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| of works lest any man should boast
Certainly. But the Apostle, In all his
dissertations on the doctrine Of saliva
ton by faith, sought to impress MS
readers with the truth that without
faith II IL Impossible to please Cod
and that Il was the works Of the law
that Is, the Mopaic law, that he de-"
clared TO be without saving force, ana
by which mo flesh should be justified
/ But he taught the righteousness when
Is Of faith" (Rom tx, 800 and the neces-
sity OF obeying as well as believing the
| Gospel.
That Is the key TO Paurs doctrine
Of salvation by faith. II not teacher
Of the works Of salvation, he would be
directly contradicted by the Apostle
james, who might have been addressing
one like our Presbyterian mentor:
"But wit thou know o vain man.
that faith without works Is deadY
eye see how that by works q man
Il Justified and not by faith only
"For as the body without the spirit
Is dead, 80 faith without works Is dead
also"
The APOSTLE Peter said there were
some things in Paul's epl'tles hard to
be understood which they that are un-
learned and unstable, wrist as they dc
also the other scriptures TO their own
destruction" There could be no greater
wrestling Of the scriptures than that
which makes personal Righteousness OF
no saving force or effect. II leads to
corruption and wickedness and denies
the teachings Of the Son OF God Him
self.
The Latter-day Saints hold TO the
doctrine Of salvation by faith and
works Of righteousness They believe
that faith in the Lord Jesus Christ
means not only faith in His atonement,
but living faith that produces obedi-
ence to His commandments, and that
this obedience is essential to salvation.
Also that he who works righteousness
the most perfectly, win receive the
greater exaltation Every one viii be
rewarded or punished according to his
works. A person Is not saved In
the proper sense Of the term, until he
enters into the glory Of the Father
and is made one with Him and with
Christ. John the Beloved says:
"And He Is the Precipitation for our
sins. and not for ours only, but also
for the sins OF the whole world.
And hereby we DO know that we
know him, n we keep his command
ments.
'He that saith know him, and keep.
eth not his commandments, IL a liar
aud the truth is not In him. Jno. J,
"a.
The Apostle Paul dlsaTees with our
Presbyterian critics In regard to
assured salvation "as much to the |
child who is born again as he would
be IL he lived in the service Of God for |
a hundred years" For Paul declared:
"But keep under my body. and bring |
II into subsection, lest that by any |
means when | have preached 20 others |
myself should be cast away Cor
TX. q.
Wherefore let him that thinketh he
take heed lest he fall."--x, II.
Peter also differs with them and thus
agrees with Paul;
Tor II after they have escaped the
Dollutions Of the world through the
Of the Lord and Savior Jesus
christ, they are again entangled there
n, and overcome, the latter end Is
worse with them than IN the begin
iing' IL Peter, 2, 20.
We might quote further but this is
'nough for the present. II shows that
he notion set forth In the Presbyterian
reed called, ''The Perseverance OF the
Saints" is as false as the heresy about
righteousness, II says:
"They whom God hath accepted In the |
Beloved, effeotually called and sancti-
led by His Spirit can neither totally |
TOR finally fall away from the state OF |
race but shall certainly persevere |
herein 10 the end, and be externally |
iaved."
We proclaim 10 the world that Il Is |
In that leads away from God into dark |
hess and doom. It Is righteousness,
good works, rectitude OF conduct
'pringing from faith in Jesus Christ as
Inc atonlng Redeemer. that lifts man
up 10 God and fits him for the divine
presence. That mans salvation de-
ponds upon his own acceptance Of ana
obedience to the truth, and that 1t is the
desire OF the Eternal Father that "all
men should be saved and come TO
knowledge OF the truth"
Any other pretended gospel" Is not
the Gospel Of Jesus Christ. 1t IL not
glad tidlngs" to tell human beings
that most Of them are predestinated 10
everlasting torment "for the glory OF
their Maker" II is not good news" TO
the eternally lost, and ought not TO be
to the elect few who, It is acknowledged
by their teachers. are no better than
those who are condemned TO an endless
hell The offer OF salvation is to all. and
all who VIII may partake Of the waters
OF life. freely.