Sacrifice
of All Things Necessary Joseph Smith
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Let
us here observe, that a religion that does not require the sacrifice
of all things never has power sufficient to produce the faith necessary
unto the enjoyment of life and salvation; for, from the first existence
of man, the faith necessary unto the enjoyment of life and salvation
never could be obtained without the sacrifice of all earthly things.
It was through this sacrifice, and this only, that God has ordained
that men should enjoy eternal life; and it is through the medium of
the sacrifice of all earthly things that men do actually know that they
are doing things that are well pleasing in the sight of God. When a
man has offered in sacrifice all that he has for the truth's sake, not
even withholding his life, and believing before God that he seeks to
do his will, he does and will accept his sacrifice and offering, and
that he has not, nor will not seek his face in vain. Under these circumstances,
then, he can obtain the faith necessary for him to lay hold on eternal
life.(Joseph Smith, Lectures on Faith 6:7) |
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