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Show We are all alike before God, and CHRIST ONLY IS THE REDEEMER. We tell others of what WE HAVE RE CEIVED, and must constantly bear in mind that we are not to hold up either ourselves or any other man or woman as the light, ONLY JESUS SAVES. We tell of him, becoming HIS SERVANTS Salvation is for AND MINISTERS. Therefore man man, NOT OF MAN. is not the author, GOD ALONE AUTH ORIZED THE PLAN, THE WAY, hence all AUTHORITY BELONGS TO GOD. We receive Him only as we are born TEACH. of HIS WORD AND SPIRIT. God chose many servants directly Himself. We will give the names of a few: Abraham, Moses, Jeremiah, Paul, Whenever Alma and many others. He uses man to call another to serve, it is always a man who has the knowledge of the word of God and the Spirit of God. Christ said concerning John's bap tism, "Is it of heaven or men?" This John was is a wonderful question. EITHER ACTING UNDER DIRECTION OF GOD or he was acting under the only two. Hence DIRECTION OF MEN, all that we teach is EITHER OF GOD OR IT'S OF MEN. If it is part of God 16 and the rest of man, Jesus says, "Y ou compass sea and land to make one proselyte, and when HE IS MADE, ye make him TWOFOLD MORE THE CHILD OF HELL THAN YOURSELVES." When we teach our ways or our ideas for salvation, we set the sinner twofold is spirit more in his own ways, which Book of Mormon ual death or hell. Reorg. Ed. page 107:27; mah Ed. 67:12. Christ's. words and Spirit ARE THE AUTHORITY FOR LIFE TODAY EVEN AS IN THE GARDEN OF EDEN. Man's words and spirit are death AND HAVE BEEN FROM THE FALL OF MAN. Are teachings of HEAVEN (GOD) OR your OF MEN? We spoke of three special groups of people claiming Authority, let's ex amine each in the light of God's Word. God had called out the people of Israel and HAD GIVEN THEM HIS WORD. Where did the Jews get the Authority to crucify and reject the He who had been foretold Christ? for four thousand years through the Word and Spirit of God. The Law of Moses also witnessed of his coming, every Word of God was set aside in Where their condemnation of Christ. d.d the Catholic Church get the Au17 |
