You Must See Jesus In This Life To Receive Exaltation

[_log]

2 Nephi 18:20 To the law and to the testimony; and if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

There are a couple ways to take that verse. It may be understood to be saying if a teacher teaches not the law, neither testifies (as an eyewitness) of Christ, they are not of God.

D&C 19:31 And of tenets thou shalt not talk, but thou shalt declare repentance and faith on the Savior, and remission of sins by baptism, and by fire, yea, even the Holy Ghost.

This instruction given to Martin Harris seems sound counsel to keep.

JST Matthew 5:21 Whosoever, therefore, shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so to do, he shall in no wise be saved in the kingdom of heaven; but whosoever shall do and teach these commandments of the law until it be fulfilled, the same shall be called great, and shall be saved in the kingdom of heaven.

The commandments spoken of were the commandments he was speaking - in the Sermon on the Mount / Bountiful / Plain. Three witnesses to the same commandments. Three.

3 Nephi 12
19 And behold, I have given you the law and the commandments of my Father, that ye shall believe in me, and that ye shall repent of your sins, and come unto me with a broken heart and a contrite spirit. Behold, ye have the commandments before you, and the law is fulfilled.

20 Therefore come unto me and be ye saved; for verily I say unto you, that except ye shall keep my commandments, which I have commanded you at this time, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.

It's kind of important.

JST John 14
15 If ye love me, keep my commandments.

16 And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever;

17 Even the Spirit of truth; whom the world cannot receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth him; but ye know him; for he dwelleth with you, and shall be in you.

18 I will not leave you comfortless; I will come to you.

19 Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more; but ye see me; because I live, ye shall live also.

20 At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, and ye in me, and I in you.

21 He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth me; and he that loveth me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him.

22 Judas saith unto him, (not Iscariot,) Lord, how is it thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto the world?

23 Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words; and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him.

24 He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings; and the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's which sent me.

You love Jesus if, and only if, you keep his commandments. If you keep his commandments, he will come to you, and bring the Father to you.

D&C 132
21 Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye abide my law ye cannot attain to this glory.

22 For strait is the gate, and narrow the way that leadeth unto the exaltation and continuation of the lives, and few there be that find it, because ye receive me not in the world neither do ye know me.

23 But if ye receive me in the world, then shall ye know me, and shall receive your exaltation; that where I am ye shall be also.

24 This is eternal lives--to know the only wise and true God, and Jesus Christ, whom he hath sent. I am he. Receive ye, therefore, my law.

25 Broad is the gate, and wide the way that leadeth to the deaths; and many there are that go in thereat, because they receive me not, neither do they abide in my law.

To receive Jesus means to take him into your home. If you don't receive him into your home in the world, meaning (as I take it) this life, you don't get exalted. But, if you keep his sayings, he will come to you and you will receive him.

D&C 130:3 John 14:23--The appearing of the Father and the Son, in that verse, is a personal appearance; and the idea that the Father and the Son dwell in a man’s heart is an old sectarian notion, and is false.

All of this is literal and not metaphorical.

[_I have a question]

Is he going to want lunch? Because if he is I'll have to go shopping.

[_log]

For reference, here is the short version of the commandments.

JST Luke 6
20 And he lifted up his eyes on his disciples, and said, Blessed are the poor; for theirs is the kingdom of God.

21 Blessed are they who hunger now; for they shall be filled. Blessed are they who weep now; for they shall laugh.

22 Blessed are ye when men shall hate you, and when they shall separate you from among them, and shall reproach you, and cast out your name as evil, for the Son of Man's sake.

23 Rejoice ye in that day, and leap for joy; for behold your reward shall be great in heaven; for in the like manner did their fathers unto the prophets.

24 But woe unto you that are rich! For ye have received your consolation.

25 Woe unto you who are full! For ye shall hunger. Woe unto you who laugh now! For ye shall mourn and weep.

26 Woe unto you, when all men shall speak will of you! For so did their fathers to the false prophets.

27 But I say unto you who hear my words, Love your enemies, do good to them who hate you.

28 Bless them who curse you, and pray for them who despitefully use you and persecute you.

29 And unto him who smiteth thee on the cheek, offer also the other; or, in other words, it is better to offer the other, than to revile again. And him who taketh away thy cloak, forbid not to take thy coat also.

30 For it is better that thou suffer thine enemy to take these things, than to contend with him. Verily I say unto you, Your heavenly Father who seeth in secret, shall bring that wicked one into judgment.

31 Therefore give to every man who asketh of thee; and of him who taketh away thy goods, ask them not again.

32 And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

33 For if ye love them only who love you, what reward have you? For sinners also do even the same.

34 And if ye lend to them of whom ye hope to receive, what reward have you? For sinners also lend to sinners, to receive as much again.

