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Orson Pratt
American
Theologian
Born:
Sep 19
,
1811
Died:
Oct 3
,
1881
Any
God
Government
Man
Matter
Space
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The kingdom of God is a theocracy. And as it is the only form of government which will redeem and save mankind, it is necessary that every soul should be rightly and thoroughly instructed in regard to its nature and general characteristics.
Orson Pratt
God
Government
Nature
Soul
Will
Every
Thoroughly
Characteristics
Rightly
Kingdom
General
Only
Instructed
Redeem
Form
Regard
Which
Mankind
Theocracy
Should
Necessary
Save
The kingdom of God is an order of government established by divine authority. It is the only legal government that can exist in any part of the universe.
Orson Pratt
God
Government
Legal
Universe
Kingdom
Only
Divine
Part
Exist
Authority
Any
Established
Order
If God had sufficient wisdom and power to construct such a beautiful world as this, then we must admit that his wisdom and power are immeasurably greater than that of man, and hence he is qualified to reign as king.
Orson Pratt
Beautiful
Wisdom
God
Man
World
King
Power
Must
Admit
Construct
Had
He
Qualified
Greater
His
Than
Then
Reign
Hence
Sufficient
God is the King. In him exists all legal authority.
Orson Pratt
God
Legal
King
Him
Exists
Authority
The greatest desire of my heart was for the Lord to manifest His will concerning me.
Orson Pratt
Me
Heart
Will
Concerning
Greatest
Lord
His
Manifest
Desire
Noah and his family were the only loyal and obedient subjects to the legal power: they alone were saved.
Orson Pratt
Alone
Family
Legal
Power
Saved
Obedient
Only
Noah
Were
His
Subjects
Loyal
At various times during the last four thousand years God has asserted his rights and endeavoured to establish his own authority, his own laws, and his own government among the children of men.
Orson Pratt
God
Government
Rights
Men
Own
Thousand
Thousand Years
Laws
Various
His
Years
Times
Authority
Establish
Children
Asserted
Among
Four
Last
An order of government, established by such an all-wise, powerful being, must be good and perfect, and must be calculated to promote the permanent peace, happiness, and well-being of all his subjects.
Orson Pratt
Happiness
Government
Good
Peace
Must
Promote
Perfect
Powerful
Calculated
Well-Being
Permanent
Permanent Peace
His
Subjects
Established
Being
Order
The system of idolatry, invented by modern christianity, far surpasses in absurdity anything that we have ever heard of.
Orson Pratt
Christianity
System
Invented
Absurdity
Idolatry
Heard
Modern
Anything
Far
Ever
The true God He has extension, and form, and dimensions. He occupies space; has a body, parts, and passions; can go from place to place. He can eat, drink, and talk.
Orson Pratt
God
Space
Dimensions
Eat
Drink
He
True
Talk
Parts
Occupies
Go
Passions
Form
Place
Body
Extension
All the modern christian churches have no more authority to preach, baptize, or administer any other ordinance of the gospel than the idolatrous Hindoos have.
Orson Pratt
Preach
Christian
Other
Churches
Administer
More
Gospel
Than
Authority
Modern
Any
Ordinance
It is a grievous sin in the sight of God for any man to presume to baptize, unless God has authorized him by new revelation to baptize in his name.
Orson Pratt
God
Man
Unless
Sight
Presume
Sin
New
Name
Him
Revelation
His
Authorized
Any
Grievous
Do not suffer any man to baptize or minister unto you, unless God has spoken unto him by the voice of his servants, and authorized him to minister in his name.
Orson Pratt
God
You
Man
Unless
Minister
Voice
Spoken
Name
Unto
Him
His
Authorized
Any
Suffer
Servants
A true servant of God will never teach a false doctrine. He will never deny new revelation. He never will tell you that the canon of scripture is full, or that the New Testament is the last revelation ever intended to be given to man.
Orson Pratt
God
You
Man
Will
Tell
Given
Never
He
True
New
Doctrine
Revelation
Testament
False
Deny
Intended
New Testament
Canon
Scripture
Teach
Full
Servant
Ever
Last
It was seldom that I attended any religious meetings, as my parents had not much faith in and were never so unfortunate as to unite themselves with any of the religious sects.
Orson Pratt
Faith
Parents
Meetings
Religious
Seldom
Never
Had
Attended
Were
Any
Unfortunate
Themselves
Much
Unite
On the 1st day of December, 1830, I was confirmed, and in accordance with the word of the Lord I was ordained an Elder under the hands of the Prophet.
Orson Pratt
Day
Word
Prophet
Lord
Accordance
Hands
December
Ordained
Confirmed
Elder
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