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D&C 67:10)
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Questions
Verse 10
- How do we strip ourselves of fear (see D&C 63:16)?
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Exegesis
Verse 10
Here the Lord promises those he is speaking to that have been ordained to this ministry that if they strip themselves of jealousies and fears and humble themselves, they will see the Lord and know that he is. This is then followed with the statement "not with the carnal neither natural mind, but with the spiritual." Though this statement could refer only to (a) seeing God, or only to (b) knowing that God is, it makes sense to assume it applies to both. As it applies to seeing God (a), this is a promise to see God with spiritual eyes. This is similar to what Moses says about seeing God in Moses 1:11 and what the Lord says about it in D&C 67:11-13. (See related links for more on seeing God with spiritual eyes.) If this statement applies to the knowledge that the Lord is (b), this is a promise to know with the spiritual mind that God is. This is similar to what Paul says in 1 Cor 2:14.
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