Lesson 38--Bruce Lott

OT # 38: “Beside Me There Is No Savior”

Purpose:  To help us understand that Jesus Christ is incomparable

in His devotion to us and that He has a great work for us to do.

A correct idea of God’s character, perfections and attributes is necessary for us to be able to exercise faith in Him (See Joseph Smith, Lectures on Faith 3:2, 4).

re: Isaiah 44:22  (See also D&C 18:11).

“[I]n making an Atonement for the sins of the world [Christ] bore the weight … and the burden of the sins of all men…  [T]he debt is paid, the redemption made”

(Teachings of Presidents of the Church: John Taylor, 44).

re: Isaiah 47  22  (See also D&C 1:16, D&C 64:24, D&C 133:14

           

“[T]he end of the world is the destruction of the wicked” and not “of the earth, as many have imagined”                    (Teachings of the Prophet Joseph Smith, 100).

“This world … belongs to Satan. He created it; he is its father and its god.… The earth itself is the Lord's, and he is its ruler [D&C 88:25; Helaman 12:7-8] but the world (the corrupt society on earth) is under the rule of him who is the god of this world.” (Elder Bruce R. McConkie, Mormon Doctrine, 324.)

         “The world … has never been under [God’s] control”

(President John Taylor, The Government of God, 85).]

re: Isaiah 49:16  

“[T]he passage where the Savior [says], 'I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands...' [can serve] as a reminder of scars in the palms of the Savior, suffered for our sins [and of] the love the Savior has for us in willingly being scarred, bruised, broken, and torn for us”                        (Elder Keith R. Edwards, Oct 2006 CR).

“He has felt your pain. He has declared, ‘I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands.’ The Savior is … reaching out to each of us, bidding us ‘Come unto me.’” 

(Elder Neil L. Anderson, Oct 2009 CR).

“The Lord loves you. He knows your hopes and your disappointments. He will not forget you because your pains and your suffering are continually before Him.”

(Sister Silvia Allred, Oct 2010 CR.)

“The Lord has promised us that He will not forget us because He has ‘graven [us] upon the palms of [His] hands.’ And our promise to Him is that we will not forget Him, for we have engraven Him in our hearts.” (Sister Susan Tanner, April 2003, CR).

OT # 39: “How Beautiful upon the Mountains,” Isaiah 50–53, Additional reading: Mosiah 14–15.

(See Old Testament Class Member Study Guide, 25–26 at www.lds.org)

What does Isaiah 53:2–5 tell us about the life of the Savior?

Why can He understand our sorrows and our grief?

(See Alma 7:11–13; Hebrews 2:16–18; 4:15.)

How have you sensed that he understands your sorrows and grief?

Why was the Savior willing to suffer [so much for us]?

(See 1 Nephi 19:9.)

Isaiah prophesied about a number of events that were connected with the Atonement of the Savior. What do the following verses teach about the Savior’s love and His atoning sacrifice?

Isaiah 50:5–7 (see also Matthew 26:39; Philippians 2:8)

Isaiah 51:6 (see also Mosiah 16:9; Alma 34:10)

Isaiah 53:2–4 (see also Alma 7:11–13; Hebrews 2:16–18)

Isaiah 53:8–11 (see also Mosiah 15:10–13)