Alma 42: 4-5 "there was a time granted unto men to repent, yeah, a probationary time... For behold, if Adam had put forth his hand immediately and partaken of the tree of life, he would have lived forever, having no space for repentance... and the great plan of salvation would have been frustrated"
This life is a time for us to repent. As this passage refers to The Fall, and the tree of life, it brought an interesting thought to me. During this 'probationary time', we EARN the tree of life for ourselves. This thought puts a new spin on Lehi's dream for me, and makes the path to the tree more real to me.
Alma 42: 23 "mercy claimeth the penitent"
I don't have much more to say about this phrase than: I like it. The reason - Because although we know justice has a claim on all, because we all sin, it is nice to be reminded that mercy has a claim on us, too - if we are repentant.
Alma 43:21 "they were exceedingly afraid of the armies of the Nephites because of their armour."
This made me think of the armor of God - which gave me this insight: Enemies are afraid of the armor of God. His protection is POWERFUL. It gave me a new conviction/reason to choose to wear the armor always.
Alma 43: 23-24 "Moroni.. knowing of the prophesies of Alma..." Moroni had faith that the Lord would help his armies through Alma. And later... "Alma informed the messengers of Moroni, that the armies of the Lamanites were marching round about the wilderness, that they might come over into the land of Manti" Thus: Faith brings the Lord's help! Always! I Love seeing reminders of this throughout my study.
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