
no redemption made.

(Moroni 7:38)

With Faith In Jesus Christ

And Christ hath said:
If ye will have faith in me
ye shall have power to do
whatsoever thing is expedient in me.

And he hath said:
Repent all ye ends of the earth,
and come unto me,
and be baptized in my name,
and have faith in me,
that ye may be saved.
(Moroni 7:33-34)

Angels Testify Of Christ

Angels are subject unto him, to minister
according to the word of his command,
showing themselves unto them of strong faith
and a firm mind in every form of godliness.

And the office of their ministry
is to call men unto repentance,
and to fulfil and to do the work
of the covenants of the Father,
which he hath made unto the children of men,
to prepare the way among the children of men,
by declaring the word of Christ
unto the chosen vessels of the Lord,
that they may bear testimony of him.

And by so doing,
the Lord God prepareth the way
that the residue of men may have faith in Christ,
that the Holy Ghost may have place in their hearts,
according to the power thereof;
and after this manner bringeth to pass the Father,
the covenants which he hath made
unto the children of men.
(Moroni 7:30-32)

Christ Is A God Of Miracles

Have miracles ceased
because Christ hath ascended into heaven,
and hath sat down on the right hand of God,
to claim of the Father his rights of mercy
which he hath upon the children of men?

He hath answered the ends of the law,
and he claimeth all those who have faith in him;
and they who have faith in him
will cleave unto every good thing;
wherefore
he advocateth the cause of the children of men;
and he dwelleth eternally in the heavens.

And because he hath done this, have miracles ceased?

Behold I say unto you, Nay.
(Moroni 7:27-29)

Ask In Christ's Name

As surely as Christ liveth
he spake these words unto our fathers, saying:

Whatsoever thing ye shall ask the Father
in my name, which is good,
in faith believing that ye shall receive,
behold, it shall be done unto you.
(Moroni 7:26)

Jesus Christ Was Made Known

Behold, God knowing all things,
being from everlasting to everlasting,
behold, he sent angels to minister
unto the children of men,
to make manifest
concerning the coming of Christ.

And God also declared unto prophets,
by his own mouth,
that Christ should come.

And behold, there were divers ways
that he did manifest things
unto the children of men,
which were good; and all things
which are good cometh of Christ;
otherwise men were fallen, and
there could no good thing come unto them.

Wherefore, by the ministering of angels,
and by every word which
proceeded forth out of the mouth of God,
men began to exercise faith in Christ;
and thus by faith, they did lay hold
upon every good thing;
and thus it was until the coming of Christ.
(Moroni 7:22-25)

Goodness In Christ

In Christ
there should come
every good thing.
(Moroni 7:22)

The Gift Of Christ

Behold, the Spirit of Christ
is given to every man,
that he may know good from evil;
wherefore, I show unto you the way to judge;
for every thing which inviteth to do good,
and to persuade to believe in Christ,
is sent forth by the power and gift of Christ;
wherefore ye may know
with a perfect knowledge it is of God.

But whatsoever thing
persuadeth men to do evil,
and believe not in Christ, and deny him,
and serve not God,
then ye may know with a perfect knowledge
it is of the devil;
for after this manner doth the devil work,
for he persuadeth no man to do good,
no, not one; neither do his angels;
neither do they
who subject themselves unto him.

And now, my brethren, seeing that
ye know the light by which ye may judge,
which light is the light of Christ,
see that ye do not judge wrongfully;
for with that same judgment which ye judge
ye shall also be judged.

Wherefore,
I beseech of you, brethren, that ye should
search diligently in the light of Christ
that ye may know good from evil;
and if ye will lay hold upon every good thing,
and condemn it not,
ye certainly will be a child of Christ.
(Moroni 7:16-19)

Choose Christ

Behold, a bitter fountain
cannot bring forth good water;
neither can a good fountain
bring forth bitter water;
wherefore, a man
being a servant of the devil
cannot follow Christ;
and if he follow Christ
he cannot be a servant of the devil.
(Moroni 7:11)

The Savior Of The World

Behold, I am Jesus Christ the Son of God.

I created the heavens and the earth,
and all things that in them are.

I was with the Father from the beginning.

I am in the Father, and the Father in me;
and in me hath the Father glorified his name.

I came unto my own,
and my own received me not.

And the scriptures concerning my coming are fulfilled.

And as many as have received me,
to them have I given to become the sons of God;
and even so will I
to as many as shall believe on my name,
for behold, by me redemption cometh,
and in me is the law of Moses fulfilled.

I am the light and the life of the world.

I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end.

And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me
a broken heart and a contrite spirit.

And whoso cometh unto me
with a broken heart and a contrite spirit,
him will I baptize with fire and with the Holy Ghost.

Behold, I have come unto the world
to bring redemption unto the world,
to save the world from sin.

Therefore, whoso repenteth and
cometh unto me as a little child,
him will I receive,
for of such is the kingdom of God.

Behold, for such I have laid down my life,
and have taken it up again;
therefore repent, and come unto me
ye ends of the earth, and be saved.
(3 Nephi 9:15-18 & 20-22)

Jesus Christ Comes

Behold, the voice of the Lord came, saying:

Lift up your head and be of good cheer;
for behold, the time is at hand,
and on this night shall the sign be given,
and on the morrow come I into the world,
to show unto the world that
I will fulfil all that which
I have caused to be spoken
by the mouth of my holy prophets.

Behold, I come unto my own,
to fulfil all things which I have made known
unto the children of men
from the foundation of the world,
and to do the will, both of the Father and of the Son—
of the Father because of me,
and of the Son because of my flesh.

And behold, the time is at hand,
and this night shall the sign be given.

And it came to pass that
at the going down of the sun there was no darkness;
and the people began to be astonished
because there was no darkness when the night came.

And there were many, who knew that
the sign which had been given was already at hand.

And they began to know that
the Son of God must shortly appear.
(3 Nephi 1:12-17)

Through Our Hope In Christ

I would speak unto you that are of the church,
that are the peaceable followers of Christ,
and that have obtained a sufficient hope
by which ye can enter into the rest of the Lord,
from this time henceforth
until ye shall rest with him in heaven.
(Moroni 7:3)