Richard W. Linford
Yeshua, Jesus Christ, the Holy Messiah, the Prince of Love and Peace, the Great Creator, the Perfect Man of Holiness, the Mighty God of Battle, is perfectly able to and will in fact heal your life if you turn to Him, repent of your sins, and keep His commandments.
YESHUA Can Heal Your Life!
I work at being a husband, a dad to 8, a granddad to 29, a community servant, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, a witness of and for Jesus Christ. Yeshua, Jesus Christ, is the Resurrected Living Christ who heals my life and can heal yours if you will kneel at His feet and let Him do so.
YESHUA CAN HEAL YOUR LIFE.
Able.
Yeshua, the Lord Jesus Christ, is “Able … to save [us] to the uttermost [if we] come unto [God the Father] by him, seeing he ever liveth to make intercession for [us].” (Hebrews 7:25) He is “Able to do all things according to his will, for [us], if it so be that [we] exercise faith in him …”. (1 Nephi 7:12) “For in that he himself hath suffered being tempted, he is Able to succour [we who] are tempted.” (Hebrews 2:18)
“Our God [Jehovah] whom we serve is Able to deliver us from the burning fiery furnace” and from the lions. (Daniel 3:17; 3; 6) As he has “promised, he [is] Able to perform.” (Romans 4:21)
Our “God is Able to make all grace abound toward [us].” (2 Corinthians 9:8) Jesus Christ “is Able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we ask or think, according to the power that worketh in us. Unto him be glory in the church by Christ Jesus throughout all ages, world without end. Amen.”(Ephesians 3:20, 21)
“For our conversation is in heaven; from whence also we look for the Saviour, the Lord Jesus Christ: Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is Able even to subdue all things unto himself.” (Philippians 3:20-21)
He is “the Lord [who] is Able to do all things according to his will, for the children of men, if it so be that they exercise faith in him. Wherefore, let us be faithful to him.” (1 Nephi 7:12)
For He said: “I am Able to do mine own work.” (2 Nephi 27:20) Indeed, He “is Able to keep [us] from falling, and to present [us] faultless before the presence of his glory with exceeding joy. To the only wise God our Saviour, be glory and majesty, dominion and power, both now and ever. Amen.” (Jude 1:24-25)
Through our repentance, he is Able to lift us up when we fall.
“Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is Able to save your souls” (James 1:21) both temporally and spiritually.
The Father and The Holy Ghost are also Able.
Abrahamic Covenant.
Jesus Christ embodies the Abrahamic Covenant. God the Father is the example, source and maker of the Covenant with Abraham. “Abraham first received the gospel by baptism (which is the covenant of salvation). Then he had conferred upon him the higher priesthood, and he entered into celestial marriage (which is the covenant of exaltation), gaining assurance thereby that he would have eternal increase. Finally he received a promise that all of these blessings would be offered to all of his mortal posterity (D&C 132:29-50; Abraham 2:6-11). Included in these divine promises [of God The Father] to Abraham were the assurances that (1) Christ would come through Abraham’s lineage, and that (2) Abraham’s posterity would receive certain lands as an eternal inheritance (Genesis 17; 22:15-18; Galatians 3; Abraham 2). These promises taken together are called the Abrahamic covenant. It was renewed with Rebecca and Isaac (Genesis 24:60; 26:1-4, 24) and again with Jacob (Genesis 28; 35:9-13; 48:3-4). The portions of the covenant that pertain to personal salvation and eternal increase are renewed with each individual who receives the ordinance of celestial marriage (see D&C 132:29-33). Those of non-Israelite lineage, sometimes referred to as gentiles, are adopted into the house of Israel, and become heirs of the covenant and the seed of Abraham, through the ordinances of the gospel of Jesus Christ. (Galatians 3:26-29) (Bible Dictionary p. 602)
Adonai.
Christ is Adonai, which in the Old Testament refers to God, literally means my Lord and is usually translated Lord. (Elder Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine [hereafter MD], p. 23)
Advocate with the Father.
“Jesus Christ the righteous” is our Advocate with the Father, pleading our cause before The Father as we are humble and repentant. (1 John 2:1; Doctrine & Covenants [hereafter D&C] 29:5; 32:3; 62:1; 110:4; Moroni 7:28) He is our “advocate, who knoweth [our] weakness … and how to succor [us] when we are tempted.” (D&C 62:1)
He appears as our legal counsel in heaven in the presence of God the Father, advocating our cause (Moroni 7:28), saving us from our spiritual bankruptcy, conditional on our repentance. (Hebrews 9:24) Since each of us who is of age and of a sound mind has sinned and come short of the glory of God, if we repent, we have him, Christ Jesus, as our attorney before the bar of Justice, pleading our cause, securing for us mercy, saving us from our sins, conditionally on coming unto him and giving away those sins. (Greek: paraclete meaning advocate, helper, and intercessor, indeed he is our Savior who consoles us in our great time of judgment and need.)
“Hearken, O ye people of my church, to whom the kingdom has been given; hearken ye and give ear to him who laid the foundation of the earth, who made the heavens and all the hosts thereof, and by whom all things were made which live, and move, and have a being.
“And again I say, hearken unto my voice, lest death shall overtake you; in an hour when ye think not the summer shall be past, and the harvest ended, and your souls not saved.
“Listen to him who is your advocate with the Father, who is pleading your cause before him –
“Saying: Father, behold the sufferings and death of him who did no sin, in whom thou wast well pleased; behold the blood of thy Son which was shed, the blood of him whom thou gavest that thyself might be glorified;
“Wherefore, Father, spare these my brethren that believe on my name, that they may come unto me and have everlasting life.”
(D&C 45:1-5)
AHMAN. SON AHMAN.
A name of God the Father is Ahman, or possibly Ah Man, a name-title meaning Man of Holiness. (Moses 6:57.) God the Father revealed himself to Adam by this name to signify that he is a Holy Man, a sacred truth which we must know and comprehend if we are to become like Him and inherit exaltation. A name of Jesus Christ is therefore Son Ahman. (1 John 3:1-3; D&C 132:19-25) (Journal of Discourses, vol. 2, p. 342.; MD, p. 29)
“Behold, what manner of love the Father hath bestowed upon us that we should be called the sons of God: therefore the world knoweth us not, because it knew him not. Beloved, now are we the sons of God, and it doth not yet appear what we shall be: but we know that, when he shall appear, we shall be like him; for we shall see him as he is. And every man that hath this hope in him purifieth himself, even as he is pure.” (1 John 3:1-3)
Almighty. Almighty God. Lord Almighty. Lord God Almighty.
