Believe in Christ to gain salvation

Dear friend

Believing in Jesus Christ is the key to making our life on earth worthwhile. His mission in coming into the world was to save all people. Part of that salvation was unconditional, part was conditional. These truths should be the central message of any efforts to bear witness of the gospel: the "good news" of Jesus Christ.

This doctrine of Christ is taught repeatedly throughout the scriptures, such as in the Book of Mormon, Alma:11:40, 41.

40 And he shall come into the world to redeem his people; and he shall take upon him the transgressions of those who believe on his name; and these are they that shall have eternal life, and salvation cometh to none else.
41 Therefore the wicked remain as though there had been no redemption made, except it be the loosing of the bands of death; for behold, the day cometh that all shall rise from the dead and stand before God, and be judged according to their works.

Unconditional salvation is achieved through the resurrection of all to immortality. Christ wins the victory over the grave completely. Nobody shall be left behind. All shall rise again. But to where shall we arise? That is determined by the conditional part of salvation. We must believe in Christ, obey His commandments and endure to the end in faithfulness. Once we come to know of Jesus, this is then the only way to gain eternal life; which is to enjoy our immortality in the presence of the Father because we are judged worthy to live with Him forever.

This message is so important. The Apostle John was one of the more prolific writers of scripture. He explained why scriptures were written, in the New Testament, John 20:31.

31 But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.

So scriptures are written to bring us to Christ. That is their purpose. I pray that we will come to believe more in Christ through reading the scriptures and so be on the path to salvation.

Samuel.