The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 70: March 26, 1908 (Classic Reprint)
Author | : Charles W. Penrose |
Publisher | : Forgotten Books |
Total Pages | : 20 |
Release | : 2018-03-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 0365245801 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780365245803 |
Rating | : 4/5 (01 Downloads) |
Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Latter-Day Saints' Millennial Star, Vol. 70: March 26, 1908 What would have been the result had the young man hearkened to the advice of the Son of God? Among the poor who would have been made recipients of his charity his name would have been held in honorable remembrance. He would at the same time have saved his own soul, compared with which the riches of this world are as dross. In all probability he would have become a bright and shining light in the Church of Christ, a preacher of righteousness, a savior of souls. And at the last he would have come into possession of the riches of eternity - eternal life and an exaltation in the celestial kingdom of God. All these honors he forfeited in order that he might enjoy for a season the luxuries, the ease and comfort and the worldly distinction that were enjoyed by those who were possessed of wealth. Let us now turn our attention to another class of men, to men who forsook everything for the kingdom of heaven's sake. When the rich young man had departed sorrowfully to his home, one of Christ's disciples turned to Him and said, Behold we have for saken all, and followed thee; what shall we have therefor? This question appears, at first sight, to have a ring of self-interest about it, as though the apostles were desirouspf making a good bargain. Christ, however, did not view it in that light. Had He, He would have promptly rebuked Peter instead of satisfying his curiosity. Besides, the Lord had made many promises to those who would do His will, come out of the world and take up their cross and follow Him. In the sermon on the mount each beatitude has a reward attached to it: the meek shall inherit the earth; the peacemakers shall be called the children of God; those that are persecuted for righteousness sake shall have a just reward in heaven; and the pure in heart shall see God. All these promises were given as an inducement to men to lead lives of righteousness, to fill their hearts with h0pe, and to enable them to bear up under the trials they would have to endure and the sacrifices they would have to make for the truth's sake. Towards, the end of His life Paul looked forward with eager anticipation to his reward - a crown of righteousness, which the Lord had promised to him, and not to him only, but to all those that love Him and keep His commandments. On one occasion the Savior invited His disciples. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.