Keywords
Bible, Book of Mormon, salvation, translation
Abstract
The Interpreter Foundation welcomes faithful ideas, insights, and manuscripts from people of all backgrounds. In this brief essay, I share some that were recently shared with me regarding Lehi’s vision of the tree of life, as recorded in 1 Nephi 8. Among other things, Lehi seems to have been shown that the divine offer of salvation extends far beyond a small elite. As Peter exclaims in the King James rendering of Acts 10:34, “God is no respecter of persons.” Other translations render the same words as saying that he doesn’t “play favorites” or “show partiality.” The passage in James 1:5 with which the Restoration commenced clearly announces that, if they will simply ask, God “giveth to all men liberally.”
Recommended Citation
Peterson, Daniel C.
(2021)
"“All Can Partake, Freely”,"
Interpreter: A Journal of Latter-day Saint Faith and Scholarship: Vol. 42, Article 3.
Available at:
https://scholarsarchive.byu.edu/interpreter/vol42/iss1/3
