...the opportunity to further study the Book of Mormon in depth, has truly strengthened my testimony of Jesus Christ and his atoning sacrifice. I feel that I have come closer to the Savior by learning more in depth about him and his atoning sacrifice in the Book of Mormon. I am so grateful for the opportunity to reflect on the eternal aspects of the atonement, the blessings that flow from Christ’s infinite sacrifice, and what it means to me in my life right now. In Alma 34, verse 10, Alma testifies that, “it is expedient that there should be a great and last sacrifice; yea, not a sacrifice of man, neither of beast, neither of any manner of fowl; for it shall not be a human sacrifice; but it must be an infinite and eternal sacrifice.” The atonement is infinite in every aspect. It is infinite in time because it covers all the sins from the premortal world throughout all of eternity, when Christ suffered in Gethsemane, he suffered for every being who had ever lived and who would ever live. Elder Nelson once said, “the mercy of the Atonement extends not only to an infinite number of people but also to an infinite number of worlds created by Him.” The are no boundaries or limits to the Savior’s...
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...Atonement While it seems to be agreed upon that Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross-has made atonement for humanity, the exact points of that achievement have been throughout all of church history. When it comes to the atonement there are so many questions like, why were God and humanity estranged? Another question that always comes to mind for me is through what measures did Christ’s sacrifice reconcile God and man? Finally how we as mere human beings to respond to such a great act? Using the writings of various authors and Dr. Towns himself I would like to dive into some of the views of the atonement. When it comes to the online article there were several authors works that where listed. These authors range from Fuller, Morris, Elwell, W H Kent, and Kohler. There were also many different views on the atonement expressed. One particular author who’s work that stuck out to me was L Morris. Within Morris’ writing it seamed that several views on the atonement were touched. The thing that struck me about all the different viewpoints is while some of the views could seem as if to build off of each other, other views contradicted each other. For instance the Moral Influence theory insists that man’s sin is taken away when he answers in love to Christ’s sacrifice. This Moral Influence theory shares some similarities with the Sacrifice theory, which states that Christ’s sacrifice is the important component in atonement. Another theory that Morris discusses, Atonement as Victory, takes...
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...What is the Atonement? The word atonement isn't used as much in the local, contemporary church as it once was in the Early Church. Atonement is the sacrifice Jesus Christ made to help us overcome sin, adversity, and death. Jesus’s atoning sacrifice took place in the Garden of Gethsemane and on the cross at Calvary. He paid the price for our sins, took upon Himself death, and was resurrected. The Atonement is the supreme expression of the love of Heavenly Father and Jesus Christ. Without this expression of love and this dear sacrifice, the Christina faith would be as it was in the Old Testament, led by The Law. But the unexplainable love of God paved a way for His lost and dying children to come back to Him, and unless God sacrificed the most...
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...Seminary Makeup Atonement Atonement Jesus Christ “came into the world … to be crucified for the world, and to bear the sins of the world, and to sanctify the world, and to cleanse it from all unrighteousness; that through him all might be saved” (D&C 76:41–42). He made the greatest sacrifice of all, paid for our sins and helped us to overcome death. This is called The Atonement and it is the most important principle of the gospel. “For it is expedient that an atonement should be made; for according to the great plan of the Eternal God there must be an atonement made, or else all mankind must unavoidably perish; … yea, all are fallen and are lost, and must perish except it be through the atonement” (Alma 34:9). If it weren’t for The Atonement, we wouldn’t be saved and would be unable to return to the presence of our Heavenly Father. We all sin, nobody is perfect. Only through the Atonement of Jesus Christ, we can repent and be forgiven of our sins. In the April 2011 General Conference, C. Scott Grow said "The atoning sacrifice had to be carried out by the sinless Son of God, for fallen man could not atone for his own sins. The Atonement had to be infinite and eternal―to cover all men throughout all eternity.” It is available for everyone. This is such a great blessing that we can share with those of not our faith, as well as remind our friends and family in the church. Many people don’t know about the Atonement and the peace and joy it can bring to their...
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...In the Old Testament the word for atonement may deride from the Hebrew expression “Kapparah.” The etymology of this term comes from the verb kiper, which means to cover and in some cases the word means to pay no attention to. From this idiom kapparah comes the word "expiation;” which in a sense can describe something that wipes out or remove, in this case, guilt or sin. Kapparah is part of a ceremony practiced in Judaism on the eve of Yom Kippur in which typically a cock, hen, or coin is swung three times around the head of the person practicing the ceremony while the other hand is put upon the animal head. Consequently, after the ceremony the animal is put to death. Stating and believing that the price for one’s sin was paid, as a means of...
