pam Posted September 16, 2009 Report Posted September 16, 2009 Reference Search: 2 Nephi 9:49 49 Behold, my soul abhorreth sin, and my heart delighteth in righteousness; and I will praise the holy name of my God. Quote for DiscussionMy soul abhorreth sin The Holy Ghost is a sanctifier. One of the primary assignments of this member of the Godhead is to burn dross and iniquity out of the repentant soul as though by fire. One who lives worthy of the guidance and cleansing influence of the Spirit will, in process of time, become sanctified. Sanctification is the process whereby one comes to hate the worldliness he once loved and love the holiness and righteousness he once hated. To be sanctified is not only to be free from sin but also to be free from the effects of sin, free from sinfulness itself, the very desire to sin. One who is sanctified comes to look upon sin with abhorrence (cf. Mosiah 5:2; Alma 13:12; 19:33).Joseph Fielding McConkie and Robert L. Millet, Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, 4 vols, 1, p.263 Quote
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