54:9 - "...and now behold, we are prepared to receive you; yea, and except you withdraw your purposes, behold, ye will pull down the wrath of that God whom you have rejected upon you, even to your utter destruction..."
This sounds very unpleasant! Moroni was a firm witness of God - making sure that the Lamanites understood that they should fear God more than the Nephite armies.
Meekness is power under control, for which Moroni was a good example. We must also be meek and bold.
54:10 - "...for we will retain our cities and our lands; yea, and we will maintain our religion and the cause of our God..."
When you're fighting for a righteous cause, it's a lot easier to have faith that you will be sustained in this cause.
We just need to make sure that if we're taking sides in a battle that we're on the Lord's side - even if that means removing ourselves from the battle.
54:21 - "...and as concerning that God whom ye say we have rejected, behold, we know not such a being; neither do ye..."
This was very similar to what Korihor taught (Alma 30:48). It is interesting to see how much Satan tries to teach and have people teach that there is no God or no Christ. If there is no God, there is no law, or no reason to have the law and commandments.
We must correctly understand the doctrine of the Character of God, which means that we have the potential to become like Him. When we have this understanding, we will do what we can to keep the commandments and reject teachings that say that God does not exist and that we can't know that He is there for us.
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