Seeking a Sign

by Robert Rosskopf

The more sinful a person comes, the less likely they are to love truth, and believe in God. This becomes apparent as a person becomes more and more skeptical. Korihor had no desire to believe in God; as such a belief would not justify his sins.

" 43 And now Korihor said unto Alma: If thou wilt show me a sign, that I may be convinced that there is a God, yea, show unto me that he hath power, and then will I be convinced of the truth of thy words.
44 But Alma said unto him: Thou hast had signs enough; will ye tempt your God? Will ye say, Show unto me a sign, when ye have the testimony of all these thy brethren, and also all the holy prophets? The scriptures are laid before thee, yea, and all things denote there is a God; yea, even the earth, and all things that are upon the face of it, yea, and its motion, yea, and also all the planets which move in their regular form do witness that there is a Supreme Creator." (Alma 30)>
There is a limit to the signs that God will send us. One of the reasons that we have come down to live on Earth, is to learn to walk by faith. If we refuse to walk by faith, or exercise faith, then this life has little more to offer us.

Demanding proof that there is a God - or that the Book of Mormon is an authentic historical record - is asking for a sign. Many voices taunt Latter-Day Saints and Christianity in general, asking for proof before they will believe. It appears that no amount of evidence or "proof" will convince them, as their standards of evidence are always just out of range. Their hearts are hard and the Holy Spirit cannot find a place within them.