REL 250 - Christ and the Everlasting Gospel

Testimony of Jesus when He cleansed the temple that Sadducees in the Sanhedrin would later use against Him

"Destroy this temple, and in three days I will raise it up." They said it was blasphemy, but He was talking of His body and resurrection and fulfilled it.

Reason to memorize scriptures (Richard G. Scott)

"Great power can come from memorizing scriptures. To memorize a scripture is to forge a new friendship. It is like discovering a new individual who can help in time of need, give inspiration and comfort, and be a source of motivation for a needed change." (Ensign, November 2011, 6), For power, inspiration, and comfort

Jesus' declaration to the guards who sought him after Gethsemane

"I am" He was saying who he was as the Savior of the world.

Joseph Smith Translation of the question Woman, what have I to do with thee?

"Women, what would you want me to do for thee? How can I help? That is what I will do"

Jesus' intended audience when He said, "Take no thought for your life"

- he was talking to the 12 apostles specifically. Full-time service. If we think this applies to everyone, it goes against the principles of self-reliance.

Golden Age of ancient Israel

1000 B.C.- time of David & Solomon

Congregation spoken of in Psalm 22

22:Spirit world=missionary work!

Two Beatitudes found in the Book of Mormon that are not found in our current New Testament

3 Nephi 12: 1-2, V 1 blessed are ye if ye shall give heed unto the words of these twelve , V 2 blessed are they who shall believe in your words

Type of inn from which Mary and Joseph were turned away

3 types of inns. 1st type was a large room with a fire. Was crowded. 2nd type was a public building where you could pay for food and housing (where samaritan takes man to inn and pays for him) where in trade routes. The 3rd type of inn is a guest room found in peoples houses, Cataluma, where Christ and his disciples had the last supper, Mary & Joseph were turned away from the 3rd type.

Dispensation during which the Jaredites were brought to the Americas

3rd dispensation (2350BC), *Noah and his wife

Reason Jesus cried, "My God, my God, why hast thou forsaken me?" (Matthew 27

46):Christ descended below all things, and to be able to do that, he had to be left alone and complete the atonement by his own free will and choice. It is a proclamation of victory

Considering possible connections to the doctrine of Christ and temple covenants, the reason Jesus taught the Beatitudes

:(maybe) To receive grace and live like Him

Primary purpose of a journal

A tool for becoming, making a life

First member of the Church of Jesus Christ

Adam & Eve

Principles learned from the leper's interaction with Christ in Matthew

Attitude of worship. 2. Attitude of meekness. "If thou wilt," Faith regardless of the outcome 3. Jesus is reaching out to him. (One on one encounter, intimate Atonement)

Living the law of chastity

Blessed are the peacemakers (peace with God and ourselves as well as peace with others) for they shall be called the children of God (Matthew 5:9), When we live the law of chastity, we can testify that it brings peace (but so do all commandments), It can teach us fidelity, trust, love at a level that is required to build and maintain relationships (in the temple we united families for eternity)

The law of the gospel

Blessed are the pure in heart for they shall see God (Matthew 8), The pure in heart represent us as we internalize and live the law of the gospel (concerned about our internal motives as well as our external actions), The law of the gospel helps us lift our motives above just obeying and sacrificing for the sake of obeying and sacrificing. Now we do what we do because we love God and our fellow men

The law of consecration

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness sake for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. Blessed are ye when men shall revile you and persecute you and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely for my sake. Rejoice and be exceedingly glad for great is your reward in heaven. , It is not uncommon to receive persecution as we draw closer to Christ. In fact, the more we devote ourselves to God and his work, the more we are persecuted. , As we mature spiritually, such persecution can strengthen us and prepare us to take our places in the kingdom of God on earth and in the kingdom of heaven., The law of consecration is a perspective shift. All that we are doing is to build the kingdom of God and that allows us to experience joy.

Considering its Hebrew roots, the definition of blessed

Blessed means holy, exalted in ancient Hebrew

How the Spirit taught Nephi of the love of God

By showing Nephi the role of Mary when he saw the birth of the Savior in a vision, the identity of Gabriel according to Joseph Smith, Noah

Possible symbol of the marriage in Cana where Christ performed His first recorded miracle

Christ is the bridegroom, we are the church. We are bound. We are in a covenant relationship with Christ.

Obedience and sacrifice

Christ's mercy comes in response to our obedience and our sacrifice. Obedience and sacrifice simply help us recognize Christ's mercy. In his mercy, Christ empowers us to obey and sacrifice/be more merciful to ourselves and others. (Matthew 5:7)

Sermon on the mount

Considered the "constitution of christian life." Provides an intimate description of Himself (being Jesus,) and how He lived, giving His disciples a glimpse of their potential, and their responsibilities.

