| Re: Helaman 5 - Crying unto the voice [message #1040 is a reply to message #1038] |
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Dragon
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Lets consider what Alma taught. If all we can do is have a desire to believe, then we should make room in our lives to act on that desire. Eventually we will see it is a good desire, and that will tell us we should believe. When we believe, we must give room in our life for this belief. When that belief improves our life in some way, we have knowledge that belief is true. This knowledge leads us to faith in other things, which we then likewise obtain a knowledge of.
In this particular instance, they all acted on their desire to believe by crying out. This action must have lifted the terror they had, which led them to believe. They continued to call out, and their belief was rewarded immediately by the cloud lifting. At that moment, they all gained a personal direct knowledge of the power of God and His prophets. Thus they were permitted to see the glorious light surrounding each person.
- Dragon
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