David Journal

Tag: 3 Nephi

  • Blown minds

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    Jesus said it was time to leave because the people weren’t able to handle further teaching. Their minds had been stretched as far as possible. When they desired Him to stay He used the time to heal and succor them rather than sharing further doctrine.

  • An unbreakable covenant

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    Even while telling that the house of Israel shall be scattered by the gentiles, Jesus promises that the gentiles shall not tad under feet those who trust in Him.

  • Old things are done away

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    I can imagine that when Jesus said that old things were done away some feared that some favorite prophesy, something they had founded their testimony upon, was suddenly null and void. With such a fear it would be disorienting. It would then have been very comforting to hear Jesus clarify that the law was fulfilled,…

  • Sermon on the mount

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    After sharing the beatitudes from the sermon on the mount Jesus tells the people that He has shared what he taught in His mortal ministry. I wonder if that sermon was shared more than once in Palestine.

  • What guides your actions?

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    While Jesus taught to “let not your left hand know what your right hand doeth” with regard to giving alms, the key is about motivation. Those who do alms to be seen if men have their reward. Those who do alms without desiring to be seen may yet be seen but if their desire is…

  • Know of a surety

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    Everything that a person would need to know to have a testimony of Christ was presented within minutes. They heard the testimony of the Father and of the Son and then they saw and felt the wounds as evidence of His atoning sacrifice. There may be plenty of doctrines which such witness would not clarify…

  • Conversing about Christ

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    After having heard the voice of Christ, there must have been some people who felt they needed to learn more about him. That is likely why they were conversing about Him when they heard the voice of the Father from heaven. Having heard the voice of Christ before they were naturally inclined to stop and…

  • “How oft would I have gathered you?”

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    This question wasn’t simply rhetorical, it was an invitation to remember the times when He would have gathered them but they refused to be called.

  • Ascending to heaven

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    It seems to me that ascending to heaven is more than merely vertical travel. I wonder how it must look for those who witness it. What do they see to convey the destination of travel?

  • The prints of the nails

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    Is it universally true that whoever Jesus appeared to as Himself after His resurrection, He showed the prints of the nails and the wound of the spear? He didn’t when he appeared to the disciples on the road to Emmaus, although he didn’t reveal his identity to them either. As far as I can tell,…