The Father is The Almighty God and The Son is The Almighty God. Each is The Almighty God who “shall bless [us] with blessings of heaven above, blessings of the deep that lieth under, blessings of the breasts, and of the womb: …”(Genesis 49:25)
Each is omnipotent having unlimited power and might. Hence, each is Almighty in creation and all kinds of mighty works and miracles, healing the sick, raising the dead, causing the lame to walk, and the blind to receive their sight, the deaf to hear, curing all manner of diseases, casting out devils, the evil spirits which dwell in the hearts men. (Revelation 1:8; 2 Nephi 23:6; Helaman 10:11; D&C 84:96; 121:33) (MD, p. 30)
“And when Abram was ninety years old and nine, the LORD appeared to Abram, and said unto him, I am the Almighty God; walk before me, and be thou perfect. And I will make my covenant between me and thee, and will multiply thee exceedingly.” (Genesis 17:1-2; 28:3; 1 Nephi 17:48; D&C 20:21; 87:6; 88:106.)
Both Father and Son are designated “Lord Almighty” and “Lord God Almighty. (2 Corinthians 6:18; D&C 84:118) “And the four beasts had each of them six wings about him; and they were full of eyes within: and they rest not day and night, saying, Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, which was, and is, and is to come.” (Revelation 4:8; 11:17; 15:3; 16:7; 21:22; 1 Nephi 1:14;)
“And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever. And the four and twenty elders, which sat before God on their seats, fell upon their faces, and worshiped God, Saying, We give thee thanks, O Lord God Almighty, which art, and wast, and art to come; because thou hast taken to thee thy great power, and hast reigned.” (Revelation 11:15-17; 21:22)
“O Lord God Almighty, hear us in these our petitions, and answer us from heaven, thy holy habitation, where thou sittest enthroned, with glory, honor, power, majesty, might, dominion, truth, justice, judgment, mercy, and an infinity of fulness, from everlasting to everlasting.”(Kirtland Temple dedicatory prayer. D&C 109:77; 121:4)
“Great and marvelous are thy works, O Lord God Almighty! Thy throne is high in the heavens, and thy power, and goodness, and mercy are over all the inhabitants of the earth; and, because thou art merciful, thou wilt not suffer those who come unto thee that they shall perish!” (B of M, The prophet Lehi, 1 Nephi 1:14; 2 Nephi 9:46)
Both Father and Son are Almighty to save us from death and the fall, and from our own sins if we willingly humble ourselves and repent of our sins.
They are Almighty to create universes and worlds without number. Of Christ, we read “that by him, and through him, and of him, the worlds are and were created, and the inhabitants thereof are begotten sons and daughters unto God.” (D&C 76:24)
They are Almighty to rescue us from present physical or spiritual difficulties, pain and suffering.
“Both the Father and the Son, being omnipotent Gods, are designated by the name-titles, Almighty (Genesis 49:25; Revelation 2:8; 2 Nephi 23:6; Helaman 10:11; D&C 84:96; 121:33), Almighty God (Genesis 17:1; 28:3; 1 Nephi 17:48; D&C 20:21; 87:6; 88:106), Lord Almighty (D&C 84:118; 2 Corinthians 6:18), and Lord God Almighty. (Revelation 4:8; 11:17; 21:22; D&C 109:77; 121:4; 1 Nephi 1:14; 2 Nephi 9:46) These designations signify that these holy beings have all power and unlimited might. A deep sense of reverence is implicit in the use of each name-title.” (MD, p. 30)
Alpha and Omega. Alphus.
Christ is Alpha and Omega. “I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.” (Revelation 1:8)
“And I [John] turned to see the voice that spake with me. And being turned, I saw seven golden candlesticks;
“And in the midst of the seven candlesticks one like unto the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle.
“His head and his hairs were like white wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
“And his feet like unto fine brass, as if they burned in a furnace; and his voice as the sound of many waters.
“And he had in his right hand seven stars: and out of his mouth went a sharp two edged sword: and his countenance was as the sun shineth in his strength.
“And when I saw him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying unto me, Fear not; I am the first and the last:
“I am he that liveth, and was dead; and, behold, I am alive for evermore, Amen; and have the keys of hell and of death.” (Revelation 1:12-17)
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the end. I will give unto him that is athirst of the fountain of the water of life freely.
“He that overcometh shall inherit all things; and I will be his God, and he shall be my son.
“But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.”
(Revelation 21:6-8) (See Revelation 22:13; D&C 19:1; 63:60; 68:35; 75:1; 81:7; 112:34; 132:66)
Christ is not only the firstborn son and thus “the beginning of the creation of God.” (Revelation 3:14) But also, He is the ending of God The Father’s creation. For if we are righteous we are destined at some point to be like Him in character and capabilities.
He is the First and He is the Last: First begotten of the dead who “loved us, and washed us from our sins in his own blood, “And hath made us kings and priests unto God and his Father; to him be glory and dominion for ever and ever. Amen. Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.” ((Revelation 1:17; 2:8; 22:13; 1:5-7)
“But now is Christ risen from the dead, and become the Firstfruits of them that slept.” (1 Corinthians 15:20,23)
Firstborn of the Father in the spirit; First fruits of the Resurrection. Last to present us holy and without spot to the Father.
First and Last in the sense that the Plan of Salvation and Exaltation is one eternal round beginning with Christ and ending with Christ.
He is also Alphus, a derivative of Alpha and thus He is the noblest and greatest of God’s children. (D&C 95:17; P of G P, Abraham 3:22-24)
“One of the name-titles of Christ is Alphus (D&C 95:17), a derivative of the Greek Alpha. Use of this title emphasizes our Lord’s high status of godhood in pre-existence; he was God from eternity; by diligence and obedience, while yet a Spirit Being, he became “like unto God” the Father. (Abraham 3:22-24)” (MD, p. 31)
Amen.
