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== Exegesis == | == Exegesis == | ||
| − | + | There are many different accounts of bearing record in the scriptures. To best describe what I feel it to mean in this passage of scripture I started by defining the terms individually. | |
| + | Merriam-Webster Online defines bear as 1 e: to give as testimony <bear false witness> f: to have as an identification. | ||
| + | And defines record as: 1: in the position of having publicly declared oneself, and 2: relating to, or being one that is extraordinary among or surpasses others of its kind. | ||
| + | To bear record according to these definitions could mean: to have as an identification and declaring testimony about that identification. Doctrine and Covenants 58:59 states “And let no man return from this land except he bear record by the way, of that which he knows and most assuredly believes.” | ||
| + | This verse to me is saying that to bear record means to declare that which I know and believe. Doctrine and Covenants 62: 5 talks about the Lord’s instruction to elders of the church on their way to the land of Zion. It states, “And then you may return to bear record, yea, even altogether, or two by two, as seemeth you good, it mattereth not unto me; only be faithful, and declare glad tidings unto the inhabitants of the earth, or among the congregations of the wicked.” | ||
| + | The significance of this, I believe, can be found in 3 Nephi 11:35-36 which talks about how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost all bear record of each other and are one, one in purpose and meaning. As we bear record of Christ our thoughts are turned to him, and we unite in purpose with him, as seen in Moroni 7: 48. “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.” As we become like him and believe in him the Holy Ghost bears record to us about the truth of our belief. So as we bear record we become more like Christ and live lives that can become examples to all those who can see us. This in turn allows others to bear record of Christ through our bearing record of him. | ||
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Questions
- In verse 35 and following verses, what does it mean to "bear record" and what is its significance?
Lexical notes
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Exegesis
There are many different accounts of bearing record in the scriptures. To best describe what I feel it to mean in this passage of scripture I started by defining the terms individually. Merriam-Webster Online defines bear as 1 e: to give as testimony <bear false witness> f: to have as an identification. And defines record as: 1: in the position of having publicly declared oneself, and 2: relating to, or being one that is extraordinary among or surpasses others of its kind.
To bear record according to these definitions could mean: to have as an identification and declaring testimony about that identification. Doctrine and Covenants 58:59 states “And let no man return from this land except he bear record by the way, of that which he knows and most assuredly believes.” This verse to me is saying that to bear record means to declare that which I know and believe. Doctrine and Covenants 62: 5 talks about the Lord’s instruction to elders of the church on their way to the land of Zion. It states, “And then you may return to bear record, yea, even altogether, or two by two, as seemeth you good, it mattereth not unto me; only be faithful, and declare glad tidings unto the inhabitants of the earth, or among the congregations of the wicked.” The significance of this, I believe, can be found in 3 Nephi 11:35-36 which talks about how the Father, the Son, and the Holy Ghost all bear record of each other and are one, one in purpose and meaning. As we bear record of Christ our thoughts are turned to him, and we unite in purpose with him, as seen in Moroni 7: 48. “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, pray unto the Father with all the energy of heart, that ye may be filled with this love, which he hath bestowed upon all who are true followers of his Son, Jesus Christ; that ye may become the sons of God; that when he shall appear we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is; that we may have this hope; that we may be purified even as he is pure. Amen.” As we become like him and believe in him the Holy Ghost bears record to us about the truth of our belief. So as we bear record we become more like Christ and live lives that can become examples to all those who can see us. This in turn allows others to bear record of Christ through our bearing record of him.
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