“Rejoiceth Not in Iniquity but Rejoiceth in the Truth”

Joseph F. McConkie, Robert L. Millet

7. Rejoices not in iniquity, but rejoices in the truth. The charitable person is repulsed by sin, though anxious to fellowship and lift the sinner. He or she is pained by the waywardness of the world and labors tirelessly to extend gospel assistance to those who stray from the path of peace. At the same time this person delights in the Spirit, in goodness, in noble accomplishments and discoveries, no matter what the source. Filled with a portion of the Lord’s love, this person, like the people of Benjamin, has no more disposition to do evil but rather to do good continually (see Mosiah 5:2). Though possessed with love for the wayward, he or she cannot look upon sin save it be with abhorrence (see Alma 13:12).

Doctrinal Commentary on the Book of Mormon, Vol. 4

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