Comments on: Reconcile

By: Geoff J

Geoff J — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I like it Kim — We must do all we can do to reconcile with God. Reconciliation with God is much of the work we are doing as we work out our salvation. Fits nicely with John 17:3 where we learn that eternal life is to know God (which I read as actually knowing him not just knowing about him.)

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

If we reconcile ourselves with God, our actions will reflect that. And whenever we do actions inconsistent with God’s will, we are no longer ‘reconciled’ until we repent. So I believe there is an element of action involved in reconciliation.

By: Kim Siever

Kim Siever — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

But are the actions a part of the reconciliation or a result of the reconciliation?

By: Anonymous

Anonymous — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

Becoming reconcilled in our hearts certainly would influence which actions would come more naturally to us. However now that you have gotten me to think about this further, I would say that every action is preceded by a conscious decision to choose that specific action in order to become reconciled (if not already) or to remain reconciled (and avoid becoming un-reconciled). Therefore I would say our actions are a part of the reconcilliation.

By: ltbugaf

ltbugaf — Tue, 30 Nov -0001 00:00:00 +0000

I believe some people overemphasize and misinterpret the phrase “after all we can do.” They reach the conclusion that the only way to be saved is to everything we are possibly capable of and then only AFTER that will Christ’s grace make up for the rest. I think this is reading too much into the words. “After all we can do,” more reasonably means that no matter how much we do for ourselves, we do not have the power to save ourselves and must rely on the grace–the atoning power–of Jesus.

Of course repentance requires us to “do” something and true consecration requires us to give God all that we have and all that we are. The power of the Atonement doesn’t come to us only AFTER we’ve utterly exhausted our own abilities. The Atonement’s power is here for us now, not just later. It is present and meant to be enjoyed daily, as we struggle, sometimes haltingly, to proceed, line upon line and precept upon precept towards Christ and our Father.