Celestial

Don't even get angry, Do not even let lust enter your hearts, Turn the other cheek, Love one another, love your enemies, Pay your alms in secret, Pray in your closets, Wash thy face that thou may appear to men not to fast

The Dead Sea Scrolls

Earliest copies of the old testament. Ancient record found with the old testament. Shows the old testament was real. Found in a cave by a lost shepherd boy looking for his sheep. BYU experts got the opportunity to study them.

How the Bible Came to Be

Early Christians weren't content with the old testament, they wanted their own experiences with Christ written down.

Exegesis and Eisegesis

Exegesis- studying the authors original intent through the context of the text, Eisegesis- the personal application or the readers response

Compiler of the Old Testament record

Ezra

First principles and ordinances of the gospel

Faith in Jesus Christ , Repentance, Baptism, Gift of the Holy Ghost, Endure to the end

How the woman at the well first addressed Jesus

First calls him a foreigner, a jew

Meaning of various days if we view the creation accounts through a personal lens

Formed- We were created, Divided. -What matters most vs what doesn't., Enlightened - Light always rules. Christ offers light. , Beautified - Those who have faith are beautiful , Filled With Life. - with faith & obedience, we are more filled with light than ever before., Prepared for something more to exist: We are an existing essence. , The creation happened in developmental stages, just as we will develop in order to become like God

Reason God created Satan

God didn't create Satan— He simply gave everyone the chance to progress by clothing them with spirits; however, Satan and his followers chose not to progress., God simply "clothed our essences"

Why Christ's Atonement was planned from the beginning

God knew we would give in to temptation and would need a Savior

Definition of the word gospel

Good news; it is TRUTH.

What is the Gospel?

Gospel translates to good news. Jesus Christ was sent by Heavenly Father to perform the Atonement on Good Friday; crucifixion is good news, as it allows all good things to be possible. His Atonement is what allows us to be lifted. It is TRUTH.

Evidence Latter-day Saints have that Jesus taught the Sermon on the Mount as one continuous Sermon

He gave a similar sermon in the Americas.

Reason Jesus wept

He mourns with those that mourn. Her pain was his pain and he wept with her.

Reason people in Christ's hometown became angry when He read from the scriptures

He said that the scripture would be fulfilled through Him. They knew Him from His youth up, and became apathetic to Him. He claimed to be the Messiah.

Reasons Jesus is the Christ

He was anointed in the premortal life to be our Messiah., He was capable, authorized, and qualified.

Most probable reason Jesus sought solitude just prior to the multiplication of the loaves and fishes

His cousin John the Baptist had just died. He was sad and wanted to have alone time with God to contemplate his mortal purpose; however, he turned outward instead of inward for the multitude.

Definition of the word Bethesda as in Pool of Bethesda

House of mercy. House of grace.

Purpose for Matthew to present the genealogy of Jesus in three sets of 14 generations

In hopes that the Jews would recognize Christ's identity He did this to designate that Jesus was the son of David. Jesus was the legitimate king of the jews.

Two most quoted Old Testament prophecies of Christ in the New Testament

Isaiah 53 and Psalm 22

Another name for Jacob

Israel

Reason God gave seemingly conflicting commandments

It brought us and Jesus to the world. God knew we would have to choose between good and good, He was teaching us to reason morally

Why there were such violent storms on the Sea of Galilee

It is lower than sea level and it is surrounded by mountains. Makes a bowl where hot/cold air clashes and makes storms.

Reason Christ complimented the faith of the centurion who asked Him to heal his servant

It was coming from an outsider who was not a believer. He expected faith from the traditional believers, but from this man who had no traditional reason to believe, Christ said never had he seen such faith.

Reason Pharisees murmured when Matthew held a feast for Jesus

It was who was at the feast, and the fact that Jesus was willing to sit with Publicans and sinners.

Value of writing about what you read

It's active. Thinking made visible, retention, reflection and application

Person who rushed to the aid of Malchus

JESUS!

Who is Jesus?

Jesus is the Christ—Jesus is the Messiah, the anointed one. First-born of all of God's spirit children; Jesus is our eldest brother. He was the only begotten in the flesh, first-born in the Spirit, to perform the Atonement, to save us from death and hell, to resurrect—allowing us to come back to God to live with and like Him forever. "God is help".

Meaning of Jesus as the Word in John

Jesus is the mediator

How the Beatitudes are set apart since Jesus was not the first to use the words blessed are

Jesus was the first to link a beatitude with a blessing including salvation and eternal life, which only he could grant.

