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Aside from forgiveness and resurrection, what practical, personal, everyday value does the Atonement of Christ offer? For example, how does the Atonement help somebody who just got divorced? What about someone who just got denied to graduate school? What about the person dealing with infertility? How does the Atonement relate to those to whom nobody relates—those who are outcasts and not in any real circle of family or friends? What about the person who is falsely accused or wrongly charged? How does the Atonement help the person who is unfairly treated? What does the Atonement do for someone who suffers daily from painful childhood memories? What payments can the Atonement bring to someone who was blindly robbed of life savings in a fraudulent investment scheme? What everyday power does the Atonement offer to someone with everyday back pain, or chronic fatigue, or chronic depression? How does the Atonement help the great-grandmother isolated in a senior care center? What does the Atonement do for the parent with a demanding special-needs child? What does the Atonement do for someone who can’t control their violent temper? Where does the Atonement come into effect not the sinner, but the sinned against, such as a person who has been devastated by an unfaithful spouse? And—let’s not overlook this small segment of saints—what does the Atonement do for the rare for whom “all is well”—the small segment of saints who are currently blessed with a good family and marriage, friends, personal health, comfortable living circumstances, and not involved in major sin? How can Jesus Atonement give an ever-present power in everyday life for the everyday person? That is where the real questions are, and I believe, real answers may be found.
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