Saturday, July 2, 2011

The Law Punishes and Protects and Rewards

Usually when I consider the law, I think about how it punishes people who have broken it. However, the law exists to also protect people who abide by it. This is very clear in D.C. 132:

19And again, verily I say unto you, if a man amarry a wife by my word, which is my law, and by the new and beverlasting covenant, and it is csealed unto them by the Holy Spirit of dpromise, by him who is anointed, unto whom I have appointed this power and theekeys of this priesthood; and it shall be said unto them—Ye shall come forth in the first resurrection; and if it be after the first resurrection, in the next resurrection; and shall inherit fthrones, kingdoms, principalities, and powers, dominions, all heights and depths—then shall it be written in the Lamb’s gBook of Life, that he shall commit no hmurder whereby to shed innocent iblood, and if ye abide in my covenant, and commit no murder whereby to shed innocent blood, it shall be done unto them in all things whatsoever my servant hath put upon them, in time, and through all eternity; and shall be of full force when they are out of the world; and they shall pass by the angels, and the gods, which are set there, to their jexaltation and glory in all things, as hath been sealed upon their heads, which glory shall be a fulness and a continuation of the kseeds forever and ever.

20Then shall they be gods, because they have no end; therefore shall they be from aeverlasting to everlasting, because they continue; then shall they be above all, because all things are subject unto them. Then shall they be bgods, because they have callpower, and the angels are subject unto them.

21Verily, verily, I say unto you, except ye abide my alaw ye cannot attain to this glory.

God's word is law. If we abide by it, we will receive the gifts/blessings that go along with following his words. The ultimate law we know of is the law written around how to get married. If we're married according to the way and in the place and by the person that God prescribes, we will receive all the blessings that go along with it. Eternal marriage in the temple is a great opportunity and great blessings go along with following that law.

Also, consider how great a thing marriage is. Creating a great marriage is something that brings with it great rewards, because it's difficult but also very worthwhile. I believe it's true that accomplishing great things in life (with some exceptions) and certainly in the next life is possible only with a great spouse. The companionship and support and added thinking greatly helps. Building that in this life entitles one to great things in the next..... thanks to the law of God....

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