The Meaning In The Word Atonement
From the context of the Christian Holy Scriptures the word ‘atone’ (verb) or ‘atonement’ (noun) is one of the most misunderstood by all those who claimed to profess Christianity. This is not because of any erroneous rendering of the word by the Christian Bible translators of the original text ‘כָּפַר [kaphar]’ and also ‘כִּפֻּר [kippur]’. Mostly rendered as the English word ‘atonement' and ‘atone’ in the English language Christian Bible, the original text ‘kaphar’ (and also ‘kippur’) carried the main concepts of removing through purging or cleansing, or a payment to enable a reconciliation or as an appeasement. The derivative meaning from these is also the concept of payment as a restitution and also that of reparation to cover the cost or as the price to cover the damage caused or loss incurred.
Most modern dictionaries have the word ‘atonement’ to mainly mean to make amends or as a reparation for a wrong doing or an infringing act, that is as a reparation to redress or correct a wrong or an infringement. And this is correct. Aside from other meanings, many dictionaries also have the meaning of ‘atonement’ or ‘atone’ in the “Christian” religious context to carry the meaning of the reconciliation of humankind to GOD through the sacrificial death of JESUS CHRIST. The latter is that which has been responsible for the erroneous understanding of the meaning or concept of this term.
While the death of CHRIST is the payment in atonement however that is just the step and one aspect or part of the equation of atonement. Further the reconciliation is not in the death but in the BLOOD of the Everlasting Covenant which sanctified (i.e. wash and cleanse us for Holy use) us thus reconciling us to GOD. The ego gorging Apostle Paul was the main contributor to this erroneous doctrine which proclaimed that it was CHRIST's death which reconcile us to GOD. (The main discussion on the ego supergorging lust of the Apostle Paul is in the post, ‘Status Updates 2017 C.E.’).
The central principal of atonement is on the principles of justice, which is about what is good, right and equitable (or fair). By the way, the concept (aka meaning) of the term is justice is one of the most perversely perverted term in use in the human social order today. This I have discussed very briefly in some of the posts in this work. In the human social order today (beginning from after the Second World War) justice is not about justice but from mostly to entirely about the law of the nations (laws which men within the limits of their power impunity ‘dreamed up and invented’ to control (so as to be able to rule over, to subjugate as well as parasite on) others, firstly and secondly about grandiose philosophy of holier than GOD mercy and righteousness aka lust seeded, fueled and driven, ultra mega supreme (i.e. ego supergorging) “mercy and love”.
The Significance Of The Day Of Atonement In The Christian Faith And Covenant
In traditional “Christianity”, especially so with the Christmas religion the truth of the Day of Atonement as a Feast and a day of Holy Convocation carried no real meaning as these evil religions preached it as something that is irrelevant andor done away with. For these evil religions the word ‘atonement’ carried only the meaning of reconciliation in the act of JESUS dying to save humankind.
If anyone were to check the doctrines of the Christmas religion and also most other variations of so called “Christian” religions we would find them explaining or defining the word ‘atonement’ as the reconciliation to GOD made solely (with no other requirement) or fully (with only the requirement to believe the Gospel while at the same time doing away with the need to obey what the Gospel commanded) by the sacrifice of HIS SON dying on the cross. While in the mother church of the Christmas religion, penances and other intermediary appeals are also included as a means to make atonement with their Triune God, aside from obedience to their ruling Pope, order and priesthood.
It is definitely true that the sacrificial death of the SON of GOD as ‘the LAMB of God who takes away the sin of the world’ was the crucial first step of the process that enabled humankind to avail of the grace and mercy to receive forgiveness through repentance, in order that we may be reconciled to our CREATOR and GOD in and through the New Covenant made in the BLOOD of LORD JESUS CHRIST. And this by way of payment of the death penalty incurred by us because we all sin, by CHRIST our MAKER dying in our stead to giving us all a second chance to reject sin (aka evil acts, conduct and attitudes) through allowing us the process in our living to begin doing so as we learn and grow to become true Sons (completely the likeness and image) of GOD complete and perfect (i.e. full with nothing lacking. with true knowledge, understanding and the love of GOD expressed in our attitudes, thoughts and expression of life).
The evil doctrines of the Christmas religion (also others which laid claims to being Christians) hid the full meaning of ‘atonement’ of the Day of Atonement by focusing exclusively only on that of the sacrificial death of the ‘LAMB of God’. In so doing they have effectively hidden from humankind the only way to avail of the grace that allows humankind to receive forgiveness that came through this sacrificial payment by the SAVIOR of humankind, JESUS CHRIST, by which the New Covenant was instituted, ordained (i.e. made by a commandment, and determination or will of GOD) in and by the BLOOD of LORD JESUS.
The second element is that of repentance, to turn from disobedience and rebellion (i.e. the transgression against GOD), signified by and symbolized in baptism as a dying and burial of the former attitude and mind (of a treacherous self serving lust), to that of a faithful and trusting obedience to GOD honoring, keeping and performing ALL of HIS commandments and institutions. This is the appeasement and reconciliation context.
The third element is that of cleansing (of true Christians unwavering commitment to obey GOD and to stop all evil attitudes, ideas, contemplation, behavior in both communication and actions) of sin as symbolized by the Feast of Unleavened Bread that followed immediately after the Passover. This is the purification and sanctification context.
