Man did not create himself, nor is he the master of his destiny. Both creation and destiny rest in the hands of God.
He alone is the author of the plan by which salvation or damnation is granted to men. It is out of that plan which called for the Fall and the Subsequent atonement that the doctrine of advocacy, intercession, or mediation grows.
In his atoning sacrifice Christ paid the penalty for the sins of all men, on condition of repentance, so that all might escape the judgments decreed for disobedience. As taught by Abinadi, this law is that God gave “the Son power to make intercession for the children of men,” and that he thereby “redeemed them, and satisfied the demands of justice” (Mosiah 15:8-9).
Those for whom no intercession is made, Abinadi taught, are damned, for they have sought their own carnal will, refused the Lord, and remained unrepentant (Mosiah 16:5).