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Show Gospel Docfrine . . . THOUGHTS ON RELIGION by Htirolcl Juckllu Following ia one of a series of art for the Review by Harold Jacklin "For they that are after th. flesh do mind the things of the flesh; but they that are after the spirit mind the things of the Spirit. Spir-it. For to be carnally minded is death; but to be spiritually minded is life and peace." (Romans 8:5-6). To the degree that the demands of the body dominate thinking and acting, one is carnally minded. The body is subject to death. To icles on religious subjects, written , former LDS Church missionary. be enslaved and dominated by the body is to be the victim of mortality, mortal-ity, which is the state of living In the presence of death. To be carnally car-nally minded leads to death. "But to be spiritually minded is life and peace." To the degree that one has faith he is spiritually minded. Capacity to comprehend spiritual principles is a mark of spirituality. Humility and meekness are characteristics of spiritual-mindednc'ss. Teachableness Teachable-ness and willingness to cause one's will to cunform to the will of the Lord is evidence of spirituality. The love of righteousness, and of truth and of beauty are manifestations mani-festations of spirituality. Dedication Dedica-tion to keeping the commandments of the Lord is an expression of spiritual-mindedness. Consecration, willingness for and devotion to the welfare of others and to the furtherance of the purposes pur-poses of the Lord are essentials of spirituality which are prominently exemplified by every admittedly spiritual person's career. As witnesses: wit-nesses: the Savior and Redeemer of the world and all His prophets. "I am come that they might have life, and that they might have it more abundantly. I am the good shepherd: the good shepherd giveth his life for the sheep." (John 10:10-11). The spirituality-minded are creative, crea-tive, constructive, fruitful, generous, gener-ous, productive. They increase and preserve the goodness, truth and beauty of the world. "To be spirituality spir-ituality minded is life and peace." The most sublime aspects of motherhood are spiritual. The most numerous, practical and convincing convinc-ing exemplars of spirituality are the mothers who "forget themselves them-selves into greatness," and security and universal affection and honor by their inherent capacity and willingness, will-ingness, freely and cheerfully to give their time, their hearts, might, mind, strength, beauty and their lives to their children. "Greater love hath no man than this . . ." than he gives his life in dedication to the God who gave us life. |