Alma 25:16
~88 BC
1830 Edition
Now they did not suppose that salvation came by the law of Moses; but the law of Moses did serve to strengthen their faith in Christ; and thus they did retain a hope through faith, unto eternal salvation, relying upon the spirit of prophecy, which spake of those things to come.
Influences
Acts 24:24 (KJV)
And after certain days, when Felix came with his wife Drusilla, which was a Jewess, he sent for Paul, and heard him concerning the faith in Christ.
Acts 3:16 (KJV)
And his name through faith in his name hath made this man strong, whom ye see and know: yea, the faith which is by him hath given him this perfect soundness in the presence of you all.
Hebrews 5:9 (KJV)
And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
Simple English
They didn’t think the law of Moses would save them. But the law of Moses did help make their faith in Christ stronger. This way they kept their hope of living with God forever. They trusted what the Spirit said about things that would happen in the future.
Paraphrase
They didn’t think the law of Moses could save them. But it strengthened their faith in Christ. Through faith they held onto the hope of eternal salvation, trusting in the Spirit’s prophecies about what was coming.