3 Nephi 14-16

3 Nephi 14-16 Study Guide – to be discussed November 20
Day 1: Read 3 Nephi 14:1-12; footnote to Matthew 7:1a; Moroni 7:15-16; Alma 41:14-15
1. Read the footnote to Matthew 7:1a, Moroni 7:15-16 and Alma 41:14-15. What kind of judgment must we exercise? What help do we have in discerning good and evil?



2. What two reasons are given in 3 Nephi 14:6 for why we should “give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast… pearls before swine….”?



3. What is the difference between asking, seeking and knocking?



Day 2: Read 3 Nephi 14:13-27; 2 Nephi 31:17-21
4. What is the “strait gate”? (See also 2 Nephi 31:17-20.) What makes it strait?



5. Why will the Lord, in the last days, deny knowing many who have professed they are his servants?



6. What is the “rock” upon which we should build? The rock will not keep us warm or dry – the house we build will. What might the house represent? The rain?




Day 3: Read 3 Nephi 15:1-10
7. By what authority did Jesus say he had fulfilled the law?



8. The brass plates of Laban contained three parts: (1) The Law, similar to the first five books in our Old Testament; (2) The Writings, historical books like Joshua or Kings and poetic writings like Psalms and Proverbs; and (3) The Prophets, which included writings by Isaiah, Zenock, etc. With this in mind, why do you think Jesus said he had fulfilled the law, but would no destroy the prophets?





9. List commands and promised blessings from 3 Nephi 15:9-10.






Day 4: Read 3 Nephi 15:11-24; JST Genesis 50:24-25
10. Read JST Genesis 50:24-25 (p. 799 of Bible Appendix). How did the Nephites and Lamanites in America fulfill prophecy?



11. Why didn’t Jesus give his disciples in Judea details about Lehi’s people?



12. Of whom did the people in Jerusalem believe Christ was speaking when he told them he had “other sheep”?



Day 5: Read 3 Nephi 16: 1-7; D&C 50:44-46
13. Read D&C 50:44-46. Might we be included in the Savior’s declaration that he has “other sheep”? Why or why not?



14. Why were the people commanded to record Jesus’ words?



15. How and why have gentile nations been blessed in the latter days?



Day 6: Read 3 Nephi 16:8-12
16. List two branches of Israel in history that have been smitten, afflicted and slaughtered.



17. What is the Lord’s warning to the Gentiles who reject the gospel in the latter days?



18. What covenants has the Lord made with the house of Israel? (See also Genesis 17:1-8.)



Day 7: Read 3 Nephi 16:13-20 Micah 5:7-8
19. What great promise did the Lord make to Gentiles who return to him?



20. What is the warning to Gentiles who will not hearken?



21. Read Micah 5:7-8. What two things are the remnant of Jacob compared to in these verses, and why?