Christ is the “Amen, the faithful and true witness” of The Father. (Revelation 3:14) Amen signifies ratification. “It is in and through him that the seal of divine affirmation is placed on all the promises of the Father.” (MD, p. 32) Christ eschews all that is evil. He ratifies all that is good. Amen and Amen.
Amazing Grace.
Jesus Christ is AMAZING GRACE!
In the words of John Newton,
that great slave ship Captain turned Minister:
Amazing grace! (how sweet the sound)
That sav’d a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind, but now I see.
‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
And grace my fears reliev’d;
How precious did that grace appear,
The hour I first believ’d!
Thro’ many dangers, toils and snares,
I have already come;
‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.
The Lord has promis’d good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be,
As long as life endures.
Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
And mortal life shall cease;
I shall possess, within the veil,
A life of joy and peace.
The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
The sun forbear to shine;
But God, who call’d me here below,
Will be forever mine.
Ancient of Days.
Adam, known before his mortality as Michael the Archangel, is referred to as the Ancient of Days. Both the Father and Jesus also carry the title Ancient of Days in that they are Alpha and Omega, the beginning and ending, having existed and governed worlds without end. (Daniel 7:9-14, 22; Revelation 1:14-15; D&C 78:16.)
Angel.
“Our Lord is called The Angel by Jacob in the blessing which he gave to Ephraim and Mannasseh. “God, before whom my fathers Abraham and Isaac did walk, the God which fed me all my life long unto this day, The Angel which redeemed me from all evil, bless the lads,” he said. (Genesis 48:15-16.) The [Joseph Smith] Inspired Version makes no change in this statement, … It may be that the King James translators were attempting to use language in the same way when they recorded the experience of Moses at the burning bush in these words: “And the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a flame of fire out of the midst of a bush. . . . And … God called unto him out of the midst of the bush, and said, … I am the God of thy father, the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob.” (Exodus 3:2-6) It was not an angel in the usual sense of the word but [Jehovah] the Lord Jesus who appeared to Moses in the bush.
The passage is more meaningful if the term The Angel is interpreted in the same sense in which Jacob used it. In this instance the Inspired Version concurs by changing the account to read, “The presence of the Lord appeared unto him, in a flame of fire in the midst of a bush” (Inspired Version, Exodus 3:2), thus showing that what the King James Version calls The Angel is The Lord.” (MD pp. 34-35)
Anointed. Annointed One.
Christ is the Anointed One (Greek) – set apart and anointed by the Father in pre-existence councils to declare the Father’s Plan of Happiness and to work out the great atonement in our behalf.
“God anointed Jesus of Nazareth with the Holy Ghost and with power.” (Acts 10:38) Only “Jesus is spoken of as the Christ and the Messiah, which means he is the one anointed of [and by] the Father to be the Father’s personal representative in all things pertaining to the salvation of mankind. The English word Christ is from a Greek word meaning anointed, and is the equivalent of Messiah, which is from a Hebrew and Aramaic term meaning anointed.” (Bible Dictionary, Anoint, Anointed One, p. 609.)
“Messiah means Anointed One, and accordingly Christ is the Anointed One. (Psalm 2; Acts 4:23-30) He was the Anointed of the Father to carry the eternal truths of salvation to the living and to the dead. (Isaiah 61:1-3; Luke 4:16-32; Acts 10:38)” (MD, p. 39)
Anthropomorphic God.
He and His Father are Anthropomorphic Gods. “Strictly speaking anthropomorphism is the conception that God has human attributes and characteristics; hence, people who profess to worship a personal God are sometimes said to believe in an anthropomorphic God. Actually, of course, man was created in God’s image, not God in man’s. But since man is the inheritor of the physical form and, to some extent, the attributes and characteristics of Deity, it follows that Deity has the same form and the fulness of the attributes enjoyed by men, and so in a rather inaccurate sense it may be agreed that the true God is an anthropomorphic Being.” (MD, p. 39) The Father has a body of flesh and bones As tangible as man’s; the Son also; but the Holy Ghost has not a body of flesh and bones, but is a personage of Spirit. Were it not so, the Holy Ghost could not dwell in us. (Doctrine & Covenants 130:22)
Apostle. Apostle and High Priest of Our Profession.
Jesus Christ is the great Apostle of the Church. (Hebrews 3:1) This means, not that he held the ordained office of apostle in the Melchizedek Priesthood, but that he himself stands as a special witness of his own divine mission. “I am Jesus that was crucified. I am the Son of God.” is the sacred witness he bears of himself. (John 10:36; D&C 45:52)” (MD, p. 460.)
He is “the Apostle and high priest of our profession, Christ Jesus; Who was faithful [in all things to the Father who] appointed him, …” (Hebrews 3:1,2; 4:14; 10:21) As is The Father, He is the Apostolic witness of his role as Savior and Redeemer. He is also the Apostolic witness of the Father. He is the Apostolic witness that the Father prepared the divine Plan of Happiness which if followed will lead us back into the Celestial presence of the Father from whence we came.
Atoning Sacrifice for our Sins. Atonement.
Jesus Christ is the Atoning Sacrifice. Jesus Christ is the Atonement. There is no such thing as the atonement separate from Jesus Christ. His sacrifice of his life’s blood and body in Gethsemane and on the Cross, his agony in the garden and on the cross, atoned for the sins of all mankind. “The word [atonement] describes the setting “at one” of those who have been estranged, and denotes the reconciliation of man to God. Sin is the cause of the estrangement, and therefore the purpose of atonement is to correct or overcome the consequences of sin. … Jesus Christ, as the Only Begotten Son of God and the only sinless person to live on this earth, was the only one capable of making an atonement for mankind. By his selection and foreordination in the Grand Council [in heaven] before the world was formed, his divine Son-ship, his sinless life, the shedding of his blood in the garden of Gethsemane, [by his incomprehensible sufferings], by his death on the cross and subsequent bodily resurrection from the grave, he made [the] perfect atonement for all mankind.
