801-422-6975. with God, after he begat Methuselah 300 years: with God 300 years after he begat Methuselah. The 1990 edition has corrected and standardized all scripture references in the Lectures on Faith to current editions of the scriptures and the Joseph Smith Translation. Grant Building 4. The Lectures on Faith in Historical Perspective. Q—What object did the God of heaven have in revealing his attributes to men? mankind have had, and the foundation on which these evidences are, or were based, since the creation, to believe in the existence of a God. 1. To save space, this chart does not list the occasions where the 1990 edition has added the word to provide uniformity. Larry E. Dahl and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University), 109–33. And again, it is equally important that men should have the idea of the existence of the attribute mercy in the Deity in order to exercise faith in him for life and salvation.

7. Answer—It was shown that having correct ideas of the character of God is necessary to exercise faith in him unto life and salvation, and that without correct ideas of his character, men could not have power to exercise faith in him unto life and salvation. By reason of the truth and veracity of him, the mind beholds its deliverance and salvation as being certain. And as judgment is an attribute of the Deity, also, his saints can have the most unshaken confidence that, in due time, they will obtain a perfect deliverance out of the hands of all their enemies and a complete victory over all those who have sought their hurt and destruction. 11. Volume 3, Part Six. Viewing this subject to be of importance, the Church, through its servants and delegates, the High Council, appointed your servants to select and compile this work.

Larry E. Dahl and Charles D. Tate Jr. (Provo, UT: Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University), 75–82. [1] Numbers in braces are erroneous paragraph numbers used in the 1835 edition. The Lectures on Faith in Historical Perspective, Religious Studies Center, Brigham Young University, 2020 Come, Follow Me Lessons (Book of Mormon), The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.

Although the lectures are not currently published as part of the standard works, it is evident that they were held in high esteem by the Prophet Joseph Smith and those that followed him. For it is the knowledge which he has of all things from the beginning to the end that enables him to give that understanding to his creatures by which they are made partakers of eternal life. 6. And so, the knowledge of his existence was communicated from father to child as extensively as it was known. Thirdly, justice. The Savior says the reason the disciples could not cast out the devil was their unbelief: He says on page 563 of the 1830 Book of Mormon that. “Into thine hand I commit my spirit: thou hast redeemed me, O Lord God of truth” (Ps 31:5). It is also of equal importance that men should have the idea of the existence of the attribute judgment in God, so they may exercise faith in him for life and salvation. It is also necessary that men should have the idea of the existence of the attribute justice in God in order to exercise faith in him unto life and salvation. . and his hand is stretched out, and who shall turn it back?” (Isa 14:24, 27). A—First, knowledge; secondly, faith or power; thirdly, justice; fourthly, judgment; fifthly, mercy; and sixthly, truth (Lecture 4:4–10). In a helpful introduction, editor Charles Tate explains the guidelines governing changes made for the 1990 edition of the lectures. DetailsID147362Did you know that the Lectures on Faith were published in the forepart of the Doctrine and Covenants in all editions from 1835 until 1921?

We have, in the revelations which he has given to the human family, the following account of his attributes. Q—Is the idea of the existence of these attributes in the Deity necessary to enable any rational being to exercise faith in him unto life and salvation? Brigham Young University mankind have had to believe in the existence of a god and also to show the foundation on which these evidences are and have been based since the creations. As we have been indebted to a revelation which God made of himself to his creatures in the first instance, for the idea of his existence, so in, As we are indebted for the idea of his existence to a revelation which God made of himself to his creatures, in the first instance, so in. world, agreeably to the account given in our present bible, from Adam to Abraham.

We shall now proceed to show the connection between having correct ideas of the attributes of God and exercising faith in him unto eternal life. They believe that in due time the Lord will come out in swift judgment against their enemies, who shall be cut off from before him, and that in his own due time he will bear them off conquerors, and more than conquerors, in all things.

Q—Where are the revelations to be found which give this relation of the attributes of God? A—That through an acquaintance with his attributes they might be enabled to exercise faith in him so as to obtain eternal life (Lecture 4:2).

Lectures on Faith: An Introduction to the Lectures by BYU Religious Education. And the mind is enabled to lay hold of them with certainty and confidence, believing that these things and all that the Lord has said shall be fulfilled in their time, and that all the cursings, denunciations, and judgments pronounced upon the heads of the unrighteous will also be executed in the due time of the Lord. Having an idea of these facts does away with doubt, But it is equally as necessary that men should have the idea that he is a God who changes not, in order to have faith in him, as, But in order to have faith in him, it is equally as necessary that men should have the idea that he is a God who does not change as. “And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, the Lord God, merciful and gracious” (Ex 34:6).” But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful” (Neh 9: 17). Methuselah lived, after he begat Lamech, 782 years: Methuselah lived 782 years after he begat Lamech.

