FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Here are the 12 most "frequently asked questions" relating to the subjects contained in the book "GOD'S PLAN OF SALVATION--JESUS CHRIST'S ATONEMENT". If you have a question, send it to us using the form below and we will answer you directly or we will include it on this page for the benefit of others.
QUESTION 1:
Is there really a God who cares about me?
Answer: One of the main reasons this book was written is to show and give the reader an intellectual testimony that God lives and for His great love for ALL His children. It is demonstrated by His advancement of His Great Plan of Salvation, also known as The Plan of Happiness. There are just too many "coincidental" events to deny the existence of a higher power. God's love for us is presented in a clear, logical, and understandable manner.
QUESTION 2:
Is Satan or the Devil real?
Answer: Only an idiot would deny the existence of an evil power so evident in this day and age. As we see the development of God's Plan of Salvation, we see Satan's opposition and desire to destroy this Plan and rob God's children of eternal blessings. The Devil is the father of lies and desires to bring down as many of God's children as he can.
QUESTION 3:
Is there really life after death?
Answer: Common sense tells us that God's creations are not just for this life. God's Plan of Salvation reveals advancements providing His children with opportunities to live forever, which is a long time. This is brought about by the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Jesus took upon himself the sins of mankind and with his death and resurrection, give each of us the precious gift of salvation. Because of the Atonement, everyone is guaranteed life after death.
Is there really life after death?
Answer: Common sense tells us that God's creations are not just for this life. God's Plan of Salvation reveals advancements providing His children with opportunities to live forever, which is a long time. This is brought about by the Atonement of Jesus Christ. Jesus took upon himself the sins of mankind and with his death and resurrection, give each of us the precious gift of salvation. Because of the Atonement, everyone is guaranteed life after death.
QUESTION 4:
What is the Atonement?
Answer: The Atonement of Jesus Christ is the foreordained but voluntary act of the Only Begotten Son of God. He offered his life, including his innocent body, blood, and spiritual anguish as a redeeming ransom (1) for the effect of the Fall of Adam upon all mankind and (2) the personal sins of all who repent from Adam to the end of the world. The greatest expression of divine love in the Plan of Salvation.
QUESTION 5:
My pastor teaches that all we need to do is believe and we will be saved. What do you say?
Answer: Jesus organized his church requiring that baptism, by immersion, as the first principle of his gospel. In reading this book, you will see where it requires more than believing to gain eternal life. Salvation requires nothing on our part, but there are heavy requirements to obtain eternal life. Salvation is for everyone, but. Eternal life is to live with God and must be earned by righteous living.
QUESTION 6:
How important is Israel in the "last days?"
Answer: Israel will be the center of all activities leading to the return of Jesus to the earth. Israel or Judah, will maintain a world capital in Jerusalem. Scriptures, ancient and modern, teach that Israel is a chosen people and are highly favored above all other people by the Lord.
How important is Israel in the "last days?"
Answer: Israel will be the center of all activities leading to the return of Jesus to the earth. Israel or Judah, will maintain a world capital in Jerusalem. Scriptures, ancient and modern, teach that Israel is a chosen people and are highly favored above all other people by the Lord.
QUESTION 7:
I have lived such a sinful life, God could not forgive me for everything I've done, so why try to change now?
Answer: I have loved ones who feel the same way you do, so they will not change to a more dedicated christian life. Are you willing to give up eternity for a few moments of pleasure and self-indulgence? Eternity is a long time to suffer for your sinful life here. We will be rewarded by the life we live. Jesus stated there are many mansions in his house and one is prepared for each of us individually. Because of his Atonement, he offers repentance and a way to wash away your sins.
QUESTION 8:
What was the mission of Elijah and why is it important today? (Malachi 4:5-6.)
Answer: Elijah's mission was to unite families for eternity. Its importance today because certain ordinances and endowments are required to qualify for eternal blessings. This includes performing sacred sacrifices for loved ones who have died without the knowledge of Jesus Christ and his Atonement. It is important because the world would be wasted without this restoration of the Sealing Powers of the Priesthood by Elijah. And his Mission offers you and your family these same eternal blessings. We all need to exercise our free agency and decide if we want these great blessings in eternity.
What was the mission of Elijah and why is it important today? (Malachi 4:5-6.)