“All are covered unconditionally as pertaining to the fall of Adam. Hence, all shall rise from the dead with immortal bodies, because of Jesus’ atonement. “For as in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive” (1 Corinthians 15:22), and all little children are innocent at birth. The atonement is conditional, however, so far as each person’s individual sins are concerned [little children under age eight excepted], and touches every one to the degree that he has faith in Jesus Christ, repents of his sins, and obeys the gospel. … Sin is lawlessness 1 John 3:4); it is a refusal on men’s part to submit to the law of God (Romans 8:7). By transgression man loses control over his own will and becomes the slave of sin (Romans 7:14), and so incurs the penalty of spiritual death, which is alienation from God (Romans 6:23). The atonement of Jesus Christ redeems all mankind from the fall of Adam and causes all to be answerable for their own manner of life. This means of atonement is provided by the Father (John 3:16-17), and is offered in the life and person of his Son, Jesus Christ (2 Corinthians 5:19).” (Bible Dictionary, Atonement, p. 617.)
Arm of the Lord.
He is the Arm of the Lord. (Isaiah 51:9-16.)
Austere Man.
The Lord Jesus is the Austere Man. “In the parable of the pounds, the Lord agrees with the slothful servant who did not put the Lord’s money out to usury and give Him a return on his investment that He is an Austere Man who will meet out judgment, justice, penalties and punishment for both sins of omission and sins of commission. (Luke 19:12-27; MD, 66)
Stern in appearance or manner, somber and grave, morally strict, simple and unadorned, giving little or no scope for pleasure, severe, and ascetic are dictionary definitions of the word austere, several of which definitions apply to Our Savior.
In any event, no matter what He looks like, He, Jesus The Christ, is not one to be trifled with. We may justly assume that Our Father in Heaven likewise is an Austere Man.
Author of Our Eternal Salvation. Author and Finisher of Our Faith. Author and Perfector of our Faith. Author of Salvation.
Christ, “Though he were a Son, yet learned he obedience by the things which he suffered; And being made perfect, he became the Author of Eternal Salvation unto all them that obey him” (Hebrews 5:8-9) which means that Jesus Christ accepted the Father’s Plan of Salvation in full and makes it available to us through the power of His atoning sacrifice.
As the Author and Finisher of our Faith, Author and Perfector of our Faith, He is the leader in carrying out the Plan of Salvation in behalf of all men.
“Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, Looking unto Jesus the Author and Finisher of Our Faith; who for the joy that was set before him endured the cross, despising the shame, and is set down at the right hand of the throne of God.” (Hebrews 12:1-2; B of M, Moroni 6:4)
Author in the sense that by following His Father’s will, with His sinless life He “wrote” the scriptures and the commandments and marked the path for each of us to follow. What manner of men and women must we be? Even as He is! (3 Nephi 27:27)
He “authored” the commandments with his finger on Sinai. “And he gave unto Moses, when he had made an end of communing with him upon mount Sinai, two tables of testimony, tables of stone, written with the finger of God.” (Exodus 31:18)
Finisher of our faith in that he purges and purifies us of sin and leads us to each successive higher realm until we too achieve perfection and enter into our rest worlds without end.
“Christ is the Author of Salvation. This means that he made salvation available to all men in that he worked out the infinite and eternal atonement. Paul’s statement that Christ is “the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him” (Hebrews 5:0), as the marginal reading shows, means that he is the “cause” thereof; that is, salvation is possible because of his atoning sacrifice, without this sacrifice there would be no salvation. Paul’s other statement that Christ is “the author and finisher of our faith” (Hebrews 12:2), also according to the marginal reading, means that he is the “leader” in the cause of salvation.
“Christ is not the Author of Salvation in the sense that he created the plan of salvation, nor in the sense that he supposedly presented a plan of his own in the councils in heaven, which plan the Father supposedly adopted in preference to a less desirable one formulated by Lucifer. Rather, Our Father is the Author of the plan of salvation, a plan which began to operate long before Christ was ever chosen to be the Redeemer.
“Thus when the Father presented his own plan in the pre-existent council, he asked for volunteers from whom he could choose a Redeemer to be born into mortality as the Son of God. Lucifer offered to become the Son of God on condition that the terms of the Father’s plan were modified to deny men their agency and to heap inordinate reward upon the one [himself] working out the redemption. Christ, on the other hand, accepted the Father’s plan in full, saying, “Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever.” Our Lord was then foreordained to a mission which in due course he fulfilled, which mission enabled him to make salvation available to all men. (Moses 4:1-4; Abraham 3:22-28) (MD, pp. 66-67)
As directed by His Father, He is the Author of the Bible. He is the Author of the Book of Mormon. He is the Author of all the inspired words of the Holy Prophets from time immemorial — Adam, Enoch, Noah, Melchizedek, Abraham, Isaiah, Jeremiah, Ezekiel, Elijah, Peter, James, John and the ancient apostles, and all the modern Apostles and Prophets.
He is the Author of all that is good, virtuous and true.
Author of The Ten Commandments.
He, Jehovah, is the Author of The Ten Commandments having written them while on Mount Sinai with his own hand. (Exodus 20:1-17)
And God spake all these words, saying,
I am the LORD thy God, which have brought thee out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bondage.
Thou shalt have no other gods before me.
Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, or any likeness of any thing that is in heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water under the earth:
Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;
And shewing mercy unto thousands of them that love me, and keep my commandments.
Thou shalt not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain; for the LORD will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.
Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy.
Six days shalt thou labour, and do all thy work:
But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the LORD thy God: in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy manservant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within thy gates:
For in six days the LORD made heaven and earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh day: wherefore the LORD blessed the Sabbath day, and hallowed it.
Honour thy father and thy mother: that thy days may be long upon the land which the LORD thy God giveth thee.
Thou shalt not kill.
Thou shalt not commit adultery.
Thou shalt not steal.
Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neighbour.
Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s house, thou shalt not covet thy neighbour’s wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour’s.
Babe of Bethlehem.
Jesus is the lowly Babe born and wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger in Bethlehem . “For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.” (Luke 2:11-12; Matthew 2:1-10; Micah 5:2; Luke 2:4, 15; 2:1-20; John 7:42)
He is the Babe hurriedly taken from Bethlehem into Egypt by Joseph and Mary in order to spare Him, for Herod would “slay all the children in Bethlehem and in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under.” (Matthew 2:16-18)
Beginning. Beginning of the creation of God. (Revelation 3:14) Beginning and the Ending. Beginning and the End. (Revelation 1:8) (See Alpha and Omega.)
