The apostle Paul wrote the entire book of Romans for the sole purpose of expounding on the doctrine of salvation. At the core of his argument, the apostle sets out to persuade his audience that in our human condition we are incapable of saving ourselves. Hence, he makes this clear from Romans 1:18-3:20, thus explaining “why extraordinary righteousness is needed: neither Jews nor Gentiles measure up to God’s demand of ordinary righteousness.” Then, Paul introduces the gospel of Jesus Christ and the sufficiency of faith in the atoning work of Christ on the cross. Furthermore, Paul explains in Galatians and Ephesians that one cannot attain salvation by any works of their own, whether by fulfilling the Law of the Old Testament or by meriting any favor from God through good works.
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Lehi’s two descendants comprised the two tribes; the Nephites who were religious and prosperous and the Lamanites, whom mormons consider the Native Americans. These two tribe were in constant war with each other, until Christ came, died and rose again. This period inaugurated a peace between the two tribes for about 200 years. Next, on 385 A.D a Nephite prophet named Mormon began to write down the accounts of his people’s history on a set of gold tablets. During a battle with the Lamanmites, Mormon was fatally wounded and his son Moroni took the golden tablets and became the sole survivor of the Niphites. 36 years later, Moroni added a few things to the tablet and sealed it in 421. This is what became known as the Book of
A Brief History of Mormonism and Joseph Smith …show more content…
Lehi’s two descendants comprised the two tribes; the Nephites who were religious and prosperous and the Lamanites, whom mormons consider the Native Americans. These two tribe were in constant war with each other, until Christ came, died and rose again. This period inaugurated a peace between the two tribes for about 200 years. Next, on 385 A.D a Nephite prophet named Mormon began to write down the accounts of his people’s history on a set of gold tablets. During a battle with the Lamanmites, Mormon was fatally wounded and his son Moroni took the golden tablets and became the sole survivor of the Niphites. 36 years later, Moroni added a few things to the tablet and sealed it in 421. This is what became known as the Book of