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Showing posts with label recovery. Show all posts
Showing posts with label recovery. Show all posts

Sunday, August 21, 2022

What Does it Mean to Recover?

President Nelson said, 'Rich meaning is found in study of the word atonement in the Semitic languages of Old Testament times. In Hebrew, the basic word for atonement is kaphar, a verb that means “to cover” or “to forgive.”' https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/1996/10/the-atonement?lang=eng

In the book of Moses, it says "Unto Adam, and also unto his wife, did I, the Lord God, make coats of skins, and clothed them." https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/pgp/moses/4?lang=eng&id=27#p27

Jesus clothed or covered Adam and Eve. I see this as a symbol of him offering his atonement to them. 

If Atonement means to cover. What does it mean to re-cover? Perhaps it is to apply the blood of the atonement of Jesus Christ to cover us with his strength or his grace. To enable us to be born again as a new creature. One whose confidence has waxed strong in his presence. 

3 Nephi 22:4 "Fear not, for thou shalt not be ashamed; neither be thou confounded, for thou shalt not be put to shame; for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more." https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/bofm/3-ne/22?lang=eng&id=4#4

"Ye Must Be Born Again", David A. Bednar, Apr 2007, https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/general-conference/2007/04/ye-must-be-born-again?lang=eng

D&C 121:45 "let virtue [or strength] garnish thy thoughts unceasingly; then shall thy confidence wax strong in the presence of God" https://www.churchofjesuschrist.org/study/scriptures/dc-testament/dc/121?lang=eng&id=45#45


Wednesday, February 03, 2021

"that wretch will take control again"

 From "The Way of Kings" by Brandon Sanderson spoken by Kaladin. 

...that wretch will take control again. This time he'll get his way. 

This reminds me of the two wolves story.

A man is teaching his grandson about life. “A fight is going on inside me,” he said to the boy. “It is a terrible fight and it is between two wolves. One is evil – he is anger, envy, sorrow, regret, greed, arrogance, self-pity, guilt, resentment, inferiority, lies, false pride, superiority, and ego.”

He continued, “The other is good – he is joy, peace, love, hope, serenity, humility, kindness, benevolence, empathy, generosity, truth, compassion, and faith. The same fight is going on inside you – and inside every other person, too.”

The grandson thought about it for a minute and then asked his grandfather, “Which wolf will win?”

The old man simply replied, “The one you feed.” 

Which kind of person do I want to be? Which kind of person will I encourage feed and mimic?