WithStand Temptation: Alma 37 ;33 aPreach unto them repentance, and faith on the Lord Jesus Christ; teach

them to humble themsel es and to be bmee! and lo"l# in heart; teach them to c"ithstand e er# dtemptation of the de il, "ith their faith on the Lord Jesus Christ Webster's 1828 Dictionary W$T%STA&', (t( )"ith and stand( See Stand(* To oppose; to resist, either "ith ph#sical or moral force; as, to "ithstand the attac! of troops; to "ithstand elo+uence or ar,uments( W Soule's Dictionary of English Synonyms v. a. -esist, oppose, face, confront, stri e a,ainst, stand a,ainst, ma!e a stand a,ainst( hen Peter "as come to Antioch, $ "ithstood him to his face( .alatians /( mee! Webster's 1828 Dictionary 0112, a( )L( mucus; 1n,( mucila,e; %eb( to melt(* Mild of temper; not easily provo ed or irritated; patient under in!uries; not vain" or haughty" or resentful; forbearing; submissive( Appropriatel# ,humble,; submissi e to the di ine "ill; not proud" not self#sufficient or refractory $not obsitnate; not peevish or not apt to complain of divine dispensations% &hrist says" '(earn of me" for ) am mee and lo*ly in heart" and ye shall find rest to your souls%' 0atthe" 33( 4lessed are the mee!, for the# shall inherit the earth( 0atthe" 5( A refractory material is one
that retains its strength at high temperatures

0oses "as er# mee!, abo e all men( &umbers 3/( http:66"""(internationalstandardbible(com6 Mee ness me '#nes +,ana*ah; praotes" prautes-. 'Mee ness' +,ana*ah" ,an*ah- is from ,ana*" 'suffering"' 'oppressed"' 'afflicted"' denoting the spirit produced under such e/periences% 0he )t is generally associated *ith some form of oppression( 70ee!ness7 in the &e" Testament 8praotes, prautes9 is not merel# a natural irtue, but a Christian 7,race7; it is one of the 7fruits of the Spirit7 8.a 5:/39( The conception of mee!ness, as it had been defined b# Aristotle, "as raised b# Christianit# to a much hi,her le el, and associated "ith the commonl# despised +ualit# of humilit# 8see under the "ord9( $t "as the spirit of the Sa iour %imself 80t 33:/:9: 7$ am mee! 8praos9 and lo"l# in heart7 8compare /Co 3;:3, 7b# the mee!ness and ,entleness of Christ79; it presupposes humilit#, flo"s from it, and finds e<pression in moderation 8see under the "ord9( 8See Trench, S#n( of &e" Testament, 3=5; Westcott and %ort, The &e" Testament in .ree!, &e" Testament Le<icon, under the "ord9 Christians are e<horted to cherish it and sho" it in their relations to one another 81ph =:/; Col 3:3/; 3Ti >:33; Tit 3:/,

The interchan,eableness of 7mee ' *ith 'poor"' etc(, in the ?ld Testament ou,ht to be speciall# noted( our Lord@s openin, of %is ministr# at &aAareth 8Lu =:3B, 7%e anointed me to preach ,ood tidin,s to the poor79, and %is messa,e to John 80t 33:5, 7The poor ha e ,ood tidin,s preached to them79 are in harmon# there"ith(ope that is in him, 7"ith mee!ness and fear7 83Pe 3:359( Dispensation definitions Webster's 1828 Dictionary '$SP1&SAT$?&, n( )L( See 'ispense(* 3( 'istribution; the act of dealin, out to different persons or places; as the dispensation of "ater indifferentl# to all parts of the earth( /( The dealin, of .od to his creatures;, in the di ine ,o ernment( 3( The ,rantin, of a license, or the license itself, to do "hat is forbidden b# la"s or canons, or to omit somethin, "hich is commanded; that is, the dispensin, "ith a la" or canon, or the e<emption of a particular person from the obli,ation to compl# "ith its inCunctions( =( That "hich is dispensed or besto"ed; a s#stem of principles and rites enCoined;( )nternational Standard 1ible Encyclopedia disDpenDsa@Dshun: The .ree! "ord 8oi!onomia9 si,nifies primaril#, a ste"ardship, the mana,ement or disposition of affairs entrusted to one( Thus 1Co 9:17, the 2in, James Eersion 7A dispensation of the ,ospel is committed unto me,7 the -e ised Eersion 84ritish and American9 7$ ha e ste"ardship entrusted to me(7 The idea is similar in Eph 3:2 parallelCol 1:25 8the -e ised Eersion, mar,in 7ste"ardship79( $n Eph 1:10 .od@s o"n "or!in, is spo!en of as 7dispensation(

