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Re: I'm so scared, confused spiritually Ray » Chris O

Posted by rayww on June 21, 2004, at 20:47:58

In reply to Re: I'm so scared, confused spiritually Ray, posted by Chris O on June 21, 2004, at 16:55:43

You have asked a question that I probably can't answer without offending another belief, but I will tell you some of what I believe on it. I don't know why you have such fear, or guilt, or what is in your past, but we believe the purpose of the atonement is to heal us from all of those things-our sin, our pain, guilt, fear, and hurts. But there is a procedure. First you must have faith to believe, then begin to raise your standards through repentance, and when you are ready, comes baptism. (faith, repentance, baptism) Baptism in our faith is to symbolize our willingness to completely reform our lives to the teachings of Jesus Christ, and with that in turn comes complete forgiveness here and now. The moment we come up out of the waters of baptism we are considered brand new and get to have a fresh start. The only free gift in this is the resurrection, all else comes with a price. For instance, you cannot continue in a corrupt life style and expect to have no fear. The mantle of peace comes as we grow in the gospel, beginning in the Bible. The important thing for you right now is to continue doing exactly what you are doing. God will not leave your prayers unanswered. You may have to keep at it awhile, but I know he will answer you if you truly desire. Scriptues are full of accounts of people who prayed all day and all night until they received a remission of their sins and knew their standing with God. I encourage you to keep searching until you are satisfied. Never ever give up.

The spirit that tells us we should pray is the one you should listen to. The spirit that whispers that we don't need to pray is the false one. It is really hard at first to discern, but it comes easier as we obey. http://scriptures.lds.org/query?words=spirit+that+teacheth+to+pray&scripturesearch_button=Search


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