Live as Saints Should Live

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In Romans 12-16 Paul talks about the importance of living like saints and working out our salvation. In 13:11 he says that "our salvation [is] nearer than we believed" so now is the time that we have to prepare. We find more information on how to work out our salvation from Ezekiel 3:20 and Doctrine & Covenants 14:7. In Ezekiel it say that we have to avoid sin so that we can be prepared because we don't know when Christ is going to come again so we need to be living the gospel at all times. In Doctrine & Covenants it says that when we keep the commandments until the end of our lives then we will gain eternal life.
In Romans 12-13 Paul describes several things that lead to salvation. I will list some of the counsel he gave here:

• Be willing to give everything to God. Serve Him to the best of your abilities. (Romans 12:1)
• Don't conform to what the world says but do the will of God in all things. (Romans 12:2)
• Cling to the things you know are good and stay away from evil. Love sincerely. (Romans 12:9)
• Help others when they need it. (Romans 12:13)
• Don't put yourself above others. Be willing to help anyone who needs help (Romans 12:16)
• "Be not overcome with evil, overcome evil with good." (Romans 12:21)
• We are all subject to the power of God, He and those He calls are the only ones authorized to lead the Church. (Romans 13:1)
• We shouldn't fear God because the people who are punished are those who don't obey. God blesses those who do obey. (Romans 13:3)
• Love one another. (Romans 13:8)
• Keep the Ten Commandments. "Love thy neighbor as thyself." (Romans 13:9)

In Romans 14:1-13 and 15:1-3 Paul talks about judging other people. He says that we need to refrain from judging others because we are all imperfect. We all need to use the Atonement of Jesus Christ in our lives so we need to be kind and patient with each other. The most important thing to remember is that we are all children of God and He sees what is on the inside. That is why He is the one who is going to judge all of us in the end. In Doctrine & Covenants 38:25-27 there is a parable that compares God to a man with 12 sons. The man doesn't put one son above another and it is the same with God. He sees all of us equally so we need to remember to see each other that way as well. Paul frequently referred to the members of the Church as saints and the definition of a saint is "a person of great holiness, virtue, or benevolence." We have to remember that each of us is special and unique to our Heavenly Father so we need to treat each other with the same respect.

Here is the link to a really good video I found on not judging others: https://www.lds.org/media-library/video/international-video-contest-winners?lang=eng&id=2011-04-010-judgment#2011-04-010-judgment