Teachings
Regarding
The Atonement of
Jesus Christ
The
atonement is
the most transcendent event that ever has occurred or ever will occur
from creation's morn through all the endless ages of eternity. It is
the
occasion on which a God paid the ransom to reclaim fallen man, and all
created things, from the effects of Adam's fall. In it, Jesus Christ,
who became the first
immortal flesh, paid the penalty for the transgression of the First
Adam who was the first mortal flesh. In it, the Only Begotten made
amends for a broken law,
satisfied the demands of justice, and took upon himself the sins of all
men on conditions of repentance. Through it, all men are raised in
immortality while those
who believe and obey are raised also unto eternal life in the kingdom
of the Father. The atonement makes possible a reconciliation between
God and man; it
provides a Savior and a Redeemer for mortals; it gives man an advocate
and an intercessor in the courts above. The atonement is the great and
eternal plan of
redemption.
Bruce R. McConkie
A New Witness for the Articles of Faith (1985), p.107
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"Christ's Atonement, of course, is
for super sinners and the midrange sinners and then good people who
make a lot of mistakes but are
not wicked!"
Neal
A. Maxwell
"The Holy Ghost: Glorifying Christ," Ensign,
July 2002, p.56