Remember Abinadi's sidestep in chapter 12? Now that he's built some momentum, he turns the verses quoted to him by Noah's priests into a culmination of his prophetic message--peace can only be preached by those who submitting their will to the Father and follow his Son.
Spoiler alert: the priests don't stack up so well.
I've never studied Abinadi's address so carefully, and it's a masterpiece of oratory and intricate theology. But of course I'm going to talk about only the tiniest part.
I alluded to this above, but the act of submission has no equal when it comes to spiritual empowerment. To a large degree, I speak from theory and observation, not practice.
Speaking of Christ: "...he shall be led, crucified, and slain, the flesh becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father. And thus God breaketh the bands of death..." (v. 7-8).
Christ's submission of his will to the Father's resulted in the bands of death being broken. That's a big deal!
I'm at a juncture in my life where things may work out exactly like I'd hoped, or they may veer off into the unknown. I hope I have the courage to follow Christ in submitting my will to follow my Heavenly Father's purpose regardless of the events that transpire in the next six months.
Spoiler alert: the priests don't stack up so well.
I've never studied Abinadi's address so carefully, and it's a masterpiece of oratory and intricate theology. But of course I'm going to talk about only the tiniest part.
I alluded to this above, but the act of submission has no equal when it comes to spiritual empowerment. To a large degree, I speak from theory and observation, not practice.
Speaking of Christ: "...he shall be led, crucified, and slain, the flesh becoming subject even unto death, the will of the Son being swallowed up in the will of the Father. And thus God breaketh the bands of death..." (v. 7-8).
Christ's submission of his will to the Father's resulted in the bands of death being broken. That's a big deal!
I'm at a juncture in my life where things may work out exactly like I'd hoped, or they may veer off into the unknown. I hope I have the courage to follow Christ in submitting my will to follow my Heavenly Father's purpose regardless of the events that transpire in the next six months.
I keep meaning to comment on these as it's been a great way for me to contemplate the Book of Mormon as well. I just thought I'd cross reference this post with my most recent one as well.
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