An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions: And of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records — John Shaqi
An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions: And of the Late Discovery of Ancient American RecordsPratt, Orson
Religion
An Interesting Account of Several Remarkable Visions: And of the Late Discovery of Ancient American Records
Pratt, Orson
Book of Mormon -- History; Latter Day Saints -- History; Smith, Joseph, Jr., 1805-1844
We believe, that through the sufferings, death and atonement of Jesus
Christ, all mankind, without one exception, are to be completely and
fully redeemed, both body and spirit, from the endless banishment and
curse to which they were consigned, by Adam's transgression, and that
this universal salvation and redemption of the whole human family
from the endless penalty of the original sin, is effected, without
any conditions whatsoever on their part; that is, that they are not
required to believe, or repent, or be baptized, or do any thing else,
in order to be redeemed from that penalty; for whether they believe
or disbelieve, whether they repent or remain impenitent, whether they
are baptized or unbaptized, whether they keep the commandments or
break them, whether they are righteous or unrighteous, it will make
no difference in relation to their redemption, both soul and body,
from the penalty of Adam's transgression. The most righteous man that
ever lived on the earth, and the most wicked wretch of the whole
human family, were both placed under the same curse, without any
transgression or agency of their own, and they both, alike, will be
redeemed from that curse, without any agency or conditions on their
part. Paul says, Rom. v. 28, "Therefore, as by the offence of one,
judgment came upon ALL men to condemnation; even so, by the
righteousness of one, the free gift came upon ALL men unto the
justification of life." This is the reason why ALL men are redeemed
from the grave. This is the reason that the spirits of all men are
restored to their bodies. This is the reason that all men are
redeemed from their first banishment, and restored into the presence
of God, and this is the reason that the Saviour said, John xii. 32,
"If I be lifted up from the earth I will, draw ALL men unto me."
After this full, complete and universal redemption, restoration and
salvation of the whole of Adam's race, through the atonement of Jesus
Christ, without faith, repentance, baptism or any other works, then
all and every one of them, will enjoy eternal life and happiness,
never more to be banished from the presence of God, IF _they
themselves have committed no sin_: for the penalty of the original
sin can have no more power over them at all, for Jesus hath destroyed
its power--broken the bands of the first death--obtained the victory
over the grave,--delivered all its captives, and restored them from
their first banishment into the presence of his Father, hence eternal
life will then be theirs, IF _they themselves are not found
transgressors of some law_.
We believe that all mankind, in their infant state are incapable of
knowing good and evil, and of obeying or disobeying a law, and that,
therefore, there is no law given to them, and that where there is no
law, there is no transgression; hence they are innocent, and if they
should all die in their infant state, they would enjoy eternal life,
not being transgressors themselves, neither accountable for Adam's
sin.
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