Two initial thoughts
1. Sitting at the table with the saviour does not guarantee access to the kingdom.
Luke 13:24-27.
24 Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.
25 When once the master of the house is risen up, and hath shut to the door, and ye begin to stand without, and to knock at the door, saying, Lord, Lord, open unto us; and he shall answer and say unto you, I know you not whence ye are:
26 Then shall ye begin to say, We have eaten and drunk in thy presence, and thou hast taught in our streets.
27 But he shall say, I tell you, I know you not whence ye are; depart from me, all ye workers of iniquity.
Do we ever just dine with Him and enjoy the feast, but omit to do the work?
This is made slightly more confusing when we recall the story of Mary & Martha, where the saviour teaches that sitting with him and learning in this instance was the better part.
2. The 10 leper’s. The words they used were “Mater, have mercy on us”.
Luke 17:11-13
11 And it came to pass, as he went to Jerusalem, that he passed through the midst of Samaria and Galilee.
12 And as he entered into a certain village, there met him ten men that were lepers, which stood afar off:
13 And they lifted up their voices, and said, Jesus, Master, have mercy on us.
I was interested in their plea for mercy. I believe what they are basically asking for is for a gift that they know they will never be able to repay.
Following of from last weeks comment in the manual, an expression of mercy has the power to change a life significantly.
“She was motivated to change because of His compassion and mercy.”
Tuesday, May 7, 2019
Saturday, May 4, 2019
Apr 29 - May 5
A few things grab my asstention from this weeks reading.
We have a few people avoiding testifying of the divinity of the Saviour for fear of me. Most notably, the blind mans parents in 9:18-23 but also more subtly in 7:10-13.
The Jews/Pharisees were making it hard for people to follow the saviour by persecuting them.
The manual asks “how can you come to know that the doctrine Jesus taught is true?” then giving John 7:14-17 as a possible answer.
V17 reads ‘If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.’
I believe the answer is to do it. Or put another way, try it, or test it. Which is the same as what is taught in Alma 32:26-43.
The woman in Adultery. I love this story because of the Saviour final words
“When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
“She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”
The saviour could have cast a stone being “without sin” yet he also never threw a stone.
A question that comes to mind at this point is, do we throw stones? Do we say bad things about other people? If so, maybe we will want to pay attention to this next part.
The manual implies the woman changed. I do at this point start to put a skeptical hat on. If only it was that easy to change. But the manual also cites a general authority who says the following.
“Elder Dale G. Renlund said: “Surely, the Savior did not condone adultery. But He also did not condemn the woman. He encouraged her to reform her life. She was motivated to change because of His compassion and mercy.”
His compassion & Mercy. Should we be following the saviour example of showing more compassion & mercy?
We have a few people avoiding testifying of the divinity of the Saviour for fear of me. Most notably, the blind mans parents in 9:18-23 but also more subtly in 7:10-13.
The Jews/Pharisees were making it hard for people to follow the saviour by persecuting them.
The manual asks “how can you come to know that the doctrine Jesus taught is true?” then giving John 7:14-17 as a possible answer.
V17 reads ‘If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or whether I speak of myself.’
I believe the answer is to do it. Or put another way, try it, or test it. Which is the same as what is taught in Alma 32:26-43.
The woman in Adultery. I love this story because of the Saviour final words
“When Jesus had lifted up himself, and saw none but the woman, he said unto her, Woman, where are those thine accusers? hath no man condemned thee?
“She said, No man, Lord. And Jesus said unto her, Neither do I condemn thee: go, and sin no more.”
The saviour could have cast a stone being “without sin” yet he also never threw a stone.
A question that comes to mind at this point is, do we throw stones? Do we say bad things about other people? If so, maybe we will want to pay attention to this next part.
The manual implies the woman changed. I do at this point start to put a skeptical hat on. If only it was that easy to change. But the manual also cites a general authority who says the following.
“Elder Dale G. Renlund said: “Surely, the Savior did not condone adultery. But He also did not condemn the woman. He encouraged her to reform her life. She was motivated to change because of His compassion and mercy.”
His compassion & Mercy. Should we be following the saviour example of showing more compassion & mercy?
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