Moby 0hesaurus abCect, accommodatin,, ac+uiescent, adaptin,, adapti e, adCustin,, amenable, bland, bro!en, chastened, compliant, deferential, docile, domesticated, do eli!e, forbearin,, ,entle, housebro!en, humble, humbleDminded, humbleDspirited, humblehearted, lambli!e, lenient, lon,D sufferin,, lo"l#, mana,eable, mee!Dminded, mee!Dspirited, mee!hearted, mild, modest, obedient, pacific, passi e, patient, peaceable, poor in spirit, +uiet, reconciled, repressed, resi,ned, retirin,, sh#, spiritless, subdued, submissi e, suppressed, tame, tamed, timid, tolerant, tractable, unambitious, unaspirin,, unassumin,, unboastful, uncomplainin,, unimposin,, unobtrusi e, unostentatious, unpresumin,, unpresumptuous, unpretendin,, unpretentious, unresistin,, "ea!, #ieldin, /7 And no", m# brethren, $ a"ish from the inmost part of m# heart, #ea, "ith ,reat ban<iet# e en unto pain, that #e "ould hear!en unto m# "ords, and cast off #our sins, and not cprocrastinate the da# of #our repentance; /B 4ut that #e "ould humble #oursel es before the Lord, and call on his hol# name, and a*atch and pray continually" that #e ma# not be btempted above that *hich ye can

bear" and thus be cled b# the %ol# Spirit, becomin, humble, dmee!, submissi e, patient, full of lo e and all lon,Dsufferin,; /: a%a in, faith on the Lord; ha in, a hope that #e shall recei e eternal life; ha in, the blo e of .od al"a#s in #our hearts, that #e ma# be lifted up at the last da# and enter into his crest( 3; And ma# the Lord ,rant unto #ou repentance, that #e ma# not brin, do"n his "rath upon #ou, that #e ma# not be abound do"n b# the chains of bhell, that #e ma# not suffer the second cdeath( 33 And Alma spa!e man# more "ords unto the people, "hich are not "ritten in athis boo!( Webster's 1828 Dictionary WATC%, n( )$t is from the same root as "a!e, "hich see(* 3( Forbearance of sleep( /( Attendance "ithout sleep( All the lon, ni,ht their mournful "atch the# !eep( 3( Attention; close obser ation( 2eep "atch of the suspicious man( =( .uard; i,ilance for !eepin, or protectin, a,ainst dan,er( %e !ept both "atch and "ard( 5( A "atchman, or "atchmen; men set for a ,uard, either one person or more, set to esp# the approach of an enem# or other dan,er, and to ,i e an alarm or notice of such dan,er; a sentinel; a ,uard( %e !ept a "atch at the ,ate( Ge ha e a "atch; ,o #our "a#, ma!e it as sure as #e can( 0atthe" /7( >( The place "here a ,uard is !ept( %e upbraids $ a,o, that he made him bra e me upon the "atch( 7( Post or office of a "atchman( As $ did stand m# "atch upon the hillDD 7Watch7 is also the ,uard placed on "atch 8mishmar, Ne 4:9; !oustodia, from Latin custodia, Mt 27:65,66; 28:119( $t sometimes refers to the act of "atchin,, as in 2Ki 11:6,7 8mishmereth9; Lu 2:8 8phula!e9( 7Watch7 is also used fi,urati el#, as in ! 141:3 for restraint: 7Set a "atch, ? Gah"eh, before m# mouth7 8shomrah9( http:66unblo,m#soul("ordpress(com6/;336;=6356anotherDtestimon#DofDchrist6

Another Testimony Of Christ

I asked this gentleman to share his testimony of Christ with the Unblog.

