Scripture Study Insights - week twelve
Mosiah 23
Pure love precludes/prevents contention. Go back to Mosiah 5:15 – we learn to love by serving one another. Cross reference verse 18 to Ephesian 6:4 (nourish with righteousness) and 1 Timothy 4:6 (bring people back to the church by teaching them true doctrine). Don’t be afraid of the enemy. Put trust in God and he will deliver – on his timetable.
Mosiah 24
Even the righteous have trials.
"But the test a loving God has set before us is not to see if we can endure difficulty. It is to see if we can endure it well. We pass the test by showing that we remembered Him and the commandments He gave us." (Henry B. Eyring)
"The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God’s commands in the storms of life. It is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage." (Henry B. Eyring)
God knows our thoughts and the prayers of our heart. Submit to his will cheerfully and with patience. Deliverance from trials can be miraculous. Be sure to give thanks.
Mosiah 25
We can have conflicting emotions over the same events: joy, sorrow, gratitude, pain, anguish. We need opposition. Our attitude is our choice. David learned this lesson last week.
Pure love precludes/prevents contention. Go back to Mosiah 5:15 – we learn to love by serving one another. Cross reference verse 18 to Ephesian 6:4 (nourish with righteousness) and 1 Timothy 4:6 (bring people back to the church by teaching them true doctrine). Don’t be afraid of the enemy. Put trust in God and he will deliver – on his timetable.
Mosiah 24
Even the righteous have trials.
"But the test a loving God has set before us is not to see if we can endure difficulty. It is to see if we can endure it well. We pass the test by showing that we remembered Him and the commandments He gave us." (Henry B. Eyring)
"The great test of life is to see whether we will hearken to and obey God’s commands in the storms of life. It is not to endure storms, but to choose the right while they rage." (Henry B. Eyring)
God knows our thoughts and the prayers of our heart. Submit to his will cheerfully and with patience. Deliverance from trials can be miraculous. Be sure to give thanks.
Mosiah 25
We can have conflicting emotions over the same events: joy, sorrow, gratitude, pain, anguish. We need opposition. Our attitude is our choice. David learned this lesson last week.
Mosiah 26
The rising generation didn’t believe because they would not pray. They had hard hearts so they couldn’t understand the prophets and scriptures. This shows the importance of teaching even very young children how to prayer. Alma didn’t know what to do about the problem so he prayed. He wanted to do God’s will. He received inspiration because it was a new circumstance, previous revelation wouldn’t have covered the situation. Write down the answer!
Mosiah 27
Sin hinders prosperity. Our prayers for others can be answered because of our faith, not theirs. The Lord’s mercy comes after the suffering of repentance, but then we become new creatures. Part of the repentance process is “zealously striving to repair all the injuries” we cause.
Mosiah 28
Children ask for father’s advice – parents “inquire of the Lord.” Keep written records and pass them down.
Mosiah 27
Sin hinders prosperity. Our prayers for others can be answered because of our faith, not theirs. The Lord’s mercy comes after the suffering of repentance, but then we become new creatures. Part of the repentance process is “zealously striving to repair all the injuries” we cause.
Mosiah 28
Children ask for father’s advice – parents “inquire of the Lord.” Keep written records and pass them down.
Mosiah 29
A very timely chapter due to the upcoming elections. “Let us be wise . . . and do that which will make for the peace of this people” (v. 10). A wicked king brings misery to his people. “Now it is not common that the voice of the people desireth anything contrary to that which is right; but it is common for the lesser part of the people to desire that which is not right; therefore this shall ye observe and make it your law – to do your business by the voice of the people. And if the time comes that the voice of the people doth choose iniquity, then is the time that the judgments of God will come upon you” (v 26-27). We should do all things in the fear of the Lord, and each person needs to be willing to answer for his own sins – don’t blame others!
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