Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1896-03-07

saved, II w.ckcdne,s is going to be &c.
ccpted, II men comm ting aDDminahlc
sins are going to he lifted bodily into
the rest al GOd2 What Is the use of lv
ing a holy lie; what IS the use ui max
ing sacrid cs for the work OF God, what
is the use Of our denying ourselves aud
controlling our passions, ana striving
continually to live pure a. angels, aud
suffer persecution, and every hing else
say wha. Is the use Of all this % men
can commit SIN. " men can steal. % men
eau get dunk, II men can commit
whufedom, u men can iir i men can
commit otner abominltiuns aud De
saved2 tell YOU that doctrine or idea
is from hell. II Is Satan that is trying To
deceive tie people and lead them down
to destruction. ! say to you today mat
no man, no matter who he b., can com
init sin without offending God and los.
ing HIS spirit. The spirit OF God will
not dwell in unholy taberuic.rs. God
has said 10. and IL Is true. u We are to
be saved, we must be saved by being
pure. We must be pure people
pure not only iu word and act, bot pure
10 thought, Tor the Lord has said, che
that luukcih upon a woman 10 lust alter
her, or IL any shall commit adultery 10
their hearts, they shall not have the
spirit. but shall deny the faith And ii
that will produce loss OF the spirit Of
God aud loss OF faith, uulc., there ls
thorough aud heartfelt repentance, shall
we o liter ourselves with the idea that
We can COMM; the sins | have mem
toned aud still escapei A,suFgdly not.
The Gospel OF the Lord Jesus Christ fe.
uuires purify ol iis. We must De Ike
HIM, and strive continually 90 overcome
the weaknesses oil our natures, God has
placed us here iDf this putpusc-iu con.
qucr our evil inClInltions. ~ bring our
pass uu5 and apputiies aud alI our viii
INTO sub yCtilu to the will Of Ghust, $50
that every thought will be pure, every
word vi Dc pure, and II they arc not
pure 40 any time, that We will repent OF
them with 40 our hearts AMI put them
away LAT from u.s. lie wants us all TO &c
main members Of HIS Church aud 10 De
saved in Hi, celes ial kingdom. lie has
not prgde5ungd any TO damuduOu. NJ
one need lose his standing 10 The Church
OF Christ unless h. does something o
drive the Spirit oil the Lord from HIM.
IL b. His dclgn 90 save "a, aud lie has
given unto US Ills Holy Spirit TOT that
purpose. Now, what tern lc thing ID
IS, after receiving the truth aud being
ADM ted iutU the Church Of Christ, alter
having the gifts aud blessings OF the
Gospel bestowed upon Us, and such
w" dcflul promises made 10 us, to
cause all these things To be withdrawn
from US and We LETT TO ouBe.vgsl Yet
prophets, apostles. mighty men have
lsIleul Ought not this to uc a warning
to all of uss How / ought 10 stand
Wafn.d by the tate OF men who have oC-
cuEiui as prominent position as ! do
Ia the Church VI Christ and whose gifts
were so gteal What assurance have /
that / shall standP | have none, except
] keep the commandments OF God. The
ord has warned every man. IA this
Church that he cannot stand unles
h. lives pure u e and acts in con.
iJfmty with His requirements. We
see the late VI these men, We see the
ruin they have brough, upon themselves,
We see the loss ui standing Ia the
Church that has followed their mis-
conduct We sec today that they ncT
their postetlty are numbered among the
Saints, and perhaps the Millennium will
dawn and they will have no descendant
living upon the earth to represent them
throughout the thousand years oil
peace.
The Lord Is wedding out His Church
continually. .he work Of selection Is
going on. "Many are called, " the Lord
has SAID, but few are chosen The
Lord Is choosing the people now. The
Lord is pulling up-in TACT, they are
pulling themselves up-thc uutsithiul,
! the trlusgTessor, The work OF cleans
ing the Church is going on perpetuslly,
! and II will continue until Christ comes.
| What an impressive lesson this ought to
| be to usl DO We desire TO live and to be
connected with the work Of God2 DO
| We desire our children TO be numbered
with the people OF COD The great de.
sire Of some Of the prophets aud mighty
| men OF old was that the Lord wuu q
| build them sure house. David, with
all his sin, desired vi h an exceeding
| desire that the Lord would build hun a
sure house, and the Lord promised him
that he should have ~ anl the seed OF
| David will be found among all genera.
tons. In the days Of Jeremiah the tam,
! lily OF Jonadab the son Of Rechab had
| been commanded OF their father not %
drink wine, and Jeremiah. by command
OF God, brought that family forward To
test them, and by that tett TO give on
example to israel, so that the faithful,
ness OF the house OF Rechab to the
| teachings of their father might be con.
| trasted with the uliaithlulness OF the
house OF Israel to the teachings OF the
| Lord. Jeremiah gathered the Rechab,
| ties together and placed pots OF wine
before them, and sad, Drink ye wine, "
They said, I'VE wall drink no wine; for
Jonadab the sou OF Rechlb our father
commanded US, saying, ye shall drink
no wine, neither ye, nor your sons for.
ever" God then inspired Jeremiah to
say unto the house OF the Rechabites;
Thus saith the Lord Of hosts, the
| God OF Israel, because We have obeyed
the commandment OF Jonadab your
father, and kept all his precepts, and
| done according unto all that he hath
/ commanded you; therefore thus saith
/ the Lord Of hosts, the God Of Israel,
| Jonadab the son OF ReChab shall not
want man to stand before me forever. d
One OF the greatest promises that was
| ever made to man was gwen to that
| family because OF their obedience; and
| do not doubt that when the Lord
Jesus shall come in the clouds Of heaven
/ there will be found descendants OF that
iliustrious family among the people Of
] God, The greatest promise that God
! gave 10 Abraham was when He told
/ him that as the stars Of heaven were
countless for multitude and as the
/ sands upon the sea shore were innu-
merdble, so his postefity should be, II
was the desire OF every faithful man that
his DOgteTity should be remembered,