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THE SECOND BOOK OF NEPHI
CHAPTER 9
  39 O, my beloved brethren, remember the awfulness in atransgressing against that Holy God, and also the awfulness of yielding to the enticings of that bcunning one. Remember, to be ccarnally-minded is ddeath, and to be espiritually-minded is flife geternal.

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2 Ne. 28: 21 (20-22).
  21 And others will he apacify, and lull them away into carnal bsecurity, that they will say: All is well in Zion; yea, Zion prospereth, all is well—and thus the cdevil dcheateth their souls, and leadeth them away carefully down to hell.
2 Ne. 32: 8.
  8 And now, my beloved brethren, I perceive that ye ponder still in your hearts; and it grieveth me that I must speak concerning this thing. For if ye would hearken unto the aSpirit which teacheth a man to bpray ye would know that ye must cpray; for the devil spirit teacheth not a man to pray, but teacheth him that he must not pray.
Mosiah 2: 32.
  32 But, O my people, beware lest there shall arise acontentions among you, and ye blist to cobey the evil spirit, which was spoken of by my father Mosiah.
Mosiah 4: 14.
  14 And ye will not suffer your achildren that they go hungry, or naked; neither will ye bsuffer that they transgress the laws of God, and fight and cquarrel one with another, and serve the devil, who is the master of sin, or who is the devil spirit which hath been spoken of by our fathers, he being an enemy to all righteousness.
Alma 30: 42 (42, 53).
  42 Behold, I know that thou abelievest, but thou art possessed with a blying spirit, and ye have put coff the Spirit of God that it may have no place in you; but the devil has power over you, and he doth carry you about, working devices that he may destroy the children of God.
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Rom. 8: 6.
  6 For to be acarnally minded is bdeath; but to be cspiritually minded is life and dpeace.
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Prov. 15: 24.
  24 The way of life is aabove to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.
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Prov. 11: 19.
  19 As righteousness tendeth to alife: so he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his own death.
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