THEOLOGY

LECTURE TEN

On the doctrine of Christ

Of Charity

The effects which flow from charity

Jesus Christ and charity

1. Having laid the foundation of what charity is, the objects and virtues upon which it rests, and how it is obtained, we now turn to the effects which flow from one who has obtained charity.
2. There is no better example than our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ. For he truly said, “As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love. If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father’s commandments, and abide in his love. These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. This is my commandment, that ye love one another, as I have loved you. Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay down his life for his friends.” John 15:8-13
3. All things the Savior did, he did with charity because all things he did, he did according to his Father’s will.
4. The Savior was and is the manifestation of the love of God, the Father.
5. Christ manifests charity in the creation.
6. Christ manifests charity in the fall.
7. Christ manifests charity in his birth.
8. Christ manifests charity in his condescension.
9. Christ manifests charity in his mortal ministry.
10. Christ manifests charity in his baptism in Jordan at the hands of John to fulfill all righteousness.
11. Christ manifests charity in his casting out of devils.
12. Christ manifests charity in his healings, his granting the blind their sight, his granting the deaf their hearing, his granting the lame their strength.
13. Christ manifests charity in his teachings, calling upon all who hear his voice to ascend and live the higher law of love.
14. Christ manifests charity in his parables.
15. Christ manifests charity in his casting the money changers out of the temple.
16. Christ manifests charity in his blessings.
17. Christ manifests charity in his cursings.
18. Christ manifests charity at the well when asking for water.
19. Christ manifests charity in his calming the storm.
20. Christ manifests charity in his granting of time to those most in need of salvation.
21. Christ manifests charity in his never turning any away.
22. Christ manifests charity in feeding the 5000.
23. Christ manifests charity in passing virtue to one afflicted who touched his cloak.
24. Christ manifests charity in not casting the first stone.
25. Christ manifests charity in returning good for evil.
26. Christ manifests charity in his triumphal entry.
27. Christ manifests charity in his bestowal of authority upon the 12.
28. Christ manifests charity in his bestowal of authority upon the 70.
29. Christ manifests charity in being the good Samaritan.
30. Christ manifests charity in being the good shepherd.
31. Christ manifests charity in being the true vine.
32. Christ manifests charity in allowing others to bless and anoint him.
33. Christ manifests charity in calling forth Lazarus from the dead.
34. Christ manifests charity in leaving an ordinance of remembrance of his body and his blood.
35. Christ manifests charity in washing feet.
36. Christ manifests charity as he entered Gethsemane.
37. Christ manifests charity as he drank the bitter cup and made atonement.
38. Christ manifests charity as he makes his soul an offering for sin.
39. Christ manifests charity as he submitted to arrest, false witnesses, false accusations, and an unrighteous sentence.
40. Christ manifests charity in submitting to scourging.
41. Christ manifests charity in submitting to a crown of thorns.
42. Christ manifests charity in submitting to all manner of mockery, vile treatment, and physical blows.
43. Christ manifests charity in allowing himself to be nailed to a tree.
44. Christ manifests charity in forgiving his executioners.
45. Christ manifests charity in calling upon John to care for his mother.
46. Christ manifests charity in allowing his body to be entombed for three days.
47. Christ manifests charity in freeing the prisoners.
48. Christ manifests charity in cutting asunder the evil designs of the Devil.
49. Christ manifests charity in coming forth, the first fruit of the resurrection.
50. Christ manifests charity in breaking the chains of hell.
51. Christ manifests charity in loosing the bands of death.
52. Christ manifests charity in allowing those who will to take up the cross and follow him.
53. Christ manifests charity in showing himself to Mary.
54. Christ manifests charity in ascending to the Father.
55. Christ manifests charity in teaching two on the road to Emmaus.
56. Christ manifests charity in showing himself to the eleven.
57. Christ manifests charity in entrusting Peter to feed his sheep.
58. Christ manifests charity in sending forth the Holy Ghost on the day of Pentecost.
59. Christ manifests charity in honoring the miracles of the apostles which they did in his name.
60. Christ manifests charity in opening the heavens that Steven might testify to those who stoned him that Christ stands at the right hand of the Father.
61. Christ manifests charity in rending the veil in latter-days and sending forth his gospel, his priesthood, his ordinances, and his covenant again to mankind.
62. Christ manifests charity in being the way.
63. Christ manifests charity in being the truth.
64. Christ manifests charity in being the light.
65. Christ manifests charity in sending down righteousness from the heavens.
66. Christ manifests charity in bringing forth truth from the Earth.
67. Christ manifests charity in his grace.
68. Christ manifests charity in bearing our griefs, sorrows, and pains.
69. Christ manifests charity in making our burdens light.
70. Christ manifests charity in making us free.
71. Christ manifests charity in comfort.
72. Christ manifests charity in standing as our advocate with the Father.
73. Christ manifests charity in pouring out the Holy Ghost upon all those who will come to him.
74. Christ manifests charity in forgiveness.
75. Christ manifests charity in allowing us to take upon us his name.
76. Christ manifests charity in allowing us to always remember him.
77. Christ manifests charity in granting that his Spirit might always be with us.
78. Christ manifests charity in extending his covenant to the gentiles.
79. Christ manifests charity in gathering his elect.
80. Christ manifests charity in establishing Zion.
81. Christ manifests charity in redeeming Israel.
82. Christ manifests charity in separating the wheat from the tares.
83. Christ manifests charity in bringing to pass the resurrection of the dead.
84. Christ manifests charity in lifting all to the Father to be judged.
85. Christ manifests charity in coming to Earth to bring peace, and to abide with all who will for a thousand years.
86. “And many other signs truly did Jesus in the presence of his disciples, which are not written in this book: But these are written, that ye might believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God; and that believing ye might have life through his name.” John 20:30-31
87. “And there are also many other things which Jesus did, the which, if they should be written every one, I suppose that even the world itself could not contain the books that should be written. Amen.” John 21:25
88. And in each of these works Christ manifests charity.
89. All of Jesus Christ’s words, actions, teachings, healings, castings out, grace, blessings, commandments, comfort, power, and works have manifested charity, manifest charity, and will continue to manifest charity forever and ever. Amen.