Tag: Alma
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The veil in reading the old testament
2 Corinthians soaks of the minds of the Jew being blinded in their reading of the Old Testament. It says that this cell that blinded them was taken away in Christ. It seems to me that it is taken away for those who accept Christ, but that for those who read the Old Testament without…
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Temptations of Christ
If Christ suffered temptations so that he might succor us, then we should use the experience of our temptations to make ourselves more compassionate to the temptations that others suffer. That doesn’t mean that we condone soon, just that we treat sinners and those who are tempted kindly and be careful to leave unnecessary judgement…
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A testimony of the resurrection
A testimony of Christ is incomplete at best of it does not include a testimony of his resurrection from the dead. When the apostles sought to replace Judas they made a testimony of the resurrection of Christ one of the defining characteristics of who they would choose. A testimony today cannot be that He lived,…
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Redeemer to one and all
Christ came to redeem each person as much as all people. It amazes me how His atonement can be both universal and individual.
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He came to serve and not to be served
While it is appropriate that people should sell to serve the Savior – that is about us and our recognition of our place relative to Him, not about what His purpose and expectation were. The same hold true for our current leaders. They sell not to be served even though we should sell to serve…
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The central figure of prophecy
Yesterday only scratched the surface of the best of sources prophesying of Christ.
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Celestial apprenticeship
It occurs to me that one of the reasons that Christ was so central to the creation and everything else that His Father did was so that he would have an intimate knowledge of everything to assist Him in His mission on Earth as well as in eternity.
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Alma taught of Christ
The reason that the book of Alma is so long is because Alma and the sons of Mosiah taught so clearly and voluminously about Christ. Alma taught so much about Christ because Christ was his salvation and his message of good tidings.
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The light of the world
Christ is the light of the world and those who follow His light need never walk in darkness.
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The Lamb and the Shepherd
It is interesting and people that Christ is both the lamb of God and the Good Shepherd to the children of God.