“Christ is the Beginning and the End. (D&C 35:1; 38:1; 45:7; 54:1; 61:1; 84:120; Revelation 1:8-17; 21:6; 22:13) These are English words having substantially the same meaning as the Greek Alpha and Omega. The thought conveyed is one of timeliness, of a being who is the Beginning and the End because his “course is one eternal round, the same today as yesterday, and forever.” (D&C 35:1) He was God “in the beginning” (John 1:1-3); he is God now; he will be God in the “end,” that is to all eternity. The beginning is the pre-existent eternity that went before; the end is the immortal eternity that is to come.” (MD, p. 77)
Begotten. (See Only Begotten.)
Beloved. Beloved Son. Beloved Son of God.
He is The Beloved Son. “This is My Beloved Son, Hear Him!” (Joseph Smith 2:17) are the words by which the Father introduces the Son and commands men to hearken to his teachings. (Matthew 3:17; 17:5; Mark 1:11; 9:7; Luke 3:22; D&C 93:15; 2 Nephi 31:11; 3 Nephi 11:7; 21:20) Christ is the Beloved Son, which signifies his favored, preferential, Chosen, and Beloved status. (Moses 4:2) (MD, pp. 81-82) (And see Joseph Smith — History 1:16-17)
Beloved because of His perfect love for the Father. Beloved because of His perfect obedience to the Father. Beloved because of His perfect pre-mortal and mortal life. Beloved because His great and singular ambition and work like that of Our Father is to bring to pass our immortality and eternal life.
At the time of Christ’s visit to the America’s just after his resurrection, a voice was first heard: “And behold, the third time they did understand the voice which they heard; and it said unto them: “Behold my Beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased, in whom I have glorified my name – hear ye him.” (3 Nephi 11:6-7)
Speaking at the time of his visitation in the Americas, Christ also said: “And it shall come to pass that all lyings, and deceivings, and envyings, and strifes, and priestcrafts, and whoredoms, shall be done away. For it shall come to pass, saith the Father, that at that day whosoever will not repent and come unto my Beloved Son, them will I cut off from among my people, O house of Israel; …” (3 Nephi 21:19-20)
After Moses was confronted by Satan (Moses 1), The Father, “The Lord God, spake unto Moses, saying: That Satan, whom thou hast commanded [to depart] in the name of mine Only Begotten, is the same which was from the beginning, and he came before me, saying – Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor.
“But, behold, my Beloved Son, which was my Beloved and Chosen from the beginning, said unto me – Father, thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever. (Moses 4:1-2)
And from Joseph Smith’s account of the first vision from the Pearl of Great Price:
11. While I was laboring under the extreme difficulties caused by the contests of these parties of religionists, I was one day reading the Epistle of James, first chapter and fifth verse, which reads: If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him.
12. Never did any passage of scripture come with more power to the heart of man than this did at this time to mine. It seemed to enter with great force into every feeling of my heart. I reflected on it again and again, knowing that if any person needed wisdom from God, I did; for how to act I did not know, and unless I could get more wisdom than I then had, I would never know; for the teachers of religion of the different sects understood the same passages of scripture so differently as to destroy all confidence in settling the question by an appeal to the Bible.
13. At length I came to the conclusion that I must either remain in darkness and confusion, or else I must do as James directs, that is, ask of God. I at length came to the determination to “ask of God,” concluding that if he gave wisdom to them that lacked wisdom, and would give liberally, and not upbraid, I might venture.
14. So, in accordance with this, my determination to ask of God, I retired to the woods to make the attempt. It was on the morning of a beautiful, clear day, early in the spring of eighteen hundred and twenty. It was the first time in my life that I had made such an attempt, for amidst all my anxieties I had never as yet made the attempt to pray vocally.
15. After I had retired to the place where I had previously designed to go, having looked around me, and finding myself alone, I kneeled down and began to offer up the desires of my heart to God. I had scarcely done so, when immediately I was seized upon by some power which entirely overcame me, and had such an astonishing influence over me as to bind my tongue so that I could not speak. Thick darkness gathered around me, and it seemed to me for a time as if I were doomed to sudden destruction.
16. But, exerting all my powers to call upon God to deliver me out of the power of this enemy which had seized upon me, and at the very moment when I was ready to sink into despair and abandon myself to destruction—not to an imaginary ruin, but to the power of some actual being from the unseen world, who had such marvelous power as I had never before felt in any being—just at this moment of great alarm, I saw a pillar of light exactly over my head, above the brightness of the sun, which descended gradually until it fell upon me.
It no sooner appeared than I found myself delivered from the enemy which held me bound. When the light rested upon me I saw two Personages, whose brightness and glory defy all description, standing above me in the air. One of them spake unto me, calling me by name and said, pointing to the other—This is My Beloved Son. Hear Him!
Bishop. Bishop of Our Souls.
He is the Bishop of Our Souls, our “Overseer,” our ecclesiastical Shepherd, our judge in Israel, our pastor, our president, who administers temporal as well as spiritual blessings.
“For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps.
“Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:
“Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:
“Who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that
we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness: by whose stripes ye were healed.
“For ye were as sheep going astray; but are now returned unto the Shepherd and Bishop of your souls.” (1 Peter 2:21-25)
Blessed and Only Potentate.
He “is the blessed and only Potentate, the King of kings, and Lord of lords; Who only hath immortality, dwelling in the light which no man can approach unto; whom no man hath seen, nor can see [unless changed so as to be able to endure His presence by the Holy Spirit]: to whom be honour and power everlasting. Amen” (1 Timothy 6:15)
Blessed for Evermore; Blessed of God.
He is Blessed for evermore. (2 Corinthians 11:31) Blessed by us, blessed by angels, blessed by God the Father for His loving kindness and generosity in saving us from temporal and spiritual death.
In a Messianic Psalm, we read: “Thou art fairer than the children of men: grace is poured into thy lips: therefore God hath blessed thee for ever.” (Psalm 45:2)
Born of Mary and of the Father.
Born of Mary, He condescended to come by water and blood (1 John 5:6) made of a woman under the law. (Galations 4:4) Begotten by God the Father, he is “the way, the truth, and the life,” having the keys and power of death and of hell and of endless lives. (John 14:6; Revelation 1:18) He is of Royal lineage and the rightful King of Israel. Adopted son of Joseph, He is twice son of David. (Matthew 1:1-17) Born of God the Father, Jesus Christ had power and thus was able to overcome temptation, sin, death and the grave.