Significance of where John baptized

John was bringing jews to the promised land. Baptisms were done in Bethabara, sacred place to heritage. He baptized in the river Jordan. It was a place people knew and it was a special place that was sacred in their era. It was like the sacred grove. This was where Joshua brought all the children of Israel into the promised land. He was bringing the Jews to the promised land - the kingdom of God. THis is the place where Elijah went up into heaven. This was the lowest spot in the valley. Symbol of humility and burial and resurrection of a new life, Lowest body of water near lowest point on earth. By being baptized here, Christ literally descended BELOW all things.

Element that set John's baptism apart

John was carrying out baptisms in the same way but why he was doing them was unique. He was preparing them for the kingdom of God. John was the only one on earth during that time with the power and authority to do so.

How the Holy Ghost was represented at Christ's baptism

Joseph Smith taught that the Dove wasn't the Holy Ghost but rather a sign of the Holy Ghost. Symbol of truth and innocence that Satan could not replicate.

Telestial

Kill, Sexual desires are meant to be satisfied , If someone hurts you, get back at them, Hate, Gain money for yourself, The enemy teaches man not to pray, Do not fast, but eat, drink, and be merry

Head of the Maccabean dynasty

Mattathias (father of Judas)

Reason to share what we learn with others

Memorization, helping that person as well as yourself. Jesus Christ also memorized and shared scriptures and stories to His people.

Duration of a day in creation accounts

More than 24 hours, more like very long creative periods following natural laws.

Author of the first five books of the Old Testament

Moses

Meaning of not putting new wine in old bottles

New dispensation, new revelation, embodied the new and everlasting covenant. The bottles (technically goatskin containers that deteriorate) the fermenting wine would expand and burst. The Jews are the old bottles that will reject the new wine.

Definition of coexisting with God

Our deepest selves weren't created by God; our intelligence wasn't created by Him, and it cannot be. He is our Creator, but he did not create our eternal essences (D&C 93:23). We can become like God because our Spirits are begotten and born of Heavenly Parents. We are given the privilege to advance and be exalted like Him. (a painting can't be a painter analogy)

Meaning of the word virtue in the phrase virtue had gone out of him

POWER left Him. He cares about our physical and emotional healing.

Jesus' teaching about divorce

People often feel hurt by this story, but there is no condemnation in this scripture, put away is the same meaning as being separated. Whosoever shall separate from his wife, give her a writing of divorcement, and whosoever that is separated from her (without written divorce) committeth adultery. One reason for divorse is for the cause of fornication, or abuse. A writing of divorcement means legally divorced. But those that are only divorced means they were just separated. IF you are living together without being married, it really is being committed adultery unless they are legally divorced. Jesus understands there are reasons for divorce. Jesus is just saying 'let's make sure the divorce is done legally.'

Reason the woman at the well might have come to draw water at midday

Perhaps she came at that time of day to avoid talking with the rest of the women coming to draw water at the well.

Reason Church uses the KJV

Preserved doctrinal meanings that are left out of more accurate translations. There's also the idioms that the KJV does a better job with.

New Testament name for Hanukkah

Rededication Feast (John 10:22) or feast of dedication..? The 'feast of dedication' (re-dedication of the temple)

Tools used by Christ to resist temptation

Remember who you are, a divine child of God!, Rely on scriptures in moments of temptation, allow your mind to call upon your memory, Covenants - a promise and a strength to obey, Do not give the temptation time to linger, dismiss it asap

Sadducees and Pharisees

Sadducees were more focused on aristocracy and politics. Sadducees were created by the Romans so they could have people ruling over the Jews for them. Pharisees were more religious leadership and followed everything to the letter of the law.

Christ's response when Peter declared himself to be a sinful man

Scholars debate whether Peter was a poor, rich, educated, or not. He was a successful multicultural businessman and polished writer. He declares that he is a sinful man after capturing all of those fish, and Christ tells him to fear not, for He would make Peter a fisher of man. Perhaps as a sinful man he would have experiences that can help teach other men.

Meaning of Jehovah

Self existent one, or the eternal. The great I am

How the woman at the well responded when she knew Jesus' true identity

She told others, spreading the news that the Messiah had come

How swaddling clothes were a sign of the Savior

Sign of Christ's true identity. Perhaps they had a blue color to symbolize his royal heritage (maybe came from Mary and Joseph's marriage-knot tying tradition)

Reason for the inhospitable response of people after Jesus cast out devils into swine

Sometimes people love darkness more than light. They were accustomed to the darkness. Therefore, the light made them uncomfortable.