I would like to send a note to those who have been searching the scriptures diligently, who know something about the goodness of God and His promises. The Holy pirit has taught you many things. !mong them is a s ense of

awe and delight in the unity of all scriptur e, and that which is by the Holy Ghost; including visions among the meek. "ou reali#e the words of the $ord through His prophets are priceless and will be fulfilled. "ou do not slay the ancient prophets in spirit, but revisit them continually and ponder hidden treasures now brought to light. These you combine with the perfection that is found in the Book of Mormon and latterday scripture unto expanding faith and gifted service .

The %ord of the $ord becomes a

iahona for you who are willing to exercise faith in the mercy and merit

of !esus "hrist# thought by thought and day by day . Those who have been brought to feast upon the $ord delight in the many testimonies of Him. %ou are being brought to trust in the Holy &pirit, who is willing to direct and accompany your re'oicing responsiveness. "ou have also discovered the chastening of the ord( more precious than all treasure in )gypt. %ou have grown to appreciate the *all# the natural mind; and the diligence of the many who are against you; which you are willing to put off to become as a little child in heart. "ou endure many &persecutions' which do not seem to be so by most( for it is a great sorrow to you when our +edeemer is held in light-esteem by so many . "ou seek not for your own righteousness, but for the righteousness of God and his glory alone.

!s your heart becomes more and more tender and filled with 'oy# your own desire grows to repent deeply and ,uickly. "ou have discovered with !lma that repentance is a gift )*+,+-.. %ou love e,uality and look forward to a similar day as described in -lma ./-.0 . "ou are drawn to honesty# knowing He is a God of truth and cannot lie. o you are growing cautious never to e/aggerate or to boast of

your own goodness( for you have learned how that every good thing comes through "hrist , every gift of righteousness( for He is the &living fountain of all righteousness.' "ou see how that the &preparatory' things &look to Christ( and that the &greater things' are the very living Christ revealed in the meek who 0uietly love Him with all their hearts. 1he holiest reality is !esus himself; as He works for the benefit of mankind; and reveals him according to the faith expressed in 2ephi 3.

1he "hurch is true because it is "hrist himself# and His own . These wa/ stronger and stronger in humility( and take upon them His name as His bride 4even His merit and deserving before the *ather5. These receive the Holy &pirit; and live according to endowments of repentance# His covenant

s# gifted

obedience 4responsiveness5, hope and His charity. The Church is not bricks and pews,
programs and lessons, books and maga#ines, websites and inspiring conferences alone. 1hese are instruments He uses well. 1he 1ruth is the actual "hrist and His living water unto those who believe as He intends; which He pours forth from His own heart among those who search and find Him. To these# His gifts are free and freely offered. He is always near at hand . !nd because you understand this deeply# and hold it in your heart as a treasure; that !esus purchased you and is your Good &hepherd ( all that is expedient will be revealed in time 4including every healing and strength5 , that you may accomplish His commands and understand His purposes. &o be both patient and diligent. 1e found loving the truth, searching, applying and marking His $ord.

6f an honest heart is presented, be a willing instrument in the ord7s hands to look unto "hrist with him or her. 2ever do your own will )unless it be His.( or seek your own glory# but His alone )along with !mmon in !lma 34,*3.. I would include the many verses which speak of these things, but you already know them. them out again and be refreshed. !dd to them your own testimonies in the earch

pirit( and may Helaman +,+5 be your

e/perience as well. !nd so, let every tribulation be swallowed up in the 6oy of Christ. The $ord is doing His own work, and will include you if you are brought to rely wholly and alone upon Him. )32e.+*,*783-.. He is that stone cut out of the mountain without human hands 4for He did the work they brought forth5. It is rolling forth to both consume and raise up nations unto 9ion as He makes bare His salvation. :ay these things be received in His