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Sunday, January 15, 2017

Alma 57:1-4 - How to Conquer Temptation

"1 And now it came to pass that I received an epistle from Ammoron, the king, stating that if I would deliver up those prisoners of war whom we had taken that he would deliver up the city of Antiparah unto us.
 But I sent an epistle unto the king, that we were sure our forces were sufficient to take the city of Antiparah by our force; and by delivering up the prisoners for that city we should suppose ourselves unwise, and that we would only deliver up our prisoners on exchange.
 And Ammoron refused mine epistle, for he would not exchange prisoners; therefore we began to make preparations to go against the city of Antiparah.
 But the people of Antiparah did leave the city, and fled to their other cities, which they had possession of, to fortify them; and thus the city of Antiparah fell into our hands."
One doesn't need to feel inclined to comprimise with the adversary concerning deliverance from temptation or recption of blessings. Only fraud and regret result from those kinds of interactions. Rather, one should be more focused on their personal preparation to, through their own merits with the aid of Christ, conquer the evil forces and temptations in their life.

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