How to know the truth of the Savior's doctrine. John 7:16-17

John 7:10-17. How to know the truth of the Savior’s Doctrine

1. Review John 7:10-17. Then answer the following questions in writing:

• What were the different reactions of the people about the Savior.

Some said, “He is a good man and other said, Nay; but he deceiveth the people.”

• How do these reactions compare to the way people think of Jesus Christ today?

Pretty much the same, some think he was good, others think he deceived the people.”

*What questions did the Jews ask about the Lord?

They marveled, “saying, How knoweth this man letters letters, having never learned?

*How do the following verses help explain the difference between where the Jews’ wisdom came from and where Jesus’s wisdom came from: Jacob 4:14; Colossians 2:8; Doctrine and Covenants 93:11-17?

Jacob 4:14; the jews sought for things that they could not understand. Wherefore because of their blindness which blindness came by looking beyond the mark, they must needs fall.

Colossians 2:8 Beware lest any man spoil you through philosophy and vain deceit, after the tradition of men, after the rudiments of the world, and not after Christ.

D&C 93:11-17 And I, John, bear record that I beheld his glory, as the glory of the Only Begotten of the Father full of grace and truth , even the Spirit of truth, which came and dwelt in the flesh, and dwelt among us.

12 And I, John, saw that he received not of the fulness at the first, but received grace for grace;

13 And he received not of the fulness at first, but continued from grace to grace, until he received a fulness;

The Jews received their knowledge from the world, and Jesus received his from the Spirit, little by little until he gained the fulness.

*What did the Savior instruct the people to do to gain a personal knowledge of the truthfulness of His teachings.

If any man will do his will, he shall know of the doctrine, whether it be of God, or wether I speak of myself.

1. Read the institute student manual commentary for John 7:16-17, “What test did Jesus Prescribe to know the truthfulness of His Doctrine?” (p. 108).

If any man will do his will he shall know of the doctrine. “This test is most sound. IT is most philosophical. It is the most simple test to give knowledge to an individual of which the human mind can conceive. Doing a thing, introducing it into your very being, will convince you whether it is good or whether it is bad. You may not be able to convince me wf that which you know, but you know it because you have lived it. That is the test that the Savior gave to those men when they asked him how they should know wether the doctrine was of God or wether it was of man” (David O. McKay).

*Write a Paragraph about a time in your life when you came to know the truth of a gospel principle by living it.

It is hard to pick on specific time, it happens all the time. I learn and relearn principles as I actively do them. The most recent however is the law of the fast. I have been pregnant or nursing for a while and haven’t been able to fast. Now that I am not, I found it hard to exercise that faith again. I have to fervently pray for help to fast, physically. It is not easy for me (like it is for anyone). But I have found that when I do and I ask for help I am given it. I have an added measure of the spirit as I do fast, and come to know the Lords will for me. It is always a great experience and I am grateful for the opportunity.