Did Christ Pay for Our Sins?
March 29, 2018Amulek asks us a rhetorical question, “Now, if a man murdereth, be hold will our law, which is just, take the life of his brother?”(Alma 34:11). Obviously the answer is no, and Amulek says as […]
Amulek asks us a rhetorical question, “Now, if a man murdereth, be hold will our law, which is just, take the life of his brother?”(Alma 34:11). Obviously the answer is no, and Amulek says as […]
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