We read in Mosiah:
5 For behold, the time cometh, and is not
far distant, that with power, the Lord Omnipotent who reigneth, who was, and is
from all eternity to all eternity, shall come down from heaven among the
children of men, and shall dwell in a tabernacle of clay, and shall go forth
amongst men, working mighty miracles, such as healing the sick, raising the
dead, causing the lame to walk, the blind to receive their sight, and the deaf
to hear, and curing all manner of diseases.
6 And he shall cast out devils, or the evil
spirits which dwell in the hearts of the children of men.
7 And lo, he shall suffer temptations, and
pain of body, hunger, thirst, and fatigue, even more than man can suffer,
except it be unto death; for behold, blood cometh from every pore, so great
shall be his anguish for the wickedness and the abominations of his people.
8 And he shall be called Yeshua the
Messiah, the Son of God, the Father of heaven and earth, the Creator of
all things from the beginning; and his mother shall be called Miriam.
9 And lo, he cometh unto his own, that salvation
might come unto the children of men even through faith on his name; and even
after all this they shall consider him a man, and say that he hath a devil, and
shall scourge him, and shall crucify him.
10 And he shall arise the third day from
the dead; and behold, he standeth to judge the world; and behold, all these
things are done that a righteous judgment might come upon the children of men.
11 For behold, and also his blood atoneth
for the sins of those who have fallen by the transgression of Adam, who have
died not knowing the will of God concerning them, or who have ignorantly
sinned.
12 But wo, wo unto him who knoweth that he rebelleth
against God! For salvation cometh to none such except it be through
repentance and faith on the Lord Yeshua the Messiah.
13 And the Lord God hath sent his holy prophets
among all the children of men, to declare these things to every kindred,
nation, and tongue, that thereby whosoever should believe that Messiah
should come, the same might receive remission of their sins, and rejoice with
exceedingly great joy, even as though he had already come among them.
14 Yet the Lord God saw that his people
were a stiffnecked people, and he appointed unto them a law, even the law of
Moses.
15 And many signs, and wonders, and types,
and shadows showed he unto them, concerning his coming; and also holy prophets
spake unto them concerning his coming; and yet they hardened their hearts, and
understood not that the law of Moses availeth nothing except it were through
the atonement of his blood.
16 And even if it were possible that little
children could sin they could not be saved; but I say unto you they are blessed;
for behold, as in Adam, or by nature, they fall, even so the blood of Messiah atoneth
for their sins.
17 And moreover, I say unto you, that
there shall be no other name given nor any other way nor means whereby salvation
can come unto the children of men, only in and through the name of Messiah, the
Lord Omnipotent.
(Mosiah 3:5-17)
These verses maker it clear that salvation
has always come only through the blood of Messiah. Even in “Old Testament Times” salvation came
by faith “that Messiah should come” and such persons were saved “even as though
he had already come among them.”
This means that the “law of Moses” is not
an obsolete Old Testament system of salvation.
The idea that one could earn salvation through Torah Observance, is not
an obsolete system, it is a false theology that was never true!
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