The Nephites had been fully converted. They all believed that Christ had been born,
according to the sign given of His birth, and that all other prophesy would be
fulfilled. They had conquered the
Gadianton Robbers, and their faith had caused them to repent and “serve God
with all diligence day and night” (v. 3).
The Nephites imprisoned the surviving Robbers and preached the gospel to
them. Those who repented and covenanted
were set free. Those who weren't
converted were somehow dealt with, and “thus they did put an end to all those
wicked, and secret, and abominable combinations” (v. 6).
How I wish our faith would lead us to serve God diligently
and repent in such a fashion that we could “imprison” our sins and shortcomings
until we had conquered them or made them strengths, and otherwise dealt with
them. Then we could put an end to the
sins and weaknesses that cause us so much suffering. How do we imprison our sins? Turning to God goes a long way, for as James
wrote, “Resist the devil, and he will flee from you” (James 4:7).
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