Duncan Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 In the Church you need baptism, confirmation, endowment, marriage and if you're a dude, the priesthood. Do you need the sacrament for salvation or is it more of a reminder of the other covenants/ordinances already listed? Like if you took the sacrament once in your life you'd be fine?
Guest Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 12 minutes ago, Duncan said: In the Church you need baptism, confirmation, endowment, marriage and if you're a dude, the priesthood. Do you need the sacrament for salvation or is it more of a reminder of the other covenants/ordinances already listed? Like if you took the sacrament once in your life you'd be fine? Each week it is the means by which we become a new being...perfect as you have dripped once again and come forth new and sinless. 3
VideoGameJunkie Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 1 minute ago, Bill "Papa" Lee said: Each week it is the means by which we become a new being...perfect as you have dripped once again and come forth new and sinless. Amen and amen!
Popular Post JAHS Posted November 2, 2016 Popular Post Posted November 2, 2016 It is not a saving ordinance; otherwise we would be doing it for the dead in the temple. One might call it an enabling ordinance, because it helps remind us of and recommit to the baptismal and temple covenants we have made with God. 8
carbon dioxide Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 If partaking of the sacrament can lead to damnation if one does it by not being worthy than the opposite perhaps is true as well if one is worthy. 1
waveslider Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 1 hour ago, Duncan said: In the Church you need baptism, confirmation, endowment, marriage and if you're a dude, the priesthood. Do you need the sacrament for salvation or is it more of a reminder of the other covenants/ordinances already listed? Like if you took the sacrament once in your life you'd be fine? Although I can't speak for others, I need it personally if I want to endure to the end. I am constantly needing to renew my covenants since I am often begging for forgiveness on a daily basis. I think without it I would probably feel kind of like a lost cause because I never again would feel like I could be as clean as when I was first baptized as a kid. 2
JLHPROF Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 It is not a saving ordinance but Christ commanded the practice and obedience to Christ's commands absolutely have influence on our eternal future. Disobedience to Christ also has results.
ksfisher Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 https://www.lds.org/topics/sacrament?lang=eng Partaking of the sacrament is a witness to God that the remembrance of His Son will extend beyond the short time of that sacred ordinance. Part of this ordinance is a promise to remember Him always and a witness of individual willingness to take upon oneself the name of Jesus Christ and to keep His commandments. In partaking of the sacrament and making these commitments, Church members renew the covenant they made at baptism (see Mosiah 18:8-10; D&C 20:37). In return, the Lord renews the promised remission of sin and enables Church members to “always have his Spirit to be with them” (D&C 20:77). The Spirit's constant companionship is one of the greatest gifts of mortality. In preparation for the sacrament each week, Church members take time to examine their lives and repent of sins. They do not need to be perfect in order to partake of the sacrament, but they should have a spirit of humility and repentance in their hearts. Every week they strive to prepare for that sacred ordinance with a broken heart and a contrite spirit (see 3 Nephi 9:20). See also Atonement of Jesus Christ; Covenant —See True to the Faith (2004), 147-49 Emphasis mine. 1
Robert F. Smith Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 3 hours ago, JAHS said: It is not a saving ordinance; otherwise we would be doing it for the dead in the temple. One might call it an enabling ordinance, because it helps remind us of and recommit to the baptismal and temple covenants we have made with God. Correct. The Sacrament of the Lord's Supper is the most important exoteric (public) ordinance performed by the Congregation of the Faithful -- that is, of baptized members of the LDS Church. It is not necessary for anyone else in this life or the next. That does not mean that the Jews are not obligated by God to perform their annual Passover Seder in remembrance of the Lord's deliverance of them from bondage in Egypt -- as commanded them in Exodus 13:8-10, "You shall tell your child on that day, saying, 'It is because of what the LORD did for me when I came out of Egypt'. . . . You shall keep this ordinance at its proper time annually." It is that same Seder meal (as performed by Jesus and the Twelve) which is the source of the LDS Sacrament of the Lord's Supper. 1
Doctrine 612 Posted November 2, 2016 Posted November 2, 2016 7 hours ago, JAHS said: It is not a saving ordinance; otherwise we would be doing it for the dead in the temple. One might call it an enabling ordinance, because it helps remind us of and recommit to the baptismal and temple covenants we have made with God. I like this answer best, and I would add that Our efforts to follow Jesus Christ and keep His commandments are necessary but insufficient to qualify us for salvation. Our salvation is made possible only through the merits, mercy, and grace of Jesus Christ. The doctrine of Christ helps us understand that through His grace, we can learn the gospel, receive ordinances, and press forward on the path that leads to eternal life. 2
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