Jesus the Christ. James E. Talmage

learn something of their high estate, more than we know now. But be it known that they were pure; they were noble. It is true that they disobeyed the law of God, in eating things they were told not to eat; but who amongst you can rise up and condemn?"—From an address by the author at the Eighty-fourth Semiannual Conference of the Church, Oct. 6, 1913; published in the Proceedings of the Conference, pp. 118, 119.

      4. Christ Wrought Redemption from the Fall.—"The Savior thus becomes master of the situation—the debt is paid, the redemption made, the covenant fulfilled, justice satisfied, the will of God done, and all power is now given into the hands of the Son of God—the power of the resurrection, the power of the redemption, the power of salvation, the power to enact laws for the carrying out and accomplishment of this design. Hence life and immortality are brought to light, the gospel is introduced, and He becomes the author of eternal life and exaltation. He is the Redeemer, the Resurrector, the Savior of man and the world; and He has appointed the law of the gospel as the medium which must be complied with in this world or the next, as He complied with His Father's law; hence 'he that believeth shall be saved, and he that believeth not shall be damned.' The plan, the arrangement, the agreement, the covenant was made, entered into and accepted before the foundation of the world; it was prefigured by sacrifices, and was carried out and consummated on the cross. Hence being the mediator between God and man, He becomes by right the dictator and director on earth and in heaven for the living and for the dead, for the past, the present and the future, pertaining to man as associated with this earth or the heavens, in time or eternity, the Captain of our salvation, the Apostle and High-Priest of our profession, the Lord and Giver of life."—John Taylor, Mediation and Atonement, p. 171.

      5. Redemption from the Effect of the Fall.—"'Mormonism' accepts the doctrine of the fall, and the account of the transgression in Eden, as set forth in Genesis; but it affirms that none but Adam is or shall be answerable for Adam's disobedience; that mankind in general are absolutely absolved from responsibility for that 'original sin,' and that each shall account for his own transgressions alone; that the fall was foreknown of God, that it was turned to good effect by which the necessary condition of mortality should be inaugurated; and that a Redeemer was provided before the world was; that general salvation, in the sense of redemption from the effects of the fall, comes to all without their seeking it; but that individual salvation or rescue from the effects of personal sins is to be acquired by each for himself by faith and good works through the redemption wrought by Jesus Christ."—From the author's Story and Philosophy of 'Mormonism,' p. 111.

      FOOTNOTES:

      29. P. of G.P., Abraham 3:25. For a fuller treatment of man's Free Agency, see the author's "Articles of Faith," iii:1–10, and the numerous references there given.

30. P. of G.P., Moses 1:39; compare 6:59. Note 1, end of chapter.

31. Note 2, end of chapter.

32. Gen. 1:26, 27; 2:7; compare P. of G.P., Moses 2:26, 27; 3:7; Abraham 4:26–28; 5:7.

33. Gen. 1:28–31; 2:16, 17; compare P. of G.P., Moses 2:28–31; 3:16, 17; Abraham 4:28–31; 5:12, 13.

34. Gen. 2:8; compare statement in verse 5—that prior to that time there was "not a man to till the ground"; see also P. of G.P., Moses 3:7; Abraham 1:3; and B. of M., 1 Nephi 5:11.

35. Gen. chap. 3; compare P. of G.P., Moses chap. 4.

36. See "Articles of Faith," iii:21–32.

37. 1 Tim. 2:14; see also 2 Cor. 11:3.

38. Note 3, end of chapter.

39. See page 7.

40. Note 4, end of chapter.

41. Note 5, end of chapter.

42. Rom. 5:12, 18.

43. 1 Cor. 15:21, 22.

44. Lev. 22:20; Deut. 15:21; 17:1; Mal. 1:8, 14; compare Heb. 9:14; 1 Peter 1:19.

45. John 10:17–18

46. John 5:26

47. John 6:38

48. John 4:34

49. John 5:30; see also verse 19; also Matt. 26:42; compare Doc. and Cov. 19:2; 20:24.

50. New Standard Dictionary under "propitiation."

51. 1 Cor. 15:20; see also Acts 26:23; Col. 1:18; Rev. 1:5.

52. Matt. 27:52, 53.

53. John 5:25, 28, 29. A modern scripture attesting the same truth reads: "They who have done good in the resurrection of the just; and they who have done evil in the resurrection of the unjust."—Doc. and Cov. 76:17.

54. For instances see Acts 24:15; Rev. 20:12, 13.

55. For instances see B. of M., 2 Nephi 9:6, 12, 13, 21, 22; Helaman 14:15–17; Mosiah 15:20–24; Alma 40:2–16; Mormon 9:13, 14.

56. For instances see Doc. and Cov. 18:11, 12; 45:44, 45; 88:95–98.

57. Doc. and Cov. 45:54.

58. B. of M., 2 Nephi 9:6–13; read the entire chapter.

59. P. of G.P., Moses 6:52; compare B. of M., 2 Nephi 25:20; Mosiah 3:17; 5:8; Doc. and Cov. 76:1.

60. Rom. 3:23; see also verse 9; Gal.