iMormon – Faith in Christ
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If a man die, shall he live again?
Amidst his arduous trials, Job asked, “If a man die, shall he live again?” (Job 14:14). He looked forward to the Lord calling him from grave; his faith in the resurrection was sure. He testified to all of us, “Though this body be destroyed, yet in my flesh shall I see God.” (Job 19:26). Job’s testimony joins perfectly with the Savior’s own teachings about His disposition and ours as a result of His resurrection. He understood the revelations of true prophets. The Savior himself would explain to the disciples:
Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me: because I live, ye shall live also.
At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.
Who is God?
I remember growing up and feeling very confused about who and what God really was. I knew that I had a earthly father. His name is Bill. Deep inside, I also knew that I am a spirit son of a Heavenly Father. Nobody had to convince me of that, and I didn’t need to see Him to know who He is. I knew it like I know I have a heart. My Heavenly Father’s existence was a no-brainer. It should come as no surprise that I did not hesitate to accept the scriptures’ testimony that Jesus of Nazareth is the literal Son of God the Father—my Heavenly Father. Not only did Christ acknowledge this paternal relationship several times by referring to His Father in his teachings and directing His prayers to His Father, but Heavenly Father bore witness of the Savior, claiming Jesus as His son, when Christ was baptized (Matthew 3:17) and again when the Lord was transfigured before Peter, James and John (Matthew 17:5). Read the rest of this entry »
