Job 6:27; Prov. January 1, 2017. Samuel the Lamanite told the Nephites, for ye have sought all the days of your lives for that which ye could not obtain; and ye have sought for happiness in doing iniquity, which thing is contrary to the nature of that righteousness which is in our great and Eternal Head. The Book of Mormon is a witness of the reality of Satan. One is a modification of the other and both offer an alternate system of salvation that is contrary to the revealed word of God. The [1 hour and 45 minute] workshops . About 559–545 B.C. . The lying, the digging of the pit, the taking advantage of a neighbor all elevates one at the expense of another. Fix the pacifier in the baby’s mouth and as the sucking motion intensifies the eyes begin to shut. For my study in Preach My Gospel I read 2 Nephi 28. In truth and in fact, the violent opposition to the Book of Mormon is one of the great evidences of its divinity. Making moral truth relative has dethroned God and elevated man to become the measure of right and wrong. While Satan sought to bind the tongue of Joseph Smith before his first vision, the precepts of men have since multiplied to bind his message. Benson, Ezra Taft. 2 Nephi 7. But behold, if a man shall come among you and shall say: Do this, and there is no iniquity; do that and ye shall not suffer; yea, he will say: Walk after the pride of your own hearts; yea, walk after the pride of your eyes, and do whatsoever your heart desireth-and if a man shall come among you and say this, ye will receive him, and say that he is a prophet. Thus verses 7 and 8 are examples of salvation based on a disproportionate relationship between justice and mercy. . It is the opposite of the statement of John the Baptist regarding the Messiah, “He must increase, but I must decrease” (John 3:30). In order to sin without feeling guilt, one must lower his moral standard to correspond with his behavior. 4:12 (11–13). Nephi seems to be telling that to both the unbelievers, those mistaken in their beliefs, and the believers. . 2 Nephi 11. 13:22). Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1968. 11 Yea, they have all gone out of the away; they have become bcorrupted. 18:12; 2 Ne. New York: Simon and Schuster, 1955. Monday, May 2, 2016. 29 Wo be unto him that shall say: We have received the word of God, and we aneed bno more of the word of God, for we have enough! Therefore, consistent with the disharmony inherent in the learning of men, these churches are characterized by their strifes of words, contests of opinions and contention among the clergy (JS- H 1:6). Nephi said of latter-day churches, “they shall teach with their learning, and deny the Holy Ghost, which giveth utterance” (v. 4). 2 Nephi 28. 9:16 (8–19, 26); Jacob 6:10. (JS-H 1:21; emphasis added). This lesson started out a little rocky. 2 Nephi 28:2 Verse Text. (459–60, 462). Monte S. Nyman and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 1989), 287–305. What is one other book about religion to him, unless it teaches the truth and leads men to love and serve Christ and to prepare for an eternal inheritance with him in the kingdom of his Father? 15 O the awise, and the learned, and the rich, that are puffed up in the bpride of their chearts, and all those who preach dfalse doctrines, and all those who commit ewhoredoms, and pervert the right way of the Lord, fwo, wo, wo be unto them, saith the Lord God Almighty, for they shall be thrust down to hell! Each of these precepts specifies what God cannot do. . 18 But behold, that great and aabominable church, the bwhore of all the earth, must ctumble to the earth, and great must be the fall thereof. Nephi also revealed important truths concerning Satan. What we find in these chapters is Nephi’s vision of the role of and response to the book that he saw coming forth in the latter days – the … With the enemy now clearly in sight, Latter-day Saints must be careful to guard against wolves in sheep’s clothing: those who deride the standards of the Church, denounce its doctrines, teach an easy road or a multidirectional highway to heaven, and emphasize the drabness of being a Latter-day Saint as opposed to eating and drinking and being merry. . 26:3; Morm. Obviously, knowing the strategy of an adversary gives one an advantage. 2 Nephi 28:32. In the pride of his heart, he does not drive from the rear but leads from the front. 2 Nephi 28:9 Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; and their works shall be in the dark. In 1929 George Herbert Betts published the results of a fifty-seven doctrinal question survey he sent out to 500 ministers and 500 theological students. First, one must have faith, then pass through the gate of repentance and baptism, and receive the Holy Ghost (v. 17), who according to Nephi “will show [us] all things [that we] should do” (32:5). The wolf was literally drinking his own blood, which went on until he became so weak that he froze to death. 2 Nephi 2:24-25. In line with this and in context with the subject of the chapter, many people are stirred to anger against the work of the restoration and particularly the Book of Mormon. Nephi teaches the right way— the law of Moses must be kept until Christ comes to fulfill it. (65; emphasis added). 2 Nephi 24. Men and women both have affairs and the frequency of women having affairs is now almost as great as the men. Jesus told his disciples in ancient America to “watch and pray always lest ye enter into temptation; for Satan desireth to have you, that he may sift you as wheat” (3 Nephi 18:18). 2 Nephi 26. 14:15. The Lord doesn’t think very highly of these philosophies. The Prophet Joseph Smith declared, “I told the brethren that the Book of Mormon [is] the most correct of any book on earth, . I opened the lesson with the opening principle from the manual about how the Book of Mormon exposes the adversary's workings. Nephi is not saying to them: … Continue reading 2 Nephi 28: 26 → A Bible! Could it be that those Nephi refers to are, in part, members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints who have erred because of the persistent encroachment of the world? 