Title | Article OF Faith 1 |
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Author | Abhishek Humagain |
Course | Introduction To Mormonism |
Institution | Brigham Young University-Idaho |
Pages | 1 |
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An assignment based on the 1st article of faith among the 13 article of faiths....
Na me :ABHI SHEKHUMAGAI N
SGAF# 1 :God ,Th eEt e r n a lFa t h e r
Me mor i z eAr t i c l eo fFa i t h# 1. Bepr e p a r e dt or e c i t ea n dwr i t et h i ss t a t e me n to fb e l i e fi nc l a s s . “Web e l i e v ei nGod, t h eEt e r n a lFa t h e r , a n di nHi sS o n ,J e s u sCh r i s t , a n di nt heHo l yGh o s t . ” Re a dt h ef o l l o wi n gr e f e r e n c e sc o n c e r n i n gGo d ,Th eEt e r n a lFa t h e r : T r uet ot h eFa i t h( Go dt h eFa t h e r ,p p74 7 6 ) Encycl o p e d i ao fMo r mo n i s m( Go dt heFa t h e r ) Sc r i pt u r e s :Mo s i a h4 : 9 , Mos e s1 : 3 9 , He br e ws1 2: 9, DC1 3 0: 20 22 , Bi b l eDi c t i on a r y“ God ”( p p . 68 1 68 2 ) ,3Ne ph i11 : 3 6 Mor mo nMe s s a g e :Ea r t h l yFa t h e r ,He a v e n l yFa t he r Pr e t e ndt h a ty o ua r ewr i t i n gal e t t e rt os o me o n ef a ra wa ywh okn o wsn o t h i n ga bo u tTh eCh u r c ho fJ e s usCh r i s tofLa t t e r d a ySa i n t s . Th i sp e r s o nwa n t sy o ut oe x p l a i nt ot h e m wh a t ki n do fbe i n gGo di sb a s e dup o nt h e i rb e l i e f s . Us e5 7s p e c i ficd i r e c tq u o t a t i o n sa n d r e f e r e n c e sf r o ma b o v et oi n c l u d et h r o u g ho u tt h i sh y p o t h e t i c a ll e t t e ri nd e s c r i bi n gt h ec h a r a c t e ro fGo dwo r s hi pp e db yme mb e r so fTh e Ch u r c ho fJ e s usCh r i s t . Th a n ky o u .
De a rf r i e n d , Asp e rt h er e q u e s to ny ou rl a s tl e t t e r ,Iwi l lt r ya nde xp l a i nt oy ouwh a tk i n do fb e i n gGodi s .Iwo u l dl i k et os t a r t wi t has c r i p t u r e ,“ Go dt h eFa t h e ri st h eSu p r e meBe i n gi nwho mweb e l i e v ea n dwho mwewor s h i p .Hei st h e u l t i ma t eCr e a t o r ,Ru l e r ,a ndPr e s e r v e ro fa l lt hi n g s .Hei sp e r f e c t ,h a sa l lp o we r ,a n dkn o wsa l lt hi n g s .He“ h a sa b o d yo ffle s ha n db o ne sa st a n gi bl ea sma n ’ s ”( D&C1 30 : 2 2 ) .Th ec h u r c ho fJ e s u sCh r i s to fLa t t e r Da ySa i nt s b e l i e v et h a tg odi st h eu l t i ma t ec r e a t ora n di sp e r f e c t l yc a p a bl eofl oo ki n ga f t e rt h ewh o l ewor l d .Het a k e sc a r eo f a l lhi sc hi l dr e n ( u s )f r omt h eb e g i n n i n gofo u rp r e mo r t a ll i f et oo u rt i mei ne a r t h( mo r t a ll i f e )a n da f t e rwel e a v e e a r t ha n dr e a c ht h es pi r i tr e a l m( p o s t mo r t a ll i f e ) .