Show GOD AND MAN neither to my works thlire there IB no end to my work and my glory to ry words for or this js immortality s my and eternal 1 life fe bring surfing to if pass aos the of man croken by god to mo theme words worda mount in indicate d acate that his hia aeson aon a on the all for the ultimate works arks au and d words are aud and why be of man bon benefit fit of father of the spirits he is the cause fathers have affectionate all men 1 and for their children solicitude parental 1 become unfortunate f nate should children upon the them inthe the tender entailing misery father to la especially icare care of a loving towards them as ac is and manifested with god and the case came aver has been fallen man as here used includes the term man and female the male asle also the 13 woman other to mans as th the a otis one as necessary existence and we father of god as am we speak children child of as am must be spoken creation spiritual in our run of a god independent of the temporal which was waa therefore the apostle creation wise wine we have fathers reasons in this reverence whom we after the flesh dash rather be in subjection to how much and live jather of our spirits jh the father is also eter that chica is sp spiritual of beginning oal L lie he who is without that which begets days or end of time one part of men man to is like u unto to himself and the mortal eternal therefore is immortal to blend bland part must become 29 the with forever be asso associated ted with and the labor of mans is ia qt eternal aterno erno this the mortal for the immortal life to exchange for the and thereby be prepared qt eternal ornal arises how bow is this now the bueg question tion must learn bow to to be done WO we mortal of the come in possession all its death with which Is i taku taka the directly opposite and then results WO we couram to secure opposite and mortality with in time aoe age DOW BOW of eter opposites death these ar are a the eternal and immortality anity with afe ufe Inform informed sd that by sin in ve are transgression of the law came death of mortality with all its if consequences the grace and and that ky by obedience eternal unto ajor of god may COMO come life of immortality is included AU then 11 in the one NJ cingle fact of obedience to divine taw lair which is in the law of god who la Is immortal spirit we the father of our and eternal to learn the law it becomes the whole whale duty of bad anif keep dion necessary to his highest pos attainments attainment to demonstrate the truth of this reasoning we have bave 0 only to refer to what bas bae been the histel history ry of man and what logical facts proclaim laim must be his big who is the father future god our creator of all iblings created the heavens and the es earth rth to be a temporary home for hla his childrens children and gave to them a mate material jai organization in dwell fielland fw elland and which hibb the spiritual epi ritual could form an an eternal union As an one principle or element can never without relation in perfection Isit lon to another so BO it became necessary that the spiritual api ritual and temporal should hould be united in an eternal ter bond in order to be made partaker of the of the fathers being slid and glory when man was waa placed u upon the earth arth provided with all a fath fathers erg wisdom could devise for him childrens happiness there was a law given to him which if broken the penalty was to be death a separation of the body from the spirit counteracting or destroying the very purpose for which he be came to earth more than teisho was waa to be cast out where he could not gee his fathers Father 1 ataee this thia was waa both a temporal and spiritual death an entire separation of body and spirit pint and the child from father Ps presence what a fearful condition to be plunged into by one sinful act of man when in the exercise of his agency and self control he chose what would bring to him evil and dissolution instead of the good secured by a fathers favor man was now hopeless and help lew less death his hi mortal enemy now bared stared him in the few face haunted his brief mortal existence with no visible means of escape from the terrible consequences consequence of violating the fathers law an act tor for which he could offer no excuse it being a negative law no 10 far as he waa wa concerned it was waa a requirement of him not to do that which required an effort on his hia part hence no plea of j justification could be urged the now shamefaced shame faced culprit could coul donly only plead that he be had of his bib own free will listened to the temp tempters voice rather than to a father fathers a law A violated law demanded j justice batice an attribute of the great eternal whose word was ir halt surely die guch is man today and ever has bien subject to death and shut but out from his hie Fath fathera Father erys 8 prem presence enoe and is ia there no hope for man maick ohl ob what a blessed word to is hope a virtue ot deity as eternal as aa to Is juat loe it may now claim ita if rights OR oa fallen man may now find a field worthy of its uLi unbounded bounded favor in a plan devised by which the lost may be recovered the fallen be redeemed the tidings of that plan cornea comes heralded to earth a sacrifice is ia provided to atone for sin and it if you will now choose to accept my law and do my will you shall again enter into and abide my presence prea ence after the demands of justice have been satisfied and you shall hall symbolize the sacrifice which I 1 have prepared by shedding the blood of the firstlings fint first lingi lings of your flock and I 1 will satisfy the demands demand of justice in your behalf by sending fending my first born son boo whose blood shall be shad bed for you in the meridian of time for without the shedding of blood there is ig no remission of offline nine fline and that must murt be innocent an offering free from guilt of one who has haa power over death and can restore body and spirit to their former eternal union that my work in the creation of man may not be frustrated but be to his hia immortality mort alitT and eternal life and to my glory h the promised deliverer appeared midway between the time of man mane fall and the time of nil his final restoration with power to demonstrate the fact th that at by virtue of his Di lesion the spirits and amid bodies of all men should be reunited after death that there should be an end to the power of death and without the exercise of any agency on big hl part he should bould be made man again and be bi ought brought into the presents prea ence of the father to give an account of the aoto acts of hla his life as aa to having accepted or rejected the atonement made in hla big behalf evidence of acceptance was to be by obedience to law as the only competent test eat while disobedience to law should be evidence of his choice to re main subject to the power of death remaining in sin bin and thereby approving the conditions which brought death will not prevent m man an f from ro in a appearing p in the divine presence as man with spirit and body raised from the dead to render a final account of deeds done in the