Tag: Alma

Alma 36 It may be natural sometimes to romanticize a conversion event like Alma’s where three days of torment are followed by the light of Christ and a lifetime of dedication. I suspect there are aspects of that sudden turn that we minimize in doing so, such as the reaction of those from the previous…

Alma 35 The popular part of the Zoramites were those who made a living preaching their gospel of exclusion. It is very funny that the prayer of the Zoramites was that the idea of Christ was limiting and yet the leaders of their religion disliked the gospel of Christ because it freed the people from…

Alma 34 One possible reason for Amulek to bear personal testimony rather than Alma is that Amulek may not have been as familiar with the scriptures as Alma was because he had more recently dedicated himself to the gospel. Alma shared the words of specific prophets pointing to Christ. Amulek shares that the need for…

Alma 33 If we look to Christ in our choices and in our challenges and in our studies, yea if we shall seek Him diligently we shall receive the eternal life with Him that He offers.

Alma 32 Alma is specifically referring to Korihor when he speaks of those who seek a sign and refuse to believe unless they are compelled. He does this because Korihor came Amon this people and this is where he was trampled to death as he went begging in the streets. These people probably knew of…

Alma 31 Alma was informed that the Zoramites were turning to idol worship but we are told nothing about that in this missionary report. Among the Nephites the term Anti-Christ referred anyone who did not believe that there would be a savior of the world. Today there are many who will readily admit the historical…

Alma 30 The days of fasting, mourning, and prayer mentioned here would have been the days prescribed in the law of Moses. If the law could have no hold on Korihor why did the people take him before Ammon and why did Ammon have him carried out of the land of Jershon? He must have…

Alma 28 – 29 Chapter 28 is either Alma or Mormon summarizing the feeling of looking back at the first fifteen years of the reign of the judges. Chapter 29 is how Alma feels now that things have settled down since the settlement of the people of Ammon in the land of Jershon. When Alma…

Alma 27 Functionally there is little difference between slavery and paying a large portion of goods for protection. The difference is in the mindset of the participants. Those serving know that they made a choice and those protecting know they are being fairly compensated for their efforts.

Alma 26 It is inspiring to read the words of Ammon as he glories in the Lord.