Unit 49

God

18 occurrences in 16 verses

Alma 7:3, 4, 5, 6, 8, 9, 10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 21, 22, 23, 27

Alma 7:3

And behold, I have come having great hopes and much desire

that I should find that ye had humbled yourselves before God,

and that ye had continued in the supplicating of his grace,

that I should find that ye were blameless before him,

that I should find that ye were not in the awful dilemma

that our brethren were in at Zarahemla.

Alma 7:4

But blessed be the name of God, that he hath given me to know,

yea, hath given unto me the exceedingly great joy of knowing

that they are established again in the way of his righteousness.

Alma 7:5

And I trust, according to the Spirit of God which is in me,

that I shall also have joy over you;

nevertheless I do not desire

that my joy over you should come

by the cause of so much afflictions and sorrow

which I have had for the brethren at Zarahemla,

for behold, my joy cometh over them

after wading through much affliction and sorrow.

Alma 7:6

But behold, I trust that ye are not in a state of so much unbelief

as were your brethren;

I trust that ye are not lifted up in the pride of your hearts;

yea, I trust that ye have not set your hearts

upon riches and the vain things of the world;

yea, I trust that you do not worship idols,

but that ye do worship the true and the living God,

and that ye look forward for the remission of your sins,

with an everlasting faith,

which is to come.

Alma 7:8

Behold, I do not say that he will come among us

at the time of his dwelling in his mortal tabernacle;

for behold, the Spirit hath not said unto me that this should be the case.

Now as to this thing I do not know;

but this much I do know,

that the Lord God hath power to do all things

which are according to his word.

Alma 7:9

But behold, the Spirit hath said this much unto me, saying:

Cry unto this people, saying —

Repent ye,

and prepare the way of the Lord,

and walk in his paths, which are straight;

for behold, the kingdom of heaven is at hand,

and the Son of God cometh upon the face of the earth.

Alma 7:10

And behold, he shall be born of Mary, at Jerusalem

which is the land of our forefathers,

she being a virgin, a precious and chosen vessel,

who shall be overshadowed

and conceive by the power of the Holy Ghost,

and bring forth a son,

yea, even the Son of God.

Alma 7:13

Now the Spirit knoweth all things;

nevertheless the Son of God suffereth according to the flesh

that he might take upon him the sins of his people,

that he might blot out their transgressions

according to the power of his deliverance;

and now behold, this is the testimony which is in me.

Alma 7:14

Now I say unto you

that ye must repent, and be born again;

for the Spirit saith

if ye are not born again ye cannot inherit the kingdom of heaven;

therefore come and be baptized unto repentance,

that ye may be washed from your sins,

that ye may have faith on the Lamb of God,

who taketh away the sins of the world,

who is mighty to save and to cleanse from all unrighteousness.

Alma 7:15

Yea, I say unto you

come and fear not, and lay aside every sin, which easily doth beset you,

which doth bind you down to destruction,

yea, come and go forth, and show unto your God

that ye are willing to repent of your sins

and enter into a covenant with him to keep his commandments,

and witness it unto him this day by going into the waters of baptism.

Alma 7:16

And whosoever doeth this,

and keepeth the commandments of God from thenceforth,

the same will remember that I say unto him,

yea, he will remember that I have said unto him,

he shall have eternal life,

according to the testimony of the Holy Spirit, which testifieth in me.

Alma 7:19

For I perceive that ye are in the paths of righteousness;

I perceive that ye are in the path which leads to the kingdom of God;

yea, I perceive that ye are making his paths straight.

Alma 7:21

And he doth not dwell in unholy temples;

neither can filthiness or anything which is unclean

be received into the kingdom of God;

therefore I say unto you

the time shall come,

yea, and it shall be at the last day,

that he who is filthy shall remain in his filthiness.

Alma 7:22

And now my beloved brethren, I have said these things unto you

that I might awaken you to a sense of your duty to God,

that ye may walk blameless before him,

that ye may walk after the holy order of God,

after which ye have been received.

Alma 7:23

And now I would that ye should be humble, and be submissive and gentle;

easy to be entreated;

full of patience and long-suffering;

being temperate in all things;

being diligent in keeping the commandments of God at all times;

asking for whatsoever things ye stand in need, both spiritual and temporal;

always returning thanks unto God for whatsoever things ye do receive.

Alma 7:27

And now, may the peace of God rest upon you,

and upon your houses and lands,

and upon your flocks and herds, and all that you possess,

your women and your children,

according to your faith and good works, from this time forth and forever.

And thus I have spoken.

Amen.