185 Heber J. Nephi and Moroni saw that the false teachers would have high heads and stiff necks (v. 14) and would love their money and their substance more than their poor (Mormon 8:37). . Nephi begins chapter 28 by saying that he had spoken as the spirit had constrained him (v. 1). In the literature he had read, Mormons don’t say things like that. I always made sure that my family came first, especially my children, but now I realize I have a right to happiness also.” (4). Vain is defined as having no real value; idle, worthless; marked by futility or ineffectualness. And in fine wo unto all those who tremble and are angry because of the truth of God!” (2 Nephi 28:16, 28). Alma 12:10 (10–11); 3 Ne. Satan again is pleased, as philosophies multiply and the pride of men in their wisdom carries them swiftly away from God. (Hel. This is classic priestcraft, identified and condemned in the Book of Mormon. 14:3; 22:14; D&C 109:25. Moroni saw that many would say, “Do this, or do that, and it mattereth not, for the Lord will uphold such at the last day” (Mormon 8:31). 2 Nephi 28 Songtext von The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints mit Lyrics, deutscher Übersetzung, Musik-Videos und Liedtexten kostenlos auf Songtexte.com 27 Yea, wo be unto him that saith: We have received, and we aneed no more! 13:26–28). . 28:13 (9–13); D&C 98:12. By pam, August 7, 2010 in 2 Nephi. 2 Nephi 10. And I do this that I may prove unto many that I am the same yesterday, today, and forever; and that I speak forth my words according to mine own pleasure. He is proclaimed the enemy of all righteousness (Moroni 9:6) who desires “that all men might be miserable like unto himself” (2 Nephi 2:27). Ezek. Without a devil there is no evil, except as defined by individual societies. Nehor is a good example of this type of easy preachment. Rev. (2 Nephi 29:7–10). Yea, ye will lift him up, and ye will give unto him of your substance; ye will give unto him of your gold, and of your silver, and ye will clothe him with costly apparel; and because he speaketh flattering words unto you, and he saith that all is well, then ye will not find fault with him. 23 Yea, they are grasped with death, and hell; and death, and hell, and the devil, and all that have been seized therewith must stand before the throne of God, and be ajudged according to their works, from whence they must go into the place prepared for them, even a blake of fire and brimstone, which is endless torment. 2 Nephi 28:9. It does not matter to him whether people proclaim Christ or denounce him, if in their religious creeds they are blindly riveted to false doctrines and the traditions of men. satan’s top ten lies 2 nephi 28:5-9, 21-22 DIVIDE AND ILLUSTRATE Read the assigned scripture and the create an Illustration of what the scripture tell us. Nephi wrote to those who would fight against the restoration: “Wo unto them that turn aside the just for a thing of naught and revile against that which is good, and say it is of no worth! Email This BlogThis! This devilish whisper invites good men and women to compromise and be selective in their personal righteousness. And because that I have spoken one word ye need not suppose that I cannot speak another; for my work is not yet finished; neither shall it be until the end of man, neither from that time henceforth and forever. Nephi, as does Moroni in Mormon 8, exposes the characteristics, activities and motivation of these enemies. My next question was the clincher. With his raging, pacifying and flattering, he wages war both within and without the Church. . The meat was so delicious that he didn’t notice that as he was licking and biting, he was cutting his own tongue on the knife. Jacob 3:11; Alma 5:7 (6–7); Morm. Knowing only a few would follow him if his true identity and design were manifested, he carefully draws people into the false conclusion of supposing they are winning when, in fact, they are slowly, but nevertheless effectively being destroyed. A Guide to the Religions of America. Grant Building Even those in Islam, whose whole religion is Koran-based, find no especial fault with the Bible. No evidence has yet been submitted for this verse. In the April 1975 general conference of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, President Ezra Taft Benson, speaking about the Book of Mormon, said: Is the Book of Mormon true?—Yes. The goal is to educate women to make a meaningful decision. To help understand what is taught in 2 Nephi chapter 28, it is important to review its context. 2 Nephi 23. He knew the worth of the record because he knew and understood the need for it. Know ye not that I, the Lord your God, have created all men, and that I remember those who are upon the isles of the sea; and that I rule in the heavens above and in the earth beneath; and I bring forth my word unto the children of men, yea, even upon all the nations of the earth? they have all gone astray save it be a few, who are the humble followers of Christ. 2 Nephi 9. Many Christians are prone to view the Bible as one-sided history or great literature, but not as inspired writing. Gen. 4:10; Rev. Today while in church I attended a Sunday School lesson which focused on 2 Nephi 28, particularly the first half of the chapter. With a walkie talkie the assistant had radioed the information to the defensive backfield coach, who then informed his players on the field through substitution. Wherefore, because that ye have a Bible ye need not suppose that it contains all my words; neither need ye suppose that I have not caused more to be written. 8:31. The issue centers in nonbelievers. say: A Bible! Man’s perception of God’s mercy allows him to expand the parameters of disobedience and still reach heaven. In the April 1971 general conference, President Spencer W. Kimball spoke about the many and varied voices in the world that expound the ever-changing precepts of men: Certainly, some blame can be attached to the voices from lecture platforms, editorial rooms, or broadcasting stands, and even from the pulpit. Thus Nephi wrote, “the blood of the saints shall cry from the ground against them” (2 Nephi 28:10). If it were not of God, Lucifer would not overly concern himself with it. In verse 7 we read, “Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.” This teaching emphasizes both the humanistic and the hedonistic. TG Bondage, Spiritual. 2 Nephi 28: 32: “Wo be unto the Gentiles, saith the Lord God of Hosts! 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