But behold, the Jews were a stiffnecked people; and they despised the words of plainness, and killed the prophets, and sought for things that they could not understand. Wherefore, because of their blindness, which blindness came by looking beyond the mark, they must needs fall; for God hath taken away his plainness from them, and delivered unto them many things which they cannot understand, because they desired it. And because they desired it God hath done it, that they may stumble.
The pure gospel is not complex or obscure. Truths are not hidden in footnotes of long-forgotten talks. We do not find truth by speculating. It is not locked up in scholarly texts. It is in plain sight. It is in every scripture and every conference talk. All we need are eyes to see and ears to hear. If we read the scriptures, and not just books about the scriptures, we will find what we need. The commentary and explanations we need will be given to us, not by religion teachers, but by the Holy Ghost. The first four principles of the gospel plus enduring well to the end takes a lifetime to master. All other questions are superfluous.
No comments:
Post a Comment