body but am the father in id unchangeable and will not allow sin to dwell in hia presence all these theme must then again be cast out from his hie presence the second time this is called the second death from which there has never been anything revealed giving hope of redemption to those on whom the sent sentence enoe shall be passed the first sentence entente en tence passed upon man in the garden of eden was te in its far reaching coB consequences sequences Us as a world of woe and death has bag witnessed from that day to this thie but far more terrible must be the consequences of that condition which the second death promises to those over whom it shall have power with no ray of hope for a release from its torment the extent of which never has nor ever will be revealed to man among all the sufferings of the present we may have hope of final deliverance not so to to those who are made par takers taken of that seco second n d death deat h mans condition and relation to his maker are such h t that ha tt the h e first principle of his nature to he be put into active exercise is that of f faith a it h to worship an unseen god faith is necessary for that is in the assurance we have of that which is unseen we must believe that he is in before we can seek him with any hope of obtaining favor or that he will reward those who diligently serve him by keeping his command commandments mento or punish those who are guilty of die obedie obedieh ce to his law A being worthy of our worship and adoration must be one with whom we have an affinity one possessing similar qualities and attributes in order that mutual sympathy may constitute a bond of fellowship by which each becomes necessary to the others nappi now new this Is of the re latiok of parents and children and to is evidence of the restoration of the relation between god and man which existed in the beginning before the fall all of man was comred compassed by the evil one with this fuith faith in god hope is always associated it is in an attendant virtue and as an necessary to a living faith as the mortality of man is to the fathers glory these theme coworkers co oo workers and charity which is the love ot of godare god are implanted in man for his exercise of them on earth and they ever abide with the father in the holiest hollest condition of spiritual existence faith prompts to obedience hope on sustains stains and to is as a an anchor to the soul in its me most trying adversity and charity which is love is the fulfilling of the law plating placing man in harmony w with ith god and the heavens and secure to him all the good and bapp happiness iness that can be derived from them 0 or r that thoy they are capable of bestowing possessing these virtues love bs becomes the characteristic of humanity as it is in the most prominent excellence of the deity it is writt written els good to i love and it must be under the con COB broling influence of that never failing undying love that all other attributes of his hia being are aver exercised towards map mal the term love Is ie not used here as a la is often spoken of and exercised among men which when not under the control of reason is in simply a passion that thai often leads to jealousy and crime entailing misery upon its Dr while that love jove which la is led by the right is the fulfilling of the law the perfection of the being whether on earth or in heaven all of the fathers dealings with his children must be considered with this demonstrated fact ever uppermost in the mind how godlike the gi if the he so loved the world that he gave his only begotten son etc and again the message that came with his son peace on earth good will to man that son bore the of a per sec securing world without resentment and when put to death by those who could find no just cause for doing so go he pleads with the father to forgive them because of their of his true character and mission though they were compelled to acknowledge that he went about among men doing good this son was a representative of the father and could not exceed him in mercy kindness and love and we may know from the history of him who was seen and did dwell among men something of the character of him whom the son personated persona ted the one dwelling among men and ot of the nature of man to die while the other is in unseen with none of man mans manis Is fallen nature and cannot die he has conquered all is above all even as an the heavens are high above the earth and man who JS is upon it god will not destroy the agency of man all intelligence intelli gince is independent in its ito sphere he will not even tempt an intelligent being to do a wrong or violate a law iw which he gives to him but when wrong and wickedness exist within his dominion justice and judgment must be exercised in defense of the right otherwise there would be no god when a nation people or individual becomes established in wickedness and have given themselves up to work iniquity it is only an act of mercy on t the 0 part of him in whose hands their life is in to take it from them the issues of both life and death are in his hii hande from him the breath of life came to man by it was he quickened and be CAMO came a living soul A life of crime must be followed by the punishment justice demands and that punishment may be alleviated by shortening the life thereby diminishing the crime the father has often resorted reported to this act of mercy with the children of men med to preserve them within the limits of his pardoning grace if they will but repent of their sins mine love and truth are ever the habitations of his throne as an also are justice and judgment and under the influence of the former is in the latter ever administered mercy the fruits of god gods godin in love for his children is over all and it landureth dureth en an forever though ever maintaining justice and the right love presides over every administration of his power to give take or to perpetuate life and sanctify it for immortality justice to is ever compatible with the love of god he sends the message of warning before his big indignation la is permitted to tall fall upon the transgressor whom he loveth he be chastene tb and would that the chastisement should produce the fruits of peace and righteousness his words and works among the children of men all are to the end that they may have restored to them the immortal life man once possessed reed freed from the power of nf sin and death and be restored to father fathers a favor and presence the glorious destiny of all who do the will of bf the father we may reason then with all pro briety an aided did the Apostle that as aa surely as there is a child there is a father to the child as aa surely as aa there is a man there is a god who made him and the world p a home lor for him to dwell in this world of variety and beauty was not dot made by man but for him and it affords afford evidence of skill wisdom and knowledge far beyond human conception and when contemplated in its relation to other worlds with which it is associated can only fill the mind with awe and reverence for its creator when assured as an moses was that all was in view of mans immortality and eternal life |