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'''Atonement''' is a cover or covering for sin (Hebrew ''kippur''; French ''coiffure''; English ''coffer'', ''cover''). The sin or blot can never be removed, it can only covered or atoned for. | '''Atonement''' is a cover or covering for sin (Hebrew ''kippur''; French ''coiffure''; English ''coffer'', ''cover''). The sin or blot can never be removed, it can only covered or atoned for. | ||
| − | In Christian and Hebrew doctrine atonement is the satisfaction or payment of a penalty. It can be reparation or making amends. Atonement is often used to mean the reconciliation of [[God]] and [[man]] through the death of [[Jesus Christ]]. | + | In Christian and Hebrew doctrine atonement is the satisfaction or payment of a penalty. It can be reparation or making amends. |
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| + | Atonement is often used to mean the reconciliation of [[God]] and [[man]] through the death of [[Jesus Christ]]. Christ died once for all (Heb. 6:10, 1 Pet. 3:18) to atone for sin. To reject this axiom is to leave myriad of sins, both personally and collectively of a society, unaccounted for and exposed. | ||
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Revision as of 21:01, May 4, 2017
Atonement is a cover or covering for sin (Hebrew kippur; French coiffure; English coffer, cover). The sin or blot can never be removed, it can only covered or atoned for.
In Christian and Hebrew doctrine atonement is the satisfaction or payment of a penalty. It can be reparation or making amends.
Atonement is often used to mean the reconciliation of God and man through the death of Jesus Christ. Christ died once for all (Heb. 6:10, 1 Pet. 3:18) to atone for sin. To reject this axiom is to leave myriad of sins, both personally and collectively of a society, unaccounted for and exposed.
External links
A Mormon view of the Atonement, as relayed by an LDS Elder: The Atonement of Jesus Christ, Elder Jeffrey R. Holland, jesuschrist.lds.org, Accessed March 2, 2008