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Saturday, October 1, 2016

We live in perilous times!


What does it mean to live in perilous times?

Perilous defined in the dictionary states: Full of danger.

Is our mortal life full of danger?  If so, why?  Why are there so many influences to bring us to destruction?  Why are some not taking a stand for truth and righteousness?  Why then must be stand-alone more often, than in a crowd of evildoers forsaking truth?
We live in a day and age where divorce is running rapid, same sex marriage is accepted, physical ailments are numerous, pain and anguish are becoming a choice and lifestyle rather than a teaching experience. 
Why must our precious brothers and sisters perish in disbelief?
God's plan of happiness is being replaced with temporal deceit.  
These are perilous times!

Russell M. Nelson said, “Brothers and sisters, undergirded by incontrovertible truth, proclaim your love for God! Proclaim your love for all human beings “with malice toward none, with charity for all.” They as children of God are our brothers and sisters. We value their rights and feelings. But we cannot condone efforts to change divine doctrine. It is not for man to change.  God loves His children. And if they love Him, they will show that love by keeping His commandments, including chastity before marriage and total fidelity within marriage. Scriptures warn that behavior contrary to the commandments of the Lord will not only deprive couples of divinely approved intimacy but will bring about the stern judgments of God.

We live in perilous times. We must stand firm in the faith and obey the commandments. God has given us instructions in the scriptures to stay protected from the harsh winds of the adversary. It is the daily test we have to see whether or not we get blown away or are tightly rooted in truth.

Timothy 3:1 
"This know also, that in the last days perilous times shall come."

Deuteronomy 31:6,8 
"6 Be strong and of good courage, fear not, nor be afraid of them: for the Lord thy God, he it is that doth go with thee; he will not fail thee, nor forsake thee.

8 And the Lord, he it is that doth go before thee; he will be with thee, he will not fail thee, neither forsake thee: fear not, neither be dismayed."




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