The Holy Order of God
READ Alma 13:1
Why “cite your minds forward” to the time when the Father gave
(past tense) these commandments?
Did the Lord God (Ahman, the Father) ordain the priests and if so,
what does this mean?
After what “holy order” are these priests ordained by God Himself?
What “things” are these ordained priests to teach unto the people?
READ Alma 13:2
Christ clearly held this priesthood power during His mortal
ministry, so how was Christ ordained?
What is the manner in which people are ordained to this Holy Order
of Priesthood and why?
READ Alma 13:3
When were these people called to and prepared for this Holy Order
and what is implied?
Why were certain people called to this Holy Order?
When did they have opportunity to demonstrate this faith and good
works before the foundation of the world?
What does it mean that these people had been through a “preparatory
redemption” already?
READ Alma 13:4-6
How did others miss out on the privilege of holding the Priesthood
After the Holy Order in this life?
What is implied by the fact that they were on the same standing as
their brethren while in that first place?
What is God’s foreknowledge of these people based on?
Was Christ prepared by the Father, before the foundation of the
world, to be the Only Begotten Son who would accomplish the Atonement or was He
always inherently ready?
What was it about the “atonement of the Only Begotten Son, who was
prepared,” that made these others qualified to be called to the Holy Order?
What is the mission or responsibility in this world for those who
are called and ordained unto the Holy Order or High Priesthood?
Could they have had power here through an ordination from another
man if they had not been ordained previously by God in that “first place”?
READ Alma 13:7
What does “from eternity to all eternity” mean and imply?
READ Alma 13:8-9
What is the source of all holiness and what does this imply about
a “holy calling” ordained with a “holy ordinance” through which one takes upon
them a “Holy Order”?
What does it mean that this “holy calling, ordinance and
priesthood” is without beginning or end for those involved?
What is implied by the words “thus they become”?
Why does Alma say “and thus it is, amen”?
READ Alma 13:10
What is the difference between “faith” and “exceeding faith”?
What is implied by the fact that these High Priests repented?
What is the relationship between “exceeding faith” and
“repentance”?
What does “righteousness before God” mean and is it different than
the way we define “righteousness”?
What does the fact that “many” were ordained and became High
Priests to God, holding this priesthood which enables you to stand in His
presence, mean?
READ Alma 13:11-12
How are those that are called after this Holy Order sanctified and
what does this mean?
What has happened to their hearts?
Why is Alma preaching these “mysteries of God” to wicked people
who are not even members of his Church – aren’t they too sacred to share, like
pearls before swine?
Alma 13:13
What is Alma implying about himself in this verse?
READ Alma 13:14-20
What was required to establish Zion in Melchizedek’s time?
What is implied about the fact that Melchizedek’s people had
“waxed strong in iniquity and abomination”?
How do the ordinances of receiving the Holy Order reveal a pattern
that will unmistakably point back to the saving ministry of Christ and entering
into His rest?
What does it mean that of all the people who held the Holy Order
before and after Melchizedek, none were greater?
What does it mean to wrest the scriptures?
READ Alma 13:21-22
Why does Alma “stretch forth his hand” and speak with a “mighty
voice” a message given to him by the voice of the Lord?
READ Alma 13:23-24
Why do people still err when doctrines like this are made known in
plain terms?
Why are angels declaring these things unto many when there are
mortal prophets who can and are doing the same?
What do Alma and the Ammonites have in common and what sets them
apart?
How can one be certain that their religious principles are true?
READ Alma 13:25-26
How does Alma expect to know when Christ is born in Jerusalem?
What is a “just and holy man”?
READ Alma 13:27-30
What motivates a person who holds this priesthood?
Is it possible to be tempted beyond what you can bear?
What is Alma’s invitation to the Ammonites?
How does one qualify to join the Holy Order After the Son of God?
The Aftermath of Ammonihah:
READ Alma 14:1
What would have happened if Alma had not listened to the angel and
turned back to Ammonihah?
READ Alma 14:2-4, 8
What would have happened if Alma had not listened to the angel and
turned back to Ammonihah?
READ Alma 14:9-11
What would have happened if Alma had not listened to the angel and
turned back to Ammonihah?
What was Alma watching that Amulek did not see?
READ Alma 14:15, 25-27
Did Alma and Amulek have the power, through the Holy Order, to
stop the genocide – if so, why on earth didn’t they?
READ Alma 15:1-2
If the women and children won exaltation through the sacrifice of
their lives, why were their husbands spared the trial?
READ Alma 15:3-5
What is the connection between physical illness and spiritual
distress?
