Category: Scripture Notes
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Charity never faileth
It occurred to me tonight that part of charity never failing and charity enduring all things is that the pure love of Christ for people is constant. No matter what they do, say, believe, etc His love remains and if we have His love for others in our heart we will continue to live them…
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His rights of mercy
What great reward for Christ win by living a sinless life and performing an infinite atonement for mankind? He won the right to offer mercy to His brothers and sisters who were not perfect on their own merits.
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Black and white
Mormon makes everything black and white here—a man is evil or he is good. The truth is that this logic only works for snapshots in time. A man who was evil at one point can repent and become good. A man who is good can turn from God and become evil. The point of Mormon’s…
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The body of Christ
It seems that the purpose of the church is for us to do collectively for the children of God what Christ did individually throughout His earthly ministry.
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My brethren hunting me
How many people could take whatever time they had to try leaving something of value for those who have been actively hunting them? That is the action of a true disciple of Christ.
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Beyond hope
The last few days of fighting the people on both sides knew they had completely destroyed their people. All the women and children had been slaughtered and only the pride of being the last side (one man in the end) standing was left to fight for.
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Bent on annihilation
Will we ever see a people today get so wicked and angry with each other they that are bent on fighting until one of the sides is completely annihilated? I can only imagine how Ether felt as he observed this
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Coriantumr saved
Because of the prophecy of Ether the Lord preserved Coriantumr from Shiz, probably by making Shiz think that Coriantumr had died. (I have to think that with his anger and desire for revenge Shiz would have finished Coriantumr off rather than simply expecting him to die from his wounds if he thought Coriantumr was not…
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No order but war
The Jaredites descended to a state of total chaos with each man left to defend what he could. The only semblance of order was as they flocked to competing armies
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Rethinking the timing
It seems clear to me that Jerusalem will not be redeemed and made a holy city again until Christ comes to reign. Likewise, the city of New Jerusalem will not be built up to the remnant of the seed of Joseph in this hemisphere until the same time period. I have always thought of it…