Tag: 2 Nephi
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Alive in Christ
When the day cometh that the Only Begotten of the Father, yea, even the Father of heaven and of earth, shall manifest himself unto them in the flesh, behold, they will reject him, because of their iniquities, and the hardness of their hearts, and the stiffness of their necks. Behold, they will crucify him; and…
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Judging in love
And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, and a branch shall grow out of his roots. And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord;…
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Judgement and justice
For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given; and the government shall be upon his shoulder; and his name shall be called, Wonderful, Counselor, The Mighty God, The Everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace. Of the increase of government and peace there is no end, upon the throne of David,…
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Personal understanding
the Lord himself shall give you a sign—Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and shall bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel. Butter and honey shall he eat, that he may know to refuse the evil and to choose the good. 2 Nephi 17:14-15 Christ was to know good and evil from a first…
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The Lord and His vineyard
My well-beloved hath a vineyard in a very fruitful hill. And he fenced it, and gathered out the stones thereof, and planted it with the choicest vine, and built a tower in the midst of it, and also made a wine-press therein; … What could have been done more to my vineyard that I have…
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In the mouth of three
Beijo looked sharing the words of Jacob and the words of Isaiah because asking with his words they comprised three witnesses of Christ.
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Accepting oppression
When the Lord says that his people, who have laid upon the ground and been treated like the dust of the street shall put on their beautiful garments I have always thought of those saying “lay down that we may go over” as oppressors—which they are—but it occurs to me that the covenant people laying…
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A mighty protector
And behold, according to the words of the prophet, the Messiah will set himself again the second time to recover them; wherefore, he will manifest himself unto them in power and great glory, unto the destruction of their enemies, when that day cometh when they shall believe in him; and none will he destroy that…
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The fundamental message of salvation
In the fulness of time he cometh to bring salvation unto men. …And the way is prepared from the fall of man, and salvation is free. And men are instructed sufficiently that they know good from evil. … Wherefore, redemption cometh in and through the Holy Messiah; for he is full of grace and truth.…
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Lehi saw his seeds
I never before considered but it seems obvious that Lehi saw what would began his seed in much the same way that Nephites saw what would come of his seed and the seed of his brethren.