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(12/02/02)
"The unconditional parts of the Atonement, those that assure our
resurrection from physical death and that pay for Adam's
transgression, require no further action on our part. They are the
free gifts of unmerited divine grace. The conditional part, however,
requires our repentance-part of 'all we can do'-as the condition of
applying mercy to our personal sins. We have been told that if we do
not repent, we must suffer even as the Savior did to satisfy the
demands of justice." — Bruce C.
Hafen, "The Broken Heart: Applying the Atonement to Life's
Experiences," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1989], p. 7
(12/03/03)
"A testimony of Jesus is to know that He voluntarily took upon Himself
the sins of all mankind in the Garden of Gethsemane, which caused Him
to suffer in both body and spirit and to bleed from every pore. All
this He did so that we would not have to suffer, if we would repent."
— Ezra Taft Benson, "Come unto
Christ," [Salt Lake City: Deseret Book Co., 1983], p. 12
(12/04/02)
"If men repent and obey the gospel law, they are forgiven of their
sins; they inherit mercy from the Lord's hands, Christ himself through
the infinite and eternal atonement bearing their burdens and paying
the penalty for their transgressions. But if men do not repent and
keep the commandments, if they continue to transgress against their
brethren and to walk after the manner of the world, they are denied
the full mercies of the atonement and instead are required to pay the
penalty for their own sins." — Bruce
R. McConkie, "Doctrinal New Testament Commentary," 3 vols. [Salt Lake
City: Bookcraft, 1965-1973], 1: 430
(12/05/02)
"In His retrospective comments on the awful Atonement, Jesus tells us
that He 'suffered both body and spirit,' experiencing incredibly
interactive pain (see D&C 19:18-19). Those comments do not even
mention His having been spat upon, struck, scourged, given vinegar and
gall, and so forth. He does say, however, that He trembled because of
pain and 'would that [he] might not shrink'--that is, by failing to
partake fully of the bitter cup and thereby finishing the Atonement.
To shrink means to 'recoil,' 'pull back,' 'cower'! Mercifully for all
of us, Jesus did not shrink!" — Neal
A. Maxwell, "That Ye May Believe," [Salt Lake City: Bookcraft, 1992],
p. 210
(12/06/02)
"It must be an awful punishment which shall be meted out to the
inhabitants who shall be cast into hell for a thousand years. They
will know that Christ has come and that on the earth he reigns in
peace and righteousness. They will realize that those who have lived
and died, who were worthy, have received the resurrection, and all the
people of the earth are happy and filled with joy because they are
guided by their King. They will know that they have lost all of this
because of their wickedness, and during the thousand years they will
be in torment with their sins, looking forth to the final judgment
with fear and trembling. Yet their punishment will be for their good.
The Lord will not punish them merely because he is angry, and delights
in their suffering. Their suffering must be met, for they have denied
the mercies of Jesus Christ and therefore must suffer even as he
suffered for the sins of the world (D&C 19:16-19), for his
suffering will not cleanse them. It will be a punishment of cleansing;
and when they have paid the price-and it will be a most dreadful,
painful ordeal-then shall they be prepared to receive such blessings
as the Lord, in his great mercy, is prepared to give to them." —
Joseph Fielding Smith, "The Way to Perfection," [Salt Lake
City: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1949], p. 303-304
12/14/16
Out of love for His Father and for us, He allowed Himself to suffer
beyond the capacity of mortal man. He told us some of what that infinite
sacrifice required of Him. You remember the words:
“For
behold, I, God, have suffered these things for all, that they might not
suffer if they would repent;
“But
if they would not repent they must suffer even as I;
“Which
suffering
caused myself, even God, the greatest of all, to tremble because of
pain, and to bleed at every pore, and to suffer both body and spirit—and
would that I might not drink the bitter cup, and shrink—
“Nevertheless, glory be to the Father, and I partook and finished my preparations unto the children of men.” – Henry B. Eyring, “Act in All Diligence,” Ensign (CR) May 2010
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