This week I learned a lot about the symbolism
in the New Testament, specifically in Romans 7. I learned that the
husband is Christ and the wife is the church. In a nutshell, we should
be "married" to Christ always because He is risen and if we are
"married" to anyone else (meaning a different church/religion) we will
be committing "adultery". We must be true and faithful to Christ. In
addition, we must be outwardly doing what we inwardly believe. For it is
by our faith AND our works that we are saved. It is not enough to just
have one and not the other and expect to be saved. We can't merely be
baptized and think that is all we have to do. We have to continually be
living a life converted to the Lord, to His Church and His gospel.
I
also learned in Romans7 that they were released from the law when the
husband (or Christ) died. Perhaps that refers to the law of Moses ending
once Christ died. The members were then released from that law to begin
the new law.
I loved reading 2 Nephi 4:17-35,
too, because it helped me see that even a prophet of God feels the
weight of mortality. But he rejoiced in Christ and that's what helped
him forgive himself and others. The answers to all our troubles in life
can be found through and in Christ. He is our hope. He is our Redeemer.
He is our Savior. He is our Salvation. It is because of Him we are who
we are.
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