Key Passages On Atonement

In Leviticus, the rules and regulations are all written out for the people and the high priest to follow. They performed sin offerings once a year. The problem is they had to repeat them repeatedly. The second problem was it was not a permanent solution. Thanks to the Heavenly Father’s omnipotence, He knew beforehand what it would take, His only begotten Son as the High Priest and the sacrifice, not for His sins, but for ours. To understand what God the Father had in mind one must know what atonement is, the interpretation of atonement, and the summary of key passages on atonement.
What is Atonement?
The dictionary has several meanings as to what atonement means,
1) satisfaction or reparation for a wrong or injury;
2) Theology. the doctrine concerning the reconciliation of God and humankind, especially as accomplished through the life, suffering, and death of Christ.
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It is the beginning of a beautiful relationship, offered to all, yet only received by a few. Atonement is our salvation. It is an intimate remorse between sinner and Savior. It is God offering His only Son as a blood sacrifice to forgive our sins forever. Never needing an animal sacrifice [“Each day you shall offer a bull as a sin offering for atonement for it, and you shall anoint it to consecrate it” (Ex. 29, 36)], as performed in the Old Testament, ever again. Jesus is the sacrificial Lamb [“and he looked at Jesus as He walked, and said, ‘Behold the Lamb of God!’” (John 1:36) also see the prophecy of the Lamb, found in Is. 53:7 and the fulfillment of this prophecy, found in Acts 8:32)] offered for our redemption from sin. Many believe atonement is only for the Jews, thankfully, the word of God states this clearly in II Cor. 5:15, “and He died for all, so that they who live might no longer live for themselves, but for Him who died and rose again on their behalf” (New American Study