Monday, October 28, 2019

Sufficient

I have noticed the use of the word, "sufficient", in the Book of Mormon. It seems to indicate that a certain amount of a given virtue or condition is necessary
to obtain a desired outcome.

Faith

For instance, in 3 Nephi 17:8, Jesus told the people that they had sufficient faith so that he could heal them. Apparently, it was not just about having faith, but having the required amount to unlock the blessing of being healed. I find that interesting.

Other similar uses of the word, "sufficient", are found in several other Book of Mormon passages.

Hope

Moroni 7:3 speaks of those who...
...have obtained a sufficient hope by which ye can enter into the rest of the Lord,

Humility

In Alma 5:27, Alma-2 asks the people in Zarahemla if they have been sufficiently humble. Also, in Ether 9:35, we read
And it came to pass that when they had humbled themselves sufficiently before the Lord he did send rain upon the face of the Earth

Repentance 

In Alma 24:11, the converted Lamanite king speaks on behalf of himself and his people
for it was all we could do to repent sufficiently before God that he would take away our stain

Grace

 In Ether 12:26, Christ says
my grace is sufficient for the meek
 In Moroni 10:32 we find Moroni's famous last words
if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ;


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