Proclaiming the Gospel of Jesus Christ
Message 86: 69
The Assembly is for the people to learn this great work and follow through. The work of the ministry is in the hands of the apostles—lead them aright.
The Assembly is a time that all can come together and learn from one another. This includes the teaching of Christ, but also the encouragement that comes with being with like minded people. The Assembly is a joyous event that has many benefits.
2 Peter 2:1 -3
“But there were false prophets also among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you, who privily shall bring in damnable heresies, even denying the Lord that bought them, and bring upon themselves swift destruction. And many shall follow their pernicious ways; by reason of whom the way of truth shall be evil spoken of. And through covetousness shall they with feigned words make merchandise of you: whose judgment now of a long time lingereth not, and their damnation slumbereth not.”
Be careful out there. There are many people who claim to be teaching about Christ and this message that are just shouting evil. Make sure you don’t get caught up in the emotions of the speaker and that you look at the words that they are saying. Only people sent by God will teach the truth. The truth can be found in the three books. All teaching must match the written words. If it does not, it is not from God.
Message 59:4
I cried repentance in the days that are past, my message is repentance today. Let all men repent of their sins and selfish ways, for sin cannot receive the glory of God nor the power of the Lamb slain. Except they repent they cannot be redeemed from that awful state. For the Lord has prepared the way of redemption and he has spoken. It is Christ’s words that shall judge all men, therefore, he cannot use man of his own way, for man’s heart is filled with selfishness.
God has put together a great plan for our salvation. It is up to us to follow it. There key points are repentance, baptism and follow Christ. We must repent of our sins that we, ourselves, have committed. After that we must be baptized by one having the authority to do so. We then follow Christ’s teachings in our daily lives. We cannot follow the teaching of a man for we will be judge against Christ’s. I challenge you to look at your life and see where you are in the plan. If you need to repent and be baptized, then let do it. If you have been baptized how well are you following the instructions that we have?
