Alma 5:26-30
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Verse 26
- Why does Alma call these people his "brethren"? Are these people of his Nephite lineage, or members of the Church, or both?
- Why is experiencing the change of heart described as singing “the song of redeeming love"? What does the question of this verse suggest is Alma’s concern for the people of Zarahemla? How is it an appropriate question for us?
- How is it possible to experience a change of heart, but to lose that feeling?
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Verse 27
- Does it make sense to understand these questions as tests we can use to answer the question, “Am I clean?”
- Is Alma using humility and having one’s garments washed clean as parallel concepts in this verse? If not, why does he particularly mention humility?
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Verse 28
- What does it mean to be stripped of pride? Why are we unprepared to meet God if we are not stripped of pride?
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Verse 29
- What might Alma mean here by “envy"? How does envy prevent us from being in the presence of God?
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Verse 30
- What mockery or persecution within the Church might Alma have in mind? (Compare Alma 1:22-24—how did the contention with those outside the Church lead to excommunications?)
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Lexical notes
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Exegesis
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Related links
- In a 1989 Fireside address at BYU titled Come unto Christ, Elder Eyring talks about how these verses (specifically 26-31) can be use to help understand whether we have had a change of heart, i.e. whether we have repented.
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