All the works of mankind amount to but little, unless they are
performed in the name of the Lord and under the direction of his
Spirit. Let every man seek to learn the things of God by the
revelations of Jesus Christ to himself. 10:1.
Jesus undertook to establish the Kingdom of God upon the earth. He
introduced the laws and ordinances of the Kingdom. 15:125.
Jesus Christ will draw all men unto him, except those who contend
against the power of God and against his Kingdom until they have sealed
their own damnation. 11:238.
Jesus fulfilled the obligations he had entered into as the heir of all
things pertaining to this earth. 8:115.
We, the Latter-day Saints, certainly believe that Christ will
accomplish all that he undertook to do, but he never yet said he would
save a sinner in his sins, but that he would save him from his sins.
He has instituted laws and ordinances whereby this can be effected.
The "Mormon" Elder says that he will save all who come to him, all who
hearken to his word and keep his commandments, and Jesus has said, "If
ye love me, keep my commandments." The "Mormon" says, "I love Jesus,
and in proof of it I keep his commandments." 13:237. {45}
Jesus will redeem the last and least of the sons of Adam, except the
sons of perdition, who will be held in reserve for another time. They
will become angels of the Devil. 8:154.
Christ will not cease his labors pertaining to this earth until it is
redeemed and sanctified, ready to be presented spotless to the Father.
10:18.
We believe that Jesus Christ will descend from heaven to earth again
even as he ascended into heaven. "Behold, he cometh with clouds, and
every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all
kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him." He will come to
receive his own, and rule and reign king of nations as he does king
of Saints; "For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his
feet. The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death." He will banish
sin from the earth and its dreadful consequences, tears shall be wiped
from every eye and there shall be nothing to hurt or destroy in all
God's holy mountain. 11:123.
The Savior has not finished his work, and cannot receive the fulness
of his glory until the influence and power of the wicked are overcome
and brought into subjection. When the wicked inhabitants of the earth,
the beasts of the field, fowls of the air, fish of the sea, all mineral
substances, and all else pertaining to this earth, are overcome, then
he will take the kingdom, present it to the Father, and say, "Here is
the work you gave me to do--you made the appointment--I have wrought
faithfully, and here are my brethren and sisters who have wrought
with me. We have wrought faithfully together; we have overcome the
flesh, hell and the Devil. I have overcome, they have followed in my
footsteps, and here are all thou hast given me; I have lost none,
except the sons of perdition." 8:118. {46}
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