The religion course for this last semester is FDREL 250- Jesus Christ and the Everlasting Gospel.
This week we have a lot of scriptures & resources to read this week, and have been asked to answer the following questions-
- What is Heavenly Father's plan for His children and how does it bring about His ultimate goal and purposes for His children?
- How do gospel ordinances and covenants help you receive the “power of godliness” and fulfill God’s ultimate purpose to become like Him?
One of the scriptures we were asked to read is Moses 4:1-4
1 And I, the Lord God, spake unto Moses, saying: That Satan, whom thou hast commanded 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.
2 But, behold, my Beloved Son, which was my Beloved and Chosen from the beginning, said unto me—Father, thy will bedone, and the glory be thine forever.
3 Wherefore, because that Satan rebelled against me, and sought to destroy the agency of man, which I, the Lord God, had given him, and also, that I should give unto him mine own power; by the power of mine Only Begotten, I caused that he should be cast down;
4 And he became Satan, yea, even the devil, the father of all lies, to deceive and to blind men, and to lead them captive at his will, even as many as would not hearken unto my voice.
As I read these scriptures I could visualize Heavenly Father, Jesus and Satan, all sitting around, talking and trying to plan how this life for us was all going to play out.
Lucky for us all, it was Christ, who said "thy will be done, and the glory be thine forever" and because of this, he won the war in Heaven. Because of Jesus Christ, we have been given this life to learn for ourselves the things which are right and wrong. Satan wants to destroy our lives and he wants us to be miserable like him. Satan should always be known as remembered as "the father of all lies".
These scriptures tell us what Gods plan is for us- to receive a body, and to be on earth to receive agency, and to learn for ourselves and to come unto Christ. We receive the power of Godliness by knowing that we chose in Heaven to follow Christ and agreed to come down to Earth to be tested and return to our Heavenly Father worthy and faithful.
I would like to share my testimony, that I know that these things are true, and I bare my testimony, in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
