Category: Scripture Notes
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Riches and greed canker souls
16 Wo unto you rich men, that will not give your substance to the poor, for your riches will canker your souls; and this shall be your lamentation in the day of visitation, and of judgment, and of indignation: The harvest is past, the summer is ended, and my soul is not saved!17 Wo unto…
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“A shadow of things which are to come”
When Abinadi prophesied that what Noah and his people finally did with him would be a shadow of things to come (Mosiah 13:10) we easily recognize that putting him to death by fire was a shadow of their wicked descendants putting other believers to death by fire for their belief in Christ. (Mormon made sure…
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Define “fear of God”
And it shall come to pass that he that feareth me shall be looking forth for the great day of the Lord to come, even for the signs of the coming of the Son of Man. Doctrine & Covenants 45:39 The modern connotations of “fear” would not lead someone to look forward to the return…
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Christ delayeth His coming
And in that day shall be heard of wars and rumors of wars, and the whole earth shall be in commotion, and men’s hearts shall fail them, and they shall say that Christ delayeth his coming until the end of the earth. Doctrine & Coverage 45:26 If we ever feel like the second coming is…
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Corrupting leaders
The people of king Noah at the time they arrested Abinadi and brought him to Noah sound like today’s Republicans. Having been corrupted by their leader they flatter him and parrot back the same lies he has been telling because under the leadership of a wicked man it is easy for people to abandon what…
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A pattern in all things
And again, I will give unto you a pattern in all things, that ye may not be deceived; for Satan is abroad in the land, and he goeth forth deceiving the nations—Wherefore he that prayeth, whose spirit is contrite, the same is accepted of me if he obey mine ordinances. He that speaketh, whose spirit…
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Contention and gluttony
We can see the spirit of contention among the Nephites in the leader who ordered the execution of Zeniff when he suggested spraying the Lamanites. We can also see it among the people of king Noah as they boast in their ability to kill Lamanites. We also see that sprout in king Laman and his…
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Full consecration
I just realized that there is a more complete version of the law of consecration that we are not yet generally following. We are under covenant to consecrate all that we have received or will receive to the Lord’s church for the building up of the kingdom and the establishment of Zion but there is…
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The message of warning
Prepare yourselves for the great day of the Lord; for if I, who am a man, do lift up my voice and call upon you to repent, and ye hate me, what will ye say when the day cometh when the thunders shall utter their voices from the ends of the earth, speaking to the…
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The Law of Consecration
30 And behold, thou wilt remember the poor, and consecrate of thy properties for their support that which thou hast to impart unto them, with a covenant and a deed which cannot be broken.31 And inasmuch as ye impart of your substance unto the poor, ye will do it unto me; and they shall be…