Doctrinal Mastery Review 24

Apply Doctrinal Mastery Passages

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A small group of youth on a street. One is reading a book to the others.

One of the purposes of doctrinal mastery is to help you learn how to apply the doctrinal mastery passages to your own life. This lesson will give you opportunities to practice applying some of the doctrinal mastery passages to a variety of realistic situations.

Apply gospel principles

President Dieter F. Uchtdorf, then of the First Presidency, explained the importance of applying gospel principles. Watch the video “On Being Genuine,” from time code 11:24 to 12:02, available at ChurchofJesusChrist.org, or read the following statement.

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Official portrait of Elder Dieter F. Uchtdorf of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles, 2006. Called as Second Counselor in the First Presidency, 3 February 2008. Made official portrait in 2008 replacing portrait taken in 2004.

Here in the Church of Jesus Christ you can mature spiritually and draw closer to the Savior by applying gospel principles day by day.

With patience and persistence, even the smallest act of discipleship or the tiniest ember of belief can become a blazing bonfire of a consecrated life. In fact, that’s how most bonfires begin—as a simple spark.

(Dieter F. Uchtdorf, “On Being Genuine,” Ensign or Liahona, May 2015, 82)

Think about some gospel truths you have recently applied to your life.

How did knowing those truths shape the choices you made?

In this lesson you will have the opportunity to participate in activities that can help you apply gospel principles day by day.

Review the doctrinal mastery passages

Briefly look over the following doctrinal mastery passages, and think about what you have done to live them.

New Testament Doctrinal Mastery: 1 Corinthians–Revelation

1 Corinthians 6:19–20	“Your body is the temple of the Holy Ghost.”
1 Corinthians 11:11	“Neither is the man without the woman, neither the woman without the man, in the Lord.”
1 Corinthians 15:20–22	“As in Adam all die, even so in Christ shall all be made alive.”
1 Corinthians 15:40–42	In the Resurrection, there are three degrees of glory.
Ephesians 1:10	“In the dispensation of the fulness of times he might gather together in one all things in Christ.”
Ephesians 2:19–20	The Church is “built upon the foundation of the apostles and prophets, Jesus Christ himself being the chief corner stone.”
2 Thessalonians 2:1–3	“The day of Christ … shall not come, except there come a falling away first.”
2 Timothy 3:15–17	“The holy scriptures … are able to make thee wise unto salvation.”
Hebrews 12:9	Heavenly Father is “the Father of spirits.”
James 1:5–6	“If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God.”
James 2:17–18	“Faith, if it hath not works, is dead.”
1 Peter 4:6	“The gospel [was] preached also to them that are dead.”
Revelation 20:12	“And the dead were judged … according to their works.”

Apply truths to life

It can be helpful to watch how others apply gospel truths. If possible, watch the video “Teachings of Thomas S. Monson: Rescuing Those in Need” (0:30 to 5:01), available at ChurchofJesusChrist.org. Look for how people lived by the truth “faith, if it hath not works, is dead” (James 2:17).

How did people apply this truth?

Think about how knowing and living gospel truths has helped you in the past, helps you now, and can help you in the future. Complete the following activity to help you practice applying truths from the doctrinal mastery passages you have studied.

1. Complete each of the following steps in your study journal.

Past

Think of a time when you relied on one of the truths from a doctrinal mastery passage. If you cannot think of a specific time in your life, think about an individual you know or someone from an account in the scriptures who was blessed as they acted on a truth in a doctrinal mastery passage.

Record blessings that came from living this truth. Be sure to explain how it has increased or can increase your confidence in Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ.

Present

Think about your current needs and circumstances. Review the doctrinal mastery passages, and select a passage you feel you could better follow in your life. Record what you can do to act in faith and apply the passage.

Future

Select a doctrinal mastery passage, and write a scenario that could happen to you in the future in which the truths taught in the passage could help you act in faith.

Reflect on how knowing and acting on truth has influenced your life and decisions.

How has living the gospel helped strengthen your faith in Christ?
What can you do to better remember Christ’s truths as you make choices in the future?