Branch.
He is the Branch (Jeremiah 23:5), we the vine which in order to take nourishment must be either a natural appendage or adopted and grafted into the Branch.
“Behold, the days come, saith the LORD, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth.
“In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” (Jeremiah 23:5-6)
“Christ is the Branch, a name applied in ancient Israel to point attention to the great truth that the promised Messiah would come in the lineage of Israel and of David, that he would be a branch or part of that illustrious line. Through Jeremiah the Lord said: “Behold, the days come, saith the Lord, that I will raise unto David a righteous Branch, and a King shall reign and prosper, and shall execute judgment and justice in the earth. In his days Judah shall be saved, and Israel shall dwell safely: and this is his name whereby he shall be called, THE LORD OUR RIGHTEOUSNESS.” (Jeremiah 23:5-6; 33:15-17; Isaiah 11:1-5; Zechariah 3:8-10; 6:12-15)” (MD, p. 102)
Brazen Serpent.
He is the Brazen Serpent, lifted up on a pole in the wilderness by Moses (foreshadowing the crucifixion) for all who were bitten by the poisonous serpents of sin who would be healed to look upon. (Numbers 21:4-9; 1 Nephi 17:41; Alma 33:18-22; Helaman 8:14-15)
“And [the children of Israel] journeyed from mount Hor by the way of the Red Sea, to compass the land of Edom: and the soul of the people was much discouraged because of the way.
“And the people spake against God, and against Moses, Wherefore have ye brought us up out of Egypt to die in the wilderness? for there is no bread, neither is there any water; and our soul loatheth this light bread. [Manna]
“And the LORD sent fiery serpents among the people, and they bit the people; and much people of Israel died.
“Therefore the people came to Moses, and said, We have sinned, for we have spoken against the LORD, and against thee; pray unto the LORD, that he take away the serpents from us. And Moses prayed for the people.
“And the LORD said unto Moses, Make thee a fiery serpent, and set it upon a pole: and it shall come to pass, that every one that is bitten when he looketh upon it, shall live.
“And Moses made a serpent of brass, and put it upon a pole, and it came to pass, that if a serpent had bitten any man, when he beheld the serpent of brass, he lived. (Numbers 21:4-9)
Look to Christ and be resurrected and receive eternal life. Refuse to look and you will die spiritually. Look to Christ and live.
(John 3:14-15; Alma 33:19-22; Helaman 8:14-15)
“And he did straiten them in the wilderness with his rod; for they hardened their hearts, even as ye have; and the Lord straitened them because of their iniquity. He sent fiery flying serpents among them; and after they were bitten he prepared a way that they might be healed; and the labor which they had to perform was to look; and because of the simpleness of the way, or the easiness of it, there were many who perished. (1 Nephi 17:41)
“To typify Christ and point attention to the salvation which would come because he would be lifted up on the cross, Moses (as commanded by the Lord) made a brazen serpent and lifted it up on a pole. Then those of the children of Israel who were bitten by poisonous serpents were healed by looking upon the serpent, while those who refused to look died of the poisonous bites. (Numbers 21:4-9)
This performance was a ceremony in Israel which was intended to show the people that by looking to Christ they would be saved with eternal life, but by refusing to look to him they would die spiritually. (John 3:14-15; Alma 33:19-22; Helaman 8:14-15) The brazen serpent was kept as a symbol of Israel until the time of Hezekiah, who broke it in pieces to keep apostate Israel of his day from burning incense to it. (2 Kings 18:4)” (MD, p. 104)
Bread of God.
He is the Bread of God. “For the bread of God is he which cometh down from heaven, and giveth life unto the world.” (John 6:33)
Bread. Bread and Water. Bread and Wine. Bread of Life.
He is the Bread. He is the Bread and the Water. He is the Bread and the Wine. He is the Bread of Life. He is the true manna, “the true bread from heaven.” (John 6:30-65)
“Christ is the Bread of Life. Just as manna was showered down as bread from heaven to save ancient Israel from starvation and temporal death, so Christ came down from heaven to give living bread and living water to all men so that they might gain everlasting life. (John 4:10-38; 6:30-65)” (MD, pp. 104-105)
“And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.” (John 6:30-58; 6:35,41,48,58)
He is “broken” Living Bread represented in his broken body on the cross as sacrifice and atonement for our sins, through faith on Him and repentance enabling us to re-enter the presence of God the Father and inherit eternal life.
Breath of Life.
He is the Breath of Life giving both “life and breath” to man and nature. (Genesis 2:7; 6:17; Moses 3:7, 19; Acts 17:25; Abraham 5:7) And from Ezekiel, speaking of the resurrection, “Thus saith the Lord God unto these bones; Behold, I will cause breath to enter into you, and ye shall live.” (Ezekiel 37:5-10)” (MD 105)
Bridegroom.
He is the Bridegroom “who shall take the Church as his bride and celebrate the glorious occasion at the marriage supper of the Lamb.” (MD, p. 106.) (Matthew 9:15; Mark 2:19-20; Luke 5:34-35; John 3:29)
Each of us is admonished not to be a foolish virgin; but rather to take oil in our lamps, with additional oil in reserve and to spare, thereby ever standing ready and prepared for the coming of the bridegroom and the glorious wedding ceremony; for we know not the hour of the bridegroom’s coming. We know not the hour when we will be called to meet the bridegroom. (Matthew 25:1-13)
“Wherefore, be faithful, praying always, having your lamps trimmed and burning, and oil with you, that you may be ready at the coming of the Bridegroom — For behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, that I come quickly. Even so. Amen.” (D&C 33:17-18)
Make haste to make yourself ready for the coming of the Bridgroom. (D&C 65:3; 88:92; 133:10,19) (MD, p. 106) Christ is the Husband.
Bright and Morning Star.
He is the Bright and Morning Star, the Star come out of Jacob.
