Mosiah 3: 19

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THE BOOK OF MOSIAH

CHAPTER 3

19 For the ^anatural ^bman is an ^cenemy to God, and has been from the ^dfall of Adam, and will be, forever and ever, unless he ^eyields to the enticings of the Holy ^fSpirit, and ^gputteth off the ^hnatural man and becometh a ⁱsaint through the atonement of Christ the Lord, and becometh as a ^jchild, ^ksubmissive, meek, humble, patient, full of love, willing to submit to all things which the Lord seeth fit to inflict upon him, even as a child doth submit to his father.

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19a	Gen. 8: 21. 21 And the Lord smelled a sweet ^asavour; and the Lord said in his heart, I will not again ^bcurse the ground any more ^cfor man’s sake; for the ^dimagination of man’s heart is ^eevil from his youth; neither will I again ^fsmite any more every thing living, as I have done. 1 Cor. 2: 14 (11-14). 14 But the ^anatural man ^breceiveth not the things of the ^cSpirit of God: for they are ^dfoolishness unto him: neither can he ^eknow them, because they are ^fspiritually ^gdiscerned. 2 Pet. 2: 12. 12 But these, as ^anatural brute beasts, made to be taken and destroyed, speak evil of the things that they understand not; and shall utterly ^bperish in their own corruption; Mosiah 16: 3. 3 For they are ^acarnal and devilish, and the devil has power over them; yea, even that old serpent that did ^bbeguile our first parents, which was the ^ccause of their fall; which was the cause of ^dall mankind becoming carnal, sensual, devilish, ^eknowing evil from good, ^fsubjecting themselves to the devil. Alma 41: 11. 11 And now, my son, all men that are in a state of ^anature, or I would say, in a ^bcarnal state, are in the ^cgall of bitterness and in the ^dbonds of iniquity; they are ^ewithout God in the world, and they have gone ^fcontrary to the nature of God; therefore, they are in a state contrary to the nature of happiness. Ether 3: 2. 2 O Lord, thou hast said that we must be encompassed about by the floods. Now behold, O Lord, and do not be ^aangry with thy servant because of his weakness before thee; for we know that thou art holy and dwellest in the heavens, and that we are ^bunworthy before thee; because of the ^cfall our ^dnatures have become evil continually; nevertheless, O Lord, thou hast given us a commandment that we must call upon thee, that from thee we may receive according to our desires. TG Man, Natural, Not Spiritually Reborn. TG Worldliness.
b	TG Mortality.
c	James 4: 4. 4 Ye ^aadulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the ^bworld is ^cenmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the ^denemy of God. TG Enemies.
d	TG Fall of Man.
e	2 Chr. 30: 8. 8 Now be ye not ^astiffnecked, as your fathers were, but ^byield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. Rom. 6: 13 (12-14). 13 Neither ^ayield ye your ^bmembers as ^cinstruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but ^dyield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of ^erighteousness unto God.
f	Rom. 8: 4 (1-9). 4 That the righteousness of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not after the flesh, but after the ^aSpirit. TG Guidance, Divine.
g	Alma 19: 6. 6 Now, this was what Ammon desired, for he knew that king Lamoni was under the power of God; he knew that the dark ^aveil of ^bunbelief was being cast away from his mind, and the ^clight which did light up his mind, which was the light of the glory of God, which was a marvelous light of his goodness—yea, this light had infused such joy into his soul, the cloud of darkness having been dispelled, and that the light of everlasting life was lit up in his soul, yea, he knew that this had ^dovercome his natural frame, and he was carried away in God—
h	Col. 3: 9. 9 ^aLie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the ^bold man with his deeds; D&C 67: 12. 12 Neither can any ^anatural man abide the presence of God, neither after the carnal mind.
i	Luke 22: 32 (31-38). 32 But I have ^aprayed for thee, that thy faith fail not: and when thou art ^bconverted, ^cstrengthen thy brethren. TG Man, New, Spiritually Reborn. TG Saints. TG Spirituality.
j	Matt. 18: 3. 3 And said, Verily I say unto you, Except ye be converted, and become as little ^achildren, ye shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven. 1 Pet. 2: 2 (1-3). 2 As ^anewborn babes, desire the ^bsincere ^cmilk of the word, that ye may grow thereby: 3 Ne. 9: 22. 22 Therefore, whoso ^arepenteth and cometh unto me ^bas a ^clittle child, him will I receive, for of such is the kingdom of God. Behold, for such I have ^dlaid down my life, and have taken it up again; therefore repent, and come unto me ye ends of the earth, and be saved.
k	TG Self-mastery. TG Submissiveness.