Author: Jeffrey

By their works

By Their Works- How to Recognize True Messengers (Part 2)

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Many in the world claim to be called by or sent from God. As the old adage goes, “Actions speak louder than words.” In connection with part one of this subject, “By Their Words”, we’ll explore the scriptures for the pattern of actions of those who are truly God’s Servants. Please join us in this study that we might all better discern and not be deceived!

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The 12 Beatitudes and the Doctrine of Christ

The Twelve Beatitudes & The Doctrine of Christ

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Jesus’s teachings contain a series of progressive steps (and corresponding blessings) detailing how to come unto Him and become perfected in Him. These are the twelve “beatitudes.” Nephi prophesied “plain and precious truths” would be systematically stripped from the record, causing a stumbling block. In the latter days, God restored the first missing beatitudes to unlock “the gate by which we should enter” to this path of discipleship.

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Commanded in all things

Commanded in All Things – Unwresting the Scriptures

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Are those who seek to be “commanded in all things” slothful and unwise servants? Or are there deeper principles to the D&C 58 revelation that need further exploration? Alma teaches us to “counsel with the Lord in all thy doings, and he will direct thee for good.” How does one reconcile these two statements and develop a healthy servant relationship with the Lord?

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