This week’s Sunday School lesson is entitled “And This is Life Eternal.” This title comes from John 17:3, which states that life eternal is “that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.” We are told in Moses that the work and glory of God is “to bring to pass the immortality and eternal life of man.” But what is the difference in the two? What, exactly, is eternal life? A book I have recently read on scripture study advises that you take note of “God’s definitions.” Throughout the scriptures, the Lord tells … Continue reading →

When Peter, James, and John were taken to the Mount of Transfiguration with the Savior, I found their response interesting. Only a week after he had testified of the divinity of Christ, Peter seemed to put Him on equal footing with the resurrected prophets. How could a senior disciple make such a grievous error? Perhaps because he was, like the rest of us, only human. Only one chapter prior, Peter had declared Christ to be the Son of God. Why, then, would he suggest an alter be built to worship the Savior, Moses, and Elijah? Shouldn’t he recognize that Christ … Continue reading →