This week's scripture is a scripture mastery. I remember learning this in Brother Pierce's seminary class when I was a freshman in high school. What are your thoughts or insights into this scripture?
"7 Yea, and there shall be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.
8 And there shall also be many which shall say: Eat, drink, and be merry; nevertheless, fear God—he will justify in committing a little sin; yea, lie a little, take the advantage of one because of his words, dig a pit for thy neighbor; there is no harm in this; and do all these things, for tomorrow we die; and if it so be that we are guilty, God will beat us with a few stripes, and at last we shall be saved in the kingdom of God.
9 Yea, and there shall be many which shall teach after this manner, false and vain and foolish doctrines, and shall be puffed up in their hearts, and shall seek deep to hide their counsels from the Lord; and their works shall be in the dark."
My thoughts are this- this scripture explains so much of what is going on in the world today. People say to do whatever you want in life because you don't want to die with any regrets. The problem is that people of the world, especially many of the youth I come in contact with daily as a teacher don't understand what they should and shouldn't regret. There's a popular saying today - "YOLO" which stands for "you only live once". The idea of "eat, drink, and be merry" falls right in line with that. Few understand the consequences of their decisions and few even care! You do only live once so don't fill your life with things that will move you away from the Savior. Come closer to Him. Don't have a life filled with regret because you didn't attend the temple more or pay your tithing or spend time with your children. Those are the things to try to avoid regretting, not how much you drank or partied or were immoral.
On a side note I want to reiterate that this blog is not a "holier than thou" blog. I am wanting and trying to learn more about the scriptures and I know that so many of my friends and family have wonderful ideas and thoughts on the scriptures. I want to learn from you all and help improve my faith. That is the reason for this blog. I don't believe in the slightest that my thoughts are completely correct. I just want to have a place for everyone to safely come and share their thoughts and beliefs.
Isn't it interesting that some religions think that a few dollars or "hail Marys" would make a wrong right when in actuality humbling ourselves and truly being sorry and making restitution or in other words, giving of ourselves is the only way to right a wrong. Long sentence, but don't know how to say it another way right now. The world today has its' focus on "me". Sometime, that is going to need to change.
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