"For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace we are saved, after all we can do." 2 Nephi 25:23
I love this scripture especially the last part when it says "after all we can do." It is important to know and realize that it's not all up to Christ to get us back to live with God again but its dependent also on the way we live our lives and the things we do. Which is not what other churches teach, they all teach that by grace we are saved! That we can't do and anything we do won't save us.
We need to understand that faith without works is dead (James 2:17), but also that works without faith are dead. Indeed, the more we understand about the process of salvation, the more we understand that it is not our righteousness that gets us there. *
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The prophet Nephi made an important contribution to our understanding of God’s grace when he declared, “We labor diligently … to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.”
However, I wonder if sometimes we misinterpret the phrase “after all we can do.” We must understand that “after” does not equal “because.” We are not saved “because” of all that we can do. Have any of us done all that we can do? Does God wait until we’ve expended every effort before He will intervene in our lives with His saving grace?
Many people feel discouraged because they constantly fall short. They know firsthand that “the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” They raise their voices with Nephi in proclaiming, “My soul grieveth because of mine iniquities.”
I am certain Nephi knew that the Savior’s grace allows and enables us to overcome sin. This is why Nephi labored so diligently to persuade his children and brethren “to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God.”
After all, that is what we can do! And that is our task in mortality! (General Conference, Apr. 2015 (link is external))*
Blessing: I have two jobs nd I'm able to make them work so I can do both.
*http://www.gospeldoctrine.com/content/2-nephi-25
I love this scripture especially the last part when it says "after all we can do." It is important to know and realize that it's not all up to Christ to get us back to live with God again but its dependent also on the way we live our lives and the things we do. Which is not what other churches teach, they all teach that by grace we are saved! That we can't do and anything we do won't save us.
We need to understand that faith without works is dead (James 2:17), but also that works without faith are dead. Indeed, the more we understand about the process of salvation, the more we understand that it is not our righteousness that gets us there. *
Dieter F. Uchtdorf
The prophet Nephi made an important contribution to our understanding of God’s grace when he declared, “We labor diligently … to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do.”
However, I wonder if sometimes we misinterpret the phrase “after all we can do.” We must understand that “after” does not equal “because.” We are not saved “because” of all that we can do. Have any of us done all that we can do? Does God wait until we’ve expended every effort before He will intervene in our lives with His saving grace?
Many people feel discouraged because they constantly fall short. They know firsthand that “the spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak.” They raise their voices with Nephi in proclaiming, “My soul grieveth because of mine iniquities.”
I am certain Nephi knew that the Savior’s grace allows and enables us to overcome sin. This is why Nephi labored so diligently to persuade his children and brethren “to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God.”
After all, that is what we can do! And that is our task in mortality! (General Conference, Apr. 2015 (link is external))*
Blessing: I have two jobs nd I'm able to make them work so I can do both.
*http://www.gospeldoctrine.com/content/2-nephi-25
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