Hi Guys! I love your comments on Scripture Fortress! Some of them are so touching they make me cry. Thanks!
This scripture has a funny story with it:😁
3 Nephi 11:29
29 For verily, verily I say unto you, he that hath the spirit of contention is not of me, but is of the devil, who is the father of contention, and he stirreth up the hearts of men to contend with anger, one with another.
When my children were young and we were reading this verse, one of them (probably Andrea or Mark) asked, "How did the devil get a bowl big enough to stir them all up in?"😡
Lately I have noticed that people who turn against the Church are almost always angry, and you can see their anger flare up when they talk about the Church or spiritual things. Have you ever noticed people like that? ❤
In my scripture study I have been surprised at how many verses talk about Satan stirring up hearts to anger. Here are a few of them: Alma 27:12; 35:10; 43:8; 47:1; 48:3; D&C 10:20,24,63. Can you find others?
Actually, that was Aimee. :)
ReplyDeleteThanks! I'm glad you remembered who it was that asked about the bowl!
ReplyDeleteWe liked the story. It was funny! We'll have to look for scriptures about Satan stirring up contention. Jared's comment: sometimes a bowl is as big as a home. It's funny how once one person is stirred up, all the other hearts jump in the bowl pretty fast. But if one of us will stay strong and share love with others, the hearts go right back where they belong. :)
ReplyDeleteCaleb says if we learn the gospel, it can help us keep away from contention.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comments. Jared I love your thoughts about how much one person stirring up the feelings in the bowl can either flare up the anger of the whole family or be strong and soothe it. Great insight!
ReplyDeleteAnd Caleb, I think you came up with the whole answer in a nutshell! I love what you said. I think you're right - that if we learn and live the gospel we will avoid contention. Thanks!