Saturday, May 8, 2010

Attributes of Christ

Alma and Amulek are preaching to the people of Ammonihah without much success. In Alma 9:26 Alma gives a list of the attributes of Christ. I decided to look up each word in the list of attributes in either the Bible Dictionary or Topical Guide to make sure I know the meanings of the words or phrases.

He shall be full of:
1) Grace--What He does for us. See p. 697 of BD
2) Equity--He gives each person what they NEED, distributing fairly. That means that not everyone gets the SAME, because our needs are different.
3) Truth--John 5:6 The Spirit is truth; D&C 84:45 Truth is light; my favorite is D&C 93:24 Truth is knowledge of things as they are.
4) Patience--All of the references in the TG seem to refer to patience as a quality WE need to develop, but when you look up Long-suffering, it says "see also Patience".
5) Mercy--Luke 1:50 His mercy is on them that fear Him; Isaiah 49:15 He will not forget us; Isaiah 54:8 with everlasting kindness will He have mercy on us; 1 Nephi 1:20 tender mercies id Lord are over all those whom He has chosen.
6) Long suffering--2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is long suffering to us-ward; 2 Peter 3:15 The long-suffering of the Lord is salvation.
7) Quick to hear the cries of his people--He loves us and is sensitive to the cries of his children.
8) Quick to answer their prayers--BD He wants what's best for us and will answer our requests when our wishes are the wishes of Christ.

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