Gospel Themes: A Treatise on Salient Features of "Mormonism"Whitney, Orson F. (Orson Ferguson)
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Gospel Themes: A Treatise on Salient Features of "Mormonism"
Whitney, Orson F. (Orson Ferguson)
Latter Day Saint churches -- Doctrines
Unto His Own.--Jesus Christ is the Savior of the whole world, but not
to every people in the world are vouchsafed his personal ministrations.
The God of Israel "came unto his own"--that is, unto the house of
Israel, and through Israel he ministers for the salvation of mankind.
That is why he appeared to the Jews, to the Nephites, and to the "other
sheep" not of those folds; while the Gentiles were visited by the
Holy Ghost, which the Son of God had promised to his disciples, and
which came, first to the Jews, and then to the Gentiles, after he had
re-ascended into heaven.
The Lord's Supper.--Both in Judea and in the Land Bountiful, the
Savior instituted, among those who had received his gospel, the Lord's
Supper, superseding the Passover, as a memorial of his sacrifice, once
prospective, now retrospective, once a prophecy, and now a fulfilment.
It was while eating the Passover, just before his crucifixion, that
Jesus instituted the Supper. Concerning this incident the New Testament
says:
"As they were eating, Jesus took bread and blessed it, and brake it,
and gave it to the disciples, and said, Take, eat; this is my body.
"And he took the cup, and gave thanks, and gave it to them, saying,
Drink ye all of it;
"For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for many for
the remission of sins."--(Matthew 26:26-28.)
The institution of the Sacrament among the Nephites, unlike its
institution among the Jews, was after the Redeemer's resurrection. It
is thus described in the Book of Mormon:
"And it came to pass that Jesus commanded his disciples that they
should bring forth some bread and wine unto him.
"And while they were gone for bread and wine, he commanded the
multitude that they should sit themselves down upon the earth.
"And when the disciples had come with bread and wine, he took of the
bread, and brake and blessed it; and he gave unto the disciples, and
commanded that they should eat.
"And when they had eaten and were filled, he commanded that they should
give unto the multitude.
"And when the multitude had eaten and were filled, he said unto the
disciples, behold there shall one be ordained among you, and to him
will I give power that he shall break bread, and bless it, and give it
unto the people of my church, unto all those who shall believe and be
baptized in my name.
"And this shall ye always observe to do, even as I have done, even as I
have broken bread, and blessed it, and gave it unto you.
"And this shall ye do in remembrance of my body, which I have shewn
unto you. And it shall be a testimony unto the Father, that ye do
always remember me. And if ye do always remember me, ye shall have my
Spirit to be with you."--(III Ne. 18:1-7.)
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