185 Heber J.

Having previously shown the way that both the idea and the fact of his existence came into the world. 2. LECTURES ON FAITH . Seeing, also, that justice is an attribute of the Deity, he will deal with them upon the principles of righteousness and equity, and will grant them a just reward for all their afflictions and sufferings for the truth’s sake. Sign in. *Note: Let the student turn and commit these paragraphs to memory [1835 footnote].

So that all men, the foundation for the exercise of faith, therefore, was, is, and ever will be, the same. One criticism of this modernized edition is that it will not lend itself to authorship studies. Consequently all men have had and will have an equal privilege.

Therefore, his attributes and character remain forever the same. But having correct ideas of his character lays a foundation, as far as his character is concerned, for the exercise of faith so as to enjoy the fulness of the blessing of the gospel of Jesus Christ, even that of eternal glory. For without the idea of the existence of this attribute in the Deity, it would be impossible for men to exercise faith in him for life and salvation, seeing that it is through the exercise of this attribute that the faithful in Christ Jesus are delivered out of the hands of those who seek their destruction. 185 Heber J. Less significant for scholars, but probably of more value to most readers, are the excellent "discussions" of the seven lectures by Dennis F. Rasmussen, Joseph Fielding McConkie, Rodney Turner, Robert L. Millet, Robert J. Matthews, and Ardeth G. Kapp. And for those who need to have the original, the editors have charted all the variations of their version from the 1835 version. A little reflection shows that the idea of the existence of these attributes in the Deity is necessary to enable any rational being to exercise faith in him. However, none of these corrections or additions are reflected in this chart.

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God does not change, neither does he vary, Saints, God’s character is uniform so that, having shown in the third lecture, that correct ideas of the character of God are necessary in order to the exercise of faith, We showed in the third lecture that it is necessary to have correct ideas of the character of God to exercise faith, power with God to the exercise of faith necessary to the enjoyment of eternal life, and that correct ideas of his character lay, power with God to exercise the faith necessary to enjoy eternal life.

It will do this in view of that crown which is to be placed upon the heads of the Saints in the day when the Lord shall distribute rewards unto them, and in prospect of that eternal weight of glory which the Lord has promised to bestow upon them when he shall bring them in the midst of his throne to dwell in his presence eternally. Such, then, is the foundation which is laid for the exercise of faith in him for life and salvation through the revelation of the attributes of God. In the genealogies of Lecture 2, the word years was sometimes left off when ages were given in the 1835 edition.

Consequently, the divine communications made to men, in the first instance, were designed to establish in their minds the ideas necessary to enable them to exercise faith in God, and through this means to be partakers of his glory. And if it were not for the idea existing in the minds of men that God has all knowledge, it would be impossible for them to exercise faith in him.

“But the Lord shall endure for ever: he hath prepared his throne for judgment” (Ps 9:7). .

for with all the other excellencies in his character, without this one to influence them, they could not, For without this one characteristic to influence all the other excellencies in his character, they could not, thirdly, that he changes not, neither is there variableness with him, and that his course, Thirdly, he does not change, neither does he vary, and his course.

that we will, in a lecture of this description attempt to unfold all its effects; that we will attempt to unfold all its effects in a lecture of this description. At Brigham Young University we seek to learn “by study and by faith.” This combination of spiritual and secular education is what sets us apart from other colleges and universities.

men who put their trust in God feel as though they have nothing to fear. But with the idea of the existence of this attribute planted in the mind, men who put their trust in God feel as though they have nothing to fear, believing that he has power to save all who come to him to the very uttermost. that he is a God of truth and cannot lie, men could not have the confidence in his word necessary to exercise faith in him.

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Brigham Young University Having treated, in the preceding lectures, of the ideas of the character, perfections and attributes of God, we, Having treated the ideas of the character, perfections, and attributes of God in the preceding lectures, we, An actual knowledge to any person that the course of life which he pursues is according to the will of God, is essentially necessary to enable, It is essential for any person to have an actual knowledge that the course of life which he is pursuing is according to the will of God to enable, that they will persecute, to the uttermost, all that worship God, They will persecute to the uttermost all who worship God, sacrifice & offering, & that he was not nor will not seek, sacrifice and offering and that he has not sought nor will he seek, we treated of what faith was, and of the object on, we treated what faith was and the object on. Third, the book is nicely constructed for popular study of the lectures; it brings together in one place both the lectures and much of what has been thought and said about them and supplements them with an extensive bibliography of related materials. This distinctive volume, which continues the Religious Studies Center's tradition of high production quality, may prove a landmark publication in three important senses.

contributions, the volume represents a vigorous and well-designed effort to rehabilitate the largely disregarded lectures.

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