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Do you wish to write my brief that's due soon? Thanks SEIQ.
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01-24-2007, 08:25 PM | #43 | |
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2 Nephi 25:23 For we labor diligently to write, to persuade our children, and also our brethren, to believe in Christ, and to be reconciled to God; for we know that it is by grace that we are saved, after all we can do. The correct (IMHO) interpretation which I've seen a couple times is that Nephi's "after all we can do" is a grace scripture with emphasis on the word "all" with a sarcastic tone meaning it's all we can do is a pitiful amount. The most common interpretation is emphasis on the word "after" or emphasis on the word "do" changing it into a works scripture with emphasis on our part of the equation, and implying grace is less abundant and only exists after (chronologically) we do all we can. |
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1. Grace is an absolute requirement for salvation.
2. Grace sufficient for exaltation is not extended to those that refuse to reach for it. How do we reach for it? By our efforts in trying to become more Christlike (aka "WORKS"). http://scriptures.lds.org/en/moro/10/32#32 Last edited by Indy Coug; 01-24-2007 at 09:08 PM. |
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The basic point is that this is an example of a scripture that can be (and is) interpreted in opposite directions. And this particular one is perturbing to me. |
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01-24-2007, 09:40 PM | #47 |
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Yeah, someday I want to do a whole nother thread just on number two.
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01-24-2007, 09:55 PM | #48 |
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I'm getting dumber by the post.
Keep it up; it's fascinating.
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One cannot state with certainty that further eloboration or the same Isaiah scriptures might not have be found in the book of Lehi, or the sealed portions. Again, one must make a distinction between abridgment and compilation. The way in which the BOM was abridged and for what purposes has everything to do with this problem! Last edited by tooblue; 01-24-2007 at 10:21 PM. |
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