First, God planned to send his Son, Jesus Christ, to provide a “glorious erasing” of repented sins, said President Oaks, who also listed four other helps that God provided his children:
The light or spirit of Christ to help each person know good from evil.
The cluster of directions available in scripture known as commandments, ordinances and covenants.
The manifestations of the Holy Ghost that witness of truth.
The gift of the Holy Ghost as a daily companion from the Godhead.
“Our part in this Divine Plan,” President Oaks said, “is to trust in God and seek and use these divine helps, most notably the Atonement of his Beloved Son, our Savior and Redeemer Jesus Christ.”
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The Lord doesn’t erase sin. The Bible says when you repent He remembers them no more.
Isaiah 43:25 “I, even I, am he that blotteth out thy transgressions for mine own sake, and will not remember thy sins.”
See GotQuestions.org for more info. In essence He has said He won’t remember them when you repent.
This in no way means that you’ll escape justice. The Gospel Coalition also has a great article about this. In short God doesn’t forget what you’ve done nor does He erase your past. Their site said “We do not serve a God whose memory is erased at the sound of human confession.”
Secondly, man became aware of good and evil in the Garden of Eden. The so-called ‘Light of Christ’ has nothing to do with knowing good from evil.
Genesis 3:5 “For God doth know that in the day ye eat thereof, then your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as gods, knowing good and evil.”
Third – the Good Lord didn’t give us a ‘cluster of directions’ to perform ordinances. Ordinances means you’re working for salvation which defeats the whole idea of the gospel! Eph. 2:8-9
Lastly beloved you can refute what Mr. Oaks said by asking the Mormon you know what they thought about this man’s talk. There’s obviously nothing in what he said that represents what the Bible says.
Don’t forget to pray!
With Love in Christ –
Michelle ✟