Nephi declares his intent to persuade men to come unto the God of Abraham. His record begins with this invitation for the readers to come to Christ. It sounds like an invitation without obligation. However, by the time Nephi finishes his record of the things of God, the Spirit prompts him to hold the reader responsible for how they receive his writings, 'And if ye shall believe in Christ ye will believe in these words, for they are the words of Christ, and he hath given them unto me; and they teach all men that they should do good. And if they are not the words of Christ, judge ye--for Christ will show unto you, with power and great glory, that they are his words, at the last day; and you and I shall stand face to face before his bar; and ye shall know that I have been commanded of him to write these things, notwithstanding my weakness….for these words shall condemn you at the last day.' (2 Nephi 33:10-11,14)