From eons ago and into the eternities far distant billions of years in the future, he will ever be our guiding Bright and Morning Star. (Revelation 22:16; Numbers 24:17; 2 Peter 2:19; Revelation 2:28)
“In speaking of a man as a star the meaning is that he is a person of brilliant qualities, who stands out pre-eminently among his fellows. Thus to single out our Lord as the Bright and Morning Star, the last bright luminary of the night to give way before the rising sun, is to testify that he is pre-eminent over all his brethren, that he is the Son of God in whom all fulness and perfection dwell.
“In this connection, and having in mind that those who gain eternal life shall be joint-heirs with Christ, it is interesting to note that such exalted persons are promised that they shall receive the morning star, that is, reach a state of pre-eminence and perfection themselves. (Revelation 2:26-28) “And they that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever.” (Daniel 12:3) Peter’s statement about the day star arising in the hearts of certain of the saints, has reference also to those who shall inherit the fulness of all things. (2 Peter 1:19) (MD, pp. 106-107)
Brightness of God’s Glory.
He is the Brightness of God’s glory. (Hebrews 1:3)
“GOD, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets, Hath in these last days spoken unto us by his Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds; Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high; Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” (Hebrews 1:1-4; 1:1-14)
Captain of Salvation. Captain of Our Salvation. Captain of Man’s Salvation.
He is the Captain of our temporal and spiritual salvation. He is Captain of man’s salvation, exaltation and glory throughout the universe. (Hebrews 2:10) “But we see Jesus, who was made a little lower than the angels for the suffering of death, crowned with glory and honour; that he by the grace of God should taste death for every man. For it became him [Our Father], for whom are all things, and by whom are all things, in bringing many sons unto glory, to make the captain of their salvation perfect through sufferings.” (Hebrews 2:9-10)
Captain of The Lord’s Host.
He is the Captain of The Lord’s Host, the Captain of The Lord’s Army, the mighty and terrible Captain of The Lord’s Redeemed, the Captain of all mankind. (Joshua 5:13-15) (MD, pp. 111-112)
Carpenter’s Son. Carpenter. Carpenter from Galilee.
He is the adopted son of Joseph, the Carpenter’s Son, schooled in the trade of carpentry by His father Joseph. (Matthew 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6; Luke 4:16-29.) (MD, pp. 113-114) He is the Carpenter. He is the Carpenter from Galilee.
Celestial Glory. Celestial Life.
He is Celestial Glory. He is Celestial Life. Like His perfect Father, the perfect Son is the complete and perfect example and giver of Celestial Glory and Celestial Life. (D&C 88:16-32; 76:70; 1 Corinthians 15:40-42; D&C 132: 19-20; 93:16-20.) “Exaltation consists in gaining a fulness of celestial glory. (D&C 132:19-20) Those so attaining will receive “a fulness of the glory of the Father” and be glorified in Christ as he is in the Father. (D&C 93:16-20) The Prophet (Joseph) said that in the resurrection the righteous “shall rise again to dwell in everlasting burnings in immortal glory, not to sorrow, suffer, or die any more; but they shall be heirs of God and joint-heirs with Jesus Christ.” (Teachings p. 347) (MD, p. 116)
Charity.
He is Charity which is the pure love of Christ. He is the Christ – the personification and the embodiment of the pure love of Christ which endureth forever. In fact, He is each and every virtue so personified and so embodied and thus he may rightly be named after each such virtue. Not only is He Charity, He is Faith. He is Hope. He is Peace. He is Kindness. He is Courage. He is Love. The list of virtues he personifies is endless. (Moroni 7:44-48; 8: 25-26; 2 Nephi 26:30 )
Chastisement of Our Peace.
He is the Chastisement of Our Peace. “He was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed.” (Isaiah 53:5)
Chief Cornerstone. See Cornerstone.
Chief Shepherd.
He is the Chief Shepherd over all other shepherds. Indeed, let no man forget that He “gave some, apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, pastors and teachers; For the perfecting of the saints, for the work of the ministry, for the edifying of the body of Christ: Till we all come in the unity of the faith, and of the knowledge of the Son of God, unto a perfect man, unto the measure of the stature of the fulness of Christ: That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by the sleight of men, and cunning craftiness, whereby they lie in wait to deceive; But speaking the truth in love, may grow up into him in all things, which is the head, even Christ.” Ephesians 4:11-15)
Chosen. Chosen of God.
He is the Chosen of God, foreordained and blessed in pre-existence to work out the atoning sacrifice and bring us to the measure of His stature if we will but follow his teachings. (Luke 23:35) Indeed, it “pleased the Father that in him should all fulness dwell.” (Col. 1:19; 2:9; Heb. 1:2) In the Son, the Father hath truly “glorified his name.” (3 Ne. 9:15) (MD 127)
Chosen One.
He is the Chosen One. The Chosen One “from the beginning, because of [His] devotion, obedience, and righteousness,” The Chosen One of “the Father to play the chief part in the great, Creative, redemptive enterprises of Deity.” The Chosen One whose work and glory it is to help The Father “bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” (MD, p.127; Moses 1:39)
Chrestus.
He is the Chrestus which is the name given by Greeks and Romans to Christ since they had no sacred conception of the word “anointed.”
Christ. Christ the Lamb. Christ of God.
He is Christ. He is the Christ. He is The Christ of God. (Luke 9:20) He is The Anointed One. (Greek) He is The Messiah. (Hebrew) “Jesus, who is called Christ, is the firstborn of the Father in the spirit and the Only Begotten of the Father in the flesh. He is Jehovah, and was foreordained to his great calling in the Grand Councils before the world was. He was born of Mary at Bethlehem, lived a sinless life, and wrought out a perfect atonement for all mankind by the shedding of his blood and his death on the cross. He rose from the grave and brought to pass the bodily resurrection of every living thing and the salvation and exaltation of the faithful. He is the greatest Being to be born on this earth — the perfect example — and all religious things should be done in his name. … He will come again in power and glory to dwell on the earth, and will stand as Judge of all mankind at the last day.” (Bible Dictionary, Christ, po. 633.)
Christ as The Father.
