Holland, “ Be Ye Therefore Perfect–Eventually”, October 2017 General Conference) That is not what the Lord wants for Primary children or anyone else who honestly sings, “I’m trying to be like Jesus.” (Jeffrey R. No! With a willingness to repent and a desire for increased righteousness always in our hearts, I would hope we could pursue personal improvement in a way that doesn’t include getting ulcers or anorexia, feeling depressed or demolishing our self-esteem. I also know that, as children of God, we should not demean or vilify ourselves, as if beating up on ourselves is somehow going to make us the person God wants us to become. I believe in His perfection, and I know we are His spiritual sons and daughters with divine potential to become as He is. What I now say in no way denies or diminishes any commandment God has ever given us. For some he has turned the ideals and inspiration of the gospel into self-loathing and misery-making. One insightful Latter-day Saint, Sister Darla Isackson, has observed that Satan has somehow managed to make covenants and commandments seem like curses and condemnations. Let’s see where this quandary takes us.Īround the Church I hear many who struggle with this issue: “I am just not good enough.” “I fall so far short.” “I will never measure up.” I hear this from teenagers. Yet surely the Lord would never give us a commandment He knew we could not keep. Such celestial goals seem beyond our reach. Then the final commandment in the chain is sure to finish the job: “Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father … in heaven is perfect.” With that concluding imperative, we want to go back to bed and pull the covers over our head. “Jesus was referring to two of the smallest things known to ancient Israelites to show that not even the minutest detail of the old law (and the prophetic writings) is negated or voided but all is now accomplished and fulfilled in him.” (Ogden/Skinner 188)ģ Nephi 12:48 (Perfect like Christ and the Father) Tittle = keraia - a small horn or brush stroke on the letter
Jot = iota - the smallest Greek letter / Yod - Hebrew letter Matthew 5:33-37 (The higher law on taking the name of God in vain) Matthew 5:27-28 (The higher law on adultery) Matthew 5:21-22 (The higher law on killing)
Matthew 5:17 (Christ fulfilling the Law of Moses) Eyring, “ A Living Testimony”, April 2011 General Conference) The Lord will find ways for that light to touch those you love. You will reflect to others the Light of Christ in your life. You will be a light to the world as you share your testimony with others. Here is the sure promise from the Doctrine and Covenants: “That which is of God is light and he that receiveth light, and continueth in God, receiveth more light and that light groweth brighter and brighter until the perfect day.” But it will come as your testimony grows and you choose to nurture it. You will come to feel light growing in your life. You will come in time to know for yourself that He is the Light of the World. The 4 things salt does according to Professor Ross Baron, and Tammy added the fifth.Įach time you choose to try to live more like the Savior, you will have your testimony strengthened. Leviticus 2:13 (Salt part of the covenant) Condie, “ Agency: The Gift of Choices”, Sept.
Lee as ‘The Lord’s Constitution for a Perfect Life’ and that the Beatitudes represent a recipe for righteousness with incremental steps, beginning with “the poor in spirit who come unto. The Savior’s Sermon on the Mount has been described by President Harold B. Meek = gentle, forgiving, or benevolent (Greek) Glue-Ins (free printables for your scriptures)īlessed = beatus - To be fortunate, happy, or blessed (Latin)ģ Nephi 12:11-12 (You can have great joy)
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