I love that Moroni prayed for the cause of the Christians:
15 And those who did belong to the church were faithful; yea, all those who were true believers in Christ took upon them, gladly, the name of Christ, or Christians as they were called, because of their belief in Christ who should come.May the cause of the Christians and the freedom of the land be favored still, and forever. Also, again I see another theme cropping up in this chapter, just like in the previous chapter: the idea that we are the ones who ultimately bring upon ourselves our own destruction, or we can thrive and live in a blessed state through righteousness. Moroni observed:
16 And therefore, at this time, Moroni prayed that the cause of the Christians, and the freedom of the land might be favored.
18 ...Surely God shall not suffer that we, who are despised because we take upon us the name of Christ, shall be trodden down and destroyed, until we bring it upon us by our own transgressions.Moroni causes another group of people to enter into a covenant to support the cause of freedom, just like in the previous chapter:
35 And it came to pass that whomsoever of the Amalickiahites that would not enter into a covenant to support the cause of freedom, that they might maintain a free government, he caused to be put to death; and there were but few who denied the covenant of freedom.How many of this group stayed true to their covenant and how many were eventually unfaithful to it? We are a covenant-making people. May I and my house also be a covenant-keeping people.
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