Wednesday, March 5, 2014

Institute

Institute class
It's good to be back in the institute class! :D I felt the Spirit's inspiration and revelation as we studied.

First: faith:
Moroni 7:33: And Christ hath said: If ye will have faith in me ye shall have power to do whatsoever thing is expedient in me
what comes to my mind here is, faith without work, is dead. Indeed, we can do anything for nothing is impossible with God, but then, it must still be aligned with His will for us. Faith will not work alone, we, also must do our part, as the Lord does His, to fulfill our heart's desire. 

Next: Charity and forgiveness
if two friends fight, what happens to the relationship? -it will be broken; after that, they could be friends again, will the relationship change? -Yes; why? the relationship will not be the same again, because it is already wounded; it may heal, but a scar is left.
This is not the same with Christ.
Moroni 7:46-47: charity: pure love of Christ. true forgiveness is to forgive and to forget.
Just imagine if we commit a sin, and ask for forgiveness. The Lord will forgive us, but He will not forget what we have done... how much more if we commit more sins? Kawawa naman tayo. But then, the Lord is not like that, Christ is not like that. He forgives wholly, totally, willingly, lovingly. And when He forgives a person who sincerely asks for forgiveness, He will forget everything that that person had done wrong. Isaiah 1:18: "though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool."
If the Lord, Himself, forgives, then we must also (Matthew 18:22): "...until seventy times seven," and then forget, as if nothing had happened. Mahirap, pero, this is true forgiveness

Last: Moroni 10:32 how to love
..."Love God with all your might, mind and strength."
Loving God is the foundation of loving others. When we love our Lord, we begin to love ourselves and appreciate everything around us, especially the people. When we begin to love others, we come to love God even more. But then, we are not perfect, we may hurt others or others may hurt us, thus love may be broken. But if we have God's love as our foundation for anything, we will receive comfort, we will be able to move on and move forward. God's love fills whatever is empty or is lacking. His love is always there, whether we feel that we deserve it or not.