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== Exegesis ==
 
== Exegesis ==
 
===Verse 34===
 
===Verse 34===
Helaman [[Hel 5:10| comments ]] directly on this verse, interpreting Amulek to mean that God wouldn't save his people in their sins because it is their very sins they are to be saved from. Zeezrom's question and Amulek's answer show that they don't have this kind of salvation in mind. It seems clear from v37 that for Amulek salvation amounts to inheriting the kingdom of heaven. What Zeezrom meant by the question in the first place isn't clear.
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Helaman [[Hel 5:10| comments ]] directly on this verse, interpreting Amulek to mean that God wouldn't save his people in their sins because it is their very sins they are to be saved from. Zeezrom's question and Amulek's answer show that they don't initially have this kind of salvation in mind. It seems clear from v37 that for Amulek salvation amounts to inheriting the kingdom of heaven, but there's a hint of Helaman's interpretation in v40 when he says Christ shall take upon him the transgressions of believers.
  
 
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Questions

Verse 34

  • What does Zeezrom have in mind with this question? Does he perhaps have Alma 9:27 in mind, where Alma says only those that are baptized unto repentance (through faith in Christ) will be redeemed?

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Exegesis

Verse 34

Helaman comments directly on this verse, interpreting Amulek to mean that God wouldn't save his people in their sins because it is their very sins they are to be saved from. Zeezrom's question and Amulek's answer show that they don't initially have this kind of salvation in mind. It seems clear from v37 that for Amulek salvation amounts to inheriting the kingdom of heaven, but there's a hint of Helaman's interpretation in v40 when he says Christ shall take upon him the transgressions of believers.

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