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This special edition of the Lectures on Faith from Zion’s Camp Books is formatted for convenience on an eReader, with more than 100 internal links to scriptures and citations. We hope it will give you a great reading experience! The Lectures on Faith were originally prepared as materials for the School of the Prophets in Kirtland, Ohio in 1834 and were included in the Doctrine and Covenants from 1835 to 1921. Although the Lectures on Faith have never been accepted as revelation by the body of the church (and so were removed from the Doctrine and Covenants in 1921), they contain important doctrinal insights that can help anyone seeking to learn more about faith and come closer to Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. President Joseph Fielding Smith noted, “I suppose that the rising generation knows little about the Lectures on Faith. . . . In my own judgment, these Lectures are of great value and should be studied. . . . I consider them to be of extreme value in the study of the gospel of Jesus Christ.” (Joseph Fielding Smith, Seek Ye Earnestly. Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1970.) Elder Bruce R. McConkie of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles has stated the lectures contain “some of the best lesson material ever prepared on the Godhead; on the character, perfections, and attributes of God; on faith, miracles, and sacrifice. They can be studied with great profit by all gospel scholars.” (Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine. Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1966.)

This book consists of thirty-eight linear expositions of the text of Scripture called “The Sermon on the Mount” (Matt. 5-7). Also included is a fresh translation of the text from the original language. All thirty-eight of these units were originally sermons preached at a local congregation in Tyler, Texas. It is hoped that the words of our Lord Jesus Christ will receive another “look” by men and women and children; and that the Spirit of Christ will use this book as one little “piece” in the proliferation of a new Reformation – to the glory of Christ and His Kingdom. Rev. John C. Martin www.cpctyler.com

Table of Contents 1. Look at Your True Self and Believe in the Gospel Of the Water and the Spirit (Mark 7:1-23) 2. Acknowledge the Word and Seek God’s Mercy (Mark 7:1-23) 3. Admit Your Human Nature (Mark 7:14-23) 4. Admit Your Fundamentally Sinful Nature and Ask God For His Grace of Salvation (Mark 7:18-37) 5. God’s Work That Saves the Hungry Souls (Mark 8:1-10) 6. The Faith That Enables You to Be Born Again (Mark 8:22-26) 7. A Christian’s Life Is All about Self-Sacrifice (Mark 8:27-38) 8. Let’s Confess the True Faith to God (Mark 8:27-38) 9. Be Strong in the Midst of Difficulties! (Mark 8:33-35) 10. Moses, Symbol of the Law; Jesus, Incarnation of Grace and Truth; John the Baptist, the Mediator (Mark 9:1-13) 11. What Will Happen to Those Who Are Rich in Their Hearts? (Mark 10:17-27) 12. The Hundredfold Blessing That Is Received with Persecution (Mark 10:23-31) 13. The Spiritual Wish and the Fleshly Wish (Mark 10:35-52) 14. The Faith of Bartimaeus the Blind Beggar (Mark 10:46-52) 15. The Lord Has Need of You (Mark 11:1-10) The Gospel of Mark testifies that Jesus Christ is the Son of God and God Himself. And it also testifies that He is our Savior. So we can see the writer of the Gospel of Mark bearing witness of Jesus forcefully, testifying that He is God Himself and our Savior. That's why I would like to bear witness of this Jesus Christ manifested in the Gospel of Mark as much as possible, based on the gospel of the water and the Spirit. What is obvious is that the core Truth of Christianity is found in the gospel of the water and the Spirit. Jesus said to Nicodemus, "Most assuredly, I say to you, unless one is born of water and the Spirit, he cannot enter the kingdom of God" (John 3:5). Where, then, is the gospel Truth of the water and the Spirit revealed? This Truth of salvation is revealed in detail in the ministry of Jesus and the ministry of John the Baptist, the substance of the gospel of the water and the Spirit. Faith in the gospel of the water and the Spirit exerts a tremendous influence on other people's souls. The faith of this gospel enables every believer to come before the holy God, come under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, and have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ. Such faith allows us to attain "spiritual priesthood." We must preach that Jesus Christ is our Savior according to the revelation of the gospel of the water and the Spirit and our faith. So, we do not want the gospel of the water and the Spirit to remain exclusively ours. This gospel of the water and the Spirit is the gospel that should be shared with everyone all over the world. The New Life Mission https://www.bjnewlife.org

This document's purpose is to spell out the Church's understanding of the nature of revelation--the process whereby God communicates with human beings. It touches upon questions about Scripture, tradition, and the teaching authority of the Church. The major concern of the document is to proclaim a Catholic understanding of the Bible as the "word of God." Key elements include: Trinitarian structure, roles of apostles and bishops, and biblical reading in a historical context.