The Calling and Election Made Sure

The Calling and Election Made Sure:

Whenever an Ordinance or Ordination truly comes from God the Father, then some part of that Ordinance or Ordination is meant to go onward with the person after the person has died here in mortality. Some part of the Ordinance or Ordination is meant to be Eternal and Everlasting. Whenever we receive an Ordinance or Ordination, we receive a lasting RIGHT unto the things that are directly applicable to the Ordinance or Ordination. Therefore, Ordinances and Ordinations have to make logical sense, so that some part of them can become an Eternal and Everlasting part of who and what we really are.

So, what is having one's Calling and Election made Sure really all about. Well, when a person goes through this process, the Holy Spirit of Promise seals a person's LDS Ordinances and LDS Ordinations so that those Ordinances and Ordinations should surely become a permanent, Eternal, and Everlasting part of who and what a person really is. A person does NOT stop being a Latter-day Saint when they have their Calling and Election made sure. Instead, a person has his LDS Church Ordinances and his LDS Church Ordinations made Sure, thus hopefully making them a permanent part of who and what the person really is.

MOST of the people that I have encountered who have had their Calling and Election made Sure and entered the Church of the Firstborn actually start mocking the LDS General Authorities and start mocking and ridiculing the Revelations that the LDS Apostles have received and do now receive. Why would they do such a thing? Well, these people believe that they can now sin all they want and mock the Prophets of God all they want, and they will still be saved and exalted in the Celestial Kingdom because their Calling and Election has been made sure. They now believe that they actually belong to the Church of the Firstborn instead of the Church of Jesus Christ, so they no longer need to follow and obey the LDS Apostles, no longer need their LDS Ordinances or Baptismal Covenants, and no longer need to keep the commandments of God or honor their Temple Covenants or Priesthood Oaths, because their Calling and Election has been made Sure. They believe that they can party and sin all they want now, and God will beat them with a few stripes, and they will enter the Celestial Kingdom anyway.

The thing they don't realize is that there is a caveat or a loophole in place where all of this is concerned. God has left Himself an out. If these people deny the Holy Ghost, in order words turn against the Prophecies and Counsel and Revelations that the LDS Apostles receive from God and the Holy Ghost, then their Calling and Election can be revoked; and, these people will indeed go to hell even though their Calling and Election has been made sure.

Cain had his Calling and Election made Sure. He was receiving revelations from God and receiving angels and all of that. There are indications that Cain was even walking and talking with God. So, what did Cain do? He denied the Holy Ghost. He turned against the Sure Witness that he had received. He turned against the Prophets, Adam and Abel. And Cain even murdered Abel. So, where is Cain now? He is in Outer Darkness. Remember, every one of the Sons of Perdition at one time in their life had had their Calling and Election made Sure and had entered the Church of the Firstborn; every one of them! As D&C 84: 43 says, beware concerning yourself, especially if you have already had your Calling and Election made Sure.

Once you have had your Calling and Election made Sure and have entered into the Church of the Firstborn, you are now a candidate to become a Son of Perdition and end up in Outer Darkness as a result, if you don't take care. If in your arrogance and pride, you turn against the LDS Apostles and the Revelations from God that they receive from the Holy Ghost, deny the Holy Ghost and the Holy Priesthood of God, break your Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood, stop going to church and stop paying tithing and get yourself excommunicated from the LDS Church, then you are well on your way to Outer Darkness as a Son of Perdition, especially if you have already had your Calling and Election made Sure. Beware concerning yourself!

Having one's Calling and Election made Sure is nothing guaranteed, especially if a person uses it to get himself into Outer Darkness as a Son of Perdition.

The following scripture in the Book of Mormon is actually talking more about the Church of the Firstborn than it is about the ordinary Latter-day Saints.

2 Nephi 28: 7-9:

7 Yea, and there shall be many [Church of the Firstborn in the latter days] which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.

8 And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God – he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.

9 Yea, and there shall be many [of the Church of the Firstborn] which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; and their works shall be in the dark.

Many of the Latter-day Saints who have had their Calling and Election made Sure and entered the Church of the Firstborn will actually fall under the control or purview of this scripture; and, this scripture tells us what will be the result of their rebellion against the duly authorized and anointed Prophets of God and their LDS Church Covenants.

Continuing in 2 Nephi 28: 10-12:

10 And the blood of the saints shall cry from the ground against them [the Sons of Perdition and the former members of the Church of the Firstborn].

11 Yea, they have all gone out of the way; they have become corrupted.

12 Because of pride, and because of false teachers, and false doctrine, their churches have become corrupted, and their churches are lifted up; because of pride they are puffed up.

These are members of the Church of the Firstborn that Nephi is talking about here, people who have had their Calling and Election made Sure. Where greater blessings have been given, greater responsibility is required. The greater the blessing, the greater the temptation to sin and rebel against The Holy Ghost as a result.

A fast-track to one's Calling and Election made Sure is NOT a blessing, especially if a person is not ready for it and is not ready for the additional temptation that Satan will then pour onto the individual trying to get the individual to turn against the LDS Church, the LDS Apostles, the Revelations of God, Christ, and the Holy Ghost. Once a person has had his Calling and Election made Sure, it is now Satan's turn to try to turn that person into a Son of Perdition. Watch out! 2 Nephi 8 tells us that many of the Church of the Firstborn will actually fail this test.

