“There Can Be Nothing Which Is Short of an Infinite Atonement”

W. Cleon Skousen

Amulek is making the point that it would be absolutely unjust for one person to take on the sins of another and try to satisfy the demands of justice by paying for the other person's sins. But many people believe this is just what Jesus did. They believe that somehow our sins are forgiven because Jesus paid for them when he was crucified. But the nagging question still persists: If it is unjust and wrong for one person to pay for someone else's sins, how did Jesus succeed in getting our sins forgiven? Amulek will come to this in just a moment.

“Therefore There Can Be Nothing Which is Short of an Infinite Atonement Which Will Suffice for the Sins of the World”

Amulek is making the point that it would be absolutely unjust for one person to take on the sins of another and try to satisfy the demands of justice by paying for the other person's sins. But many people believe this is just what Jesus did. They believe that somehow our sins are forgiven because Jesus paid for them when he was crucified. But the nagging question still persists: If it is unjust and wrong for one person to pay for someone else's sins, how did Jesus succeed in getting our sins forgiven? Amulek will come to this in just a moment.

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