Lynne's Scripture Journal D&C

May 1, 2018 Section 93:19-30 Progress, Growth, Worship, Grace, Truth and the True Church, V 19 is very much like the prayer I offered before I started my reading today, or probably better stated: it is very much an immediate answer to the prayer I offered before I started my reading today: “ I give unto you these sayings that you may understand and know how to worship, and know what you worship, that you may come unto the Father in my name, and in due time receive of his fullness.” And, very appropriately, v 20 continues to teach and promise, saying that if I keep His commandments I SHALL be glorified…and I SHALL receive grace for grace…(which, from yesterday’s study where I learned that grace is   “the merciful kindness by which God, exerting his holy influence upon souls, turns them to Christ, keeps, strengthens, increases them in Christian faith, knowledge, affection, and kindles them to the exercise of Christian virtues.” I don’t need to be worried a...

April 30, 2018 Section 93:2-18 Light of Christ, Scripture Yet To Be Revealed, Obedience, Grace, Draw Near Unto Me, In v 6 Christ speaks of John’s record of His ministry, telling us that “ the fullness of John’s record is hereafter to be revealed.” I followed the footnote from that verse to John 20:30-31: “ 30. And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book. 31. But there are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing he might have life through his name.” Bruce R McConkie felt that John the apostle wrote having John the Baptist’s writings, and thus, John the Baptist’s firm testimony, and someday the world will also have that. For v’s 6-18 promise that, and explain how even Jesus had to grow grace by grace in this world and “ received not of the fullness at first, but continued from grace to grace, until he received a fullness.” (v 13) And then comes v 1...