For me, reason why the Anti-Nephi-Lehis distinguish themselves with a different name is to break away from any labels or categories with preconceived notions. I like the scripture in 4 Nephi that states, "There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in one, the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God." BTW the ARP manual is Awesome. I see it as the Atonement 101. Everyone would benefit from studying it to understand the repentance process better. Thank you as always for your lessons.
The name Anti-Nephi-Lehies has puzzled some readers because the prefix "anti-" looks like the Greek preposition meaning "opposed to". However, some say that "anti-" could come from the Egyptian adjective nty (Coptic ente), which means "which is" or "that which is". In this case, the name could mean "those who are Nephi-
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For me, reason why the Anti-Nephi-Lehis distinguish themselves with a different name is to break away from any labels or categories with preconceived notions. I like the scripture in 4 Nephi that states, "There were no robbers, nor murderers, neither were there Lamanites, nor any manner of -ites; but they were in one, the children of Christ, and heirs to the kingdom of God." BTW the ARP manual is Awesome. I see it as the Atonement 101. Everyone would benefit from studying it to understand the repentance process better. Thank you as always for your lessons.
The name Anti-Nephi-Lehies has puzzled some readers because the prefix "anti-" looks like the Greek preposition meaning "opposed to". However, some say that "anti-" could come from the Egyptian adjective nty (Coptic ente), which means "which is" or "that which is". In this case, the name could mean "those who are Nephi-