Lesson 27: All Things Denote There Is a God - Scriptures and Quotes

Words of Mormon 1:5

Reading 1 - President Ezra Taft Benson wrote: "The Book of Mormon exposes the enemies of Christ. It confounds false doctrines and lays down contention. It fortifies the humble followers of Christ against the evil designs, strategies, and doctrines of the devil in our day. The type of apostates in the Book of Mormon are similar to the type we have today. God, with his infinite foreknowledge, so molded the Book of Mormon that we might see the error and know how to combat philosophical concepts of our time." (Teachings of Ezra Taft Benson)

Reading 2 – Antichrist – Bible Dictionary, page 609

Reading 3 – Elder Bruce R. McConkie wrote: "An antichrist is an opponent of Christ; he is one who is in opposition to the true gospel, the true Church, and the true plan of salvation. He is one who offers salvation to men on some other terms than those laid down by Christ. Sherem, Nehor, and Korihor were antichrists who spread their delusions among the Nephites." (Mormon Doctrine, p39)

Reading 4 – Alma 30:12-18

Reading 5 – Alma 30:19-21

Reading 6 - Alma 30:23–24, 27–28, 31

Reading 7 – Alma 30:32-35

Reading 8 – Alma 30:39:42

Reading 9 – Alma 30:43-44

Alma 30:47

Reading 10 – Joseph Smith said: When I was preaching in Philadelphia, a Quaker called out for a sign. I told him to be still. After the sermon, he again asked for a sign. I told the congregation the man was an adulterer; that a wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and that the Lord had said to me in a revelation, that any man who wanted a sign was an adulterous person. “It is true,” cried one, “for I caught him in the very act,” which the man afterwards confessed when he was baptized. (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, Section Five 184243, p.278)

Reading 11 – Alma 31:5

Reading 12 - Alma 30:15-18

Reading 13 – Alma 31:26-35