8:10), he experiences a personal fall upon transgressing the laws of God.
From his mother, Christ inherited mortality, including the power to die.
24. [2] For a review of Wolfs theories, see Eliade, Encyclopedia of Religion, 1:49698. Then Jesus went with them to a place called Gethsemane, and he said to his disciples, "Sit here, while I go over there and pray." Lehi explained, For it must needs be, that there is an opposition in all things (2 Ne. Christ was beaten on at least 3 occasions, and His body was so damaged that He couldn't even carry His cross. The penalty of a broken law is as eternal as the life of the soul should be (Alma 42:16). 14. Golgotha has two general options for its location. To acquire that knowledge, they must suffer the effects of their fallen condition. . 48 And one of them at once ran and took a sponge, filled it with sour wine, and put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink. 1 Corinthians 15:38: For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the Scriptures, 4 that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the Scriptures, 5 and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Over the years it has deteriorated but still resembles a face. 26:28; Luke 22:20). 6. They are more than the physical illnesses that vex man. Luke 23:11: And Herod with his soldiers treated him with contempt and mocked him. Thus, a modern revelation states that the mission of Christ was to redeem mankind from the fall, and from individual sins (D&C 138:19). John 19:1617: So he delivered him over to them to be crucified. 16. How long? Ray L. Huntington and Terry B. [19] Associated with the natural man are appetites and desires that, if left unchecked, are contrary to the nature of God (Alma 41:11), for the natural man craves the lusts of the world. Bruce Satterfield, Gethsemane and Golgotha: Why and What the Savior Suffered, inThe Book of Mormon and the Message of the Four Gospels, ed. One purpose of the Book of Mormon is to provide a second witness that Jesus is the Christ. 2:5). 23. 3 They came up to him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! and struck him with their hands. If you are the Son of God, come down from the cross." 62 And he went out and wept bitterly. At this point the Savior uttered painfully, I thirst (John 19:28).
6 Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have fallen asleep. [24] The idea of a general atonement is confirmed in the Book of Moses: The Lord said unto Adam: Behold I have forgiven thee thy transgression in the Garden of Eden. He must move his arms and kick his feet or he will never overcome his infirmity.
3. 14:18, emphasis added). 2:21; see also Alma 12:24). [18], In this fallen state, man transgressed the laws of God, causing the natural man to become carnal, sensual, and devilish, by nature (Alma 42:10; see also D&C 20:20; Moses 5:13). PayPal does not require you to create a PayPal account to use your credit card. And thus we see said Alma, that all mankind were fallen, and they were in the grasp of justice; yea, the justice of God, which consigned them forever to be cut off from his presence (Alma 42:14). It was early morning. It is the path to endless glory and exaltation, the plan of eternal progression, designed by the wisdom of the Gods before the foundation of the world. [7]. They said, "What is that to us? Jesus appeared before King Herod. John 19:16: Then Pilate took Jesus and flogged him. Jesus would be one with sinners in his death, he would experience the death that is due to sinners, and it seems that it was this that brought about the tremendous disturbance of spirit. Leon Morris, The Gospel According to Matthew (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1992), 667. This compassion was vividly demonstrated when he visited the Nephites. So the band of soldiers and their captain and the officers of the Jews arrested Jesus and bound him. 9:2122). In the early pages of the Book of Mormon, Nephi saw in vision the life of Christ. The man being taught by the lifeguard to swim must do what the lifeguard tells him. 7 (July 1853), in Prominent Works in Mormon History (Orem, UT: Grandin Book, 1994), 98.
Elder Talmage later said, A knowledge of good and evil is essential to progress, and the school of experience in mortality has been provided for the acquirement of such knowledge. [14] President George Q. Cannon explained this principle further: It is for this purpose that we are here. Early the next morning Christ was brought before Pilate to be judged. 16. This is commonly misunderstood. Through it, their infirmities will become strengths (Ether 12:27) and they will become even as God. Go, make it as secure as you can." 40 So they took the body of Jesus and bound it in linen cloths with the spices, as is the burial custom of the Jews. 26:36; Mark 14:32). 5 And throwing down the pieces of silver into the temple, he departed, and he went and hanged himself. And thus God breaketh the bands of death, having gained the victory over death (Mosiah 15:58). Mark 15:25: And it was the third hour (9:00 am) when they crucified him. And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. Yet there are no references to a plan of salvation as such in the Old or the New Testament. [6] Surely, biblical prophets understood the plan of salvation, for they refer to elements of the plan. 2:2025). . Bearing our infirmities, fears, guilt, and remorse, he had become like the poor and needy who seek water, and there is none (Isa. Therefore, Moroni declared, if ye shall deny yourselves of all ungodliness, and love God with all your might, mind and strength, then is his grace sufficient for you, that by his grace ye may be perfect in Christ (Moro. So they took Jesus, 17 and he went out, bearing his own cross, to the place called The Place of a Skull, which in Aramaic is called Golgotha. The consequences of the Fall had to come by mans agency rather than by God imposing fallen conditions upon his children. 26:39; see also Mark 14:36; Luke 22:42). 15. Yet Alma spoke of two additional areas that are important but rarely considered. 11:1415). 