'''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.
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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]].
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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.