David Journal

Category: Scripture Notes

  • Why so young?

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    Moroni was given command at the age of 25 and i have to wonder if that was because he had shown his propensity for finding creative ways to give his men a tactical advantage. Had he looked a division and provided armor to them so that the political leaders recognized him as the man who…

  • What of the Psalms?

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    I’m not entirely sure what to make of the Psalms. They seem to be a very elementary view of the gospel, more like a cheer than a sermon. They make no attempt at nuance or balance (balance such as the fact that righteousness does not protect against trials). That being said, they do illustrate the…

  • Why has this forsaken me?

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    How is it that I have lived this long and never realized that Christ on the cross was quoting scripture? (Palms 22:1 = Matthew 27:46)

  • Two types of law

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    It occurs to me that there are two types of law. One is natural law, such as the laws of physics, who simply is with no negotiation. All we can do is understand the law and work within its bounds. This is like the edge of a cliff—cross it and you fall. The other is…

  • Salvation is free

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    I get the feeling that Corianton had come to believe that all would be saved (out something close to that) such that he could do as he pleased in life and ready assured of exaltation or glory in the next life—that his choices in mortality were without consequence beyond mortality (and often without consequence in…

  • Why does this matter?

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    Why is it important that there be a space between death and resurrection? (Especially in light of the doctrine that during the millennial reign of Christ some will be twinkled—passing from a mortal to an immortal/resurrected state—instantly.) Also, why is it important that we know about this intermediate state/period? Honest questions. What does this knowledge…

  • Job oversimplified

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    We speak of Job in glowing terms and say that he never sinned by turning his back on God when he faced his trials. The truth is that Job questioned God and lamented his trials. He wished he had never been born. The real lesson of the story of Job is that despite his mortal…

  • Take the widow’s ox for a pledge

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    I believe this phrase, “take the widow’s ox for a pledge” means taking from someone on the margins the very thing they need for survival—something that might be reasonable to take from those in a solid position but unreasonable from those who are barely holding on. How often do we do that?

  • Job’s choice

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    Job recounts how he has been forsaken by God in order to lend power to his testimony. In essence, “He has given me every reason to reject Him and yet I place my trust in Him still.” How often do we act like the friends of Job and attribute wickedness when we should simply offer…

  • Did Job overestimate himself?

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    I wonder if job was patient through his early applications partly because his faith was such that he thought it couldn’t be shaken. When he was afflicted with boils to the point that he wanted to die he started to waver in his patience. I know the feeling. I was afflicted by the pressures is…