21 But behold, it is to get gain, to be praised of men, yea, and that ye might get gold and silver. And ye have set your hearts upon the riches and the vain things of this world, for the which ye do murder, and plunder, and steal, and bear false witness against your neighbor, and do all manner of iniquity.
Doing bad things for gain is bad. Got it.
22 And for this cause wo shall come unto you except ye shall repent. For if ye will not repent, behold, this great city, and also all those great cities which are round about, which are in the land of our possession, shall be taken away that ye shall have no place in them; for behold, the Lord will not grant unto you strength, as he has hitherto done, to withstand against your enemies.
Repent or lose your leg to stand on. It never fails to amaze me when good guys forget simple things. Especially when they have seen so much good. The Israelites always come to mind... The Lord blesses you until you mess up too many times and lose his trust.
23 For behold, thus saith the Lord: I will not show unto the wicked of my strength, to one more than the other, save it be unto those who repent of their sins, and hearken unto my words. Now therefore, I would that ye should behold, my brethren, that it shall be better for the Lamanites than for you except ye shall repent.
I guess this is why we don't see as many "big" miracles like water to wine.
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26 Yea, wo shall come unto you because of that pride which ye have suffered to enter your hearts, which has lifted you up beyond that which is good because of your exceedingly great riches!
I was warned in a blessing that I shouldn't lose too much weight because I might become haughty. This is the same thing, but with money.
I wouldn't like to be on the receiving end of this.
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1 comment:
it is very interesting to me that those who are viciously going after gain and such are also viciously building up fortresses and securities for that gain.
To me it's kind of a clue to who places their trust in God instead of placing their trust in themselves, how much they try to protect their 'gold'.
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