The last element is the rightful assignment of rightful justice or the judgement on all sins to the source and primary instigator and originator of sin in the creation. This source is symbolized by the ‘`aza'zel’ goat in the ceremony of the Feast of Atonement or the Day of Atonement during the time of the Old Covenant. This is the retribution and judgment (the the purging) context that completes the atonement process. All these then together the (Great) Judgment also complete the process of creation (and the salvation of all) of humankind, with all those who repented from the Second Resurrection changed into Spirit personages while the wicked unrepentant will be destroyed forever in ‘Gehenna’ fire.
These are all recorded in the Christian Holy Scriptures and that is also the reason almost the entirety of those who professed the Abrahamic religions don't believe it. In fact few even know that this was what the Christian Holy Scriptures recorded and taught, even as this had been clearly and plainly recorded in these Scriptures which began to be available for all to see since some two thousand years ago. The whole of humankind are been screwed between science and religions. While science has been micro and tunnel focused on process and mechanics and deliberately refuses to understand purpose, false religions have been micro focused on instances of purpose and deliberately refuse to understand process.
These are all recorded in the Christian Holy Scriptures and that is also the reason almost the entirety of those who professed the Abrahamic religions don't believe it. In fact few even know that this was what the Christian Holy Scriptures recorded and taught, even as this had been clearly and plainly recorded in these Scriptures which began to be available for all to see since some two thousand years ago. The whole of humankind are been screwed between science and religions. While science has been micro and tunnel focused on process and mechanics and deliberately refuses to understand purpose, false religions have been micro focused on instances of purpose and deliberately refuse to understand process.
They Are Blest Who Are Forgiven
"They are blest who are forgiven, To whom God impute no sin;
Who go to the Eternal, And confess to Him their sins.
Whose iniquities are covered, Whom the Lord does instruct!
Saying, I will direct you In the way that you should go."
"Many sorrows have the wicked, Who know not the way of God.
Be not as mules or horses, Which are held by bridles strong;
But be glad in the Eternal, And rejoice all you just;
Shout for joy all you upright; In whose spirit is no guile."
"Day and night God's hand was on me, And I groaned till I confessed.
My sins I laid before Him; Quickly He forgave them all;
Every godly one shall pray thus, While the Lord may be found;
So be glad all you upright; All you righteous, shout for joy!"
Psalm 32
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
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Last Updated: 2018 09 19
Psalm 32
Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven,
Whose sin is covered.
Blessed is the man to whom the Lord does not impute iniquity,
And in whose spirit there is no deceit.
When I kept silent, my bones grew old
Through my groaning all the day long.
For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me;
My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah
I acknowledged my sin to You,
And my iniquity I have not hidden.
I said, “I will confess my transgressions to the Lord,”
And You forgave the iniquity of my sin. Selah
For this cause everyone who is godly shall pray to You
In a time when You may be found;
Surely in a flood of great waters
They shall not come near him.
You are my hiding place;
You shall preserve me from trouble;
You shall surround me with songs of deliverance. Selah
I will instruct you and teach you in the way you should go;
I will guide you with My eye.
Do not be like the horse or like the mule,
Which have no understanding,
Which must be harnessed with bit and bridle,
Else they will not come near you.
Many sorrows shall be to the wicked;
But he who trusts in the Lord, mercy shall surround him.
Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous;
And shout for joy, all you upright in heart!
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The main basis of all this author's discussion is to the original inspired text of the Christian Holy Scriptures sourced from material currently (at time of the post) publicly available as ‘translated’ text in numerous version of the Christian Bible, and also Strong Exhaustive Concordance of the King James Version. The discussion focus and context is with respect to this author's Christian faith and worship through the calling of ALMIGHTY GOD to the baptism of repentance into the Everlasting Covenant mediated by LORD JESUS of the Christian Bible Gospel's accounts.
The references sources of all other religions and system of beliefs (hereafter referred to as the Referenced Sources), are to materials freely available and published online on the World Wide Web and other service protocols on the Internet. These are published by either: the generally proclaimed, acclaimed and acknowledged experts and masters; or the self proclaimed, acclaimed and acknowledged experts and masters of such beliefs and religions; as well as of all others who published dissertations and discussions on these system of beliefs and religions whether presented as biased or unbiased discussion, dissertations or compilations.
The materials directly and specifically attributed to, as sources that form the basis to this author's discussions topics are by no means all the sources referenced by this author but just a small sampling of such information that are accurately representative of what is published.
Anyone who dispute the accuracy or truthfulness of the discussions, dissertations and assertions with regards to other religions and systems of beliefs (other than the true Christian faith of this author) are requested to take the matter up with the Reference Sources.
This author at no point claimed to be discussing the original work of the originator of any other religions or system of beliefs other than the Christian Faith by the Everlasting Covenant mediated by LORD JESUS. All discussions of other religions and system of beliefs are based solely on what have been published and available at the time the discussion was posted, and attributed to the Reference Sources.
Please bear in mind that almost all held views and assertions of nearly all religions and system of beliefs varied their doctrines and teachings significantly from time to time through the course of human history, as well as by their various and differing members of those who are the contemporary proclaimed and acclaimed experts, authorities and/or masters of these religions and systems of beliefs, whether they are those generally acknowledged by the human social order and/or those who claimed affiliations to these religions and systems of beliefs, or those who are self appointed. Therefore if anyone finds any discussion by this author of these religions and systems of beliefs to be inaccurate, they should refer back to those materials published on these religions and system of beliefs that were contemporary to the date the discussion was first posted.
Last Updated: 2018 09 19
First Posted: 2013 09 14
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