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...Justice is to Murder as Christ is to the Atonement It can be said by the learned that each society has its own belief about the way justice is to be dealt. Hence, justice is said to be served in many similar forms such as: karma, destiny, and, in the Christian world, even an atonement. This thing the Christians call an atonement is symbolic of a savior, or Jesus Christ, taking the eternal blemish of mortal sins upon himself so the baptized, and practiced, Christians are void of being dealt an otherwise infinite damnation of their souls. Christ's sacrifice for the atonement would satisfy the need for an eternal justice system to be activated. In likeness of the short stories, "Killings" by Andre Dubus and "By and By" by Amy Bloom, the need for a final sacrifice to justify murders, or previous sins, is determined by the decisions of Matt Fowler in "Killings” and the Narrator in "By and By" as they decide to individually offer a sacrifice of themselves, as opposed to turning to a system of justice outside of themselves (the government), and are forcing themselves to feel the weight that a savior, such as Jesus Christ, might have felt as they commence to take...
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...Laws Concerning Offering and Sacrifices (1:1–7:38) 1.- God Commissions the Sacrificial System (1:1–2) 2.- The Burnt Offering Sacrifice (1:3–17) 3.- The Grain Offering (2:1–16) 4.- The Fellowship Offering (3:1–17) 5.- The Sin Offering (4:1–5:13) 6.- The Guilt Offering (5:14–6:7 [MT 5:26]) 7.- Disposal of Offering (6:8[1]–7:36) 8.- Summary (7:37–38) II. The Institution of the Priesthood (8:1–10:20) 1.- The Ordination of Aaron and his Sons (8:1–36) 2.- The Priest Begin Their Ministry (9:1–24) 3.- The Role of Priests in Israelite Religion (10:1–20) 4.- Conclusion III. Laws and Purity (11:1–15:33) 1.- Clean and Unclean Animals (11:1–47) 2.- Purification after Childbirth (12:1–18) 3.- Skin Infection and Mildew (13:1–14:57) 4.- Bodily Discharges (15:1–33) 5.- Conclusion on Purity Laws IV. Day of Atonement...
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...evident that Jesus’ death is a controversial topic; yet no matter how much debating takes place, everyone can see that Jesus had to die. The only question left it, why? One way to begin answering that question is through understanding atonement. During Jesus’ time on earth people offered sacrifices to the Lord hoping to receive atonement for their sins. When Jesus died on the cross he...
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...on these issues is as great as the disagreement between the sides. No, the conflict revolves around a theology of the cross, a theology that says Jesus’ death is the supreme saving act, and that the equation of guilt, punishment and grace worked out through the execution of the innocent, divine victim in place of a rightly condemned humanity provides the essential sum of Christianity itself. This theology is composed of many elements in scripture and tradition -- references to Jesus’ death as a sacrifice, ideas of redemptive suffering, and a deep tradition of eucharistic remembrance that Jesus died "for us." These elements appear in all branches and eras of Christian tradition. But the organization of them into a complete substitutionary view of the atonement is much less universal, Such a view has never been prominent in the Eastern Christian church, and it was not the dominant view in the Western church for the first half of its history. Many think the rise of atonement theology represented a terrible wrong turn, plunging Christian spirituality into a...
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...neither automatic nor inevitable; the attainment of justice typically entails the sacrifice and suffering of those attempting to achieve it. In essence justice is an ideal, which the majority of individuals universally attempt to realize or uphold, however due to the avarice or agendas, which serve the interests of minorities, this ideal is sometimes subverted. Those performing the miscarriage of justice can become unscrupulous in their methods of maintaining this standard of injustice in efforts of self-preservation. This often results in the suffering of those carrying out their quest for justice. This idea, and the concept that the miscarriage of justice can have long lasting and far reaching effects which can never be fully redressed are thoroughly explored in both the film The Constant Gardener and Ian McEwan’s Atonement, through a range of literary devices and film techniques we can fully understand the impacts of miscarriage of justice. When those that are intent on preventing the course of justice to further themselves, whether financially or otherwise, they may become unrestrained by moral boundaries, which may allow them the mental capability to disregard the wellbeing of other humans. This disregard for welfare of such a vast number of individuals is explored through both texts allowing us to see the way in which the attainment of justice goes hand in hand with human suffering and sacrifice, as those that are determined to subvert justice can be unscrupulous in their...
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...Atonement and Sacrifice: Influences of Setting in A Prayer for Owen Meany Mark Lawrence once said, “Anything that you cannot sacrifice pins you. Makes you predictable, makes you weak.” Should one believe that this quote reigns true, then surely Owen Meany from John Irving’s A Prayer for Owen Meany was exceptionally strong. Owen’s environment influenced his ideology spuriously throughout the novel. Thus, the setting of A Prayer for Owen Meany has a profound effect upon the characters and their actions as it affects and is affected by personal development and beliefs, symbolism, and various religion themes that are present. The setting (time, place, culture) affects the character development of various individuals presented throughout A Prayer...
