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Why do we need the Atonement?
- Genesis 3 (God made Adam and Eve - innocent; ate the fruit and separated themselves from God; this created the rupture between humanity and God; the at-one-ment seeks to bring humanity and God together again)
- Exodus 33:12-23 (We cannot see the face of God and live)
- D&C 84:20-22 (Ordinances prepare us to see the face of God and live)
- D&C 19:16-17 (if it weren't for the atonement, we would suffer as Christ did, for our sins)
- 1 Nephi 10:20-21 (no unclean thing can dwell with God)
- 3 Nephi 27:19 (no unclean thing can enter his kingdom)
- Mosiah 3:7-11 (Christ atones (covers) our sins)
- Genesis 3:21 ('innocent' animals sacrificed, for coats of skin; covered nakedness)
- Leviticus 1:4-5 ('innocent' animal sacrifice to atone / cover our sins)
- Isaiah 53 / Mosiah 14 (Christ is the perfect, innocent human sacrifice; 'with his stripes, we are healed')
- Alma 34:15 (Mercy overpowers Justice)
- Mosiah 2:38-39 (we feel guilt for the wrongs we've committed)
- D&C 19:15-19 (payment for sins)
- Alma 34:16 (payment for sins)
- Alma 42:23-24 (Mercy for those who follow Christ)
- Alma 34:9 (all would perish, except for Christ)
- 2 Nephi 9:25-26 (Atonement satisfies the demands of Justice)
- 2 Nephi 25:23 (we can be reconciled (joined) with God)
- Alma 11:40 (Christ takes upon him our transgressions)
Other scriptures that teach of the Atonement
There are other scriptures that are symbolic of the Atonement
- Moses 6:63/ 2 Nephi 11:4 - all things that God gives us teach about his son; 'typifying'
Bible Dictionary
- Atonement
- Blood
- Calvary
- Crucifixion
- Gethsemane
- Golgotha
- Redemption
- Scapegoat
Next week we will discuss parables of the Atonement
Share story of the purchase of our first car; had the old Taurus, just started working, needed a reliable car to get to work. Bought the Galant, had a high interest rate (weeping when I got home); after a year of paying car payment, Jeff heard of interest rate, stepped in, paid it off and I paid him, saving lots of money.
After finding, discussing scriptures, read part of President Faust's talk: https://www.lds.org/general-conference/2001/10/the-atonement-our-greatest-hope?lang=eng&query=atonement Focus on the story of the back-woods school / teacher
Assignment for next week "How can I use comparisons to teach others about the Atonement?"
Find 'parables' about the Atonement; from GC talks, from this lesson, books, etc
Gospel Essays
The Atonement
Peace and Violence among 19th-century Latter-day Saints (blood atonement)