“ He a v e n l yFa t h e ri saGodo fj u d gme n ta n ds t r e n gt ha n d kn o wl e d g ea n dpo we r ,bu tHei sa l s oaGo dofpe r f e c tme r c y ,ki n dn e s s ,a n dc ha r i t y .Ev e nt h o u g hwe“ d on o t kn o wt h eme a n i n go fa l lt hi n g s , ”wec a nfin dp e a c ei nt h es u r ekn o wl e d g et h a tHel o v e su s ”( 1Ne p h i1 1: 17 ) . Go di sv e r yme r c i f ula ndd on o twi s hmi s f o r t un et oa n yo fhi sc hi l dr e n.Hei ski n da n dl o vi n ga ng i v e sc ha n c eof r e pe n t a nc ea n dc or r e c t i n gon e s e l ft oa l lhi sc hi l dr e ns ot h a tt h e ya l lc a nl i v eha p p i l ye v e ra f t e rwi t hh i mi nt h e ki n g d omo fj o y . He a v e n l yFa t he ri st h eSu pr e meCr e a t o r .Thr o u g hJ e s u sChr i s t ,Hec r e a t e dh e a v e na nde a r t ha nd a l lt h i n g si nt h e m( Mo s e s2 : 1 ) .Al mas a i d ,“ Al lt h i n g sd e no t et h e r ei saGo d ;y e a ,e v e nt hee a r t h ,a n da l lt h i n g s t h a ta r eup o nt h ef a c eo fi t , y e a ,a ndi t smo t i o n ,y e a ,a n da l s oa l lt h ep l a n e t swhi c hmo v ei nt h e i rr e g u l a rf or md o wi t n e s st h a tt h e r ei saSu pr e meCr e a t or ”( Al ma3 0: 4 4) .Go di st h eh e a v e nl yf a t h e rwh ov e r ys i mi l a r l yo u ro wn f a t h e rt a k ec a r eo fu sa ndwi s hl o v ea n df o r t u net ou s .Go d ’ spl a no fs a l v a t i ona s s ur e suse t e r na lha p p i n e s sa n d h ema k e si tpo s s i b l ef o ra l lhi sc h i l d r e nt ob ea b l et ol i v ewi t ht h e i rf a mi l ye v e na f t e rd e a t hpa r t st h e m." Fo r b e h ol d,t h i si smywo r ka ndmyg l o r y t ob r i n gt op a s st h ei mmor t a l i t ya n de t e r na ll i f eo fma n"( Mo s e s1: 39 ) . Pe op l eo fLDSf a i t hp e r c e i v et heGo dv e r ys a met ou sh u ma nsb utofh i g h e rr a n k ,t h e yb e l i e v et h a thu ma n b e i n g sa r ec r e a t e di nt h ef o r ma ndi ma g eo faGo d .Ast h ePr o ph e tJ o s e phSmi t he x pl a i n e d," Th eFa t h e rha sa b o d yo ffle s ha n db o ne sa st a n gi bl ea sma n ' s ;t h eSo na l s o;bu tt h eHo l yGh os th a sno tab od yo ffle s ha ndb on e s b u ti sap e r s on a g eo fSp i r i t "( D&C1 30 : 2 2 ) . Ih o pet h i swi l lbu i l da ni ma g eo fc h a r a c t e r i s t i c so fGo dwo r s hi p pe db yme mbe r sofTh eChu r c ho fJ e s usCh r i s t . Ia mmo r et h a nh a p p yt ob ea b l et os h a r ewi t hy oumykn o wl e d g eofGo dt h ee t e r na lFa t h e ra ndwo u l dl i k et o i n vi t ey o ut oc l o s ey o ure y e sa ndt r yt ov i s i o nwh a tki n do fb e i n gGo di s .I fy o ud os owi t hac l e a nmi n da n d p u r ei n t e n t i o n s ,Ia ms u r ey o uwi l lb ea bl et os e ewh a tIs e e . You r st r u l y , Ab h i s he k Qu e s t i o n s : 1 .So mer e l i g i o nsb e l i e v et h a tt h e r ei smo r et ha no neg o d ,wh a td oLDSt h i n ka b o utt ha t ? 2 .Wh yd oLDSo n l yt a l ka b o uth e a v e nl yf a t h e ra n dn o ta b o uth e a v e nl ymo t h e r ,i ft h e r ei so n e ....