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Improvement Era 68, no. 12 (December 1965)
McKay, David O.
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The Natural Man . . . An Enemy to God?
Title
The Natural Man . . . An Enemy to God?
Magazine
Improvement Era
Publication Type
Magazine Article
Year of Publication
1965
Authors
Burton, Alma P. (Primary)
Pagination
1094–1095, 1182–1183
Date Published
December 1965
Volume
68
Issue Number
12
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Abstract
King Benjamin stated that “the natural man is an enemy to God, and has been since the fall of Adam” (Mosiah 3:19). Brigham Young declared mankind God’s noblest work, but when Adam and Eve fell from the presence of God they were brought into an unnatural state, in contact with influences of an evil nature. The “natural man” spoken of by King Benjamin is equivalent to President Young’s “unnatural man.” Both refer to mankind that has been estranged from God.
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Subject Keywords
King Benjamin
Atonement
Natural Man
Fall of Adam
Young, Brigham
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