Wednesday, February 6, 2013

Moroni Chapter 7


7:9 - "... if he shall pray and not with real intent of heart...it profiteth him nothing..."
If we are insincere, it's as if we are not praying at all.  Many great blessings come from prayer, but it takes work sometimes (Bible Dictionary - Prayer).


7:12-13 - "...that which is of God inviteth and enticeth to do good continually..."
We are constantly being pulled to do either good or evil.  We would not act if we were not enticed one way or the other (2 Nephi 2:16).  We must choose to act on the good enticements and leave the evil behind.


7:15 - "...it is given unto you to judge, that ye may know good from evil..."
The choices we have in life are black and white, and often we try to make things gray to please our own desires.  We have the commandments given to us, and they are plain to help us know what we should do.


7:32-33 - "...after this manner [of faith] bringeth to pass the Father, the covenants which he hath made unto the children of men..."
I can see this in many ways.  We can only perform covenants through the priesthood in faith.
I have studied and tried to increase my faith and it feels like it has prepared me to make covenants with the Lord and my family, especially with getting married to my wife.  We must do our best to make and keep sacred covenants.


7:33-48 - Faith, Hope, and Charity
We have faith in Jesus Christ, hope for eternal life, so we may have Charity (or Love) as in the pure love like Christ's Love.  As we increase our faith in Jesus Christ through him and his Atonement, we increase our hope for eternal life, which eliminates despair, and helps us to want to be more like Him, and have Love like Him, and serve others like He would serve.


7:47 - "...But charity is the pure love of Christ, and it endureth forever; and whoso is found possessed of it at the last day, it shall be well with him..."
Elder Joseph B. Wirthlin talked about this in the November 2007 Ensign, pg. 28-31, talking about how we can gain this pure love.  He said, "If we wish to learn truly how to love, all we need to do is reflect on the life of our Savior."
As we come to learn and follow the example of the Savior, we will gain this pure love.

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