In the Book of Mormon we read that the peace that had been established in the land did not continue entirely because a contention arose because some people wanted to alter the law and chief judge Pahoran refused to do so. As a result some people were angry with Pahoran and wanted to dethrone him. They were called kingmen, for it was their desire to overthrow the free government and establish a king. Those who supported Pahoran were called freemen. Alma 51:1-6 "And now it came to pass in the commencement of the twenty and fifth year of the reign of the judges over the people of Nephi, they having established peace between the people of Lehi and the people of Morianton concerning their lands, and having commenced the twenty and fifth year in peace; Nevertheless, they did not long maintain an entire peace in the land, for there began to be a contention among the people concerning the chief judge Pahoran; for behold, there were a part of the people who desired that a few particular points of the law should be altered. But behold, Pahoran would not alter nor suffer the law to be altered; therefore, he did not hearken to those who had sent in their voices with their petitions concerning the altering of the law. Therefore, those who were desirous that the law should be altered were angry with him, and desired that he should no longer be chief judge over the land; therefore there arose a warm dispute concerning the matter, but not unto bloodshed. And it came to pass that those who were desirous that Pahoran should be dethroned from the judgment-seat were called king-men, for they were desirous that the law should be altered in a manner to overthrow the free government and to establish a king over the land. And those who were desirous that Pahoran should remain chief judge over the land took upon them the name of freemen; and thus was the division among them, for the freemen had sworn or covenanted to maintain their rights and the privileges of their religion by a free government."
In the New Testament we read about the difference between Godly sorrow and the sorrow of the world. Godly sorrow causes you to want to repent and change your life for the better. Worldly sorrow just makes you discouraged and want to give up. The result is death. When we feel like we've done so many things wrong we have no hope of ever being right with God again we can know that this discouragement is coming from Satan, not God. Godly sorrow makes us want to turn our lives around, repent, and be clean once again. 2 Corinthians 7:10-11 "For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that the day will come when God will wipe away all our tears and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these former things will pass away. No matter what our problems and troubles are, they will eventually be gone. This verse should give us great hope! Revelation 20:4 "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years."
In the New Testament we read about the difference between Godly sorrow and the sorrow of the world. Godly sorrow causes you to want to repent and change your life for the better. Worldly sorrow just makes you discouraged and want to give up. The result is death. When we feel like we've done so many things wrong we have no hope of ever being right with God again we can know that this discouragement is coming from Satan, not God. Godly sorrow makes us want to turn our lives around, repent, and be clean once again. 2 Corinthians 7:10-11 "For godly sorrow worketh repentance to salvation not to be repented of: but the sorrow of the world worketh death. For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter."
A verse with a thought booklet tells us that the day will come when God will wipe away all our tears and there will be no more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these former things will pass away. No matter what our problems and troubles are, they will eventually be gone. This verse should give us great hope! Revelation 20:4 "And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years."
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