I replied to a comment on the r/lds subreddit last week about Mosiah 2:41, and how King Benjamin could say that those who keep the commandments of God live in a ‘blessed and happy state’. The commenter didn’t feel ‘blessed in all things, temporal and spiritual’, despite trying to live righteously throughout their life. Why … Continue reading Blessed In All Things
There’s an ongoing argument between some Christian traditions about whether ‘faith’ or ‘works’ is what saves a person. I see in this an example of what Hugh Nibley taught about the things that Satan gets people to argue about, thinking they are the important matters, while the thing of real importance is ignored. It is … Continue reading The false dichotomy of faith and works
Have you ever thought about whether you could have done what our Saviour did in Gethsemane and on the cross? In a Sunday School class earlier this year, while discussing the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we considered questions like, ‘Would you do what the Saviour did? Would you suffer these things for everyone on earth?’ … Continue reading Our Only Hope
Faith is the first principle of the Gospel. Not just because it’s the beginning of one’s journey into a knowledge of God and eternal things – the truths of the Gospel – and the Church, but also because it’s the foundation of everything we do to gain eternal life. Unseen things Alma, in his famous … Continue reading The true power of faith
What does the Atonement of Jesus Christ mean for me, daily? How does His work most help me? Well, besides giving me everything, it gives me grace – the power to overcome the world. Continue reading Power to overcome: how Christ’s Atonement saves me in and from my circumstances
Peaceable Treasures 