6. And I, Nephi, saw that he was lifted up upon the cross and slain for the sins of the world (1 Ne. 1. Matthew 27:2426: So when Pilate saw that he was gaining nothing, but rather that a riot was beginning, he took water and washed his hands before the crowd, saying, "I am innocent of this man's blood; see to it yourselves." From noon until 3:00 pm, darkness fell on the earth. Early the next morning Christ was brought before Pilate to be judged. 6 When Pilate heard this, he asked whether the man was a Galilean. The Atonement is the greatest event in history because it enables us, as fallen humans, to return to our Father in Heaven. (Salt Lake City: The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1978), 54; emphasis added. He to whom all must go to receive the living water that they may never thirst again (John4:10, 14) now thirsted! Through the Atonement man can escape the negative consequences of misuse of the knowledge of good and evil and return to the presence of God. that is, "My God, my God, why have you forsaken me?" While the Atonement for the Fall of Adam redeems people from spiritual death in that they are brought back into the presence of God, where they are to be judged, men will be accountable for their own actions while in mortality. 20. Alma explained, Wherefore, [God] gave commandments unto men, they having first transgressed the first commandments as to things which were temporal, and becoming as Gods, knowing good from evil, placing themselves in a state to act, or being placed in a state to act according to their wills and pleasures, whether to do evil or to do goodtherefore God gave unto them commandments, after having made known unto them the plan of redemption, that they should not do evil, the penalty thereof being a second death, which was an everlasting death as to things pertaining unto righteousness; for on such the plan of redemption could have no power, for the works of justice could not be destroyed, according to the supreme goodness of God (Alma 12:3132). Pilate condemned Jesus to death by crucifixion. [41] Maxwell, Even As I Am (Salt Lake City: Deseret Book, 1985), 11617. First, Adam and Eve could have children. It takes an infinite being to atone for infinite consequences. They said, "What is that to us? Not leaving it at that, he stayed with the man and helped him learn to swim. .
The death, burial, and resurrection of Christ were real events that happened in history. It is impossible to hold that it was the fact of death that moved Jesus so deeply. . Because of the Fall, their bodies became mortal, subject to all of the ills and imperfections of mortality. But behold, the resurrection of Christ redeemeth mankind, yea, even all mankind, and bringeth them back into the presence of the Lord (Hel. 24:13; Mark 16:16; Luke 13:3, 5). [16] James R. Clark, ed., Messages of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 196575), 4:32526.
The Savior himself said, For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. 3 They came up to him, saying, Hail, King of the Jews! and struck him with their hands. . Bruce R. McConkie (Salt LakeCity: Bookcraft, 195456), 2:274; see also, 2:27374 and 2:22324. Jesus was mocked by those who passed by, the chief priest, scribes, and elders. The Gospels inform us that three hours after Jesus was crucified, darkness covered all the land for another three hours (Matt. That is, without an infinite atonement man would have become lost forever (Alma 42:6) in an endless state of spiritual and physical death. 3. This is affirmed by the Lord himself in latter-day revelation: But, behold, I say unto you that I, the Lord God, gave unto Adam and unto his seed, that they should not die as to the temporal death, until I, the Lord God, should send forth angels to declare unto them repentance and redemption, through faith on the name of mine Only Begotten Son. Then they led Jesus from the house of Caiaphas to the governor's headquarters. 50 And Jesus cried out again with a loud voice and yielded up his spirit. Luke 22:6162: And the Lord turned and looked at Peter. 22. . Within decades of Christs resurrection, Roman and Jewish historians wrote about Jesus and the events surrounding Him. Mircea Eliade (New York: Macmillan, 1986), 1:496. Knowing that the Savior experienced our infirmities gives us better understanding into the agony he suffered while on the cross.
[39] McConkie, The Purifying Power of Gethsemane, Ensign, May 1985, 10; see also McConkie, preface to A New Witness for the Articles of Faith, xiv. These positive results are confirmed in the book of Moses, where Eve declared, Were it not for our transgression we never should have had seed, and never should have known good and evil (Moses 5:11). As noted earlier, the Gospels testify that God gave his only begotten Son, that . Speaking of this, William Wolf wrote, There is no single New Testament doctrine of the Atonementthere is simply a collection of images and metaphors with some preliminary analysis and reflection from which subsequent tradition built its systematic doctrines and theories. [1] The theories developed by Christian theologians regarding the Atonement have generally confused the doctrine. Hence, the agony experienced in Gethsemane was part of the atoning sacrifice. The Savior declared, If ye believe not that I am he, ye shall die in your sins (John 8:24). [6] Neal A. Maxwell, But For a Small Moment (Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1986), 62. 7 And when he learned that he belonged to Herod's jurisdiction, he sent him over to Herod, who was himself in Jerusalem at that time. Though forbidden by God, [11] eating the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil was necessary for Adam and Eve. With the eternal consequences paid, satisfying justice, the Savior sighed, It is finished. He then bowed his head, and gave up the ghost (John 19:30). It will also become clear why God simply cannot dismiss sin upon repentance without an atonement made for man. The universal redemption of humankind from the curse of Adam is free and unconditional. 27:3950; Mark 15:2937; Luke 23:3446; John 19:2530). Then two robbers were crucified with him, one on the right and one on the left. Have you received Christ as your Lord and Savior? [7] Orson F. Whitney, Conference Report, October 1925, 101. And some slapped him, 68 saying, "Prophesy to us, you Christ! Those who decide to choose good over evil will progress forward in Gods kingdom. 