Thursday, February 2, 2012

2: We have been given "Agency"

Man has been given agency or the ability to choose his thoughts, feelings, and actions. (2 Nephi 2:27; Deut. 11:26-28; 30:15-20; Joshua 24:14-15; 2 Nephi 2; Helaman 14:30-31; Moroni 7:15-19; D&C 58: 26-28; 101:78; Moses 4:3-4)

This would imply that there are both good thoughts, feelings ,and actions (Gen 3:5; 1 Kings 3:9; Ps. 34:14; Amos 5:14-15; Romans 12:9; 2 Thes. 2:17; Alma 5:40; Alma 41:14)  and bad thoughts, feelings, and actions (Gen 8:21; Ps. 141:4; Prov. 31:21; 16:27; Isa. 1:16; 59:7; Matt 6:23; 9:4; 15:19)  and that one could exercise his agency in choosing. Man is not capable of doing both at the same time. He must either be thinking good or bad thoughts. The same is true for feelings and actions.


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