Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-06-13
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,,o.ii,. to 90 Out and preach. that
Certain SION, ,hould follow the believer,
n. a confirmation OF lis truths. But our
s,rt,r,ap friends. finding thcmselvc,
Fcsiitufe of iFc,e manifestation. rravely
tei. ms tiist ihey we're only given IN that
day and age 10 establish the Gospcl 10
tbs f,irds III the people, and when that
y5. done they were no longer ncccs.
ssr,. The hiiscy OF this supuosiiion
viii be- apparent when we reflect that
Inc generations oil men that succeeded
The apostoli- age would be Just as un.
believing. and IL would take lust o,
much testimony to convince them ui the
truths u Christianity MS IL cid their an
csstors. ltis true, thew had the written
word. but unless the Holy Ghost ere
given TO guide them into lll tratl, and
Keep them in the unity 81 the faith by
the same miraculous mluigslabonsthgy
would split isuuder, divide, aud sub
divide. as we see the world oi Christen.
com today ln the absence OF that
potent power displayed by the office
work Of the Holy Ghost, men are lcitto
groycl In darkness, guided by human
wisdom alone.
God did not have ono plan Of saliva
ton then and another now. We are
taught that lie is the same yesterday
today and forever, without vafiablcncss
or shadow Of turning, and man Is the
same sinful, unbeleylng creature he ever
was. To put the matter forever at rest,
the Apostle Paul ays'Ephesinns anna.
And lie gave some apostles, ami some
prophets, and SOME cvangeIists, and
some pastors, and tcachefs' Aud u
We ask why this was done, the twelfth
verse answers. "tof the periecting OF
the Saints" lire the Saints perfect II
not then these officers are still neces.
saTy,l "iur the work oil the ministry
tdrc the ministry all working IN liue'
10 uo,, these officers ore sill necessary
Tor the cdiiyiug OF the body OF Christi
90 the body OF Chfist-ttc Chufch-S
properly edited, why this wrangling
among the various sccts'l And " u be
further asked, how long these apostles,
prophets, etc, are to continue; the next
verse answers; It'll we all come IN the
unity ui the faith etc. Has that been
Accomplished II not, then these potcn,
elements OF strength that God placed IN
the Church are necessary there.
The disagreement and strife over the
doctrines OF the Bible, by the world Of
Chnsitndom, has done, and Is doing,
more to make iuhdels and ikepiics than
all other causes combined. No man,by
human wisdom alone, however great his
ability, ever did, or ever can understand
his whole duty as 10 the plan OF lite and
salvation, because the natural man can.
not conceive them, Tor they arc spiritual
~ disccrned. The Holy Ghost alone can
do this office work.
Our Savior promised that Hc-lhc
Holy Ghost-wou Guild guide into al truth.
and show things to come. You will
perhaps say, that the world oi Christie :
dom IS in possession OF the Sgrt. llsU
how comes Il that al differ so widely in
docttineP Something Is radically wrong
somewhere. What Is ~ think you
are discrect enough not TO charge these
! divefsitics OF opinions 10 the oiiec work
| oil the Holy Spirit No, thousand
times no. The fault Is IN man. lcsus
said, at any man will do His will he
shall know of the doctrine.p etc. Do
YOU know the doctrine you propagate
| 10 be the mind and will OF God2 The
| Methodists, Prcshytctians, Catholics aud
| the hundreds Of other sects. would be
| likely TO give about the same answer "a
! their opinions as YOU would to youfs
ID the reflective mind could take In al
these conflicting theories he would stant
aghast with amazement; and the more SC
| when told that all protested to be-
guided by the same bookl
The world Of Christendom say tina
no communication from heaven has beer
given for the last eighteen hundred
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