Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-08-22

| In our Sunday SCHOOLS any ht'l' wy
or girl trained in those schools can
explain. that the Gospel Of Jesus Christ
means the good news or glad It'd
lngs," that Jesus Christ died for man
kind, and that all may be saved
through obedience 70 His command
ments The idea that mere belief that
Jesus lived, atoned for sin, died was
buried and rose again from the dead ~
all-suflclent, and that nothing else is
required for salvation, is utterly UNI
scrlptural, unreasonable, and immoral
The term obedience to the Gospel is
plentifully used IN the New Testament.
All who "obey not the Gospel Of our
Lord Jesus Christ, win be punished
with everlasting destruction from the
presence of the Lord and from the
glory Of His power, when He shall come
10 be glorlned in His Saints" II Thess.
f. SO.
The Latter-day Saints do not believe
that works alone or that faith alone I,
sufficient. They believe with James that
faith without works is dead" Also
that the works Of righteousness are
the fruit Of faith That mere belief in
Christ which does not produce obedi-
euce 10 His Gospel and compliance with
every requirement He has made,
IS not the living faith which leads
To salvation Obedience to God
is essential to the obtaining OF
His favor and the benefits of
the redemption wrought out by His
Son Jesus Christ, who meant what He
said when He declared Except a man
be born Of water and OF the. spirit he
cannot enter into the kingdom Of God,
John ~. 81 Also Except your
righteousness exceeds the righteous
ness Of the scribes and Pharlsees ye
shall In no case enter into the kingdom
Of heaven" and further. Go We there
fore and teach all nations baptizing
them In the name Of the Father, and OF
the Son. and OF the Holy Ghost, teach
Ing them to observe all things whatso-
ever l have commanded you" MAT
thew xviii, 10. 20, 21)
Or. Wishard declared he couldn't
see how good works were going to save
from sin II sins We're washed away by
baptism" And he declared that hap
tlsm is only an expression TO the world
that we have been baptized with the
Holy Ghost" II Is remarkable how
dense some people become when they
attempt to pervert Scripture and pro-
claim for doctrine the notions Of men.
How can anybody be saved from sin
II he keeps on SHINING. Jesus Christ
saves US from sin II we quit SHINING,
and not without He does not save US
In our sins but from our sins. Repent
ance Is an essential 10 salvation, and
II means not only sorrow for past sin
but a determination TO refrain from 1t
In the future. Good works are required
in the teachings Of Christ and they
cannot be dispensed with. The very
purpose OF the Gospel Is 20 promote
personal righteousness and NJ mankind
to dwell with God, who Is the perfec-
ton OF righteousness.
Baptism is not referred to anywhere
in the Scriptures as ian expression
that We have been baptized with the
Holy Ghost" either 10 the world or Ia
anybody else. John did baptlae in the
wilderness and preach the baptism OF
repentance for the remission Of sins. >
mark |. ~ Jesus was baptized
first, and afterward the Holy Ghost
descended upon him In the form Of d
dove" Matth 80, i6 Peter preached
repentance and baptism for the RENTS
sion Of sins, with the promise that al
who obeyed should receive the gift Of
the Holy Ghost. This was on the day
OF Pentecost when he was CLOTHED
upon with the power Of God. Acts Il
27-3S. Philip baptized men and wo
men In Samaria, and then sent for Pc
ter and John who came from Jerusalem
and laid hands upon the baptized be
levers On Christ, and they received tbs
Holy Ghost Acts wifi 1911 That Il
the proper order The divine ligh
which comes TO the sincere searche
after tfuth,oyerywhere and at an times
ana which Is one Vt the operations o.
the divine spirit, is not that ondow
ment called "the gilt Of the Hol
Ghost which follows faith. repentance
ana baptism in water for the RENTS
sion Of sins.
The teacher Of teachers In the Pres
byterlan convention repudiates IN
Mormon doctrine Of faith as a prin
ciple OF power. What does he thnl
IS meant by the eleventh chapter Of N,
epistle Of the Hebrews, In which M
power OF faith upon human actions an,
events and material things. Is llustrat
el iu the lives of ancient WORTHLESS
VINO through faith subdued kingdoms
wrought righteousness. obtained prom
Uses, stopped the mouths Of lions
Quenchcd the violence OF fire, escape,
the edge OF the sword. out Of weakness
were made strong waxe1 valiant d
fight turned 20 flight the armies Of M
aliens. ETC., etc." Did be never rea,
Christs words, AN things are possible
10 him that bclicycthe" Go thy way
thy faith hath made thee wnolee" T
ye had faith as "a grain OF mustar.
"a, 80 could say 60 th.s m,=a:-.u .,
go removed and cast into yonder sea
and 90 should De- done2"
Tho truth Is, these critics OF Nor.
mon doctrine DO not understand III,