Quotes About Atonement

All three meanings [of faith] are implicit in the expression "faith in Jesus Christ," which implies believing he exists and is the son of God, trusting in him and his atonement, and being loyal to him by keeping the covenants we have made with him and that bind us to him.

But it is a sad and fatal mistake to treat those other ways [atonement theories] as though they lay on the same plane with this one foundation way [penal substitutionary theory]; in reality the other "theories" of the atonement lose all their meaning unless they are taken in connection with this blessed "theory".

Tomorrow is soon enough to contemplate the multitude of your sins." He

There was not enough pain in Akhil's body to pay for all of this.

you are moving to the death of having to describe the real face of your life to your God in his priest, and to beg forgiveness, and promise, for there is still time.

The demands of justice must be met; the requirements of God's holiness must be satisfied; the awful debt we incurred must be paid. And on the Cross this was done; done by none less than the Son of God; done perfectly; done once for all. "It is finished.

It is finished." Reader, do you believe it? Or are you trying to add something of our own to the finished work of Christ to secure the favor of God?

power He possesses must be restricted, lest He invade the citadel of man's "free will" and reduce him to a "machine." They lower the all-efficacious atonement, which has actually redeemed everyone for whom it was made, to a mere "remedy," which sin-sick souls may use if they feel disposed to; and they enervate the invincible work of the Holy Spirit to an "offer" of the Gospel which sinners may accept or reject as they please.

the faith which justifies has to do directly with the person and work of our Lord Jesus Christ.

Christ died not in order to make God love us, but because He did love His people, Calvary is the supreme demonstration of Divine love.

It is through Christ the Mediator alone that the grace of God flows to His elect.

I have only my sins to blame for the state I'm in today.

Every true, eternal problem is an equally true, eternal fault; every answer an atonement, every realisation an improvement.

I carry lots of guilt.

God's forgiveness is always in response to man's repentance. His

So if you are presenting a sacrifice at the altar in the Temple and you suddenly remember that someone has something against you, leave your sacrifice there at the altar. Go and be reconciled to that person. Then come and offer your sacrifice to God. —Matthew 5:23–24

Guilt asks for punishment, and its request is granted. Not in truth, but in the world of shadows and illusions built on sin.10

The role of a husband doesn't begin at the altar—it begins with the atonement . . . at the cross.

I have tried hard to punish myself for that, and certain other things. No more. Let the Outsider punish me; we deceive ourselves when we think that we can measure out justice to ourselves. I wanted to end my guilt. What was just about that? I should feel guilty. I deserve it.

One person (Adam) is responsible for all sin; one Person (Jesus) is responsible for all righteousness.

One of the great benefits of organised religion is that you can be forgiven your sins, which must be a wonderful thing. I mean, I carry my sins around with me, there's nobody there to forgive them.

I was made a sinner by deriving my being from Adam; I am made just by being washed in the blood of Christ and not by Christ's 'words and example.'

The full benefit of forgiveness of sin through the Savior's Atonement begins with repentance and baptism and then expands upon receiving the Holy Ghost.

Grace is the divine assistance or heavenly help each of us desperately needs to qualify for the celestial kingdom. Thus, the enabling power of the Atonement strengthens us to do and be good and to serve beyond our own individual desire and natural capacity.