- General Conference
- 2007
- October 2007
- Claim the Exceeding Great and Precious Promises
Claim the Exceeding Great and Precious Promises
Spencer J. Condie October 2007 Saturday Morning Session
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Faith in Christ includes the knowledge that following His Crucifixion, He arose from the tomb, and His Resurrection made it possible for all mankind to live again (see 1 Corinthians 15:21–23).
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Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is evident when we believe His teachings and claim His “exceeding great and precious promises” and become “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4).
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Faith in the Lord Jesus Christ is evident when we believe His teachings and claim His “exceeding great and precious promises” and become “partakers of the divine nature” (2 Peter 1:4).
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“when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated”
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the Lord, am bound when ye do what I say; but when ye do not what I say, ye have no promise”
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The Lord’s countless exceeding great and precious promises include forgiveness of our sins when we “confess them and forsake them” (D&C 58:43; see also D&C 1:32).
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The Lord’s countless exceeding great and precious promises include forgiveness of our sins when we “confess them and forsake them” (D&C 58:43; see also D&C 1:32).
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The Lord’s countless exceeding great and precious promises include forgiveness of our sins when we “confess them and forsake them” (D&C 58:43; see also D&C 1:32).
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The Lord’s countless exceeding great and precious promises include forgiveness of our sins when we “confess them and forsake them” (D&C 58:43; see also D&C 1:32).
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Becoming unspotted from the world is a promise to those who keep the Sabbath holy (see D&C 59:9; Exodus 31:13).
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Becoming unspotted from the world is a promise to those who keep the Sabbath holy (see D&C 59:9; Exodus 31:13).
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Becoming unspotted from the world is a promise to those who keep the Sabbath holy (see D&C 59:9; Exodus 31:13).
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Becoming unspotted from the world is a promise to those who keep the Sabbath holy (see D&C 59:9; Exodus 31:13).
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“whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you”
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The Lord also promised that “whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you” (3 Nephi 18:20).
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The Lord also promised that “whatsoever ye shall ask the Father in my name, which is right, believing that ye shall receive, behold it shall be given unto you” (3 Nephi 18:20).
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Those who are sealed in holy temples and who faithfully keep their covenants will receive God’s glory, which “shall be a fulness and a continuation of the seeds forever and ever” (D&C 132:19).
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“Then they say in their hearts: This is not the work of the Lord, for his promises are not fulfilled.
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Important components of faith are patience, long-suffering, and enduring to the end.
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When Abram was 75 years old, the Lord promised him, “I will make of thee a great nation”—this at a time when he and Sarai as yet had no children (Genesis 12:2).
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When Abram was 75 years old, the Lord promised him, “I will make of thee a great nation”—this at a time when he and Sarai as yet had no children (Genesis 12:2).
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And the Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah, and when he was nearly 100 and she was 90, they were promised that Sarah would bear a son to be named Isaac (see Genesis 17:17, 19).
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And the Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah, and when he was nearly 100 and she was 90, they were promised that Sarah would bear a son to be named Isaac (see Genesis 17:17, 19).
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And the Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah, and when he was nearly 100 and she was 90, they were promised that Sarah would bear a son to be named Isaac (see Genesis 17:17, 19).
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And the Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah, and when he was nearly 100 and she was 90, they were promised that Sarah would bear a son to be named Isaac (see Genesis 17:17, 19).
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And the Lord changed Abram’s name to Abraham and Sarai’s name to Sarah, and when he was nearly 100 and she was 90, they were promised that Sarah would bear a son to be named Isaac (see Genesis 17:17, 19).
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Young Isaac grew into manhood, and when he was 40 years old he married Rebekah.
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“I will serve thee seven years for Rachel thy younger daughter. And Jacob
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Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her”
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“And when the Lord saw that Leah was hated, he opened her womb: but Rachel was barren”
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You will recall how Laban beguiled young Jacob into first marrying Leah and then Rachel.
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With ever-increasing envy and mounting desperation, one day Rachel explosively demanded of Jacob, “Give me children, or else I die” (Genesis 30:1).
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The Apostle Peter testified that “the Lord is not slack concerning his promise, as some men count slackness; but is longsuffering” toward us (2 Peter 3:9).
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But with the passage of time, we encounter four of the most beautiful words in holy writ: “And God remembered Rachel” (Genesis 30:22).
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But with the passage of time, we encounter four of the most beautiful words in holy writ: “And God remembered Rachel” (Genesis 30:22).
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 4: The Antemortal Godship of Christ
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- Open paragraph (Genesis 17:17, 19)
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- Open paragraph (Genesis 17:19)
Names Given of God.—The significance of names when given of God finds illustration in many scriptural instances.
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (Mosiah 3:8)
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- Open paragraph (r)
Christ is a sacred title, and not an ordinary appellation or common name; it is of Greek derivation, and in meaning is identical with its Hebrew equivalent Messiah or Messias, signifying the Anointed One.q Other titles, each possessing a definitive meaning, such as Emmanuel, Savior, Redeemer, Only Begotten Son, Lord, Son of God, Son of Man, and many more, are of scriptural occurrence; the fact of main present importance to us is that these several titles are expressive of our Lord’s divine or...
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Chapter 3: The Need of a Redeemer
1 shared verse
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (1 Corinthians 15:21)
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As the penalty incident to the fall came upon the race through an individual act, it would be manifestly unjust, and therefore impossible as part of the divine purpose, to make all men suffer the results thereof without provision for deliverance.l Moreover, since by the transgression of one man sin came into the world and death was entailed upon all, it is consistent with reason that the atonement thus made necessary should be wrought by one.m “Wherefore, as by one man sin entered into the wo...
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Jesus the Christ
Chapter 5: Earthly Advent of the Christ Predicted
1 shared verse
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (D&C 132:19)
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- Open paragraph (k)
The paschal lamb, slain for every Israelitish household at the annually recurring feast of the Passover, was a particular type of the Lamb of God who in due time would be slain for the sins of the world.
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Chapter 7: Gabriel’s Annunciation of John and of Jesus
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (Genesis 17:17, 19)
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Before the astonished gaze of Zacharias, at this supreme moment of his priestly service, there appeared, standing on the right of the golden altar of incense, an angel of the Lord.
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The Articles of Faith
Article 1
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- In this talk:
- Open paragraph (D&C 121:45)
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- Open paragraph (D&C 121:45)
“Virtue is akin to holiness, an attribute of godliness.
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The Articles of Faith
Article 8
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- Open paragraph (2 Nephi 32:3)
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- Open paragraph (2 Nephi 32:3)
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