Moroni preceded his discussion about the gifts of God with an exhortation to “deny not the power of God,” and later explained that when people are unbelieving, “the power and gifts of God shall be done away” (Moroni 10:24). We must have faith in Jesus Christ before God’s power can reveal truth.
Whatever the timing or method of personal revelation, Moroni declared that God only “worketh by power according to the faith of the children of men” (Moroni 10:7). In all cases, it is faith in Jesus Christ that activates the spiritual witness of truth.
Block Item | Scripture | Context |
|---|---|---|
Block One | ||
1 | 10:6 | Nothing that is good denieth the Christ |
2 | 10:7 | Deny not the power of God |
3 | 10:8 | Deny not the gifts of God |
Block Two | ||
4 | 10:32 | Deny yourselves of all ungodliness |
5 | 10:32 | Deny yourselves of all ungodliness |
6 | 10:32 | If by the grace of God ye are perfect in Christ, ye can in nowise deny the power of God |
7 | 10:33 | If ye by the grace of God are perfect in Christ, and deny not his power, then are ye sanctified in Christ |
Book of Mormon Central, “What Does It Really Mean to Be a Good Person? (Moroni 10:6),” KnoWhy 499 (January 24, 2019).