Unit 63

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26 occurrences in 19 verses

Alma 39:1, 15, 16, 17, 19,

Alma 40:20, 21,

Alma 41:5, 6,

Alma 42:3, 5, 12, 14, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30

Alma 39:1

And now, my son, I have somewhat more to say unto thee

than what I said unto thy brother;

for behold, have ye not observed the steadiness of thy brother,

his faithfulness, and his diligence in keeping the commandments of God?

Behold, has he not set a good example for thee?

Alma 39:15

And now, my son, I would say somewhat unto you concerning the coming of Christ.

Behold, I say unto you,

that it is he that surely shall come to take away the sins of the world;

yea, he cometh to declare glad tidings of salvation unto his people.

Alma 39:16

And now, my son, this was the ministry unto which ye were called,

to declare these glad tidings unto this people,

to prepare their minds;

or rather that salvation might come unto them,

that they may prepare the minds of their children

to hear the word at the time of his coming.

Alma 39:17

And now I will ease your mind somewhat on this subject.

Behold, you marvel why these things should be known so long beforehand.

Behold, I say unto you,

is not a soul at this time as precious unto God

as a soul will be at the time of his coming?

Alma 39:19

Is it not as easy at this time

for the Lord to send his angel to declare these glad tidings

unto us as unto our children,

or as after the time of his coming?

Alma 40:20

Now, my son, I do not say

that their resurrection cometh at the resurrection of Christ;

but behold, I give it as my opinion,

that the souls and the bodies are reunited, of the righteous,

at the resurrection of Christ, and his ascension into heaven.

Alma 40:21

But whether it be at his resurrection or after, I do not say;

but this much I say,

that there is a space between death and the resurrection of the body,

and a state of the soul in happiness or in misery

until the time which is appointed of God

that the dead shall come forth, and be reunited, both soul and body,

and be brought to stand before God,

and be judged according to their works.

Alma 41:5

The one raised to happiness according to his desires of happiness,

or good according to his desires of good;

and the other to evil according to his desires of evil;

for as he has desired to do evil all the day long

even so shall he have his reward of evil when the night cometh.

Alma 41:6

And so it is on the other hand.

If he hath repented of his sins,

and desired righteousness until the end of his days,

even so he shall be rewarded unto righteousness.

Alma 42:3

Now, we see that the man had become as God, knowing good and evil;

and lest he should put forth his hand,

and take also of the tree of life, and eat and live forever,

the Lord God placed cherubim and the flaming sword,

that he should not partake of the fruit —

Alma 42:5

For behold, if Adam had put forth his hand immediately,

and partaken of the tree of life,

he would have lived forever, according to the word of God,

having no space for repentance;

yea, and also the word of God would have been void,

and the great plan of salvation would have been frustrated.

Alma 42:12

And now, there was no means to reclaim men from this fallen state,

which man had brought upon himself because of his own disobedience;

Alma 42:14

And thus we see that all mankind were fallen,

and they were in the grasp of justice;

yea, the justice of God, which consigned them forever

to be cut off from his presence.

Alma 42:23

But God ceaseth not to be God,

and mercy claimeth the penitent,

and mercy cometh because of the atonement;

and the atonement bringeth to pass the resurrection of the dead;

and the resurrection of the dead bringeth back men into the presence of God;

and thus they are restored into his presence,

to be judged according to their works, according to the law and justice.

Alma 42:24

For behold, justice exerciseth all his demands,

and also mercy claimeth all which is her own;

and thus, none but the truly penitent are saved.

Alma 42:26

And thus God bringeth about his great and eternal purposes,

which were prepared from the foundation of the world.

And thus cometh about the salvation and the redemption of men,

and also their destruction and misery.

Alma 42:27

Therefore, O my son, whosoever will come

may come and partake of the waters of life freely;

and whosoever will not come

the same is not compelled to come;

but in the last day it shall be restored unto him according to his deeds.

Alma 42:28

If he has desired to do evil, and has not repented in his days,

behold, evil shall be done unto him, according to the restoration of God.

Alma 42:30

O my son, I desire that ye should deny the justice of God no more.

Do not endeavor to excuse yourself in the least point because of your sins,

by denying the justice of God;

but do you let the justice of God, and his mercy,

and his long-suffering have full sway in your heart;

and let it bring you down to the dust in humility.