Nobody's Perfect

The Law given on Mt. Sinai to the Isrealites was a lower law, a law of ordinances, a law of performances.  To put it in Mormon terms, it is the law of the Telestial Kingdom.  It is the law that must be kept just to enter the lowest part of heaven.  It is quite sad to hear my family and friends justify their breaking of that law, with the excuse ‘Nobody’s perfect.’  Nobody’s Perfect?!?!  What kind of excuse is that?  Of course nobody’s perfect!  But how does that justify anyone in breaking such extreme laws?  Surely a person can be perfect of not killing?  Of not committing adultery?  Of not stealing, not lying, of honouring their parents, etc?  Those who refuse to keep the lower law, will go to hell. 

Christ came to bring a higher law.  The principle He taught is very easy to apply, just take the lower law and apply it to our hearts.  Do not break any of the commandments, even in our hearts.  Don’t even do those things in our hearts that would lead to breaking the commandments in our hearts.  This is the Terrestrial Law.  He gave the commission to Love One Another, and how could anyone do something against another, even in their hearts, if they loved them?  They couldn’t.  If a person cannot keep the law that governs a specific glory, then they cannot abide that glory, the two are inseparable. 

But what about repentance?  It is often stated that we can just repent and God will let us in (to whatever glory we fancy), but this is false.  Yes we can repent.  But repentance alone (how it is often referred to today) is not enough.  We must actually repent and live up to the requirements of the glory of heaven that we wish to obtain.  If we do not live up to the requirements, then we will not abide that glory. 

Nobody’s perfect.  We all need the saving grace of the atonement of Jesus Christ.  Turn to Him.  Abide in Him.  He is mighty to forgive, and mighty to save.  He will never stop His work, until everyone that can be saved, is saved.  He loves you, and will never give up on you. 

.