God's Covenant through Alma
- Baptism is the Sign/testimony of Covenant (not the covenant of baptism)
- Mosiah 18:13
- And when he had said these words, the Spirit
of the Lord was upon him, and he said: Helam, I baptize thee, having authority from the
Almighty God, as a
testimony that ye have entered into a covenant to serve him until you
are dead as to the mortal body; and may the Spirit of the Lord be poured out
upon you; and may he grant unto you eternal life, through the redemption of
Christ, whom he has prepared from the foundation of the world.
- Statutes/commandments of the Covenant:
- Mosiah 18:19-24
- 19 And he commanded them that they should teach nothing save it
were the things which he had taught, and which had been spoken by the mouth of
the holy prophets.
20 Yea, even he commanded them that they
should preach nothing save it were repentance and faith on the Lord, who had
redeemed his people.
21 And he commanded them that there should be
no contention one with another, but that they should look forward with one eye,
having one faith and one baptism, having their hearts knit together in unity
and in love one towards another.
- 22 And thus he commanded them to preach. And thus they became the children of God.
- 23 And he commanded
them that they should observe the sabbath day, and keep it holy, and also every
day they should give thanks to the Lord their God.
- 24 And he also commanded them that the priests whom he had ordained should labor with their own hands for their support.
- People are spiritually reborn and become children of God
- People would be delivered by God
- Mosiah 24:12-17
- 12 And Alma and his people did not raise their
voices to the Lord their God, but did pour out their hearts to him; and he did
know the thoughts of their hearts.
13 And it came to pass that the voice of the
Lord came to them in their afflictions, saying: Lift up your heads and be of
good comfort, for I know of the covenant which ye have made unto me; and I will
covenant with my people and deliver them out of bondage.
14 And I will also ease the burdens which are
put upon your shoulders, that even you cannot feel them upon your backs, even
while you are in bondage; and this will I do that ye may stand as witnesses for
me hereafter, and that ye may know of a surety that I, the Lord God, do visit
my people in their afflictions.
15 And now it came to pass that the burdens
which were laid upon Alma and his brethren were made light; yea, the Lord did
strengthen them that they could bear up their burdens with ease, and they did
submit cheerfully and with patience to all the will of the Lord.
16 And it came to pass that so great was their
faith and their patience that the voice of the Lord came unto them again,
saying: Be of good comfort, for on the morrow I will deliver you out of
bondage.
17 And he said unto Alma: Thou shalt go before
this people, and I will go with thee and deliver this people out of bondage.
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