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| − | == Questions ==
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| − | == Lexical notes ==
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| − | == Exegesis ==
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| − | Alma highlights and summarizes his discussion in vs. 2-6 in vs. 7-9. Verse 7 begins 'Now ye see..." Our original parents were cut off temporally and spiritually and they could now follow after their own will. Death is part of God's plan, that we are cut off from the presence of the Lord. It was not expedient that man should be reclaimed from temporal death, but it was expedient that man should be reclaimed from spiritual death. This last claim, that it is expedient that man be reclaimed from spiritual death summarizes the movement of the narrative in verses 7-9.
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| − | * Alma 42:7 - Temporal Death refers to the separation of body and spirit.
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| − | * Alma 42:9 - Spiritual death implies the separation from the presence of God.
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| − | ===''Plan of Happiness''===
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| − | After the fall of Adam, mankind was cut off completely from the presence of God; however, it was ''not'' expedient for them to be reclaimed from physical death. In fact, by so doing, man's opportunity to gain true happiness would have been frustrated. The '''Plan of Happiness''' requires that men and women "follow after their own free will" for both good and evil, in order to learn wisdom and knowledge from their mistakes and successes. We must experience misery to appreciate joy, and sin in order that we may learn how to do good (see [[2 Ne 2:23]]). Free will is central to the Plan of Happiness.
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| − | Choosing to freely repent and forsake one's sins is integral to the '''Plan of Redemption''' talked about in verse 13.
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Latest revision as of 20:43, 14 March 2014
