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The Lamb of God: Unique Aspects of the Passion Narrative in John
… Garden of Gethsemane; the portrayal of Jesus’s carrying His own cross all the way to Golgotha without any reference … first verse, the Gospel establishes the divinity of Jesus. According to John 1:14, this Divine Word, the source of life …
Discerning and Meeting Needs: The Essence of Our Ministry
… and preaching the gospel of the kingdom” (Matthew 4:23). His teaching was directed at meeting spiritual needs, which … every man who has need may be amply supplied and receive according to his wants ” (D&C 42:33; emphasis added). Needs …
Preaching to the spirits in prison
… publication, John Davis followed the procedure used for his previous two pamphlets ( … of text are basically an interpretation of these verses according to Church doctrine. Prior to the publication of … also to them that are dead, that they might be judged according to men in the flesh, but live according to God in …
A Pattern of Integrity
… When one has integrated all of these attributes within his being, when they become the moving force of all his … the basis for a pattern of integrity is agency. Agency, according to Elder Bruce R. McConkie, is “the ability and …
The Probationary Nature of Mortality
… about the prospect of standing before God to answer for his conduct, and began to tremble “under a consciousness of … under a strict command that they shall not impart only according to the portion of his word which he doth grant unto … that knowledge. However, they cannot be saved in their willful ignorance, and thus “their unrighteousness is …
The Plan of Salvation and the Book of Mormon
… The Lord’s efforts to bring salvation to his people in all times are grounded in the covenants that he … The Father and the Son will raise humankind to be judged according to their works at the last day. Creation and Agency … receive the blessings of salvation to the extent they are willing. These histories and prophecies may be termed a …
The Plan of Salvation and the Book of Mormon
… explicit presentations of the gospel of Jesus Christ and his plan of salvation into Judeo-Christian biblical … The Father and the Son will raise humankind to be judged according to their works at the last day. Creation and agency …
"For a Wise Purpose in Him"
… After briefly describing and differentiating between his two sets of plates, Nephi writes, “Wherefore, the Lord … in 1 Nephi 9:3, which states that the small plates, according to God’s command, will yet serve a “special … the Nephite record as a source of spiritual power. Accordingly, I argue that Alma 37 is a complex prophetic text …
The Final Judgment
… and in heaven. We are judged because God requires that his kingdom be pure; and this life, the Book of Mormon … Later, he assured that all the judgments he makes are according to the will of the Father (John 8:15–16, 26, 50). …
What is Mormonism?
… style, in which “Mormon” identifies himself and describes his background. Most of what Mormon “says” is consistent with … speak of Nebuchadnezzar, inasmuch as Mormon’s forefathers, according to the Book of Mormon, left Jerusalem before the … offering acceptable to God, and rose from the grave, according to the scriptures, in the fulness of the times …