One quality that the Lord exhibits and encourages is mercy. We are commanded to be merciful: “What doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with
Pride not only leads to sin, it keeps us from repentance. Isaiah warned, “Wo unto them that draw iniquity with cords of vanity, and sin as it were with a cart rope” (2 Ne. 15: 18). The
The proud try to forge their own way and light their own paths. Isaiah stated: “Behold all ye that kindle fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks, walk in the light of your fire and i
I turn now to another example of pride. Alma gave counsel to his three sons, which counsel comprises chapters 36 through 42 in the book of Alma. Alma starts out his discussion with his son Corianto
The most-quoted prophet by Book of Mormon prophets is Isaiah. He wrote much about pride. When describing the wicked he stated that “they worship the work of their own hands…. And the me
The Book of Mormon was written for our day. It carries a message confirming that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the Living God. One of the major themes of the Book of Mormon, other than the saving
Here is the conclusion (for now) of my justification and sanctification essay. The precious blood of the Savior was shed for each of us. He suffered so that we need not suffer if we repent. His blo
Here continues part 2 of my justification and sanctification essay. Sanctification goes beyond becoming blameless or re-aligned with God. It means being purified, becoming spotless before the Lord.
This is the first of a few posts about justification and sanctification. I decided to break my essays up into multiple posts in order to make them more digestible in one sitting. “For by the
We left the premortal realm to come to this earth. We do not remember that time but our Heavenly Father has given us ways to remain in contact with him as we traverse the sometimes convoluted and d