Though The Father is a separate glorified holy man of flesh and bone, Christ is referred to as The Father in three separate senses. “Although Christ — the Firstborn in the spirit and the Only Begotten in the flesh — is the Son of God the Father, and as such is a separate and distinct personage from the Father, yet there are three senses in which Christ is called the Father. These are clearly set forth in a document entitled, “The Father and the Son: A Doctrinal Exposition by the First Presidency and the Twelve.” (Articles of Faith, pp. 465-473; Man: His Origin and Destiny, pp. 117-129)
“1. Christ is the Father in the sense that he is the Creator, the Maker, the Organizer of the heavens and of the earth, and all things that in them are. (Isaiah 9:6; 2 Nephi 19:6; Mosiah 15:4; 16:15; Alma 11:38-39; Ether 4:7)
“2. He is the Father of all those who are born again (Mosiah 27:24-29), who “are begotten sons and daughters unto God” through his atoning sacrifice (D&C 76:24), who are “spiritually begotten: through faith, thus becoming “his sons and his daughters.” (Mosiah 5:7)
“3. He is the Father by what has aptly been termed divine investiture of authority. That is, since he is one with the Father in all of the attributes of perfection, and since he exercises the power and authority of the Father, it follows that everything he says or does is and would be exactly and precisely what the Father would say and do under the same circumstances.
“Accordingly, the Father puts his own name on the Son and authorizes him to speak in the first person as though he were the Father. This is similar to the situation in which Christ puts his name on an angel so that the designated heavenly ministrant can speak in the first person as though he were Christ himself. (Revelation 1:1; 19:9-10; 22:8-14) Thus it is that our Lord can begin a revelation by saying, “Listen to the voice of Jesus Christ,” and shortly thereafter speak of “mine Only Begotten” (D&C 29:1, 41-16), such latter expression being made by Christ but under that divine investiture of authority which permits him to speak as though he were the Father. (D&C 93:3-5; Moses 15:1-5)
(See Father. Father in Heaven.)
Christ Child. Christmas Child. True Christmas.
He is the Christ Child born in Bethlehem. He is the Child whose birth we celebrate at Christmas time. “Jesus grew up with his brethren, and waxed strong, and waited upon the Lord for the time of his ministry to come. And he served under his father, and he spake not as other men, neither could he be taught; for he needed not that any man should teach him.” (Inspired Version, Matthew 3:24-25) (Matthew 2:19-23; Luke 1:76; 2:41-52; MD, p. 131) He is the True Christmas. Notwithstanding, his true birth date is April 6th.
Christos.
He is the Christos which is the Greek equivalent of the Hebrew Messias, meaning “anointed.”
Cometh in the Name of the Lord.
Jesus Christ is He who Cometh in the Name of the Lord. (Matthew 21:9; Mark 11:9)
Comforter. See Second Comforter.
Commander.
He is the Commander. He is our Commander. Jesus Christ has been given “for a witness to the people, a leader and commander to the people. … Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the LORD, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon. For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways, saith the LORD. For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts than your thoughts.” (Isaiah 55:4-10) (See Captain of the LORD’S Host.)
Compassion.
He is Compassion. He hath carried our griefs. “Surely he hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows: yet we did esteem him stricken, smitten of God, and afflicted. But he was wounded for our transgressions, he was bruised for our iniquities: the chastisement of our peace was upon him; and with his stripes we are healed. All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the LORD hath laid on him the iniquity of us all. He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is dumb, so he openeth not his mouth. He was taken from prison and from judgment: and who shall declare his generation? For he was cut off out of the land of the living: for the transgression of my people was he stricken.
And he made his grave with the wicked, and with the rich in his death; because he had done no violence, neither was any deceit in his mouth. Yet it pleased the LORD to bruise him; he hath put him to grief: when thou shalt make his soul an offering for sin, he shall see his seed, he shall prolong his days, and the pleasure of the LORD shall prosper in his hand. He shall see of the travail of his soul, and shall be satisfied: by his knowledge shall my righteous servant justify many; for he shall bear their iniquities. Therefore will I divide him a portion with the great, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong; because he hath poured out his soul unto death: and he was numbered with the transgressors; and he bare the sin of many, and made intercession for the transgressors.” (Isaiah 53:4-12; Mosiah 15 )
As “he was moved with compassion on them” (Matthew 9:36; 3 Nephi 17:6) so he is moved with compassion on us. (D&C 101:9; 64:2; 88:40)
“But thou, O Lord, art a God full of compassion, and gracious, longsuffering, and plenteous in mercy and truth.” (Psalm 86:15)
Condescension. Condescension of God.
He is Condescension, He is the Condescension of God his Father Elohim who with Mary brought him forth. He is the Great Jehovah who condescended to come down from His Celestial throne divine through that remarkable birth process to rescue a soul so rebellious as yours and mine. “And it came to pass that I saw the heavens open; and an angel came down and stood before me; and he said unto me: Nephi, what beholdest thou? And I said unto him: A virgin, most beautiful and fair above all other virgins. And he said unto me: Knowest thou the condescension of God? And I said unto him: I know that he loveth his children; nevertheless, I do not know the meaning of all things. And he said unto me: Behold, the virgin whom thou seest is the mother of the Son of God, after the manner of the flesh.
And it came to pass that I beheld that she was carried away in the Spirit; and after she had been carried away in the Spirit for the space of a time the angel spake unto me, saying: Look! And I looked and beheld the virgin again, bearing a child in her arms. And the angel said unto me: Behold the Lamb of God, yea, even the Son of the Eternal Father!” (1 Nephi 11:14-21)
Conscience.
He is our Conscience even the Light of Christ. “Every person born into the world is endowed with the light of Christ. (Spirit of Christ or of the Lord) as a free gift. (D&C 84:45-49) By virtue of this endowment all men automatically and intuitively know right from wrong and are encouraged and enticed to do what is right. (Moroni 7:16) The recognizable operation of this Spirit in enlightening the mind and striving to lead men to do right is called conscience. It is an inborn consciousness or sense of the moral goodness or blameworthiness of one’s conduct, intentions, and character, together with an instinctive feeling or obligation to do right or be good.
“Members of the Church [of Jesus Christ] are entitled to the enlightenment of the light of Christ and also to the guidance of the Holy Ghost. If they so live as to enjoy the actual gift of the Holy Ghost, then their consciences are also guided by that member of the Godhead. (Romans 9:1)
“Every man’s conscience is pure and clean at birth. (D&C 93:38) But after an individual arrives at the years of accountability [8 years] his conscience begins to be blackened by his sins. Because of disobed