Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1899-05-13

any great public consequence. But
IL held by many others. and II a twin
hercsy to the doctrine that salvation
comes by belief in christ alone.
Tbs statement that either Jesus or
paul said that was all" IL not forth
ned By any evidence. n II contrary 10
the record. The Christian command
Love thy nelghbor as myself" was
given a. second TO the first and great
commandment: Thou shalt love the
Lord thy God with all thy heart. and
with al thy mind. and with all Thy
strength" That law implied obedience
TO God In everything.
The Teacher said Man shall not
live BY bread alone. but by every word
that proceedeth out ~ the mouth Of
uod." Again. Thou shalt worship the
I.ory thy tod and him only shalt thou
serve" In the same sermon In which
lie taught the doctrine of love thy
ncishbor ne myself" lie also said
whatsoever shaii break one 81 those
least commandments and shall teach
mon 90. he shall be called least IN the
kingdom ~ heaven" lie also taught
Ills disciples how to pray. and how TO
fast. and concluded His grand discourse
BY declaring: And every one that
hcareth these sayings 81 mine. and
docth them not. shall be- iikcncd unto a
foolish man. which built his house on
the sand" 70. love thy fellow o. thy
sir wna not "aii."
The young man referred TO NJ being
told. "ser aii and give to the poor.
was nrst told. m thou wilt enter into
NE. keep the commandments" These
were repeated TO him NJ they were giv-
en- In the Mosaic code. Ana In addition
to tho test. Sell all thou hast and give
To the poor" he was commanded. And
come and follow me-" 70 again the
record shows that Glove thy fellow"
was not All. and tina, the young man
was not told that II was.
Now NJ to PAUL. That eminent writer
dl.courued ,ioaucntiy ON the absolute
necessity 81 faith. lie dweit 80 strongly
upon Il In addition 10 hope and love.
placing u nrst of all. that many pco-
pie have fallen into the error Of saying
that faith was "aii." Hut Paul taught
the virtue Of good works and the me-
ocrsity ~ Obedience 20 the Gospel.
showing that those who do not obey u
will b. punished with destruction
from the presence OF the Lord" The
second chapter Of his cpistle 10 the
Romans IL emphatic ON the doctrine.
that every man VIII BE- rewarded or
punished according to his deeds Of
obedience or dlaobedlcnce to uoi.
hut Christ and Paul taught baptism
and other ordinances as essential.
christ said. Except a man be born
Of water and of the spirit he cannot
enter into the kingdom ~ God; He
was baptized Himself as a pattern.
aud lie commanded TITS disciples TO
preach II In all the world and admins.
ter Il TO them that believe. Paul
showed that II was one Of the "foun-
dalton" principles Of the doctrine Of
Christ. was baptized In person. baptized
others and showed that BY Il believers
put on christ"
Writers for or against religion may
perhaps be pardoncd for Ignorance Of
the New Testament. hut when they
undertake TO toll what IN or what Il
not the doctrine Of christ. they GER
tainly ought firHt OF all 10 become ae-
aualntsd with 10. and therefore should
read what lie and Hts disciples taught.
The writer whose attempt We have
criticized may argue that doctrines
forged later have been "interpoiatci."
Hut az he II Indebted TO the authors
Of the gospels" for the Information
about Christ which he accepted. he
surely cannot nationally reject the rest.
on his own guess that II has been
forged"
Il, Is the fault Of an the skop,lca and
HoornerH against Christian doctrines.
ordinances and teachings, that they do
not carefully read what they rldicuie
and dispute. Ignorance Is to large
degree the caus. OF their incrrdullty.
ilasty examination leads 10 hasty
Judgment, and they talk Of that which
they do not fully understand.
chrlEtH doctrine was founded ON In
Unite love. but u comprrhendcd aud re-.
auired faith In God. obedience TO all
His commandments, duty 20 mankind
and to olyll government. and the prac-
tice Of everything that cnliRhtcns. re-
fines. eKalts and prepares humanity
Tor arrociatlon with the Deity. to lead
man up To God and perfect him In the
Image and likeness ~ his Eternal
Father Anything short of that Il not
"an that Christ taught"