38 Or have angels ceased to appear unto the children of men?
39 Or has he withheld the power of the Holy Ghost from them?
40 Or will he, so long as time shall last, or the earth shall stand, or there shall be one man upon the face thereof to be saved?
41 Behold I say to you, Nay, for it is by faith that miracles are wrought; and it is by faith that angels appear and minister unto men;
42 Wherefore if these things have ceased, wo be unto the children of men, for it is because of unbelief, and all is vain; for no man can be saved, according to the words of Christ, save they shall have faith in his name;
43 Wherefore, if these things have ceased, then has faith ceased also; and awful is the state of man: for they are as though there had been no redemption made.
44 But behold, my beloved brethren, I judge better things of you, for I judge that ye have faith in Christ because of your meekness; for if ye have not faith in him, then ye are not fit to be numbered among the people of his church.
45 And again my beloved brethren, I would speak unto you concerning hope.
46 How is it that ye can attain unto faith, save ye shall have hope? And what is it that ye shall hope for?
47 Behold I say unto you, that ye shall have hope through the atonement of Christ and the power of his resurrection, to be raised unto life eternal; and this because of your faith in him according to the promise;
48 Wherefore, if a man have faith, he must needs have hope; for without faith there can not be any hope.