Jesus' most common message as He taught in the synagogues of Galilee

TO REPENT "repent for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"

Common elements in temptations (Jeffrey R. Holland)

Taking the "easy road", assures that there is no need for difficulties, BUT the righteous way will always be a narrow and difficult road; A God who asks nothing from us will not allow us to progress and develop

What Jesus did that sets Him apart from other leaders of world religions

Taught people of their eternal identity and destiny; declared Himself divine and backed it up through miracles and works, suffered for our sins, became resurrected and showed Himself to witnesses by the thousands.

Purpose for the creation

The Earth was prepared for us to give us the opportunity to grow and become like our Heavenly Parents.

Name of the first translation of the Old Testament in Greek

The Septuagen or the version of the 70

Compiler of the New Testament

The book of Athinatious

Difference between sin and transgression

The level of knowledge that the person has. Every sin is a transgression, but not every transgression is a sin.

Essentials missing during the great apostasy

The priesthood was not lost entirely, just the Priesthood keys and church organization were lost.

Reason Jews hated publicans

The publicans are Jews that work for Rome and take money from the Jews for taxes and even more for their own profit. The Jews hated them because they were stealing unfair amounts of money from their own people.

Role of money changers at temple

The sadducees had been given power to run the temple, and all sacrifice materials, animals and wood, they all had to be pre-approved by them and were sold by them. The materials were more valuable, more expensive, and bought with "temple money" and temple tax, and the transfer rate to change to that money also came with a price.

Individual to whom Christ first announced His messiahship

The samaritan woman at the well. She was a sinner and a foreigner.

When Abrahamic covenant was first given

The very beginning (could be called the Adamic covenant)

Emotional problems associated with the "issue of blood"

The women had feelings of isolation and rejection. People saw her sickness as a sign that she did something wrong.

Commonalities between John Wycliffe and William Tyndale

They both sacrificed translating the bible into English so that we could have the scriptures , *john wycliffe started the translation, died naturally. Tindale finished it but was burned at the stake.

How the servants at the wedding showed their faith

They gave the dirty water to the governor (the "wedding planner")

Reason Jewish leaders wanted to kill Jesus when he raised Lazarus from the dead

They were afraid everyone was going to believe Him and his teachings and they would lose their place of power.

Reason God did not place Adam and Eve in a fallen world to begin with

They would've been inclined to blame God for all the bad., God and Christ couldn't create less than a perfect world, they had to start with immortal bodies then choose death.

Terrestrial (Law of Moses)

Thou shalt not kill, Thou shalt not commit adultery, An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth, Love thy neighbor, Hate thine enemy, Pay your alms for praise of the world, Pray to be seen of man, Fast with a strained countenance to be seen of man

Meaning of the Hebrew word kaphar which is translated as Atonement

To cover. Christ covers our sins with His sacrifice so that we can become better.

Clarification about judgment found in the JST

Unrighteous judgement, or final judgements (like the phrase "go to Hell." Not taking into consideration that someone can change, and not looking inward at our own imperfections.). Judge with righteous judgement!

Meaning of Jesus' work as a carpenter (tekton in Greek)

Was not a lot of wood in the holy land, so He was a home builder, working with stone.

Who are we?

We are children of God. He planted in us spirit potential in His own likeness—His image. Though we may feel insignificant, we are more significant than the stars and the rocks; those are only His creations, but we are His children.

Truth that separates humans from animals and plants

We are not God's creations in the way that we'd create a gingerbread man or a puppet. What separates us from animals and plants (other creations) is the relationship that we have with God—we are His children., He clothed our essences with spirit (or however the specific way Bro WIlcox said it was)

Reason we were willing to come to a fallen world

We desired progression and something better

Reason Church does not use JST

We do not own the copyright.

Reason Satan tempted Adam and Eve

We know Satan couldn't read God's mind but he knew the plan of salvation. He selfishly wanted to pursue his own evil plan even if it meant carrying God's plan out. The sooner Adam and Eve could have posterity meant the sooner he could cause pain and suffering

Reason God did not create us perfect to begin with

We were not created to be imperfect—we were just given the chance to progress towards perfection. God did not make any mistakes when He made us—He made us just the way we are. He clothed us with spirit bodies and commanded us to be more than we were. We weren't created for His own purpose—as our Father, He is a Heavenly Mentor who endows spirit matter with the form and conditions conducive to full emulation in Him.

Reason Adam and Eve had to leave the Garden of Eden

We wouldn't have mortality, and we wouldn't progress

Where we read a prophecy of the star that led the wise men

When Samuel lamanite prophecies about a new star (Helaman 14:5)

Messianic expectation of the Jews

they were looking for a political savior who could make them independent again

What we know about the origin of mankind by revelation

we are literal children of deity. Direct lineal offspring of God.