If the scriptures teach in regards to the atonemnet
Hebrews 8: 12 For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
That part of the forgiveness of the lord is for our sins to be forgotten.
How is it that the church's policies of not forgetting: "raising the bar policy", asking people applying for sealing permission to detail past sins including those resolved through priesthood authority, etc., then not constitute a blatant denial of the power of the atonement?
Gymnastics will ensue.....
It is better to be a warrior in a garden, than a gardener at war.
Some of us, on the other hand, actually prefer a religion that includes some type of correlation with reality. ~Bill Hamblin
Mormonism is largely about self-atonement through mental self-flagellation (see: Miracle of Forgiveness). Jesus' sacrifice amounts to filling out the final paperwork that gets you into heaven.
Parley P. Pratt wrote:We must lie to support brother Joseph, it is our duty to do so.
I don't need the atonement, I have a temple marriage instead...
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