(March 28, 2014)
When I liken the scriptures to myself, I always look at them in two ways. First, I put myself in the mindset of a listener in the time the scriptures were given – what did they know and how would they have received what was taught. This is, I think, the way that the scriptures yield the most insights.
But the second way I try to liken the scriptures to myself is to put myself back in the scriptures knowing what I know now. This leads, from time to time, to some interesting thoughts. For example, knowing what I know about how disease spreads and so forth, would I have obeyed the laws presented in this chapter? Or would I have thought that I understood their purpose and obeyed the ‘higher law’ that I thought they represented?
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