The Importance of a Personal Testimony
James A. Cullimore April 1972 Thursday Afternoon Session
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“Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (Acts 4:8–12.)
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“And I will give unto thee the keys of the kingdom of heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt bind on earth shall be bound in heaven: and whatsoever thou shalt loose on earth shall be loosed in heaven.” (Matt.
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“This unity is baffling to the world generally and is not understood by many whose names grace the Church rolls.
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“For by my Spirit will I enlighten them, and by my power will I make known unto them the secrets of my will—yea, even those things which eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor yet entered into the heart of man.” (D&C 76:5–10.)
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giveth light to every man that cometh into the world; and the Spirit enlighteneth every man through the world, that hearkeneth to the voice of
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“‘And whosoever speaketh a word against the Son of Man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the Holy Ghost, it shall not be forgiven him, … neither in the world to come.’ [Matt.
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“‘If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.’ [Heb.
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“Now, behold, this is the spirit of revelation.” (D&C 8:1–3.)
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“If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.”
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“And that I am the true light that lighteth every man that cometh into the world.” (D&C 93:1–2.)
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“But, behold, I say unto you, that you must study it out in your mind; then you must ask me if it be right, and if it is right I will cause that your bosom shall burn within you; therefore, you shall feel
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“Behold, I say unto you they are made known unto me by the Holy Spirit of God.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 25: Jesus Again in Jerusalem
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (D&C 84:46)
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Sitting within the temple enclosure in the division known as the Treasury, which was connected with the Court of the Women,y our Lord continued His teaching, saying: “I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”z The great lamps set up in the court as a feature of the joyful celebration just ended gave point to our Lord’s avowal of Himself as the Light of the World.
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (John 7:15, 17)
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- Open paragraph (John 7:17)
The Test of Our Lord’s Doctrine.—Any man may know for himself whether the doctrine of Christ is of God or not by simply doing the will of the Father (John 7:17).
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 18: As One Having Authority
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (Heb. 6:4)
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- Open paragraph (Hebrews 6:4)
The Unpardonable Sin.—The nature of the awful sin against the Holy Ghost, against which the Lord warned the Pharisaic accusers who sought to ascribe His divine power to Satan, is more fully explained, and its dread results are more explicitly set forth in modern revelation.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 2: Preexistence and Foreordination of the Christ
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- Open paragraph (D&C 93:1)
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Revelation given through the prophets of God in the present dispensation is replete with evidence of Christ’s appointment and ordination in the primeval world; and the whole tenor of the scriptures contained in the Doctrine and Covenants may be called in witness.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 20: “Peace, Be Still”
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- Open paragraph (Matt. 16:13)
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- Open paragraph (Matthew 16:13)
Why Did Jesus Make Inquiries?—We have already considered many instances of Christ’s possession of what man would call superhuman knowledge, extending even to the reading of unuttered thoughts.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 38: The Apostolic Ministry
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- Open paragraph (Acts 4:8)
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- Open paragraph (q)
As Peter and John thus testified, the priests and the captain of the temple, together with the ruling Sadducees, came upon them toward evening, and put them in prison to await the action of the judges next day.p On the morrow they were arraigned before Annas, Caiaphas, and other officials, who demanded of them by what power or in whose name they had healed the lame man.
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 6: The Meridian of Time
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- Open paragraph (Acts 4:8)
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- Open paragraph (Acts 4:5, 8)
The following, from the Standard Bible Dictionary, is instructive: “Those qualified to be members were in general of the priestly house and especially of the Sadducean nobility.
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