This could be taken to mean that no one will slip by who hasn't earned the right to enter. However, there is another conclusion made by Elder Maxwell. He suggests that Christ employs no servant there because he wants to be the one to embrace those who make it. I love this interpretation and trust Elder Maxwell's opinion on the matter. Christ will be there to love all those who tried to follow him.
Monday, February 27, 2012
2 Nephi 9 - why God employs no servant at the gate of heaven
2 Nephi 9 is a great chapter that goes through a lot of detail about the plan of salvation God has for his children. I thoroughly enjoy it. There's one phrase that caught my eye when mentioned in the book the Infinite Atonement. It is 2 Nephi 9:41, which talks about the gate in front of the Celestial Kingdom/heaven. It says, "he employeth no servant there; and there is none other way save it be by the gate."
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I interpret that slightly differently. I read it to say that He alone decides who is worthy to enter because he alone led the way. That means that our judging our fellow men is pointless because it is of no consequence.
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