Luke 6
By modern day revelation, we learn -
"There is a law, irrevocably decreed in heaven before the foundations of this world, upon which all blessings are predicated—
21 And when we obtain any blessing from God, it is by obedience to that law upon which it is predicated." (Doctrine and Covenants | Section 130:20 - 21)
Like Matthew's record of the beautitudes,Luke also records many gospel principles upon which we will be blessed or begin to develop or acquire the attributes of godliness. As we obey each principle or commandment, we are promised those blessings associated with obedience to that principle.
A contrary or negative approach could also be made. When one does not follow or obey a commandment of principle, he or she is not blessed with associated blessings in for -
"...he that heareth, and doeth not, is like a man that without a foundation built an house upon the earth; against which the stream did beat vehemently, and immediately it fell; and the ruin of that house was great." (New Testament | Luke 6:49)
Elder Bruce R. McConkie wrote -
"Opposite every blessing stands a curse; obedience brings the blessing, disobedience the curse. All men shall gain either the one or the other; there is no such thing as neutrality. Either men believe in Christ or they do not; either they obey his laws or they do not. All of the Beatitudes could be rewritten in the negative form to show the woes that result from taking a course opposite to that counseled by Jesus." (DNTC 1:217.)
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