2 Nephi 1-2
Who gave us agency?
God
Why is agency so important?
Without agency, we wouldn't progress or be able to attain eternal life.
People that the Lord brings to the Promised Land will do this if they keep his commandments
Prosper
Children
Why did Lehi testify to his children so suddenly?
He was becoming old and knew he would die soon.
What does 2 Nephi 2:11 talk about?
Opposition in all things
What role did Jesus Christ play in overcoming the effects of the Fall?
He gave us the atonement so we can repent for our mistakes.
Redemption only comes through...
Jesus Christ
What is Lehi worried about happening if they don’t follow the commandments?
Generations being cursed; led into captivity of the Devil; fulness of the wrath of God
What is the invitation Lehi gives us (and his sons) in verse 23?
Awake, my sons: put on the armor of righteousness. Shake off the chains with which ye are bound.
Why were Lamen and Lemuel angry with Nephi? (2v. 25-26)
His 'sharpness'
Telling them things that are hard to hear
Adam fell the man might be; and men are that they might have
Joy
Name something essential for us to have agency
A knowledge of good and evil
Able to act for ourselves
Opposition of all things
Repentance
Christ
Partaking of the fruit by Adam and Eve is known as this
The Fall
If you don't choose liberty and eternal life, you choose this
Captivity and Death
How the Lord gave us agency.
What do the 'chains' and 'deep sleep' represent in 2 Nephi 1:13?
Spiritual hell, sins, etc.
What does 2 Nephi 2:5 tell us about our agency?
We are responsible for our own sins, we must know good from evil.
Name something you learned from the lesson today?
Anything!
If there is no law, there is no sin. If there is no sin, there is no righteousness... no happiness... no punishment or misery.
Without these things, there is no...
God