Tag: 3 Nephi

3 Nephi 14 – 15I wonder if part of the reason that Christ admonished the people to judge not immediately after telling His chosen disciples to take no thought for themselves was because he knew the people might see the disciples actions of not taking care for themselves and they might be tempted to judge…

3 Nephi 13Alms are good, prayer is good, and fasting is good but how we offer those things is as important as whether we offer them. Done wrongly or for the wrong reason they become destructive hypocrisy in our lives both to us and to those around us.

3 Nephi 12It is no wonder that modern Christianity likes to emphasize the Sermon on the Mount among their doctrines. When He needed to condense three years of ministry to a matter of days that sermon was the first thing the Savior lifted verbatim from his mortal ministry. I wonder if the extra mile doctrine…

3 Nephi 11Christ did not come immediately after the catastrophic destruction. He came after the people had enough time to begin the process of rebuilding. They had advanced at least far enough that some degree of travel was possible and that they probably had not immediate concern for food and shelter although there was almost…

3 Nephi 9 – 10All the people heard a voice in the darkness – that seems to be similar to the prophecy that the whole earth will see Christ at his second coming. What a glorious and overwhelming sight that will be. Ever since the resurrection of Christ the message of prophets has been markedly…

3 Nephi 8It seems like because of the efforts of Nephi and others the people were as well prepared by the end of the 33rd year as they had been for years. Many had repented and joined the church after years of pride and iniquity. Overall there was still much wickedness but there were substantially…

3 Nephi 7The breakup of the people into tribes came when virtually all the people had become a single nation. They had no other group to join if they dissented nor any other nation to fear when they no longer felt unified. Before their choices had always been to join the Lamanites or to remain…

3 Nephi 5 – 6After coming close enough to destruction that they were forced to gather together behind massive fortifications the Nephites (and this included those who had been Lamanites now too) repented of all their sins and were righteous for four years as they continued to live together. When they diapered back into their…

3 Nephi 4If the Gadiantons had spread themselves upon the land to raise grain, that very practice of honest labor would have done much to destroy their secret society, the Nephites would not have needed to come to battle to destroy them.

3 Nephi 3Posturing is a tactic that Satan employs and encourages his followers to employ often. Against weak or ungrounded targets it often leads to an easy victory.