by rogerjsimpson | Jun 8, 2022 | Uncategorized
John said: “Therefore, in the beginning the Word was, for he was the Word, even the messenger of salvation—The light and the Redeemer of the world; the Spirit of truth, who came into the world, because the world was made by him, and in him was the life of men and the...
by rogerjsimpson | Jun 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
Jesus told Nicodemus that “except a man be born of water and the spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of heaven.”[i] What is being born of the Spirit? John the Baptist said of this process of being purified by the fire of the Holy Ghost: “I indeed baptize you with...
by rogerjsimpson | Jun 5, 2022 | Uncategorized
“And go ye out from among the wicked. Save yourselves. Be ye clean that bear the vessels of the Lord.”[i] So has the Lord God commanded priesthood holders to always be clean as in ancient Jewish times. In ancient Israel the High Priests were baptized prior to entering...
by rogerjsimpson | Jun 3, 2022 | Uncategorized
“Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me.”[i] His invitation to “Come, follow me” is not just an invitation to believe in Him, but a call for walking in His footsteps, saying the things He said, doing the...
by rogerjsimpson | Jun 2, 2022 | Uncategorized
Jesus Christ was lifted up on the cross in order to draw all men unto him at the last day, the day of judgment. Jesus said: “And my Father sent me that I might be lifted up upon the cross; and after that I had been lifted up upon the cross, that I might draw all men...