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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
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