What will be the leading cause of their failure that will actually turn them into a Son of Perdition? Pride. They believe that they have become a law unto themselves; and thus, they believe that they no longer have to follow the Prophets of God, no longer have to keep the Commandments of God, no longer have to keep their LDS Covenants current by attending sacrament meeting and renewing their covenants with God, no longer have to pay tithing, and no longer have to remain faithful Latter-day Saints in order to be saved and exalted in the Celestial Kingdom. They believe that they can do anything they want now, and they will still be saved and exalted in the Kingdom of God, the Celestial Kingdom, because they have had their Calling and Election made Sure. In truth, though, they have now opened themselves up to become Sons of Perdition instead.

I have also been surprised to discover that I actually know more about the Priesthood of God than what many of the members of the Church of the Firstborn seem to know. I seem to know more about how the Priesthood Works and how God intends for His Priesthood to be used and by whom than many of the Church of the Firstborn which I have met actually seem to know. It has surprised me how little some of them know about the Gospel of Christ, the LDS Church, LDS Church Doctrine, or the teachings of the LDS General Authorities. Yes, the Church of the Firstborn often quote the stuff, but they don't seem to truly understand it or what it really means. Here I am, a former apostate and atheist, a repentant sinner, and a nobody; yet, for some strange reason, I have delved into it deeper and seem to understand it better than many of the Church of the Firstborn do. Maybe my pride isn't getting in the way? Maybe I continue to attend the LDS Church, and they don't? Maybe I continue to study it, and they don't. I don't know. I can't quite put my finger on it.

The Church of the Firstborn have partaken of the fruit of the Tree of Life, but then some of them deliberately turn away from it and walk away from it back into the mists of darkness and onward into the Large and Spacious building, where they now start pointing the finger and mocking the Apostles of God and the Revelations of God. Because they now believe that they are immune to the Commandments of God and the Teachings of the LDS Apostles, some of them don't even realize and can't even see that Satan already has them in his trap. They are blind to it all. Scary, huh?

In contrast, I believe that I have met two or three Latter-day Saints who have had their Calling and Election made sure; and, they have actually chosen to remain true and faithful to the LDS Apostles, the LDS Doctrine, their LDS Temple Covenants, and the LDS Church until the very end of their lives. I believe that they are the real deal, because all of the fruits and the signs are there. I believe that they really will go to the Celestial Kingdom or have already gone to Paradise on their way to the Celestial Kingdom. I believe these people, male and female, are the real item.

They have at times felt prompted to tell me about the miracles that have happened in their lives, the revelations they have received, the visions and spirits of the dead they have seen, the miracles they have performed using the Priesthood of God, their visits to the spirit world, and the missionary work they have done here on earth; but, they each stop and refuse to say anything about their Calling and Election or their experiences with the Second Comforter. Instead, they go on to tell me to remain true and faithful to the LDS Church, my Covenants with God, the LDS Church Doctrine, my Ordinances in the LDS Church, my Oath and Covenant of the Priesthood, and the Teachings of the LDS General Authorities. All of the evidence is there that they have indeed made their Calling and Election Sure and that they intend to remain true and faithful to it all (even the LDS Church and the LDS Apostles) to the very end of their lives.

Their knowledge of the Gospel of Christ, their service in the LDS Church, and their experiences with the Priesthood of God are infinitely greater than mine, and I can feel it. They radiate the Love of Christ. They bear witness to me every chance they get and with every word that they say that Christ lives and that the LDS Church is true. They never brag about their experiences but instead take every chance they get to use their experiences to teach me and help me to see that Christ lives and that the LDS Church is true. They always tell me to hearken unto the LDS Apostles and to live by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God through His Chosen Servants the LDS General Authorities.

Yes, they are indeed members of the Church of the Firstborn, but they also remain true and faithful Latter-day Saints in every way possible. They are living missionaries for both Churches, the LDS Church and the Church of the Firstborn, because they seem to see these Churches as one and the same thing. They simply refuse to speak evil of the Lord's Anointed, whether local or general. They are there every Sunday in the LDS Church partaking of the sacrament and supporting and sustaining their local leaders. They humbly magnify their (at times) rather unimpressive callings in the LDS Church. By their fruits and teachings ye shall know them; and, I'm coming to see and know that they are the real deal and starting to hope that they will never go the other way and become Sons of Perdition instead.

The members of the Church of the Firstborn that I believe to be the real deal and believe not to be headed towards becoming Sons of Perdition are in fact constantly telling me, in person, to get my Temple Recommend back and keep it. Like I wrote above, they are telling me to remain true and faithful to my Temple Covenants. The others, though they might indeed have had their Calling and Election made Sure, are often telling me online that I will no longer need my LDS Church Ordinances and will no longer need to be a member of the LDS Church once I have become a member of the Church of the Firstborn.
One of my most favorite accounts of someone receiving his Calling and Election made Sure is in Mosiah Chapter 26. Alma the Elder was just going around business as usual serving God and the Saints. He wasn't seeking for his C&E or even thinking about it when the Lord gave it to him. Instead, Alma was trying to find better ways of helping and serving and saving the Saints of God.
Mosiah 26:20
20 Thou art my servant [Alma]; and I covenant with thee that thou shalt have eternal life; and thou shalt serve me and go forth in my name, and shalt gather together my sheep.
It was a simple thing, a natural consequence of Alma's ongoing life of service in the Church. Notice that Alma did NOT then go out and stop being a member of the Church of Christ now that he had become a member of the Church of the Firstborn. Instead, Alma went on business as usual doing what he was already doing before.