Today I read 2 Nephi 10 where Jacob continues to talk with
the Israelites. It is so interesting that despite their strong
testimonies of Him, that Nephi and Jacob did not know the Savior’s name while
He would be on the earth until this chapter. I guess they just always
referred to Him as Jehovah. Other thoughts I had while reading this
chapter though were more on what verse 13 where it says that he who fights
against Zion shall perish. What it is it about religion that gets people
so stirred up? And I really don’t mind if you don’t agree with me, but
why do some people get so upset that they fight and in fact go to war over
it? That is what I cannot understand. Who would want to believe in
a God that demands obedience enforced by the sword? It is sad really that
people feel the need to be so violent. I guess it is part of being a
natural man. We are just prone to violence when something doesn’t go our
way. It is not in the nature of man to solve things peacefully.
Those that do, make a conscious choice to do so. If only more of us
did. Until tomorrow.
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