Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1892-09-22
GOD AND MAN.

OF man
These words, spoken by God to Mo.
see on the mount, indicate that His
works and words are all for the ulll.
mate benefit Of man. And why? Be.
cauEe He IL the Father OF the spirits Of
all men; and fathers have ancctionnto
parental solici,ude for their chlliren.
Should children become unfortunate,
ontalllng misery upon thetn, the tender
care Of loving father Is especially
manifested towards them, on So, aud
ever has boon, the case with God and
isilcn man.
the torn man, as here used, included
woman alsO--the male aud female, the
one as necessary a. the other TO name
cxisionce.
+" speak Of God as Father; and We
.ust be spoken Of ~ childrcn-ohiid-
rem Of God la our spiritual creation,
which was independent Of the ,em.
poral creation. Therefore the Apostle
reasons in this wise, "Wo have fathers
after The ilcsh whom We reverence;
how much rather be IN subiccu9n 10
the Father Of our spirits and i've"
That which Ia spiritual 20 ale, cser.
nal. He WHO IL Without lightning "
days or end Of time, begets that which
IL like unto himself One part o. man
therefore IA eternal, anu the mortal
part must become immortal 10 blend
with aud forever be associated with the
eternal. This lie the labor OF msu'a
life, 10 exchange the mortal for tao I'M.
mortal ami thereby be prepared TOT the
eternal.
Now, the question arises, how Is this
to be dout2 We must learn how ~
come In possession OF the mortal,
which il death with all its eniailmenU,
aud then take the directly opposite
course to secure opposite rDsulte. We
arc now In time with mortalityaui
death; these nre the opposilVs OF eter-
nifty, with immortality and eternal
life.
We arc informed that 10y sin
lEansgression OF the law, ct"iu death
with all its consequences VI O. Itslity,
anu that by obedience, tne grace aul
favor Of God may come unto eternal
life.
All, then, OF Immortality IL included
In the one ainglu fact OF Obedience 10
divine law, which Is the law oil Cod
the Father of our spirit, who Is i'm.
mortal aud eternal. To learn the las
anu keep It becomes the Whelc duty OF |
man, necessary 10 his highest possible |
Attaiutnenta,
10 demonstrate the truth Of this rea- |
soniug, We have only 10 refer TO what !
has been the history Of mao, and what |
logical facts proclaim must be has |
.uture. God, our Father, who II the |
Creator OF all things, created the |
heavens and the earth 10 DO temper |
airy home for HIS children, and gave |
10 them n material organization IN |
which tho spiritual could dwell and /
form an eternal union Az one
principle or element can never
exist In perfection without re-.
lation TO another, no II became |
necessary that the spiritual anu |
temporal should be united In an eter-
nal bond, In order TO be- made partnkor
u the iulness Of the Fathers being |
and glory.
When man was placed upon the |
earth, provided with all Fathers |
wisdom could devise for His Ghildron's |
happiness, there was u law given to |
him which IL broken, the penalty was
~ be DEATH separation OF the body |
from the pirit-counteracting. or des-
troying the very purpose Tor which he
came 10 earth. More than this, he was
To be cas-. OUT where he could not zee
his Fathers face. This was both
temporal aud spiritual death; an entire
separation Of BODY aud spirit, anu thg
child from Fathers presence.
What fearful condition 10 be
plunged into by oue sinful act OF man,
when in the e1ctcise OF his agency
aud soli-uontrol he chose what would
bring to him evil aud uissolu lion,
Instead OF the good secured
by a Fathers favor. Man
was now hopeless and help.
less. Death, his mortal enemy, now
stared him III the face, haunted his
brief mortal existence with no Visible
means Of escape nom the terrible con.
sequences Of violating the Fathers
law an aei iOr which he could oder
no excuse, IL being a negative law 30
for as he was concerned. 1t WAS a
requirement OF him lot 10 DO that
W
hence no pleA OF Justification could BE-
urgod.H Tho now shame-iacod oulprit
could only plead that he had Of his
own fee VIII listened to the templer's
voice rather than 70 n Fathers law.
A violated law demanded justice; an
attribute OF the Great Eternal whose
word was rrevokaDlc-"lhUu shalt
surely die" such Is man today and
ever has bten--suhjeCt 10 death and
shut out from his Fathers presence.
And Ia there no hope for mau2 OH
what blessed word Is hope, vitiuU
d, Deity a. eternal as is Justice. II
may now claim its rights on fallen
row ind field worthy Of
its unbOunded favor IN plan devised
by which the lost may he recovered
the fallen be redeemed,
The tidinga OF that plan comes
hurnlded to earth; sacritlco Ia pro.
vided to atone Tor Elm, and II you VIII
now choose 10 accept my law, and DO
my VIII, you shall again enter into
aud abide my presence, after tho de-
mands OF justice have been satisfied;
ana you snail tymholl1e the sacrifice
which | have prepared by shedding
The blood Of the iirallings OF your
flock, and will satisfy the demHuds
Of justice IN your behalf by sending my
tirst born Bon, whose blood shall be
shed for you In the meridian OF time;
for without The shedding VI blood there
10 no remission OF slns; and that must
be innocent--an Offering free from
guilt--Of one who has power over
death anu can restore body and Gprit |