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Summing up the calamity of a world apostatizing into foolishness, filthiness, and sin, the Doctrine and Covenants is unequivocal: “And the whole world lieth in sin, and groaneth under darkness and under the bondage of sin . . . because they come not unto me” (D&C 84:49–50). Put succinctly another way, “as it was in the days of Noah, so it shall be also at the coming of the Son of Man ...
- Bruce R. McConkie, Doctrinal New Testament Commentary, vol. 1, The Gospels (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1974), 283.
- Warren S. Kissinger, The Parables of Jesus: A History of Interpretation and Bibliography (Metuchen, NJ: Scarecrow, 1979), xi.
- How parables should be defined, classified, and interpreted has been rigorously debated. The definition I offer works well for the parables discussed in this paper, but as Klyne R. Snodgrass reminds us, “Every parable must be approached in its own right and not assumed to look like or function like other parables.”
- Boyd K. Packer, “Principles of Teaching and Learning,” Ensign, June 2007, 86.
Doctrine and Covenants 101:81-101 of the revelation the Lord references the parable of the woman and the unjust judge, found in Luke 18:1–8. The parable can be interpreted in different ways, but the parable’s central message seems to be to continue enduring when engaged in a just cause. Like the unjust judge, the unjust officials in ...
The Doctrine and Covenants brings men to Christ’s kingdom. The Book of Mormon is the ‘keystone’ of our religion, and the Doctrine and Covenants is the capstone, with continuing latter-day revelation” (“The Book of Mormon and the Doctrine and Covenants,” Ensign, April 1987). The messages in the revelations are intended for all people ...
It is well to study and take notes concerning this section of the Doctrine and Covenants in comparison to the rest of the scriptural canon. 1—5, Christ is our Advocate with the Father; 6—10, The gospel is a messenger to prepare the way before the Lord; 11—15, Enoch and his brethren received by the Lord unto himself;
May 25, 2017 · The war ended before these soldiers arrived in large numbers. But the act alone would have been unthinkable in 1832 when Joseph Smith received section 87. 5. Taken as a prophecy larger than just the American Civil War, this revelation may also speak of larger upheavals throughout the world.
Mar 25, 2020 · In the end, Habakkuk learned to rest in the sovereign actions of God and to wait for his work in a spirit of worship. The message: Learn to wait patiently in faith (2:3-4) because the kingdom of God will be expressed globally, even universally (2:14). The book ends with a note of faith and hope: “Though the fig tree does not bud and there are ...
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