The Atonement of Jesus Christ

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To comprehend the intangible, spiritual concept of Jesus Christ’s Atonement, it is sometimes helpful to compare this beautiful, divine doctrine to something more tangible. In the scriptures, the Lord often refers to objects that are familiar to us or teaches insightful parables to help us better understand these spiritual principles in a more concrete way. As we study these comparisons, we can come to truly understand Jesus Christ’s Atonement. With this spiritual knowledge, we will feel the joy and peace that comes from daily repentance and feel the miraculous hope and renewal that comes from receiving the daily forgiveness of our dear Savior.

Scriptures

Isaiah 1:18

“Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red like crimson, they shall be as wool.”

(SNOW AND WOOL TEACH ABOUT THE CLEANSING POWER OF CHRIST’S FORGIVENESS)

Matthew 11:28–30

 “Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls. For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.”

(THE SAVIOR COMPARES THE INCREDIBLE HELP HE GIVES TO EACH OF US AS A YOKE)

Luke 15:11-20  

A certain man had two sons: And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want. And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. And when he came to himself, he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger! I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before thee, And am no more worthy to be called thy son: make me as one of thy hired servants. And he arose, and came to his father. But when he was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed him.

(THIS PARABLE TEACHES HOW CHRIST WILL RUN TO US WHEN WE DESIRE TO REPENT.)

2 Nephi 1:15

"But behold, the Lord hath redeemed my soul from hell; I have beheld his glory, and I am encircled about eternally in the arms of his love." 

 (FORGIVENESS IS COMPARED TO FEELING  THE LOVING ARMS OF GOD AROUND YOU.)