The Content:
Alma 43
Verse 9
And now the design of the Nephites was to support their lands, and their houses, and their wives, and their children, that they might preserve them from the hands of their enemies; and also that they might preserve their rights and their privileges, yea, and also their liberty, that they might worship God according to their desires.
The Comments:
Here we have a list of everything the Nephites are prepared to defend, including their lands, homes, families, rights, privileges, liberty and religious freedom.
Are all of these legitimate reasons for going to war? Or is it all of them together? I can't really answer that, because I've never had to defend any of the above with my life.
But, I do think that the above reasons should be the things we fight for/defend in our own lives. The war waging around us is much more spiritual than physical, which means we need to figure out what we are willing to do to protect the most important, spiritual things in our lives.
There is certainly a war going on. And yes, it is more of a spiritual war, but we are definitely under attack. I feel like we are now more like the people sitting on our "thrones" in Zarahemla, burying our heads in the sand, while our religious liberties are being threatened.
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