Alma 12:16-20
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Questions
- Verse 16: What does it mean to die in sin? Does the word “in” carry any particular weight?
- Verses 17-18: Why is it a punishment to continue to live in our sins? How does this square with the discussion of everlasting punishment in D&C 19? Do you think Alma knew of the explanation we see in the D&C?
Cannot be redeemed. Why would God create a plan in which he knew that some of us would not be able to return to him?
- Verses 20-21: Do you think that Antionah’s questions are sincere? Why or why not?
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Exegesis
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Verse 18
Cannot be redeemed. God cannot save everyone, because to do so would make him a liar and he would cease to be God (see Alma 42:13). God's justice is based on just (true, correct) principles; he has clearly set forth the rules and the punishment for breaking those rules. All we can do is to choose to obey them or not (see Mosiah 15:26-27). Ultimately, our downfall will be our own doing.
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