Tuesday, January 10, 2017

Keep The Faith- 3 Nephi 2:2

3 Nephi 2:2
Keep the Faith
What
 2 aImagining up some vain thing in their hearts, that it was wrought by men and by the power of the devil, to lead away and bdeceive the hearts of the people; and thus did Satan get possession of the hearts of the people again, insomuch that he did blind their eyes and lead them away to believe that the doctrine of Christ was a cfoolish and a vain thing.

Why
Satan’s purpose was to lead them away from Christ.

Pattern
Heb. 3:12
12  Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.
Mark 7:20–23
20  And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
21  For from within, out of the 
heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
22  
Theftscovetousnesswickednessdeceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
23  All these 
evil things come from within, and defile the man.
Prov. 11:18
18  The wicked worketh a deceitful work: but to him that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward.
Matt. 24:5
5  For many shall come in my name, saying, I am Christ; and shall deceive many.

1 Cor. 1:23 (23–25)
23  But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
24  But unto them which are called, both Jews and Greeks, Christ the power of God, and the wisdom of God.
25  Because the foolishness of God is wiser than men; and the weakness of God is stronger than men.

Alma 30:13 (12–18)
12  And this Anti-Christ, whose name was Korihor, (and the law could have no hold upon him) began to preach unto the people that there should be no Christ. And after this manner did he preach, saying:
13  O ye that are bound down under a 
foolish and a vain hope, why do ye yoke yourselves with such foolish things? Why do ye look for a Christ? For no man can know of anything which is to come.

Doctrine and Covenants 46:8

8 Wherefore, beware lest ye are deceived; and that ye may not be deceived seek ye earnestly the best gifts, always remembering for what they are gi

Doctrine and Covenants 52:14

14 And again, I will give unto you a pattern in all things, that ye may not be deceived; for Satan is abroad in the land, and he goeth forth deceivingthe nations—

Christ
-insomuch that he did blind their eyes and lead them away  to believe that the doctrine of Christ was a cfoolish and a vain thing.

Conference
APRIL 2016 Opposition in All Things
By Elder Dallin H. Oaks Of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles
One of the best explanations of the planned role of opposition is in the Book of Mormon, in Lehi’s teachings to his son Jacob.
It must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things. If not so, … righteousness could not be brought to pass, neither wickedness, neither holiness nor misery, neither good nor bad” (2 Nephi 2:11; see also verse 15).
As a result, Lehi continued, “the Lord God gave unto man that he should act for himself. Wherefore, man could not act for himself save it should be that he was enticed by the one or the other” (verse 16). Similarly, in modern revelation the Lord declares, “It must needs be that the devil should tempt the children of men, or they could not be agents unto themselves” (D&C 29:39).
Opposition was necessary in the Garden of Eden. If Adam and Eve had not made the choice that introduced mortality, Lehi taught, “they would have remained in a state of innocence, … doing no good, for they knew no sin” (2 Nephi 2:23).
From the beginning, agency and opposition were central to the Father’s plan and to Satan’s rebellion against it. As the Lord revealed to Moses, in the council of heaven Satan “sought to destroy the agency of man” (Moses 4:3). That destruction was inherent in the terms of Satan’s offer. He came before the Father and said, “Behold, here am I, send me, I will be thy son, and I will redeem all mankind, that one soul shall not be lost, and surely I will do it; wherefore give me thine honor” (Moses 4:1).
Thus, Satan proposed to carry out the Father’s plan in a way that would prevent the accomplishment of the Father’s purpose and give Satan His glory.
All of us experience various kinds of opposition that test us. Some of these tests are temptations to sin. Some are mortal challenges apart from personal sin. Some are very great. Some are minor. Some are continuous, and some are mere episodes. None of us is exempt. Opposition permits us to grow toward what our Heavenly Father would have us become.
...Through all mortal opposition, we have God’s assurance that He will “consecrate [our] afflictions for [our] gain” (2 Nephi 2:2). We have also been taught to understand our mortal experiences and His commandments in the context of His great plan of salvation, which tells us the purpose of life and gives us the assurance of a Savior, in whose name I testify of the truth of these things. In the name of Jesus Christ, amen.


Apply-Keep the faith. Study and understand the great plan of salvation. Continue to pray and keep the commandments. It is when we stray from keeping the commandments that we are so easily deceived.

Hymns
I know That My Redeemer Lives

Children
I am A Child of God




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