I would like to relate the Doctrine of Christ as given by both the Lord and by Nephi. I believe this is the most fundamental teaching in following the map of receiving angels, and the Lord.
These are the prerequisites for baptism. I was baptized at the age of 8 years old. I still find that baptism to be true and of worth in my life. But, at 8 years old I was still clean. There was no need to repent, I was still a child. I believe it was necessary for me to be baptized to enter into the gate. Thing is, I have been taught that I don't have need for baptism anymore. It was done, kind of like a check on the list of things that need done, now endure to the end. I had often wondered if the fruits of my baptism were present. Did I receive the Holy Ghost after baptism? Have I been baptized by fire and of the Holy Ghost? Do I speak with the tongue of angels now?"Wherefore, my beloved brethren, I know that if ye shall follow the Son, with full purpose of heart, acting no hypocrisy and no deception before God, but with real intent, repenting of your sins, witnessing unto the Father that ye are willing to take upon you the name of Christ, by baptism—yea, by following your Lord and your Savior down into the water, according to his word, behold, then shall ye receive the Holy Ghost; yea, then cometh the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost; and then can ye speak with the tongue of angels, and shout praises unto the Holy One of Israel."
"But, behold, my beloved brethren, thus came the voice of the Son unto me, saying: After ye have repented of your sins, and witnessed unto the Father that ye are willing to keep my commandments, by the baptism of water, and have received the baptism of fire and of the Holy Ghost, and can speak with a new tongue, yea, even with the tongue of angels, and after this should deny me, it would have been better for you that ye had not known me. (He is not speaking of a child who just entered into baptism. one must sin against knowledge for Him to use this kind of language) And I heard a voice from the Father, saying: Yea, the words of my Beloved are true and faithful. He that endureth to the end, the same shall be saved. And now, my beloved brethren, I know by this that unless a man shall endure to the end, in following the example of the Son of the living God, he cannot be saved. Wherefore, do the things which I have told you I have seen that your Lord and your Redeemer should do; for, for this cause have they been shown unto me, that ye might know the gate by which ye should enter. For the gate by which ye should enter is repentance and baptism by water; and then cometh a remission of your sins by fire and by the Holy Ghost. And then are ye in this strait and narrow path which leads to eternal life; yea, ye have entered in by the gate; ye have done according to the commandments of the Father and the Son; and ye have received the Holy Ghost, which witnesses of the Father and the Son, unto the fulfilling of the promise which he hath made, that if ye entered in by the way ye should receive. And now, my beloved brethren, after ye have gotten into this strait and narrow path, I would ask if all is done? Behold, I say unto you, Nay; for ye have not come thus far save it were by the word of Christ with unshaken faith in him, relying wholly upon the merits of him who is mighty to save. Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father: Ye shall have eternal life. And now, behold, my beloved brethren, this is the way; and there is none other way nor name given under heaven whereby man can be saved in the kingdom of God. And now, behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and the only and true doctrine of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost, which is one God, without end. Amen.
And now, behold, my beloved brethren, I suppose that ye ponder somewhat in your hearts concerning that which ye should do after ye have entered in by the way. But, behold, why do ye ponder these things in your hearts? Do ye not remember that I said unto you that after ye had received the Holy Ghost ye could speak with the tongue of angels? And now, how could ye speak with the tongue of angels save it were by the Holy Ghost? Angels speak by the power of the Holy Ghost; wherefore, they speak the words of Christ. Wherefore, I said unto you, feast upon the words of Christ; for behold, the words of Christ will tell you all things what ye should do. Wherefore, now after I have spoken these words, if ye cannot understand them it will be because ye ask not, neither do ye knock; wherefore, ye are not brought into the light, but must perish in the dark. For behold, again I say unto you that if ye will enter in by the way, and receive the Holy Ghost, it will show unto you all things what ye should do. Behold, this is the doctrine of Christ, and there will be no more doctrine given until after he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh. And when he shall manifest himself unto you in the flesh, the things which he shall say unto you shall ye observe to do.
Nephi is speaking in plainness. Have faith, repent, take upon yourself the name of Christ, be baptized, receive the Holy Ghost, baptism by fire and of the Holy Ghost, speak with the tongue of angels, do all things the Holy Ghost tells you to do. No more doctrine given until Christ manifests Himself unto you in the flesh, then do all things He tell you to do. This is the Doctrine. There is no other Doctrine! We call other teachings and learning doctrine, but in reality there is only one doctrine. It is Faith, Repentance, Baptism, Holy Ghost, then receive Christ. Here... Now...
I have a question, how do we speak with the tongue of angels? When God took Moses from the Israelite's midst along with the Holy Priesthood (D&C 84), what did he leave them with? The Aaronic Priesthood was left which holds the keys of the ministering of Angels. It is their job to bring you into contact with the Lord. When you speak with the tongue of angels, you are able to commune with them. They are the servants spoken of in scripture. It is their job to help administer light and truth. When you speak with the tongue of angels, you are in essence speaking a heavenly vibration which will bring you into the presence of the Lord.
I would like to quote the Lord on baptism.
