InquisitiveSoul Posted May 20, 2010 Report Posted May 20, 2010 One of the purposes of taking the Sacrament is to renew your Baptismal Covenants. Does this mean after you take the Sacrament, if you have repented of your transgressions from the past week, you are again clean and forgiven? What if your sins are the same week in and week out? If you keep making the same mistakes, are you really forgiven? Most of my mistakes tend to repeat from week to week. If I'm not overcoming them however small they may be, I'm not really progressing am I? What do you do to correct your mistakes from week to week? Also, what should we be thinking about during the time the Sacrament is being passed? Should we be offering our own small prayer asking for forgiveness? Should our thoughts be on the Savior only and not on our sins? Quote
MarginOfError Posted May 20, 2010 Report Posted May 20, 2010 One of the purposes of taking the Sacrament is to renew your Baptismal Covenants. Does this mean after you take the Sacrament, if you have repented of your transgressions from the past week, you are again clean and forgiven?You're clean and forgiven again when you repent, regardless of whether the Sacrament is involved. Remember, being baptized and confirmed doesn't magically make your sins wash away. It gives you guaranteed access to the Atonement and the Holy Ghost when you commit yourself to obey the commandments and repent of your sins. What if your sins are the same week in and week out? If you keep making the same mistakes, are you really forgiven?I tend to think of it this way--you should take the Sacrament if you are actively repenting of your sins. Repentance is a lifelong process and so if we had to have 'repented' of our sins, we'd never be worthy to take the Sacrament. The Sacrament is meant to remind us of what our covenants are, and be a time to reflect on if we are trying to keep those covenants.Most of my mistakes tend to repeat from week to week. If I'm not overcoming them however small they may be, I'm not really progressing am I?You could make an argument many ways here. Some people address their sins one-by-one, others try to tackle them all at once. If you're ignoring all your sins, then you're probably falling back. If you're ignoring sins x, y, and z to work on sins a and b, then you're still making progress, albeit slow. Perhaps it'd be better not to ask, "am I sinning" when you prepare for the Sacrament, but, "am I closer to the Lord now than I was last week?"What do you do to correct your mistakes from week to week?Stop making them.Also, what should we be thinking about during the time the Sacrament is being passed? Should we be offering our own small prayer asking for forgiveness? Should our thoughts be on the Savior only and not on our sins?This is a very open ended question, with many correct answers. But as I said before, a good place to start might be, "Am I closer to the Lord now than I was this time last week?" Quote
Justice Posted May 20, 2010 Report Posted May 20, 2010 Mosiah 26: 30 Yea, and as often as my people repent will I forgive them their trespasses against me. 1 Cor. 11: 26 26 For as often as ye eat this bread, and drink this cup, ye do shew the Lord’s death till he come. If you are sincere you are forgiven.It does cause you to doubt your sincerety if you make the same mistakes over and over, but it should not cause you to doubt whether or not you will be forgiven if you are sincere.As far as what to think about during the Sacrament, I suggest you make a study of the wording of the prayers, and ponder over them during the Sacrament. They are deeply meaningful prayers and a person can devote many years to their study. As you take the Sacrament, ponder over what you've read and learned about the prayers that week. It's a very good time to receive revelation on what they mean to you. Quote
Traveler Posted May 20, 2010 Report Posted May 20, 2010 One of the purposes of taking the Sacrament is to renew your Baptismal Covenants. Does this mean after you take the Sacrament, if you have repented of your transgressions from the past week, you are again clean and forgiven? What if your sins are the same week in and week out? If you keep making the same mistakes, are you really forgiven? Most of my mistakes tend to repeat from week to week. If I'm not overcoming them however small they may be, I'm not really progressing am I? What do you do to correct your mistakes from week to week? Also, what should we be thinking about during the time the Sacrament is being passed? Should we be offering our own small prayer asking for forgiveness? Should our thoughts be on the Savior only and not on our sins? In reading your post my thought is that you are a good guy but that it is time to take your life to the next level. If I am right - just watch a bunch of things fall apart with this effort. Covenent trials have a tendency to do that before the blessings come. BTW - Thanks for the effort.The Traveler Quote
Hemidakota Posted May 22, 2010 Report Posted May 22, 2010 InquisitiveSoul, what is the true purpose of the Sacrament? Quote
Hemidakota Posted May 24, 2010 Report Posted May 24, 2010 Yesterday, my goal to be at the Sacrament meeting was not for talks or to be socialable but to renew my baptismal covenant. What was quite unique, when receiving the Holy Ghost yesterday, it was not during a talk or prayer; it was done doing a specific song we sang as a congregation. It is truly amazing how the Holy Ghost ‘comes and goes.’ Quote
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