THE GREAT POWER OF FAITH

Faith - What is it?

In the Book of Mormon, the Prophet Alma talked about Faith. 

Keep in mind that this was in the Western Hemisphere, about the year 74 B.C. (before Christ was born in Bethlehem) and written by a prophet of the Lord.

Alma 32: 21

21 And now as I said concerning faith—faith is not to have a perfect knowledge of things; therefore if ye have faith ye hope for things which are not seen, which are true.

Thanks to revelation to modern day prophets and apostles we know that the Apostle Paul wrote Hebrews where professors and scholars are not sure.

Paul wrote this after Christ’s ministry.

Hebrews 11: 1

1 Now faith is the substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen.

In the Book of Mormon, around 400 to 421 A.D., the Prophet Moroni, son of the Prophet Mormon, talked about Faith.

Ether 12: 6


6 And now, I, Moroni, would speak somewhat concerning these things; I would show unto the world that faith is things which are hoped for and not seen; wherefore, dispute not because ye see not, for ye receive no witness until after the trial of your faith.In order to produce Salvation, your Faith must be centered in Jesus Christ.

The Lord has revealed Himself and His perfect character, possessing in their fulness all the attributes of love, knowledge, justice, mercy, unchangeableness, power, and every other needful thing, so as to enable the mind of man to place confidence in Him without reservation.

Faith is kindled by hearing the testimony of those who have faith in Jesus Christ.

Miracles are only temporary and those converted because of a miracle will not be strong in faith. 

Real strong faith is obtained by obedience to and living the gospel of Jesus Christ. 

If miracles come it will only confirm your faith.Faith is a principle of action and of power.  With strong faith you can heal the sick, raise the dead and literally move mountains.

Ancient Prophets Knew Of Jesus Christ.

The Prophet Jacob in the Book of Mormon said this about 544 and 421 B.C. which proves the ancient prophets had knowledge of Jesus Christ long before His birth and ministry.

Jacob 4: 4-6

4 For, for this intent have we written these things, that they may know that we knew of Christ, and we had a hope of his glory many hundred years before his coming;
and not only we ourselves had a hope of his glory, but also all the holy prophets which were before us.

5 Behold, they believed in Christ and worshiped the Father in his name, and also we worship the Father in his name. And for this intent we keep the law of Moses, it pointing our souls to him; and for this cause it is sanctified unto us for righteousness, even as it was accounted unto Abraham in the wilderness to be obedient unto the commands of God in offering up his son Isaac, which is a similitude of God and his Only Begotten Son.

6 Wherefore, we search the prophets, and we have many revelations and the spirit of prophecy; and having all these witnesses we obtain a hope, and our faith becometh unshaken, insomuch that we truly can command in the name of Jesus and the very trees obey us, or the mountains, or the waves of the sea.

Faith of Abraham.

Abraham had such faith and trust in God that he took his own son at the command of the Lord, to a high mountain to sacrifice him because the Lord commanded it. 

Abraham had faith that the promise the Lord had given him that his seed would as the stars of heaven would come true even if he sacrificed his son. 

He knew God had the power to raise him from the dead. 

He was being tested to see if Abraham would do as He, God the Father, was going to do in the meridian of time and have His Son, Jehovah, come down to earth, and be known as Jesus Christ, and perform the Atonement for all mankind.

Even more important, by faith one obtains a remission of sins and eventually can stand in the presence of God.

To read about many of the acts done with faith, read the Whole of these two chapters.

Ether 12.              Hebrews 11.

For more information, go to www.lds.org. 

Comments are always welcome.