Faith and Conversion

November 3rd, 2008
Faith and Conversion
Principle 1: Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is essential to spiritual growth.
1 Nephi: 7:12
Having Faith in Jesus Christ is that we must have a firm belief that He is the Son of God, our Savior and Redeemer. We know that only through his atonement and sacrifice, we are able to return to our Heavenly Father. We must trust in His power, intelligence and love. Through faith in Jesus Christ, nothing is impossible. Heavenly Father promises that he will help us with everything as long as we have faith, we trust and ask him. We should always remember our Savior Jesus Christ, be grateful and keep all his commandments.

2 Nephi: 9:23
Having Faith in Jesus Christ leads us to repentance. Only through his atonement, we are able to repent. We should believe in his atonement and always be grateful, so that we will follow him and repent. Jesus Christ commanded all of us to repent, be clean from the sins. Then, we must be baptized by his name, having perfect faith in the Holy one of Israel. If we do not keep his commandments, we will not be saved.

Principle 2: Faith can increase.
Romans 10:17
Having Faith in the Lord can help us receive the Holy Ghost. Faith comes by hearing, hearing comes by the Words of God. As we have faith, the Spirit will help us hear the words of God. We will be guided as we make decisions. The Spirit will only be with those who have Faith in the Lord. As the Faith increase, the Spirit will be increased as well.

Jacob 4:6
Faith can increase. First, we must trust the Lord with all our souls. We keep all the commandments because we trust the Lord with all our souls. We should study and ponder in his words, diligently study the scriptures everyday. We should humble ourselves, seek the words of God. We should trust that the Lord has great power, he can help us with everything. We should pray and ask for help. With the help of the Lord, nothing is impossible. Heavenly Father always prepare ways for us as we have Faith in him.