tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post2463131805705201172..comments2024-03-12T12:03:26.474-07:00Comments on Scriptorium Blogorium: There’s more to covenants than meets the eyeMichaela Stephenshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-52959176395168936542009-05-15T10:07:00.000-07:002009-05-15T10:07:00.000-07:00Mona: I like how you put that--covenants "are God'...Mona: I like how you put that--covenants "are God's way of helping our weak, natural man selves gain exaltation".<br /><br />In The Doghouse: I agree that the Lord sets the terms of our covenant relationship with Him. This may have been why I was led to a scripture that moved me to make a more lasting covenant.Michaela Stephenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04163084369311708249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-84798158630670646902009-05-15T08:25:00.000-07:002009-05-15T08:25:00.000-07:00As members of the LDS Church we are a covenant mak...As members of the LDS Church we are a covenant making and keeping people. Your observations about the Book of Mormon are spot on! Satan would like nothing better than to have us forget the covenants that have been made with our fathers, so that we lose focus and forget that our job is to be the keepers of that covenant. <br /><br />By doing missionary work (ie gathering Israel) we become the keepers of the covenant that the Lord made with Abraham. It is a beautiful covenant relationship we have with the Lord. Through us He is glorified, because we have made it so He can keep his part of the Covenant. By Him we are glorified in that His life was spent so that we could do His work, and be like Him. Both are made perfect by one another.<br /><br />Don't forget, the Lord always sets the terms in the Covenant relationship, we have but to agree to those terms. Because of LAW we can then bind the Lord, by our obedience, to the blessings that are attached to that law or covenant. This allows us the confidence to be in His presence once again.<br />Loved this post and reading about all of your covenant insights.In The Doghousehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14168341244739209780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6478273273186623663.post-66309420718257980702009-05-14T18:21:00.000-07:002009-05-14T18:21:00.000-07:00Amen Amen Amen! VERY GOOD. Covenants have to be ch...Amen Amen Amen! VERY GOOD. Covenants have to be challenging enough to qualify as a "leap of faith", or why would they even be necessary? By definition, they are God's way of helping our weak, natural man selves gain exaltation -- that is BECOME WORTHY of exaltation. We have to improve and progress and covenants (and accompanying ordinances) are the stepping stones. If we only covenant over things we feel we "have down" -- the whole purpose is defeated. THANK YOU for these insights.<br /><br />Love,<br />MonaMonahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06269577857045870533noreply@blogger.com