31 And aawake, and arise from the dust, O Jerusalem; yea, and put on thy beautiful garments, O daughter of bZion; and cstrengthen thy dstakes and enlarge thy borders forever, that thou mayest eno more be confounded, that the covenants of the Eternal Father which he hath made unto thee, O house of Israel, may be fulfilled.
32 Yea, acome unto Christ, and be bperfected in him, and cdeny yourselves of all ungodliness; and if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and dlove God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be eperfect in Christ; and if by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God.
33 And again, if ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye asanctified in Christ by the grace of God, through the shedding of the bblood of Christ, which is in the covenant of the Father unto the remission of your csins, that ye become dholy, without spot.
I love this section of the scriptures. It's the last few verses of the Book of Mormon. I think the most prominent rhetorical tool is the challenge to the audience. These verses say look, do these things and see what happens. They are proposing an actual plan to be followed. I think it is very effective because these verses are just saying exactly what you have to do.
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I love scriptures like this. It provides the reader with a way they can improve and makes them want to improve.
I think this scripture helps those who read it to be able to feel comfort in choosing the right.
I really love the imagery in the very beggining of these verses. I like how it talks about rising up from the dust. It gives me the image of picking ourselves off of the ground when we fall and trying again.
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