And he said unto me: Because of thy faith in Christ, whom thou hast never before heard nor seen. And many years pass away before he shall manifest himself in the flesh; wherefore, go to, thy faith hath made thee whole.
Faith in Christ, manifested by sincere and humble repentance, heals us. Not our works, not our callings, not our service, not our tithing, not our knowledge, and not our obedience. All are flawed. Only Christ is perfect. We cannot work enough, serve enough, pay enough, sacrifice enough, learn enough, or obey enough to earn our way into heaven. Not that working, serving, sacrificing, paying learning and obeying are not essential. They are simply not enough. They help change us and shape us. But only Jesus Christ, through his atonement, can make us fit for the kingdom of God. Only He can heal all the wounds others inflict on us, we inflict on others, and we inflict on ourselves. Only when we are healed are we fit to be in the Father's presence. He does not want us full of sores, He wants us perfect. Christ can make us perfect.
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