Answer: Elijah's mission was to unite families for eternity. Its importance today because certain ordinances and endowments are required to qualify for eternal blessings. This includes performing sacred sacrifices for loved ones who have died without the knowledge of Jesus Christ and his Atonement. It is important because the world would be wasted without this restoration of the Sealing Powers of the Priesthood by Elijah. And his Mission offers you and your family these same eternal blessings. We all need to exercise our free agency and decide if we want these great blessings in eternity.
QUESTION 9:
I love my wife and children, but never thought about being with my family in the next life as a family unit. How is this accomplished?
Answer: This is possible (1) because of the Atonement and (2) the result of Elijah restoring Sealing keys which seal in heaven what is sealed on the earth. Records of accountability ensure accurate accounting of all God's children. Sacred work performed in temples provide opportunities and promises of a rewarding existence in the hear after for individuals and families who qualify for these blessings.
QUESTION 10:
Christianity started with Jesus Christ establishing his Church. What about the time before Christ?
Answer: Christianity, as we know it, started in heaven. The Plan of Salvation began there and has an impact on any and all who have or will experience mortality. Jehovah in the Old Testament is Jesus Christ who was know then as the Great I Am. No one is excluded from the Atonement and the mission of Elijah.
Christianity started with Jesus Christ establishing his Church. What about the time before Christ?
Answer: Christianity, as we know it, started in heaven. The Plan of Salvation began there and has an impact on any and all who have or will experience mortality. Jehovah in the Old Testament is Jesus Christ who was know then as the Great I Am. No one is excluded from the Atonement and the mission of Elijah.
QUESTION 11:
Why is the Abrahamic Covenant important today? Why should I care?
Answer: The Covenant is an agreement between Abraham and God. It was renewed with his son Isaac and renewed again with his grandson, Jacob. The Covenant is available to all of God's children conditioned upon their faithfulness and worthiness.It is important today because anyone who accepts the gospel becomes of the house of Israel and are entitled to all the promised blessings.
QUESTION: 12
What is the real reason you wrote this book? Money? Fame?
Answer: I am amazed when someone tries to do something to help others, they are questioned as having an ulterior motive. I am very proud of this book. It has confirmed it was the right thing for me to do. I have and will be attacked by those who are afraid of religion and in part because it reminds them of what they are not doing, they are not really happy with themselves. The real reason I wrote "GOD'S PLAN OF SALVATION ATONEMENT OF JESUS CHRIST" is because I have had a confirmation of the truth of its contents and as being the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. I want to share these truths with any and all who are open minded and honest in heart to understand God's Great Plan of Salvation and how it impacts everyone, living or dead, because of the Atonement of Jesus Christ and for the restoration of Sealing Powers restored to the earth by Elijah, the prophet. I hate to think of those who will miss out on eternity in full blessed glory because they ignoring God's call to come home.
#1 Christian Blogger posted this interesting observation on November 7, 2017 on the internet:
Why We Can Rejoice that Marriage Will End (https://www.challies.com/articles/articles/why-we-can-rejoice-that-marriage-will-end/).
"Perhaps the most difficult thing to accept about marriage is that marriage will end-that it is, in the words of John Piper, merely momentary. I get 20 or 30 or maybe 60 years with Aileen as my wife, then the rest of eternity without. Honestly, I struggle to see how this can be a good thing. Aileen and I experience such joy together, such pleasure, such friendship and unity. How can heaven be better than earth if we are married on earth but unmarried in heaven?"
COMMENT: God is a loving God and has in fact made an allowance and a Plan for husband and wife to be united in marriage for eternity based on the Atonement of Jesus Christ and the restoration of Sealing Powers by Elijah. God's Plan of Salvation provides for the continuation of married of couples and extension of family's in Heaven.
QUESTION FROM WESLEY JOHNSON, MINISTER in IDAHO:
Why do you mislead in your book?. Everyone knows that we all are saved by the Grace of God and certainly, Baptism for the Dead is not true. How can dead people be baptized? There is nothing we can do for them.
ANSWER: Reverend, you apparently did not read the chapter in the book that covers Baptism For The Dead. The Mission of Elijah sets is motion not only the principle of Baptism For The Dead, but the Sealing of husbands and wives and their children as a family unit in eternity.
Why do you mislead in your book?. Everyone knows that we all are saved by the Grace of God and certainly, Baptism for the Dead is not true. How can dead people be baptized? There is nothing we can do for them.
ANSWER: Reverend, you apparently did not read the chapter in the book that covers Baptism For The Dead. The Mission of Elijah sets is motion not only the principle of Baptism For The Dead, but the Sealing of husbands and wives and their children as a family unit in eternity.
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