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

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Bibliographic Citation

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.

Magazine

Improvement Era 68, no. 12 (December 1965)

McKay, David O.

King Benjamin

Atonement

Natural Man

Fall of Adam

Young, Brigham

The Natural Man . . . An Enemy to God?

Title