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| − | + | * ''Do works precede conversion?'' It seems this verse suggests that works precede conversion. That is, the phrase "he that doeth truth cometh to the light" suggests that those that come to the light are those that are ''already'' doing what is right (cf. verse 19 where "men loved darkness . . . ''because'' their deeds were evil"). Doesn't this suggest a circularity problem regarding conversion, that only those that do good will receive the light, and yet only by receiving the light can we do good (cf. [[Ether 4:12]]; see also a similar circularity problem in [[Alma 36:4]]-5 regarding Alma's unworthiness and his coming to a knowledge that he was unworthy to receive)? | |
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Verse 21
- Do works precede conversion? It seems this verse suggests that works precede conversion. That is, the phrase "he that doeth truth cometh to the light" suggests that those that come to the light are those that are already doing what is right (cf. verse 19 where "men loved darkness . . . because their deeds were evil"). Doesn't this suggest a circularity problem regarding conversion, that only those that do good will receive the light, and yet only by receiving the light can we do good (cf. Ether 4:12; see also a similar circularity problem in Alma 36:4-5 regarding Alma's unworthiness and his coming to a knowledge that he was unworthy to receive)?
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