| Re: Salvation and the Atonement [message #343 is a reply to message #342] |
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Dragon
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Registered: June 2010
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Time and reflection often provide further insight into the most complicated of issues. One such topic is the Atonement. I have come to see that in the laws of man, the law sets the maximum penalty allowed for violating a certain rule. The jury decides which crimes the accused are guilty of. The judge decides how much penalty is warranted, somewhere between the minimum and the maximum. If the victim of the crime is present, and willing to speak, the judge can take into account their wishes. If they have forgiven the person, or feel the crime they are found guilty of exceeds the offense committed against them, they can recommend mercy be extended. The jury cannot give mercy. The judge can deny mercy if he chooses. It is only the victim which can grant mercy in our legal system today.
So it is with God. Jesus is both our Judge, Advocate, and victim. If we beg Him for mercy, He can grant it, if we meet His requirements. He earned this right because of His suffering in the Garden and on the cross. No person has ever suffered as much as He did. No victim has ever been so thoroughly tortured. As such, Jesus is the perfect person to decide whether mercy is appropriate in deciding a person's fate.
- Dragon
- Dragon
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