The Washington herald., 1917-11-04

prov, 2S13). In this modern age the
voice of the Lord Jesus Christ has
been heard to the same effect: Verify
l say unto you, ]. the Lord, forgive
sins unto those who confess their sins
before me and ask forgiveness. who
have not sinned unto death" And
further: by this ye may know il
a man repenteth OF his sins Be-
hold, he will confess them and for
sake them" Doctrine and Cove
nants. 6i:7: and 5S:iG).
:. The sinner must be willing 10
grant forgiveness to others il he
would secure that boon to himself.
In teaching US how TO pray. the Lord
specified the condition on which for
ElFeness may nationally be asked
Forgive US our debts as We forgive
our debtors" No hope of forgive
ness Is justified if in our hearts we
are unforSiving. For said the
Christ, IF ye forgive men their tres
passes, your heavenly Father will also
forgive you: But If ye forgive not
men 'helr trespasses. neither will your
father forgive your trespasses ."
Matt. Gil, l0,
lhrolEh His revelations to the re-
stored Church in the current age. the
l.ord has emphasized this essential I
element OF repentance: ''Wherefora 7
say unto you, that ye ought to for
give one another, for he that forsiyetb
not MS brother his trespasses. stand
eth condemned before the Lord for
there remaineth i'm him the greater
Sin. ], the Lord, will forgive whom 7
VIII forgive, but of you it is required
to forgive all men," Doctrine and
Covenants 6i:9:1O.
:. Contrite repentance will naturally
lead the penitent to do all he can to
make amends for past offenses, and to
comply with the condition on which
forgiveness is predicated. And as he
learns that bartism at the hands of
one invested with Divine authority is
essential, he will seek such n servant
of God, and humbly submit himself
TO the ordinance whereby citizenship
in the Kingdom Of God may be estab-
lished.
Without repentance salvation is
impossible. The Savior followed the
ringing call OF His forerunner with
the command: Repent ye and believe
the Gospel Mark 1:15. So also
taught the Apostles of old, that God
"commandeth all men everywhere to
repent" (Acts T:30). And in the pres
ent dispensation the word of God has
come through the prophet, Joseph
Smith: And we know that all men
must repent and believe on. the name
Of Jesus Christ, and worship the
Father in His name, and endure in
faith on His name TO the end, or they
cannot be saved in the Kingdom of
God" doctrine and Covenants 1920.
AGAINST tho nf
crastination. whereby the ability to
repent may be forfeited, the Book of
Mormon solemnly warns: For be-
hold, this life is the time for men
to prepare to meet God: yea, behold
the day of this life is the day for
men to perform their labors
For behold, if ye have procrasti-
mated the day of your repentance,
even until death, behold, We have
become subjected to the spirit of the
devil, and he doth seal you his:
therefore. the Spirit of the Lord hath
withdrawn from you, and hath no
place in you, ard the devil hath all
power over you." (Alma, 34:32-35.)
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