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2nd Nephi : 9 - Part 2
The first verse which caught me in the reading of the last half of 2nd Nephi 9 was verse 39.
The question came to mind: "Why would God need to have us "remember" the awfulness of sin?" ... Well... The answer is quite simple, really. Because Satan laces all sorts of lies within the temptation of sin. Sin never looks like sin. Sin looks glamorous, is habit forming, is all the rage, is what everyone is doing, plays on our passions or weaknesses, etc...
Yeah, I'd say it's pretty easy to forget the "awfulness" of sin. That is probably one good reason why Satan is referred to as "the cunning one".
All I gotta say is, "thank heavens for guilt". Because if it weren't for that, it'd be pretty darned hard, under some circumstances, to remember the awfulness of sin, and ultimately, remembering the awfulness of sin might be one of the things which enables us to live with God once again - in eternal happiness.
Verse 41, "Behold the way for man is narrow, but it lieth in a straight course before him." This description of the road to salvation describes it in so many ways...
I love the subtleties of the scriptures.
Truth be told, the latter portion of verse 46 has a great deal as to the reason I try to keep the commandments of God. For better or worse, that's the truth.
Verse 51 is beautiful....
I think the latter portions of the chapters become more spiritual to me (on some scripture-reading sessions) because by the time I end the reading, the Spirit is stronger than it was at the beginning.
Verse 51 is simply stating that we need to do those things in life which really matter. There are few things in life which really matter other than those which are related to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
If we do the things which really matter, then the Lord will fill our hearts with the Spirit of God, which fills us unto "fatness", as Jacob refers to it. Anything else with which we fill our lives will ultimately leave us less "fat" than if we had paid attention to the weightier matters of the Gospel.
I, for one, can take this message to heart. I do a lot of things which don't really matter much in the long run.
The question came to mind: "Why would God need to have us "remember" the awfulness of sin?" ... Well... The answer is quite simple, really. Because Satan laces all sorts of lies within the temptation of sin. Sin never looks like sin. Sin looks glamorous, is habit forming, is all the rage, is what everyone is doing, plays on our passions or weaknesses, etc...
Yeah, I'd say it's pretty easy to forget the "awfulness" of sin. That is probably one good reason why Satan is referred to as "the cunning one".
All I gotta say is, "thank heavens for guilt". Because if it weren't for that, it'd be pretty darned hard, under some circumstances, to remember the awfulness of sin, and ultimately, remembering the awfulness of sin might be one of the things which enables us to live with God once again - in eternal happiness.
Verse 41, "Behold the way for man is narrow, but it lieth in a straight course before him." This description of the road to salvation describes it in so many ways...
- It's narrow, therefore it's easy to fall off, should one begin to stray.
- It's narrow, therefore there is one way to continue forward.
- It's straight before me, so I only need continue forward to make it.
I love the subtleties of the scriptures.
Truth be told, the latter portion of verse 46 has a great deal as to the reason I try to keep the commandments of God. For better or worse, that's the truth.
Verse 51 is beautiful....
I think the latter portions of the chapters become more spiritual to me (on some scripture-reading sessions) because by the time I end the reading, the Spirit is stronger than it was at the beginning.
Verse 51 is simply stating that we need to do those things in life which really matter. There are few things in life which really matter other than those which are related to the Gospel of Jesus Christ.
If we do the things which really matter, then the Lord will fill our hearts with the Spirit of God, which fills us unto "fatness", as Jacob refers to it. Anything else with which we fill our lives will ultimately leave us less "fat" than if we had paid attention to the weightier matters of the Gospel.
I, for one, can take this message to heart. I do a lot of things which don't really matter much in the long run.