In chapter 12 of 3rd Nephi, Jesus teaches the Nephites the Gospel Law, in its re-newed fulness. Prior to this, they’d lived under the Mosaic Law, with its strict rules, designed to lead a people unprepared for communion with God to a more perfect understanding and faith. The Nephites had lived that law in an … Continue reading Perfect
As I’ve mentioned, I’ve been struggling recently (again, again) with the huge and yawning gap between who I am and who I want to be. And the difficulty isn’t just about those nice spiritual characteristics one wants to have to be a ‘good’ person, but everything – everything… including the seeming impossibility of any path … Continue reading Now v. Then
When Christ said, “Be ye perfect,” it seems that He meant we should be perfect in our sphere; our mortal sphere. But what does that mean? Perhaps it means to be perfect in Christ. Meaning, “come unto Christ, and be perfected in him” (Moroni 10:32). I don’t think the Lord is inviting/commanding us to be … Continue reading Perfect in Christ
Peaceable Treasures 