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...What are the essential values and ideas presented in The Kite Runner? Analyse and assess how effective their representation is Hosseini has expressed copious essential values and ideas in his novel The Kite Runner (TKR) including Loyalty, Culture, Gender and Ethnicity and Atonement. Hosseini has expressed these through the combination of style, structure, characterisation, themes and setting. Due to the context of The Kite Runner, culture is an important idea presented because it has major significance in Afghanistan life and the characters are shaped by it. The majority of the novel is set in Afghanistan which is a country with a very strong culture. The culture of this novel is caused by the setting and is shown through language features, such as the use of Afghani words, and characterisation. “Tashakor.” Thank you This quote shows how Hosseini uses language features to demonstrate the culture and create a novel in which the characters seem real which gives it textual integrity. He uses these words to enrich the language but also explains what it means in English so that the reader can follow. Culture is also expressed in this novel through characterisation. Even when Amir and Baba go to America they still keep their Afghani culture and still partake in Afghani customs. This is shown in the novel through the relationship between Amir and Soraya. Even though they are living in America they follow the Afghani culture in their courtship and their engagement/wedding. Baba...
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...The life of Jesus Christ Jesus Christ is our perfect example in everything we can do in this life. In the scriptures we can find many different good examples of how we should and live our lives. One of the most amazing examples we found in the scriptures is how Jesus Christ treated the people according to their problems. At the same time he was the perfect example as a leader. We also cannot forget how he was his relation with Jewish leaders. The Jewish leader made many changes to the gospel and taught incorrectly; therefore Jesus mission was to teach the gospel correctly and the spiritual way to understand every doctrine and principle. Defend the right is something that God is expecting of us, in the bible, more specific the four gospel we learn how Jesus Christ had to defend the right vs the error. Even though the critics and his death that was part of the plan. How the four gospel impact my life One of the most beautiful stories in the bible that impact my life is the love that Jesus shows during his mortal life. Days before his death, he prayed to our heavenly father for every single of his disciples and followers. In the prayed we can learned how important is for Jesus every single person, also how is his marvelous love for every single of us. Also how he asked to our Heavenly father the importance of the unity into Him ad our father in heaven. I consider the four gospels a sacred and powerful scriptures, I cannot imagine how would be the bible records without any modification...
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...given by the children of Israel through Moses from the Lord. The purpose of this offering was about not about a specific sin, but the state of sinfulness . The sacrifice was personal and private. The burnt offering was to take place at the Tabernacle of meeting, (which is the place where the Lord met with his people). Three different types of sacrifices were acceptable as a burnt offering, (bull, sheep, and birds). This allows people of all status to be able to offer a sacrifice. For example, the bull, would be the sacrifice of someone who had a high status, where the birds were the only sacrifice someone of meager ability could offer. Although, this was concerned a personal and private offering, it could not have been performed with the Priest acting as a liaison between God and the offerer. The offering of the bull had to be a young and unblemished male, signifying the pureness of the sacrifice and its limited exposure to any uncleaned food, work, or people. This had to be offered of a person’s own free will. A bull during this time was valuable due to its potential to the owner. By offering it willing a person, could not concerned about what was being killed. You had to bring your best and most valuable life possession as an offering. The offering of the sheep was similar to the bull; the sacrifice had to be an unblemished young male. However, this offering had to be given at the north side of the altar, whereas the bull had to be sacrificed at the door of...
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...year the holiday is celebrated, and what religious practices are associated with the holiday. Yom Kippur is better known as The Day of Atonement, a day to repent or to make right the wrong done to God for the past year. Yom Kippur is considered the most sacred of all Jewish Holidays. Historical Origins Of The Day The Kohen Gadol (high priest) entered the Holy of Holies at the temple to perform rituals of purification for the temple. The Kohen Gabdol went through many rituals to be free of any evil or wrong doings, in order to not bring these things into the temple. The high priest would have two animals chosen, one would be sacrificed through fire, and the second animal would be kept alive. Through prayer and laying of hands on the second animal the high priest would transfer the evil and wrong doings of the people to the animal. Then the animal would be sent off to the wilderness removing all evil and wrong doings for the past year. Yom Kippur as a holiday changed after the second temple in Jerusalem was destroyed by the Romans in 70 C.E., the holiday is a little more familiar to this passage. The Lord said to Moses, “The tenth day of this seventh month is the day of Atonement. Hold a sacred assembly and deny yourself, and present an offering made to the Lord by fire. Do not work on that day, because it is the Day of Atonement, When Atonement is made for you before the Lord or God. Anyone who does not deny himself on that day must be cut off from his people. I will destroy from...
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