Invariably for a man to repent, he needs a servant from the presence of God to preach repentance. Repent, then desire baptism. Nowhere here does it say a man must sustain another man to be baptized. The Lord does not say you must sustain this man as a Prophet, Seer, and Revelator to be baptized. It is so simple! The Lord is speaking in plainness as Nephi did. Nephi condemns us in these latter days. We are so chuck full of pride because we are the sons of the pioneers that we fill ourselves full of darkness. God says, believe in me, repent, and be baptized!"And the Lord said unto him: I give unto you power that ye shall baptize this people when I am again ascended into heaven. And again the Lord called others, and said unto them likewise; and he gave unto them power to baptize. And he said unto them: On this wise shall ye baptize; and there shall be no disputations among you. Verily I say unto you, that whoso repenteth of his sins through your words, and desireth to be baptized in my name, on this wise shall ye baptize them—Behold, ye shall go down and stand in the water, and in my name shall ye baptize them."
"And now behold, these are the words which ye shall say, calling them by name, saying: Having authority given me of Jesus Christ, I baptize you in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost. Amen. And then shall ye immerse them in the water, and come forth again out of the water. And after this manner shall ye baptize in my name; for behold, verily I say unto you, that the Father, and the Son, and the Holy Ghost are one; and I am in the Father, and the Father in me, and the Father and I are one. And according as I have commanded you thus shall ye baptize. And there shall be no disputations among you, as there have hitherto been; neither shall there be disputations among you concerning the points of my doctrine, as there have hitherto been. For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another. Behold, this is not my doctrine, to stir up the hearts of men with anger, one against another; but this is my doctrine, that such things should be done away. Behold, verily, verily, I say unto you, I will declare unto you my doctrine. And this is my doctrine, and it is the doctrine which the Father hath given unto me; and I bear record of the Father, and the Father beareth record of me, and the Holy Ghost beareth record of the Father and me; and I bear record that the Father commandeth all men, everywhere, to repent and believe in me. And whoso believeth in me, and is baptized, the same shall be saved; and they are they who shall inherit the kingdom of God. And whoso believeth not in me, and is not baptized, shall be damned. Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my doctrine, and I bear record of it from the Father; and whoso believeth in me believeth in the Father also; and unto him will the Father bear record of me, for he will visit him with fire and with the Holy Ghost. And thus will the Father bear record of me, and the Holy Ghost will bear record unto him of the Father and me; for the Father, and I, and the Holy Ghost are one.
When you are a child, there is not need to become as a little child. He is speaking to the Nephites who have been baptized already! They are the righteous remnant who did not die from the calamities from His death. These people are being commanded to be baptized AGAIN! BECOME AS A LITTLE CHILD, IN MEEKNESS, IN HUMILITY, AS ONE WHO KNOWS NOTHING, AND RELIES ON THE LORD FOR EVERYTHING, AND BE BAPTIZED!And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and become as a little child, and be baptized in my name, or ye can in nowise receive these things. And again I say unto you, ye must repent, and be baptized in my name, and become as a little child, or ye can in nowise inherit the kingdom of God. Verily, verily, I say unto you, that this is my doctrine, and whoso buildeth upon this buildeth upon my rock, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against them."
"And whoso shall declare more or less than this, and establish it for my doctrine, the same cometh of evil, and is not built upon my rock; but he buildeth upon a sandy foundation, and the gates of hell stand open to receive such when the floods come and the winds beat upon them. Therefore, go forth unto this people, and declare the words which I have spoken, unto the ends of the earth."
The Holy Ghost WILL come to all who come into the waters of baptism as a little child. The Holy Ghost WILL elevate you to speak with the tongue of angels. You WILL commune with them, and with the General assembly and Church of the Firstborn. If your heart is in the right place and you are baptized in the name of God, He WILL baptize you with fire and of the Holy Ghost.
A few months ago I was prompted that a renewal of baptism was needed. Over the past year, as the Lord has directed my life, I have been placed in very humbling circumstances. He broke me. He made my spirit contrite through very difficult things I and my family have had to go through. He made me as a little child. I take no glory unto myself though. He is an amazing teacher. He has taught me in my own language. I knew that I had been prepared to be baptized again. I was baptized by a man whom I love in Mesa, Arizona. Baptized by one who has been given authority by the voice of Jesus Christ. I have a deeper desire to become as my Savior is. Religion should be deeply individual to all of us.
I know some who read this will be troubled. Because we are told to be baptized once in the LDS Church. I do not believe it is so. Christ and the prophets have always spoken of baptism in the present tense. When we partake of the emblems of the Lord's flesh and blood, it is to have His Spirit to be with us. Baptism and the sacrament are two different ordinances which will bring us unto the Lord, so we can speak with the tongue of angels. I also urge all to partake of the emblems often. Not just on Sunday.
We are nearing much which has been given through prophecy. We need to connect with the Powers of Heaven and speak their language. We need baptism. We need the sacrament on a regular basis.
I and my family will be worshiping the Lord on the weekend of the equinox with baptism and of course with the emblems up Spanish Fork Canyon. Those who wish to participate, please email me.
Anthonyrichmond501@gmail.com
I love my Lord Jesus Christ. He is a reality to me. He has spoken in plainness to me and has filled me with His love on many occasions. I hope what has been spoken does not offend.
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