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Human beings ("men" hereinafter) are required to be without sin to have a relationship with God. Sinning-committing any sin, or sinfully failing to do what is required-blocks having a relationship with God.
So God is in the position that, because He loves us, He wants to have a relationship with us on the one hand, but on the other hand He cannot overlook the offense of sin.
To satisfy the demands of payment that sin incurs, either the guilty party can pay for their sin (that payment is death), or someone else could pay it for them. But since all have sinned and have fallen short of the required status to be the person who pays another's debt, this was an option, but an impossibility.
This was rectified by God in the Person of the Son taking on an additional nature of becoming a man, living a sinless life, then willingly offering Himself as a payment for others. This payment was acceptable.
So now, the payment having been made, to all who will put their hope for being debt-free before God in nothing but the fact that the payment for their sins was 100% paid by Jesus on the cross, God counts their "balance sheet" (as it were) as being paid in full.
Atonement is this payment, and the act is called reconciliation.
This concept has carried over into the secular world where a criminal "makes atonement" for their crime through jail time ("paying their debt to society") and fines.
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What is the difference between main idea and the topic?
A topic is what the story is about. For example, the topic is on animal life The main idea is one sentence in the story telling what the story is about. For example, the topic is the movie 'Atonement'.The main idea of 'Atonement', for example, could be 'the need to make up for your wrongs' .
What are the themes in Atonement?
Atonement
What was the budget for Atonement?
The Production Budget for Atonement was $30,000,000.
When was Atonement?
Atonement was released on 12/07/2007.
When does Atonement come in theaters?
Atonement is out of theaters and on DVD.
When was Days of Atonement created?
Days of Atonement was created in 2007.
When was Atonement - novel - created?
Atonement - novel - was created in 2001.
When was Society of the Atonement created?
Society of the Atonement was created in 1897.
When was Atonement Academy created?
Atonement Academy was created in 1994.
When was Atonement released?
Atonement was released on 12/07/2007.
How many pages does Days of Atonement have?
Days of Atonement, written by James Wallace Birch, has 316 pages.
Actress Redgrave of Atonement?
Vanessa Redgrave appeared in the movie Atonement.