35 But love ye your enemies, and do good, and lend, hoping for nothing again; and your reward shall be great; and ye shall be the children of the Highest; for he is kind unto the unthankful, and to the evil.

36 Be ye therefore merciful, as your Father also is merciful.

37 Judge not, and ye shall not be judged; condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned; forgive, and ye shall be forgiven.

38 Give, and it shall be given unto you; good measure, pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, shall men give into your bosom. For with the same measure that ye mete withal, it shall be measured to you again.

39 And he spake a parable unto them, Can the blind lead the blind? Shall they not both fall into the ditch?

40 A disciple is not above his master; but every one that is perfect shall be as his master.

41 And why beholdest thou the mote which is in thy brother's eye, but perceivest not the beam which is in thine own eye?

42 Again, how canst thou say to thy brother, Let me pull out the mote that is in thine eye, when thou thyself beholdest not the beam which is in thine own eye? Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thine own eye, and then shalt thou see clearly to pull out the mote which is in thy brother's eye.

43 For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit;

44 For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather they grapes.

45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is good. And an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart, bringeth forth that which is evil; for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

46 And why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?

47 Whosoever cometh to me, and heareth my sayings and doeth them, I will show you to whom he is like.

48 He is like a man who built a house, and digged deep, and laid the foundation on a rock, and when the flood arose, the stream beat vehemently upon that house, and could not shake it; for it was founded upon a rock.

49 But he who heareth and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built a house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great.

If you love him, keep his commandments, and he will come to you, and you will receive him in the world, and you will know him in the world, and he will bring the Father to you, and you will receive your exaltation.

[_SteelHead]

I had lunch with Jesus last Thursday. Says he doesn't know you log.

[_MissTish]

Is he going to want lunch? Because if he is I'll have to go shopping.

Shopping list:
Loaves
Fishes

[_Quasimodo]

Is he going to want lunch? Because if he is I'll have to go shopping.

Shopping list:
Loaves
Fishes

Wine (a good one). Ask yourself, what would Jesus drink?

[_ludwigm]

Is he going to want lunch? Because if he is I'll have to go shopping.

Shopping list:
Loaves
Fishes

#0
# stands for §; both of them unknown in Greek, Hebrew, Aramaic or Martian (Martians; they are unknown as well, ask ludwigm to fix Your brain)

#1
An accusation produced to Pontius Pilate (/ˌpɒnᵗʃəs ˈpaɪlət/ or /ˌpɒnti.əs ˈpaɪlət/; Latin: Pontius Pīlātus, Greek: Πόντιος Πιλάτος, Pontios Pīlātos) see #4; we don't know and don't write any Latin, according to #3

#2:
No #2 was deleted, because of --- today nonexisting --- ludwigm and Shades are trying coexist. Asserting failed.

#3:
"there was no Greek or Latin upon the plates from which I, through the grace of the Lord, translated the Book of Mormon."
That words from Times and Seasons, vol.4, no. 13 (May 15, 1843) p. 194. don't exist as well, as no "Times and Seasons" and "1943" exist today (1 BC), as well.
Moreover, forget some other references to the accused:
"And now, my sons, remember, remember that it is upon the rock of our Redeemer, who is Christ, the Son of God, that ye must build your foundation". (Helaman 5:12).
"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 10:10).
For Helaman and Nephi see #5

#4:
He himself addressed himself by "Pilatus" as a well educated Roman; English speaking analphabets (English is not known as a proper language, even it doesn't exists now, in 1 BC), even Claudius has led four legions to Britain (Britannia) --- against the future Englishmans (Englishmen for those analphabets) presented here; by the way don't confuse Englishmans/Englishmen with Americans (see #2473) they are different species and don't exist today as well.
See President --- Nixon; Clinton; Bush (the GW one for disambiguation) as the more effecient (read as efficient...) ones. Don't really exist.

#5:
Helaman and Nephi are the same as "Times and Seasons" and "1943", see #3

#10

But he said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they said, We have no more but five loaves and two fishes; except we should go and buy meat for all this people.
Then he took the five loaves and the two fishes, and looking up to heaven, he blessed them, and brake, and gave to the disciples to set before the multitude.

[_ludwigm]

Skip this above...

[_I have a question]

Is he going to want lunch? Because if he is I'll have to go shopping.

Shopping list:
Loaves
Fishes

Wine (a good one). Ask yourself, what would Jesus drink?

Jesus is a Mormon, so he'd drink Shloer.
http://www.shloer.com

But no need to go to any expense, just serve him tap water and he'll sort it out from there...

[_The CCC]

Jesus is a Jew so he drinks cloyingly sweet Manischewitz wine.

I still have no clue as to what Log is talking about.