Difference between revisions of "Alma 9:11-15"

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Why does Alma refer to God's power as "matchless"?
What is the link between being "cut off from the face of the earth" and being "consigned to a state of endless misery and woe"?
What is the state of endless misery and woe that Alma refers to? Can we translate that into our modern understanding of the spirit world, or does it refer to something else?
What is woe? Does it mean the same as misery, or does it imply something more?
Are misery and woe a common couplet, or is there something beyond just a literary style here in their use?

What is the difference between being told to repent to "inherit the kingdom of God" or to avoid being utterly destroyed? Is Alma or the Lord trying to provide two different motivations to try and get the people to repent, or is there something else going on here?
What is the place for such hellfire and damnation preaching in the modern church?
What is the "fierce anger" of God mentioned here? How does this fierce anger jibe with our view of God as a patient and loving Heavenly Father?
What does it mean for God to visit "in his anger" and "not turn away"? Is there a point at which it is too late to repent and God cannot turn back consequences for our actions?

Why is the wording here so similar to this verse in the New Testament: "But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee" (Matt 11:24)?

Woe. According to Webster's 1828 dictionary, wo [sp] is a noun that means 1. grief; sorrow; misery; a heavy calamity, 2. a curse, and 3. is used in denunciation, and in exclamations of sorrow.

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+* What is the difference between being told to repent to "inherit the kingdom of God" or to avoid being utterly destroyed?  Is Alma or the Lord trying to provide two different motivations to try and get the people to repent, or is there something else going on here?
+* What is the place for such hellfire and damnation preaching in the modern church?
+* What is the "fierce anger" of God mentioned here?  How does this fierce anger jibe with our view of God as a patient and loving Heavenly Father?
+* What does it mean for God to visit "in his anger" and "not turn away"?  Is there a point at which it is too late to repent and God cannot turn back consequences for our actions?
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