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Re: Atonement?
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Originally Posted by Timmy
Wow, just today, I read something* about this very topic. It said that atonement (as in Mark's gospel) and forgiveness (in Luke's gospel and Acts) are two very different things. The author likened atonement to when you owe me money and someone else pays the debt for you, and forgiveness to my telling you you don't have to pay it anymore. Hadn't really thought of that distinction before.
* Jesus, Interrupted, by Bart D. Ehrman |
some people use that same illustration to describe the difference between forgiveness and remission of sin even though the same word is used in our Bible for both forgiveness and remission.
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