Romans 7
Alive in Christ: the Salvation of Little Children
Robert L. Millet
The Book of Mormon: Fourth Nephi, from Zion to Destruction (1995)
The false doctrine of original sin is based upon the notion that Adam and Eve’s disobedience was an act of overt rebellion against the Almighty, an attempt to usurp the knowledge available only to the gods. Moroni 8 teaches that little children are whole, and their actions are covered by God’s mercy.
Romans 8
Divorce
Dallin H. Oaks
General Conference (Apr. 2007)
A good marriage requires a man and a woman committed to strive together toward perfection.
Martin Harris and Three Wise Men
Richard E. Bennett
BYU Speeches (Jun. 2010)
Isaiah 29:11 prophesies about the sealed book. This prophecy has come to be understood as being fulfilled when Martin Harris visited scholars with characters from the gold plates. Learn more about this history in this speech by Richard Bennett.
Romans 11
The Olive Tree and the Work of God: Jacob 5 and Romans 11
James E. Faulconer
The Allegory of the Olive Tree (1994)
In Romans 11, Paul’s symbol of the olive tree evokes Old Testament olive imagery that his audience understood. Olive symbols are found prominently in Exodus 15; Psalms 52 and 80; Hosea 14; Isaiah 5; and Jeremiah 11.
Romans 16
Scribes and Ancient Letters: Implications for the Pauline Epistles
Lincoln H. Blumell
How the New Testament Came to Be, Sidney B. Sperry Symposium 37 (2006)
An examination of Paul’s letters to the Thessalonians, focusing on their occasion, composition, and structure.
