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An atonement question

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:03 pm
by _SteelHead
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.....

Re: An atonement question

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:24 pm
by _Buffalo
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.

Re: An atonement question

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 2:33 pm
by _Drifting
I don't need the atonement, I have a temple marriage instead...