We covenant to live the law of the gospel. The law of the gospel embraces all laws, principles, and ordinances necessary for our exaltation. We agree to exercise faith in Jesus Christ and sincere repentance borne out of a broken heart and a contrite spirit. As we comply with the ordinances of baptism and confirmation, and continue in faith and prayer, the power of the Savior's atoning sacrifice covers our sins and we are cleansed from all unrighteousness.
Now, this is the commandment: "Repent, all ye ends of the earth, and come unto me and be baptized in my name, that ye may be sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost, that ye may stand spotless before me at the last day. Verily, verily, I say unto you, this is my gospel." (3 Nephi 27:20-21.)
The law of the gospel is more than understanding the plan of salvation. It consists of partaking of the ordinances and the sealing powers culminating in a man being sealed up unto eternal life. "Being born again," said the Prophet Joseph Smith, "comes by the spirit of God through ordinances" (Teachings, p. 162). [Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson, p.337; emphasis added]
Bruce R McConkie Celestial law is the law of the gospel; it is the law of Christ. It calls upon men to forsake the world and rise above every carnal and evil thing. It calls upon men to repent and be baptized and receive the sanctifying power of the Holy Spirit of God. It requires that they become new creatures of the Holy Ghost.
- That law by obedience to which men gain an inheritance in the kingdom of God in eternity is called celestial law. It is the law of the gospel, the law of Christ, and it qualifies men for admission to the celestial kingdom because in and through it men are "sanctified by the reception of the Holy Ghost," thus becoming clean, pure, and spotless. (3 Ne. 27:19-21.) [Mormon Doctrine, p.117]
The
law of the gospel of Jesus Christ has decreed that every man must
repent and be baptized by immersion, after the pattern of the Lawgiver,
or he cannot be saved.
Is a man, therefore, justified if he holds himself outside the conditions of this law?
Parents
are required by the law of the gospel to teach their children to
understand the doctrine of repentance; to have faith in Christ, the Son
of the living God; and pray and walk uprightly before the Lord; and to
go into the waters of baptism at the age of accountability. ....We could talk about the law of sacrifice and service to one another,
moral cleanliness, tithes and offerings, honesty. Indeed, we could
review all the many laws that together comprise the law of the gospel.
But perhaps enough has been pointed out to draw focus on their
exactness, the protection and salvation they provide us if we obey, and
the serious consequences for noncompliance. William R Bradford Oct 1977
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