Scriptural Studies Personal Studies of the Gospel of Jesus Christ

This is the last in a series of scriptures that discuss how to get evil out of heart, mind and soul, and thereby out of our actions, which is a process for perfection. Romans 7 – Paul talks about a persons desire to do evil even though he knows the spiritual law from God requires [...]

Proverbs 3: 1-13 – Indirectly, these scriptures show how to replace the evil with good. The idea is that you can’t just get rid of evil. That just leaves a void. Instead you must replace it with good. So, looking at these verses will show you how to replace evil (in heart, mind and action) [...]

More scriptures to help me get rid of evil tendencies. Alma 37: 29 – Alma teaches Helaman to keep the secret plans and oaths of the devil from the people, but teach the people their wickedness so that they will abhor such wickedness.  Helaman is instructed to help the people remember the wickedness they and [...]

[Study from May 5, 2008] Here are a few scriptures pertaining to the desire to have no more disposition to do evil. Mosiah 5: 2 – “no more disposition to do evil, but to do good…” You can’t just get rid of something, but it must be replaced. So, to get rid of bad thoughts, [...]

Back in May of this year I started to search through the scriptures about what it means and how to obtain a state where I no longer have a disposition to do evil. One definition of “disposition” is “an inclination or tendency.” Much too often my disposition is to give in to temptations. I’m no [...]