The priests “answer that salvation does come by the law of Moses.
“Abinadi refutes their answer by explaining that salvation comes only through Christ and that the law alone cannot save. He quotes the first two of the ten commandments given to Moses—‘Thou shalt have no other God before me’ and ‘Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image’—then asks the priests:
“‘Have ye done all this? I say unto you, Nay, ye have not.’ (Mosiah 12:32–37.)” (Matthews, “Abinadi,” Ensign, Apr. 1992, 27).