Salvation vs Inheritance of Kingdom of God

Alma 11

Amulek is grilled by Zeezrom. He tells Zeezrom the rules of salvation as laid out by an angel of the Lord to Amulek. Zeezrom tempts Amulek with a goodly amount of wealth to deny the things he knows. Amulek is a good man.

The beginning of this chapter lays out the coinage of the Nephites. I always wonder why so much space was given to this information. The only answer I come up with is so that we can know that when Zeezrom offers Amulek six onti's, we know it is a lot of money. I love the strength Amulek showed. He called Zeezrom a child of hell (v23) for tempting him and told him he knew he had no intention of following through with the offer. Ultimately, by the end of the contention, Zeezrom was trembling.

Amulek told Zeezrom that the Savior would not save people in their sins. It is through logic and the spirit that he came to this conclusion. Since no unclean thing can enter the kingdom of heaven, it only stands to reason that the Savior will not be saving those who are unclean, aka unrepentant of their sins.

This reminds me a lot of the discussions I would have with my ex and his family about the doctrine of salvation. They maintained that all would be saved by the grace of God, or rather the atonement of the Savior. This is true. No act is required for this privilege. All mankind will be resurrected, or rather saved from the chains of death. We will all be resurrected and those of the world will not be disappointed at that day. The misunderstanding is in the difference of being saved and inheriting the kingdom of God which means living in the presence of God the Father and the Savior, which is where we want to return. It's where I want to be when all is said and done. This is where we will be allowed to continue progressing. This is where we will be with our families. Anything less than that will be the end to progress as I understand it.

So how does this knowledge affect me? It makes me want to do everything in my power to be worthy of inheriting the kingdom of heaven. How do I do that? Repent when I make mistakes, as I do and will continue doing. Each day I fall short of the expectations of this blessing. So how is this going to be possible? By reaching out to my Savior and asking for his forgiveness and mercy. He will plead my cause some day. I can almost hear him say “She tried hard, Father. She fell short, but I will pay for her shortcomings.” This is the only way I'll make it. It is true I try hard. As I look at the list of the requirements to be called charitable as called out in Moroni 7:45, I know I still have lots of work to become worthy. The biggest one is enduring to the end. It is a list I look at to measure my progress.  

And as I go to post this, I notice more than just my brother is looking at my posts.  I would love to know who you are?  Am I making a difference?  Do I make sense?  Or do you see my posts as rambling?  I will say this much, however.  Making these posts makes it easier for me to pull it up during the day when I need to elevate my thoughts.