You are not accountable or responsible for what you do. Just enjoy life and live it to the fullest. If you need to lie a little or take advantage of someone else to get ahead do it. You’re going to die anyway so you might as well get the most out of life while you have it.
I hope that statement above seemed out of place for the bite-sized beliefs in this blog. If you are just fine with it you may want to consider that a red flag – be concerned. It is in fact a falsehood.
Any teaching even loosely based on the idea or belief that we are not accountable is false and should be rejected.
This philosophy is entrenched in academia, entertainment, government, art, and all forms of media. It’s everywhere we turn. We face enormous pressure to believe and live our life in accordance with this false idea.
Nephi cautions us to avoid this belief by explaining that many people will say, “Eat, drink, and be merry, for tomorrow we die; and it shall be well with us.”
The problem in believing that we are not accountable for what we do is that it leads to behavior that hurts others and hurts ourselves. That’s why it’s a falsehood because of course there are consequences. Ignore them at our own peril.
“Cursed is he that putteth his trust in man, or maketh flesh his arm, or shall hearken unto the precepts of men, save their precepts shall be given by the power of the Holy Ghost.”
Recognize the philosophies of men and avoid believing in them. Rather turn to God and the truth.
1 comment:
Really enjoy reading another seminary teacher's blog. You do an excellent job of bringing the Book of Mormon into today's world, which is what our youth need. Thanks for the great reading! Keep it up!
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